Sep 27, 2024

2019-20 Undergraduate Catalog

2019-20 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Plant and Soil Science
	PLSO 3630 - Agroforestry 3 credit hours Culture, conservation, management, and utilization of forest stands. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 3640 - Woody Landscape Plants 3 credit hours Distribution, characteristics, relationships, and adaptation of native and exotic trees shrubs, and vines for landscape use. One-hour lecture and four-hour lab. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 3660 - Vegetable Gardening 3 credit hours Principles of home and commercial vegetable production; adaptation, culture, fertility, diseases, and insects of vegetables. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 3670 - Fruit Production 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PLSO 1610 or 4 hours of biology. Introduces art and science of fruit production in the United States. Focuses on temperate fruit production, but also includes a general overview of citrus production. Conveys a general understanding of fruit production in the United States including propagation, orchard management, pollination, harvest, cultural practices, pests, and trends in the industry. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 3850 - Wine Science and Industry 3 credit hours (Same as FERM 3850 .) Prerequisites: PLSO 1610 and CHEM 1020 /CHEM 1021 or CHEM 1120 /CHEM 1121 or PSCI 1030 /PSCI 1031 . The science and marketing of wine, including grape production, fruit processing, and fermentation technologies. Explores wine marketing in Tennessee, the U.S., and the world. Student must be 21 years of age to enroll. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4200 - Fruit and Vegetable Marketing 3 credit hours (Same as AGBS 4200 .) Prerequisite: BIOL 1030 /BIOL 1031 or CHEM 1010 /CHEM 1011 or CHEM 1020 /CHEM 1021 or CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 or CHEM 1120 /CHEM 1121 or PSCI 1030 /PSCI 1031 or approval of instructor. Basic biochemistry of respiration, handling techniques and practices, quality assessment and marketing of fruit and vegetable crops. Both domestic and international marketing of fruit and vegetable products discussed. Examines the economic impact of improper handling on both the local producer and the end user. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4300 - Plant Protection 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PLSO 1610 or 4 hours of biology. Principles of protecting crop plants from damage by weeds, insects, diseases, and other biotic factors. Pest control by chemical, cultural, and biological methods with an emphasis on integrated pest management. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4310 - Forage Crops 3 credit hours Adaptation, distribution, establishment, management, culture, and utilization of forage legumes and grasses. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4320 - Plant Physiology 4 credit hours (Same as BIOL 4500.) Prerequisites:BIOL 1110 /BIOL 1111 , BIOL 1120 /BIOL 1121 , CHEM 1020 /CHEM 1021 , PLSO 3340 . Plant mineral nutrition, photosynthesis, growth, development, and metabolism at the cellular and whole plant levels. Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4330 - Turf Management 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PLSO 1610 or BIOL 1120 /BIOL 1121 or PLSO 1101 . Establishment and management of turf grasses for lawns, golf courses, and parks. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4340 - Genesis of Soil Landscapes 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PLSO 3340 or instructor approval. The co-evolution of soil landscapes, important morphological soil properties, and influence of geologic and geomorphic settings on soil development. The role of water in the development of soil horizons. Factors and processes of soil genesis. Lecture/Lab. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4350 - Soil Survey and Land Use 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PLSO 3340 or instructor approval. Soil properties used to determine the suitability of soils for various uses.Tasks and reports involved in soil survey. Methods of soil evaluation and interpretation. Use of electronic database for land use decisions. Lecture/Lab. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4370 - Soil and Water Conservation 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PLSO 3340 or instructor approval. History of soil conservation/soil problems in ancient civilizations. Conservation practices with respect to topsoil, soil productivity, and fertility. Land management practices for soil and water conservation. Current issues in soil and water conservation and environmental sustainability. Lecture/Lab. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4380 - Interior Landscaping 3 credit hours Principles and practices of designing, installing, and maintaining landscapes in malls, public buildings, and other indoor environments. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4390 - Urban and Sports Turf Soils 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PLSO 3340 and PLSO 4330 . Describe, design, manage, and evaluate urban and sports turf soils. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4500 - Agroecology 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PLSO 1610 or 4 hours of biology. Theories of agroecology; focuses on sustainable agricultural practices and concepts. The impact of specific agricultural technologies and land use practices on the productivity of agricultural ecosystems, environmental quality, and human health. Examines the environmental science and agronomy of both conventional and alternative sustainable practices including benefits and limitations. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4610 - Arboriculture 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PLSO 1610 or BIOL 1120 /BIOL 1121 . The culture of trees, shrubs, and vines in the landscape. Planting, transplanting, fertilizing, irrigation, pruning, problem diagnosis, and damage repair included. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4620 - Greenhouse Management 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PLSO 1610 or BIOL 1120 /BIOL 1121 . Analysis of soils, fertilizers, irrigation techniques, container preparation, ventilation, growth regulation, and carbon dioxide enrichment for greenhouse operation. Two-hour lecture and two-hour lab. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4630 - Floriculture 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PLSO 1610 or BIOL 1120 /BIOL 1121 . Propagation and other cultural practices for the production and maintenance of plants and flowers in the home. Two-hour lecture and two-hour lab. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4640 - Landscaping 3 credit hours Application of the principles of design, the use of proportionate-sized woody landscape plants, and other practices to produce low-maintenance-cost landscapes. One-hour lecture and four-hour lab. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4660 - Nursery Management 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PLSO 1610 or BIOL 1120 /BIOL 1121 . Principles and practices of nursery management as a business. Nursery administration, financial management, and marketing. Cultural management of field- and container-grown nursery plants. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4670 - Plant Propagation 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PLSO 1610 or BIOL 1120 /BIOL 1121 . Anatomical features and physiological principles involved in propagating plants from seed and by division, cutting, budding, and grafting. Use of growth regulators and environmental factors. Two-hour lecture and two-hour lab. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4680 - Internship in Plant and Soil Science 3 to 6 credit hours Prerequisite: Approval of instructor. Practical experience in a specific area of agronomy, horticulture, or soils. Classroom material related to practical application. NOT OPEN TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE RECEIVED CREDIT FROM ANOTHER SCHOOL INTERNSHIP. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4690 - Crop Ecophysiology 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PLSO 1610 , BIOL 1120 /BIOL 1121 ; senior-level classification. Focuses on crop/plan physiology and crop/plant-environment interaction. Topics include plant canopy architecture, plant root morphology, physiology of growth and yield, photosynthesis and crop yield, source-sink relationships and crop yield, carbon dioxide and crop yield, physiology of drought in crop plants, and physiology of mineral nutrition. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4730 - Soil Physical Properties 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PLSO 3340 ; MATH 1010 , MATH 1530 , or MATH 1710 ; junior or standing level. Study of concepts related to soil physical properties and processes important for crop productivity and environmental quality. Topics include soil water content and energy, water infiltration, transport of solutes, gas, and heat. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4750 - Agricultural Biotechnology 3 credit hours Prerequisites: BIOL 1110 /BIOL 1111 , BIOL 1120 /BIOL 1121 , BIOL 3250 /BIOL 3251 ; PLSO 1610 . Introduces the process and reasoning behind the human manipulation of plant and animal species for agricultural purposes. Focuses on plant biotechnology with an introduction to animal biotechnology. Topics include plant tissue culture, plant cell transformation, general molecular biology techniques, and molecular marker-assisted breeding techniques. Three hours lecture and two hours lab. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Political Science
	PS 1005 - Introduction to American Politics 3 credit hours Constitutional principles, functions, and administration of American federal government; Congress, the presidency, and the Supreme Court. A General Education Social/Behavioral Sciences course. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 1010 - Introduction to Global Politics 3 credit hours Meets part of the General Education Social/Behavioral Sciences requirement. Comparative theories and institutions of government. Law, constitutions, power, political socialization, ideologies, and the media. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 1015 - Introduction to Political Theory 3 credit hours Study and analysis of significant political thinkers and political ideas. Covers the three historical periods of political thought: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern. Representative thinkers and ideas from each period used to illustrate important insights differentiated in a variety of historical circumstances. Among the major theorists covered are Plato, Aristotle, Buddha, Cicero, Augustine, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Rousseau, Burke, Mill, Marx, Voegelin, and Rawls. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 2000 - Political Science and International Relations as a Profession 1 credit hour To be taken as early as possible by Political Science and International Relations majors. Provides practical information for majors on career planning and development, including potential careers in law, graduate school and research, government, policy analysis, political campaign management, lobbying, and non-profit management. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 2020 - State and Local Government 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Politics and administration at the state and local level. Legislative, judicial, and administrative structures and processes; major issues and problems. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 2100 - Legal Courtroom Procedure 1 credit hour For students interested in developing trial advocacy skills; practical course offering preparation for mock trial competition. May be repeated for up to four hours credit. Pass/Fail. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 2105 - Introduction to Latin American Studies 3 credit hours (Same as SPAN 2105 , SOC 2105 , ART 2105 , ANTH 2105 , GEOG 2105 .) A multidisciplinary, team-taught introduction to Latin America. Covers the cultures and societies of the region: pre-history, history, geography, politics, art, languages, and literatures. Required course for all Latin American Studies minors. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 2110 - Moot Court 1 credit hour Students conduct research of legal controversies, prepare briefs, and argue cases before a mock judicial panel. May be repeated for up to four hours credit. Pass/Fail. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 2120 - Mediation Procedure 1 credit hour Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of department chair. For students interested in developing skills as mediators and advocates in mediation settings. Practical application of theories, methods, and ethical components of mediation. Participation in intercollegiate mediation competition. May be repeated for up to four hours of credit. Pass/Fail. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 2130 - Model United Nations and Crisis Simulation 1 credit hour For students interested in developing skills in negotiation and conflict resolution involving international issues. A practical application of negotiating skills, policy process, and understanding of international conflicts and problems through participation in intercollegiate MUN/crisis simulation competition. Course may be repeated for up to 4 hours of credit. Pass/Fail. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 2140 - Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature 1 credit hour Students work through content and activities on legislative procedures designed to prepare them to participate in the annual Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature (TISL). May be repeated for up to 4 hours of credit. Pass/Fail. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 2440 - Law and the Legal System 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. A general introduction to American law and the American legal system; focus on the case system. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3001 - Research Methods in Political Science 3 credit hours Fundamentals of quantitative methods in empirical research problems in the social sciences. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3010 - Women and the Law 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of the instructor. Analysis of the legal treatment of women in the home, school, and workplace. Examines development of law, relationship of law to political movements, and current state of law and legal theory on women’s rights and gender equality. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3050 - The U.S. Presidency 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. A comprehensive analysis of the presidency; includes origins of the presidency, political power, the nature of the institutionalized presidency, campaigns and elections, and a careful look at selected presidents. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3060 - The U.S. Congress 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 . An analysis of the United States Congress; its origins, political power, the nature of the institutionalized Congress, campaigns, and elections. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3100 - Politics and Film 3 credit hours Analysis of political ideas as expressed in motion pictures. Topics include leadership, political biographies, campaigns and elections, ideology, and war. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3110 - Politics and Literature 3 credit hours A study and analysis of the intersection of politics and literature. Uses imaginative fiction to analyze central aspects of political theory, (e.g., human nature, community, power, constitutionalism, justice, equality, liberty). Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3160 - American Public Policy 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Examines the public policy-making process in the United States, the stages of policy development and the problems inherent in policymaking. At least one substantive policy area examined in depth; examples: health care, environmental, welfare, agricultural, poverty, or budgetary policies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3170 - Civil Rights Policy and Politics 3 credit hours Assesses the institutional impact–past and present–of the civil rights movement on American political institutions (the presidency, Congress, the courts, the executive cabinets, the administrative regulatory agencies, and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights). Events and topics include the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the 1991 Civil Rights Act, voter dilution, felony disenfranchisement and sentencing disparities, campaign finance reform, affirmative action, disability rights, gender discrimination, and majority-minority congressional districts. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3200 - British Government and Films 3 credit hours The evolution of parliamentary government in the United Kingdom and its current distinctive characteristics, processes, and functions in contrast to other parliamentary regimes. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3210 - International Relations 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. The state system and national power, balance of power, balance of terror, game theory, psychological aspects of international conflict, decision making, diplomacy and negotiation, war, disarmament, and collective security. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3220 - Comparative Politics 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Seminar covering the theoretical literature, methodological debates, and current issues in the field of comparative politics. Offers preparation for upper-division courses in comparative politics. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3250 - Public Management 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Fundamentals of public management–organization theory, leadership, policy making, planning, budgeting, personnel, administrative law, bureaucratic behavior. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3270 - NGOs and Non-Profits 3 credit hours Key topics and issues surrounding the political environment and competing pressures that international non-governmental organizations and domestic non-profits confront. Formal readings paired with discussions from practitioners in the field and hands-on professional exercises. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3318 - Liberalism and Conservatism 3 credit hours Examines the two major ideologies in contemporary American politics. Designed to illustrate how liberalism and conservatism provide the ideological context in which American politics conducted. Focuses on how public policy, law, political culture, and public discourse shaped by liberal and conservative ideas provide the theoretical foundation and the philosophical assumptions for political action. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3320 - Public Opinion 3 credit hours The nature of public opinion and its role in the political and social process. How opinion is shaped, created, and measured. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3330 - Political Parties 3 credit hours The nature of democracy, politics, and political parties; party organization and role in government; campaigning; primaries, conventions, general elections; the Electoral College; voting behavior and pressure groups. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3335 - International Development 3 credit hours Examines development challenges of the Global South, their origins, the role of globalization in perpetuating them, and the continuing efforts-both domestic and international-being made to resolve them. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3340 - Political Campaign Management. 3 credit hours An analysis of applied politics; how to plan and manage a modern political campaign. Readings, discussions, and hands-on projects; students will learn the strategies, tactics, and varied techniques of political campaigning. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3350 - Interest Groups and Social Change 3 credit hours Examines role of interest groups in American politics and the policymaking process, including the role of lobbyists, money, and politics, and case studies of several specific interest groups. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3370 - American Constitutional Law I: Government Powers 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Analysis of theories of judicial decision making as well as the establishment of judicial review itself, followed by case studies of major Supreme Court decisions in federalism. Issues covered include commerce, contracts, police, and war powers as well as restrictions placed on state governments after the ratification of the Civil War Amendments. Offered fall only. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3380 - American Constitutional Law II: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PS 1005 and PS 3370 or permission of instructor. The Supreme Court as a policy-making body in the governmental system. Focuses on case studies of major Supreme Court decisions dealing with civil liberties. Issues covered include racial and gender discrimination, freedom of speech and religion, as well as rights of the criminally accused and the right to privacy. Offered spring only. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3400 - Municipal Policy and Politics 3 credit hours Powers, functions, and politics of municipal governments from the standpoint of city management. Attention is given to problems related to the execution of municipal policy. Offered infrequently. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3420 - African American Politics 3 credit hours The unique history, content, and form of African American political participation; examines the nature of consequences of African American influence within, or exclusion from, the workings of various American political institutions; the nature and types of issues that influence contemporary discussions in American and African American politics related to the socioeconomic conditions of African Americans. Students who have taken PS 4390 - Special Topics in Political Science (Black Politics in America) may not take PS 3420 for credit. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3425 - African American Political Thought 3 credit hours Survey of a variety of primarily black thinkers who examine important topics related to race, equality, slavery, black nationalism, integration, affirmative action, and racial harmony. Thinkers include Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, William Du Bois, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and President Obama. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3440 - Public Budgeting 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Analysis of the legal and social nature of government budgets emphasizing the procedures and administrative methods of fiscal control. Budget documents at state and local levels. Offered infrequently. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3490 - Alternative Dispute Resolution 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of the department chair. Theory, methods, and ethical components of alternative dispute resolution (ADR); emphasis on various forms of mediation, but including other ADR formats such as arbitration, negotiation, and summary jury trial. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3500 - International Law 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. General principles of modern international law taught by the case study method in a seminar format encouraging debate and discussion. Issues concerning the development of international law and human rights will be studied. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3510 - International Political Economy 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. The relation between politics and economics in international affairs and its implications for global peace, security, ecology, and social welfare. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3530 - Legal Writing and Research 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. A specialized composition course for the student planning to attend law school or paralegal school or to become a legal secretary. Practice in legal research, documentation, and a variety of legal problems. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3550 - Democratic Participation and Civic Advocacy 3 credit hours Focus on theories of democratic participation, the role and impact of participation in a democracy, and practical approaches to building and working through organizations advocating for candidates or particular policies or working with the government in crafting and implementing public policies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3780 - Study Abroad 3 to 6 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Supervised study in a foreign country; familiarizes students with foreign cultures and political systems. Three to six hour classes may be repeated once if country of destination varies. No more than 6 hours may count toward a political science major. Pass/Fail. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3910 - International Organization 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Development and prospects of the United Nations Organization and its major approaches to peace–pacific settlement, collective security, international law, arms control, trusteeship, preventive diplomacy, international conferences, functionalism. Offered infrequently. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4030 - Human Rights 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Fosters critical thinking about human rights by developing skills in weighing powerful but opposing arguments in complex moral situations. Familiarizes students with the role of both national and international organizations in global politics. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4040 - Pre-Law Internship 3 credit hours Prerequisites: Senior standing, competitive selection, PS 2440 , or by permission of instructor. Familiarizes pre-law students with general law office procedures and an active law environment. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4070 - Political Violence and Terrorism 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Examines political violence, including assassination, terror, repression, and genocide, in comparative and international perspectives. Theoretical and case study approaches used to examine forms, goals of, tactics, and responses to political violence. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4120 - Tennessee Government 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Structure, functions, and processes of Tennessee’s governmental and political institutions. Policy issues studied. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4180 - Contemporary African Politics 3 credit hours (Same as AAS 3180 and AST 4180 .) Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Comparative study of selected African political systems with different colonial traditions in the process of rapid change; trends, issues and common themes in African politics. The ideology and politics of development, political system forms and processes, development efforts, and the challenges of state and nation-building. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4190 - Contemporary Middle East Politics 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Comparative study of political institutions, political processes, political dynamics, and behavior in the Middle East and North Africa. Emphasizes historical, socio-cultural, and ideological forces that have shaped politics in the region, including Zionism, Islamism, Arab nationalsim, colonialism, and the Palestinian Conflict. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4200 - Directed Studies 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Independent readings in a particular area under the supervision of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit when subject matter varies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4210 - International Conflict: Causes, Consequences, and Responses 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Theoretical and empirical approaches to understanding the causes of interstate war, intrastate war, and transnational terrorism as well as the social consequences of and policy responses to international conflict. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4220 - World Politics 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Experiencing contemporary international politics through the medium of simulation. Particular focus areas include the U.S., F.S.U., People’s Republic of China, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southern Africa. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4230 - Classical Political Theory 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 , PS 1010 , or PHIL 1030 . Western political theory from the ancient Greeks through the medieval Christians. Includes Sophocles, Aristophanes, Plato, Aristotle, stoicism, skepticism, Lucretius, Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Thomas More. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4240 - American Foreign Policy 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Foreign policies in the nuclear age from Kennan and Containment to the present with particular emphasis on contemporary problems and policies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4260 - The Political Status of Women in the World 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or WGST 2100 or permission of instructor. Comparative examination of the political, economic, and social status of women in the United States and abroad. Particular emphasis on women in developing countries, the relationship between economic and political power, and the impact of both conflict and globalization on the status of women. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4270 - Political Campaign, NGO, and Interest Group Internship 1 to 12 credit hours Prerequisites: Sophomore standing, PS 1005 , and a 2.50 minimum GPA. Students work for a political campaign, a non-profit or NGO, or an interest group as a volunteer under the joint administration of the organization and the department. Only six hours may count toward a political science major and three hours toward a political science minor. Arrangement for this course must be made in advance. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4280 - The Washington Experience 12 credit hours A cooperative program with the Washington Center that provides for student service with a governmental office in Washington, D.C., on a full-time basis during the fall or spring semester. On-the-job training will be supplemented with lectures and other activities. Students selected on a competitive basis. Only six hours count toward a Political Science major or minor. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4290 - Public Service Internship 1 to 12 credit hours Prerequisites: Junior standing and 2.50 minimum GPA. Student assigned to a public service agency as an employee under the joint administration of the agency and the department. May be repeated for up to 12 hours of credit, but only six hours of internship credit may count toward a Political Science major or minor. Arrangement for this course must be made in advance. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4300 - Comparative European Government 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Comparative analysis of the governmental forms and practices of England, France, Germany, the European community, and others. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4310 - Comparative Asian Government 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Comparative analysis of the governmental forms and practices of China, Japan, India, and other governments in the region. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4325 - Chinese Politics 3 credit hours Content structured into two sections: domestic and global. The first section examines the origin, development, and future prospects of China’s economy and politics. The second section focuses on China’s global impact by analyzing the nature, extent, and implications of China’s power on the world stage. Students will assess China’s global impact along four major dimensions-economic, political, security, and cultural. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4360 - Legislative Internship 3 to 12 credit hours A cooperative program with the State of Tennessee that provides for student service with the legislature on a full-time basis during the spring semester. Students selected on a competitive basis. Only six hours may count toward a Political Science major or minor. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4390 - Special Topics in Political Science 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or PS 1005 or permission of the instructor. An in-depth study of a special topic significant in contemporary political developments or political science literature. May be taken more than once, as topics change, with up to six credit hours applied to a Political Science major. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4590 - Administrative Law 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 , PS 3250 , or permission of instructor. Procedural aspects, substantive issues, judicial review of the type of law concerned with the powers and procedures of government agencies and the rights of citizens affected by them. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4630 - Public Human Resources Management 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 3250 or permission of instructor. Human resources administration in government agencies. Patterns of position classification, compensation, recruitment, selection, training, performance appraisal, promotion, discipline, separation, collective bargaining. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4690 - International Relations of the Middle East 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 , MES 2100 , or permission of instructor. Examines framework within which to understand Middle East international relations. Includes Arab/Israeli conflict; oil and Middle East international relations; political Islam; the war on terror; and United States, European, Chinese, and Russian policies in the Middle East. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4700 - American Political Thought 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 , PS 1010 , PHIL 1030 , or permission of instructor. Major thinkers and movements in American political thought from colonial times to the twentieth century with special emphasis on the thoughts of the framers of the American Constitution and their contemporaries. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4770 - Russian Politics 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. The formation and evolution of the Russian state from the pre-Communist to the Soviet (Communist) and post-Soviet stages of its development. Special attention given to the historical origins and the role of authoritarianism in the Russian political culture and to the ideological foundations, formation, evolution, and the reasons for decline of the Communist system. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4800 - Senior Seminar 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PS 1005 , PS 1010 , and 12 additional hours of political science courses. A reading and discussion seminar designed to integrate knowledge of the subfields of political science through critical reflection on politics, law, ideology, and culture from both a domestic and global perspective. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4801 - Senior Seminar in International Relations 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PS 1010 , PS 3001 , PS 3210 , and PS 3220 as well as 6 hours electives in the major. A reading and discussion seminar focused on the subfields of international relations and comparative politics, the practical application of theories, preparation for professional work or graduate study following graduation, and assessment of student learning outcomes for the program. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4820 - Advanced Studies in American Politics 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PS 1005 , PS 1010 , and one upper-division course in American Politics. Advanced study in the area of American politics. May be repeated for credit when subject matter varies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4830 - Advanced Studies in Public Policy and Management 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PS 1005 , PS 1010 , and PS 3250 . Advanced study in the area of public policy and management. May be repeated for credit when subject matter varies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4850 - Advanced Studies in Comparative Politics 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PS 1010 and PS 3220 or permission of instructor. Advanced study in the area of comparative politics. May be repeated for credit when subject matter varies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes

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Courses

PLSO 3630 - Agroforestry

PLSO 3640 - Woody Landscape Plants

PLSO 3660 - Vegetable Gardening

PLSO 3670 - Fruit Production

PLSO 3850 - Wine Science and Industry

PLSO 4200 - Fruit and Vegetable Marketing

PLSO 4300 - Plant Protection

PLSO 4310 - Forage Crops

PLSO 4320 - Plant Physiology

PLSO 4330 - Turf Management

PLSO 4340 - Genesis of Soil Landscapes

PLSO 4350 - Soil Survey and Land Use

PLSO 4370 - Soil and Water Conservation

PLSO 4380 - Interior Landscaping

PLSO 4390 - Urban and Sports Turf Soils

PLSO 4500 - Agroecology

PLSO 4610 - Arboriculture

PLSO 4620 - Greenhouse Management

PLSO 4630 - Floriculture

PLSO 4640 - Landscaping

PLSO 4660 - Nursery Management

PLSO 4670 - Plant Propagation

PLSO 4680 - Internship in Plant and Soil Science

PLSO 4690 - Crop Ecophysiology

PLSO 4730 - Soil Physical Properties

PLSO 4750 - Agricultural Biotechnology

PS 1005 - Introduction to American Politics

PS 1010 - Introduction to Global Politics

PS 1015 - Introduction to Political Theory

PS 2000 - Political Science and International Relations as a Profession

PS 2020 - State and Local Government

PS 2100 - Legal Courtroom Procedure

PS 2105 - Introduction to Latin American Studies

PS 2110 - Moot Court

PS 2120 - Mediation Procedure

PS 2130 - Model United Nations and Crisis Simulation

PS 2140 - Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature

PS 2440 - Law and the Legal System

PS 3001 - Research Methods in Political Science

PS 3010 - Women and the Law

PS 3050 - The U.S. Presidency

PS 3060 - The U.S. Congress

PS 3100 - Politics and Film

PS 3110 - Politics and Literature

PS 3160 - American Public Policy

PS 3170 - Civil Rights Policy and Politics

PS 3200 - British Government and Films

PS 3210 - International Relations

PS 3220 - Comparative Politics

PS 3250 - Public Management

PS 3270 - NGOs and Non-Profits

PS 3318 - Liberalism and Conservatism

PS 3320 - Public Opinion

PS 3330 - Political Parties

PS 3335 - International Development

PS 3340 - Political Campaign Management.

PS 3350 - Interest Groups and Social Change

PS 3370 - American Constitutional Law I: Government Powers

PS 3380 - American Constitutional Law II: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

PS 3400 - Municipal Policy and Politics

PS 3420 - African American Politics

PS 3425 - African American Political Thought

PS 3440 - Public Budgeting

PS 3490 - Alternative Dispute Resolution

PS 3500 - International Law

PS 3510 - International Political Economy

PS 3530 - Legal Writing and Research

PS 3550 - Democratic Participation and Civic Advocacy

PS 3780 - Study Abroad

PS 3910 - International Organization

PS 4030 - Human Rights

PS 4040 - Pre-Law Internship

PS 4070 - Political Violence and Terrorism

PS 4120 - Tennessee Government

PS 4180 - Contemporary African Politics

PS 4190 - Contemporary Middle East Politics

PS 4200 - Directed Studies

PS 4210 - International Conflict: Causes, Consequences, and Responses

PS 4220 - World Politics