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| 3 hour institutional credit course in Paralegal Certificate Program. Research and preparation of legal memoranda, trial briefs and appellate briefs; introduction to computerized legal research. Prerequisite: PLCP 0081. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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POLS - Political Science Courses | POLS 1101 | Introduction to American Government (3-0-3) | An introductory course covering the essential facts of federal, state and local governments in the United States. A satisfactory grade will exempt a student from the requirement of passing an examination on the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Georgia before graduation.
| | POLS 2000 | Society, Law and the Criminal (3-0-3) | An introductory examination of the nature of crime, the consequences of crime for society, and an intensive examination and evaluation of the law as a social device for coping with crime. Prerequisite: POLS 1101.
| | POLS 2101 | Introduction to Political Science (3-0-3) | This course is designed to provide a foundation for and a focus on the theories and language of the discipline and on political inquiry. Prerequisite: POLS 1101.
| | POLS 2201 | Introduction to State and Local Government (3-0-3) | An introduction to the basic forms of organization functions and operations of sub-national governments in the United States. Special attention will be given to problems of urban, suburban and metropolitan areas including: interest groups, power structures and voting behavior. Prerequisite: POLS 1101.
| | POLS 2301 | Introduction to Comparative Politics (3-0-3) | A course designed to provide students with general knowledge about how different political systems around the world operate. The course will concentrate
on three main parts, each of which focuses on countries that exhibit one of the major political styles: The East European political systems, 2 the communist states' political systems, 3 the developing countries' political systems. Prerequisite: POLS 1101.
| | POLS 2401 | Introduction to Global Issues (3-0-3) | A course that focuses on major global issues and problems. Prerequisite: POLS 1101.
| | POLS 2701 | Introduction to Political Methodology & Research (3-0-3) | A survey of the scope and methods of political science, emphasizing the scientific study of political behavior and the terms, concepts, theories, and principles of political science. Prerequisite: POLS 1101.
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