2020-21 Pomona College Catalog 
    
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Physics
  

  • PHYS155 PO - Experimental Optics

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2018.
    Instructor(s): D. Whitaker
    Credit: 1

    A hands-on introduction to optical instruments and techniques. Ray optics, building simple instruments, light detection methods, interference, and diffraction will be covered in this studio course that blends lectures, problem solving, and lab activities. Co-requisites: PHYS 101 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS160 PO - Introduction to General Relativity

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): T. Moore
    Credit: 1

    Development of Einstein’s theory of general relativity from basic physical principles. Development of the mathematics of curved spacetime. Astrophysical applications, including spherically symmetric objects, black holes, cosmology and the creation and detection of gravitational waves. Prerequisite: PHYS 125 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4; Speaking Intensive
  
  
  
  

  • PHYS165 PO - Introduction to Physical Hydrodynamics

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2016.
    Instructor(s): D. Whitaker
    Credit: 1

    This course introduces the ideas underlying fluid mechanics using a fundamental physical approach. It discusses transport coefficients of fluids, the kinematics of continuous media, conservation laws and potential flow. Finally, it concludes with a treatment of vorticity and vortex dynamics, flow at low Reynolds numbers – including suspensions and porous media, boundary layers and hydrodynamic instabilities. Letter grade only. Corequisite: PHYS 125 PO  or 5C equivalent.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  
  
  
  

  • PHYS170 PO - Quantum Mechanics

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): R. Mawhorter
    Credit: 1

    The Schroedinger equation, operator methods using Dirac notation, harmonic oscillator, angular momentum and other two- and three-dimensional systems with applications to atoms and molecules. Prerequisites:  PHYS 101 PO  and MATH 060 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS171 PO - Topics in Applied Physics

    When Offered: Fall 2020.
    Instructor(s): J. Hudgings
    Credit: 1

    This course is a survey of topics in applied physics, chosen according to student interests. Topics may include photovoltaics, nanotechnology, biophysics, optoelectronic devices, quantum communications, and more. The course will emphasize reading and discussing review papers and original research papers from the scientific literature. Prerequisites: PHYS101 PO.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  
  
  

  • PHYS174 PO - Contemporary Experimental Physics

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    Experimental study of selected areas in physics and astronomy with emphasis on modern instrumentation and techniques. Discussion of techniques in error analysis and use of professional data presentation packages. Prerequisites:  PHYS 101 PO . Co-requisites: ASTR 101 PO  or PHYS 128 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS175 PO - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    Classical thermodynamics, kinetic theory and introduction to statistical mechanics. Prerequisites:  PHYS 101 PO  and MATH 060 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS176 PO - Elementary Particle Physics

    When Offered: Fall 2020.
    Instructor(s): T. Moore
    Credit: 1

    This course provides an introduction to the current theory of elementary particles, including the basics of quantum field theory. The course will discuss particle phenomenology, relativistic modifications to quantum mechanics, calculation of decay and scattering amplitudes using Feynman diagrams, core features of the electromagnetic, weak and color interactions and the Higgs mechanism. Prerequisites: PHYS 101 PO  and co- requisite PHYS 170 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS183 HM - Teaching Internship


    See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  
  

  • PHYS185 PO - Introduction to Materials Science

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2019.
    Instructor(s): D. Tanenbaum
    Credit: 1

    This seminar will showcase current interdisciplinary research methods of modeling and characterizing materials and devices. Materials studied may include polymers, amorphous, polycrystalline and crystalline solids. Thermal, electronic and optical properties will be studied not only in theory, but also in laboratory demonstrations. Topics will include charge transport, band structure, semiconductors, superconductivity, quantum confinement, and spins. Applications of these topics to modern electronics, energy generation, and sensors will be discussed. Experimental methods that will be discussed and demonstrated may include diffraction, electron and scanned probe microscopies, x-ray scattering, optical and mass spectroscopies.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS190 PO - Senior Seminar

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): R. Mawhorter
    Credit: 1

    Review and integration of major topics in physics. Reading, presentation and discussion of current research topics. In addition, each student formulates, executes and presents the results of his or her own individual research project, beginning with focused reading and presentations of pertinent research literature (from short communications to review articles), ending with a conference-style progress report. Senior majors or minors only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Speaking Intensive
  

  • PHYS191 PO - Senior Thesis

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    An experimental senior thesis consists of a research project and paper in experimental, theoretical, or computational physics. Full course.
  

  • PHYS191E PO - Senior Thesis (Experimental)

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    An experimental senior thesis consisting of a research project and paper in experimental, theoretical or computational physics. Full course. May be repeated once with the department’s permission. Senior majors only.
  

  • PHYS191L PO - Senior Thesis (Library)

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    A library senior thesis consisting of a thorough and up-to-date literature survey and research paper on a topic of current interest in physics. Seniors whose senior thesis is based on a team project in a Harvey Mudd engineering or physics clinic should also select this thesis option. Half-course. May be repeated once with the department’s permission.
  
  

  • PHYS193 PO - Senior Comprehensive Examination

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): R Mawhorter
    Credit: 0

    Opportunity to demonstrate mastery of introductory and upper-division physics topics studied. P/NC grading only; no course credit. Senior majors only.
  
  

  • PHYS199DRPO - Physics: Directed Readings

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations or papers equivalent to a standard course. Regular interaction with the faculty supervisor. Weekly meetings are the norm. Available for full- or half-course credit.
  

  • PHYS199IRPO - Physics: Independent Research

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    A substantial and significant piece of original research or creative product produced. Pre-requisite course work required. Available for full- or half-course credit.
  

  • PHYS199RAPO - Physics: Research Assistantship

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    Lab notebook, research summary or other product appropriate to the discipline is required. Half-course credit only.

Political Studies
  

  • POST118 PZ - The Criminalization of Latinxs and Resistance


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2

Politics
  

  • GOVT020 CM - Introduction American Politics


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT060 CM - Intro to Comparative Government


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT101 CM - The United States Congress


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT102 CM - The American Presidency


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT105 CM - Organization Health Care/Public Policy


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT109 CM - Juvenile Delinquency and Public Policy


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT110 CM - American Culture Wars


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT113 CM - Inequality, Politics and Public Policy


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT115 CM - Politics of Journalism


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT117 CM - California Politics


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT118 CM - The Process of Environmental Policymaking


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT119 CM - Study of Law


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT120 CM - Environmental Law


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT132E CM - Pol/Econ of Nat Resource Policy


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT133 CM - India in Asia: Democracy/Development


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT133E CM - Politics and Military in Latin America


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT134 CM - Mexican Government and Politics


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT134E CM - Democratization and Politic Mexico


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT136 CM - The Politics of Radical Movements in America


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT136C CM - International Relations of South Asia: Security, Economics, and Culture


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT138 CM - Religion and Politics in Latin America


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT140 CM - International Politics of Nuclear Weapons


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT141 CM - The Politics and Craft of International Journalism


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT142 CM - International Political Feature Writing


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT142E CM - Chinese Politics


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT146A CM - Middle Eastern Politics I (1918-1967)


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT149 CM - Foreign Relations of the U.S.


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT164 CM - Political Rhetoric


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT165 CM - Political Philosophy and History


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT172 CM - Political Philosophy and Foreign Policy


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT173C CM - Russian Politics


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT181 CM - Crime and Public Policy (Seminar)


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT182 CM - Church and State in American Constitutionalism


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT185 CM - Supreme Court/Criminal Procedure


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT187 CM - Women and the Law


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  
  

  • POLI001A PO - Classical Political Theory

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): S. McWilliams
    Credit: 1

    Introduction to major works in ancient thought that have contributed to our understanding of political philosophy and practice. Emergence of the concept of politics; the political role of tragic theatre and poetry; the Socratic challenge to Athens; the Western tradition of epic heroism; the politics of class, race and gender; and the early Christian challenge to Rome.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI001B PO - Modern Political Theory

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): J. Seery
    Credit: 1

    Second half of sequence, but does not require or presuppose POLI001A PO - Classical Political Theory . Themes and concepts associated with modernity: social-contract theory; equality and rights; the origins of democracy, liberalism and individualism; the origins of protest, revolution and radicalism; and economics and the bureaucratic state.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI002 PO - American Political Thought

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): S. McWilliams
    Credit: 1

    A Historical and topical review of American political philosophy from the Puritans to the present. Emphasis on such recurrent themes as equality, liberty, individualism and racism.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI003 PO - Introduction to American Politics

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): D. Menefee-Libey; Sirvent
    Credit: 1

    An overview of the institutions, processes and content of politics in the United States. Focus on selective policy issues and contemporary institutional conflicts.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI005 PO - Introduction to Comparative Politics

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): E. Dobbs
    Credit: 1

    Why do some countries become rich while others remain poor? When and why do we see the outbreak of political violence? or even revolution? Where do nation-states come from? and why do some become democracies? Speaking of democracies, are they threatened by rising levels of nationalism and populism globally? This class introduces major analytical approaches in the field of comparative politics in order to better understand how and why political systems, and their problem, vary across the globe.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI007 PO - United States Foreign Policy

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    Examines how interests, individuals, institutions, ideas, and interest groups shape U.S. foreign policy. Using readings, simulations, and direct engagements with foreign policymakers, this course will look into the domestic and international factors that have led to a sweeping shift in foreign policy from 9/11 to the Trump administration.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI008 PO - Introduction to International Relations

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): H. Haddad; T. Le
    Credit: 1

    Examines international conflict, cooperation and the increasing importance of transnational relations and governance in contemporary international affairs. This course will examine various conceptions of institutions, power and behavior with respect to pressing international issues and situations.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI010 PO - Political Freedom

    When Offered: Fall 2022.
    Instructor(s): J. Seery
    Credit: 1

    A theoretical study of the pursuit of freedom through politics. Topics include freedom and authority; equality and liberty; rights, dissent, revolution; community versus individuality; excitable speech; considerations of culture, class, gender, race, embodiment; and technology. Readings from Mill, Locke, Jefferson, Madison, Plato, Dostoevski, Rousseau, Marx, Shelley, Sartre, Freud, Wright, Douglass, Swift, Thoreau, Emerson, Arendt, Cervantes, Ignatieff, Weil, Havel; films.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI020 PO - African-American Political Though

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): S. McWilliams
    Credit: 1

    An exploration of the central ideas, texts, and debates within African-American political thought. Readings will include works from authors such as James Baldwin, Ralph Bunche, Octavia Butler, Stokely Carmichael, WEB Du Bois, Martin Luther King, Jr., Charles Mills, Hortense Spillers, Booker T. Washington, and Ida B. Wells.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI030 PO - The United States Congress

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2018.
    Instructor(s): D. Menefee-Libey
    Credit: 1

    An investigation of Congress from four perspectives: as an institution, as a collection of politicians, as a legislature and as the focus of national government and policy.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI033A PO - American Constitutionalism I: Structures of Power

    When Offered: Fall 2020.
    Instructor(s): A. Hollis-Brusky
    Credit: 1

    This course examines the role of the United States Supreme Court in the American political system. Combining historical, institutional and analytic approaches, it reviews some of the Supreme Court’s landmark constitutional decisions, focusing on the ways in which this “least dangerous branch” has influenced and shaped the power relationships between the three co-equal branches – Executive, Legislative and Judicial – and between the federal government and the states over time.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Writing Intensive
  

  • POLI033B PO - American Constitutionalism II: Rights and Liberties

    When Offered: Spring 2021.
    Instructor(s): A. Hollis-Brusky
    Credit: 1

    This course examines the constitutional law and politics of civil liberties and individual rights in the United States through close reading of some of the landmark cases of the United States Supreme Court. The course focuses on the Bill of Rights and the Second Founding, with an emphasis on the First and Fourteenth Amendments, paying close attention to the way in which judicial interpretation of the Constitution has shaped and influenced the political and legal struggle over issues such as privacy, segregation & desegregation, affirmative action, abortion, voting rights, free speech, religious liberty and marriage equality.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Writing Intensive; Analyzing Difference
  

  • POLI045 PO - Politics of Race and Ethnicity

    When Offered: Spring 2019.
    Instructor(s): S. Sadhwani
    Credit: 1

    This course will examine critical questions and debates in race, ethnicity, and politics. It utilizes a multi-disciplinary approach to investigate the history of racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. and examines the interaction of minority politics with broader American politics. The course begins with theoretical conceptions of race and ethnicity and how they inform notions of citizenship, group membership, structural racism, and racial hierarchies. Subsequent topics include voting and redistricting, electoral politics, segregation and discrimination, social movements, and cooperation and competition within and among minority groups. Finally, selected contemporary policy issues and practices will be discussed including criminal justice policy and mass incarceration, surveillance and policing, BLM, Immigrant Rights movement, affirmative action, Dakota Access Pipeline protests, and reparations. Prerequisites: POLI 003 PO . Letter grade only.
    This course has been revised for spring 2021 .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI046 PO - The Politics of Immigration and Citizenship

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2019.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    Examines immigration and citizenship politics in the U.S., from historical development of policy to contemporary trends, with attention to comparative national policies and global migration context. Topics include international migration theories, debates over immigrant waves, controversies over citizenship, documented and undocumented immigrants, highly-skilled immigration and second-generation immigrants.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Analyzing Difference
  

  • POLI060 PO - The Global Politics of Food and Agriculture

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): H. Williams
    Credit: 1

    Addresses interplay among states and growers, how environmental problems affect farms around the world and the various ways that producers and governments attempt to address such problems; current issues in agricultural science and economics and debates about genetic engineering; international patent law and intellectual property.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Writing Intensive
  

  • POLI061 PO - The Global Politics of Water

    When Offered: Fall 2021.
    Instructor(s): H.Williams
    Credit: 1

    This course examines how freshwater and potable water systems are managed around the world. Special focus on theories of states and physical and biotic considering how flood and droughts have shaped states historically, the contentious politics of dams and river basin engineering, the politics of globalization and land use, and the challenges of providing universal access to clean water.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI070 PO - International Human Rights

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2021.
    Instructor(s): H.Haddad
    Credit: 1

    This course examines the historical, political and legal dimensions of the current international human rights regime. Special attention will be paid to the power of the human rights discourse in world politics and the controversies surrounding human rights, including questions of universality, enforcement, Western bias and human security.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Writing Intensive
  

  • POLI071 PO - NGOs and Transnational Politics

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): H.Haddad
    Credit: 1

    This course will examine the histories, organizational dynamics, political tactics and influence of human rights and humanitarian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in world affairs. Special consideration will be given to the question of NGOs as potential agents of political change.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Speaking Intensive
  

  • POLI090 PO - Statistics for Politics and International Relations

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): P. Englebert
    Credit: 1

    Using data from politics and international relations, this course builds basic numeracy skills for social scientists. It develops knowledge of descriptive statistics and introduces students to inferential (parametric and non-parametric) statistical techniques, including rudiments of multiple regression analysis. Emphasis on computer applications. Fulfills Area 5 of the Breadth of Study Requirements.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 5
  

  • POLI098 PO - Political Journalism

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2018.
    Instructor(s): S. McWilliams
    Credit: 1

    An exploration of political journalism in both theory and practice. Readings come from academic, popular, historical, and contemporary, sources. All enrolled students pursue serious, semester-long journalistic projects and are expected to present their work regularly in class. Prerequisites: At least one previously taken Politics course. Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Writing Intensive
  

  • POLI102 SC - Cooperation and Rivalry in the Euro Union


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI104 SC - Political Economy of Pacific Rim


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI112 PO - Hannah Arendt: Politics, Love, Violence, Gender

    When Offered: Spring 2023.
    Instructor(s): J. Seery
    Credit: 1

    Arguably the greatest political theorist of the post-war period, Hannah Arendt and her works are today undergoing extensive review by students interested in feminism and gender studies, queer studies, critical race studies, poststructuralism, identity politics, aesthetics, education, revolution and violence, civil disobedience and constitutionalism, liberalism, community, fascism, and the Holocaust. Major texts, two movies, and some secondary sources.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI113 SC - People and Power in the Modern Middle East


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI114 PO - The Idea of America

    When Offered: Spring 2023.
    Instructor(s): J. Seery
    Credit: 1

    Explores, from various periods and points of view, the idea of America as: an experiment in republicanism on a scale never before attempted, the New World, a promised land, a frontier space and a dream (albeit often dashed). Examines the shifting images, ideologies and mythologies surrounding the idea of America as portrayed through fiction, film, music, sports, art, poetry and political theory.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI114 SC - Islam and Politics in the Middle East: Rulers, Reforms, and Radicals


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI115 PO - Politics and Literature

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2016.
    Instructor(s): S. McWilliams
    Credit: 1

    An exploration of the relationship between politics and literature, and of the contributions of literature to the study of politics and the formation of citizenship. Readings include scripture, tragedy, short stories, novels and film.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI115 SC - Ballots, Bullets, and Identities: South Asia and the Shadow of Gandhi


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI116 PO - American Road Trip

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2018.
    Instructor(s): S. McWilliams
    Credit: 1

    An exercise in political theory, this course will explore various U.S. travel narratives, as depicted in works of literature, poetry, film, essays, memoirs and manifestos. Readings from: Tocqueville, the Federalist Papers, John Winthrop, G.K. Chesterton, Jean Baudrillard, Simone de Beauvoir, Jack Kerouac, Mark Twain, Tom Wolfe, Hunter Thompson, Robert Pirsig, Richard Wright, Toni Morrison, Mona Simpson, Richard Henry Dana, Nathanial Hawthorne and others. A Route 66 road trip will be undertaken.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI116 SC - The Politics of God


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI118 SC - Korea and Korean Americans


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI120 JT - Black Political Thought and the Literary Imagination

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2021.
    Instructor(s): S. Barndt
    Credit: 1

    How have black writers used literature in the service of political critique, development, resistance, transformation, and vision? What has the role of literature been in shaping black political thought? In this course, we explore black political thought and literary imagination, with a particular focus on American authors. We will consider works by writers such as James Baldwin, Octavia Butler, Martin Delany, Audre Lorde, and Toni Morrison, among others. This course is co-taught at Pomona and Scripps. Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI120 SC - Intro to American Politics


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI124 SC - Race in American Politics


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
 

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