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Political Science Learning ObjectivesRevised 12/18/18 Learning Objectives100 Level200 Level300 Level400 Level Substantive knowledge in the Discipline.Define and describe the basic political processes and institutions of government including definitions of politics.Apply the central concepts to the role of various actors including citizens, interest groups, political parties, and politicians within political systems.Apply the central theories and concepts in independent research.Convey
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Minor in Political SciencePrerequisites, when required, are listed in the individual course descriptions. Prior consultation with the instructor of any advanced course is invited. Students wishing to pursue a major or minor in political science are requested to declare the major or minor with the department chair as soon as possible. All political science courses must be completed with a grade of C- or better.Minor Minimum of 20 semester hours, including POLS 151 Minor programs should be
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TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 15, 2015)—As Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off across the country on Sept. 15, this year’s observation at Pacific Lutheran University takes on extra emphasis with two new campus-wide components: • the revival of a student organization representing Latino/a and Hispanic students, and…
. 13 in Chris Knutzen Hall. “The groundbreaking PBS series Latino Americans is part of an NEH initiative, ‘The Common Good: The Humanities in the Public Square,’ whose goal is to promote knowledge about the history and contributions of Latinos in the United States,” said Davidson, who will serve as a panelist at the discussion-style event along with PLU Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies Carmiña Palerm and Associate Professor of Political Science María Chávez. The lecture is named after César
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John de Mars ’09 spends a lot of time outdoors, and his passion helped inform the recipe for the most recent product for his hot sauce company.
of workload I could take on,” de Mars said of PLU. “I tested my redlines.” “I challenged myself to see what kind of workload I could take on,” de Mars said of PLU. “I tested my redlines. Among his college commitments, de Mars played tennis and served as president in student government, a fitting extracurricular for the business and political science double major. “I was busy there,” he said. De Mars continues to work with a business advisor to improve his business model. He says a new business
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TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 20, 2016)- This summer, Taylor Bozich ’17 affirmed what she long assumed to be true about humanitarian work — it isn’t easy. She also reaffirmed that’s exactly the kind of work she wants to do after graduating from Pacific Lutheran University. Bozich…
graduating from Pacific Lutheran University. Bozich gained the first-hand experience needed to draw that conclusion thanks to the Whiteneck and Smith Global Peacebuilding Award, which funded her internship with World Vision in Washington, D.C. She was one of two recipients of the award during the 2015-16 academic year. “I learned that development and humanitarian aid is really, really messy and highly political, regardless of how you’re involved with the system,” Bozich said. “I also learned that
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When Hilde Bjørhovde returned to Norway, fresh out of PLU’s journalism program, her home nation had one television station.
an extended stay, during which she earned a degree in broadcast journalism with a minor in political science. In between academic years, Bjørhovde traveled home to work as a summer intern in Norwegian newsrooms. During her semesters at PLU, she was an active student journalist. “I value what I learned from writing for The Mast,” she said. “I value what I learned working in the TV studio.” She also had the opportunity to pick the brains of professional reporters, thanks to Rowe, during a tour of
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TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 1, 2016)- Lt. Brian Bradshaw was an understated leader who put everyone else first. Ask anyone who knew him. Instead of walking with his head down past the crying stranger in the lobby of a residence hall at Pacific Lutheran University, he…
leaders to make a difference in the Army, Gunovich said. “Brian was that kind of guy,” he said. “Those are the ones who can affect change.” Calata is proof of that philosophy, the result of a chain reaction of Bradshaw’s leadership at PLU. “He was a year ahead of me and I kind of followed his footsteps,” said Calata, who graduated in 2008 and completed three tours of duty before recently starting his job at the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department. Calata said fellow students fondly called him “Brian
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TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 4, 2016)- Kamari Sharpley-Ragin reluctantly admits that he used to joke about racism. The ninth-grader from Lincoln High School in Tacoma says it didn’t seem like a big deal, since he never really experienced overt discrimination himself. Now, he says he knows…
. “I think the high school students have a lot to teach the college students,” she said. Fellow teaching assistant Quenessa Long, a sophomore anthropology and political science major, agreed. “It’s not a top-down mentality,” Long said. “We’re definitely in a privileged position that these students aren’t in. It is definitely humbling.” Courtney Gould said the course pushed students to apply what they learned in a very intentional way. “We were hoping that there would be a lot of learning back and
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An undocumented PLU student shares her experience going back to Mexico — for the first time since her family relocated to the United States — as part of the Oaxaca Gateway program.
. As a new president takes office and the political climate continues to drastically shift, she says it’s no longer safe for undocumented students to take the same leap of faith she did more than a year ago. Sophia is glad she seized the opportunity during the short window when travel outside the U.S. was possible. “Despite all the barriers I had to go through,” she said, “I loved my experience and wish I could have gone on another study away trip.” As for students who don’t face the same obstacles
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2020 Philosophy Capstones Dr. Sergia Hay, Seminar in Philosophy This year’s philosophy capstone course investigated a frequently used and criticized philosophical method: thought experiments. Thought experiments have been employed in every branch of philosophy, and in this course we focused on some notable examples from ethics and metaphysics: the trolley problem, the experience machine, the floating man, and the ship of Theseus. We examined these puzzles, considered solutions presented by
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