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Spring '13 | Summer I '13 | Summer II '13 | Fall '13

Spring 2013 (13/1)

Interest Groups & Lobby

POL 353 TBA
Professor: A. Simon

Day/Time: S 8:30 AM-10:55 AM
Room: TBA
Course Overview: Analysis of lobbying and political interest groups in the United States; history, current status, and present trends. The organizations, control, and finances of pressure groups, their characteristic practices, and their relationship to democracy. Also, lobbying by citizens and groups more broadly, including the role of campaign contributions.

Intercultural Communication

COS 343 TBA
Professor: V. Giroux

Day/Time: S 11:10 AM-1:35 PM
Room: TBA
Course Overview: Introduction to communication among people from diverse cultures. Application of communication theory to intercultural sensitivity and cultural diversity is emphasized

Spring 2013 (13/2)

Interest Groups & Lobby

POL 353 TBA
Professor: A. Simon

Day/Time: S 8:30 AM-10:55 AM
Room: TBA
Course Overview: Analysis of lobbying and political interest groups in the United States; history, current status, and present trends. The organizations, control, and finances of pressure groups, their characteristic practices, and their relationship to democracy. Also, lobbying by citizens and groups more broadly, including the role of campaign contributions.

Intercultural Communication

COS 343 TBA
Professor: V. Giroux

Day/Time: S 11:10 AM-1:35 PM
Room: TBA
Course Overview: Introduction to communication among people from diverse cultures. Application of communication theory to intercultural sensitivity and cultural diversity is emphasized.

Summer I 2013 (13/3)

The Constitution

POL 313 91
Professor: Joseph Uscinski

Day/Time: S 8:00 AM-2:15 PM
Room: TBA
Course Overview: This course examines the U.S. Constitution and other American founding documents such as the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Federalist papers. How and why does the Constitution work? What logic and reasoning went into drafting the Constitution?

Summer II 2013 (13/4)

Organizational Communication

COS 418 91
Professor: D. Millette

Day/Time: S 8:00 AM -2:15 PM
Room: TBA
Course Overview: Introduction to organizational communication theory. Consideration of structure, function, and effects of communication in organizations are analyzed. Emphasis is placed on principles needed for decision making and effective management of organizational communication processes.

Fall 2013 (14/1)

Business Communication

COS 333 91
Professor: Valerie Giroux

Day/Time: S 8:35 AM-10:55 AM
Room: TBA
Course Overview: Study and practice in the major forms of spoken and written communication in the context of businesses and other professional organizational settings.

Interest Groups and Lobby

POL 353 91
Professor: Arthur Simon

Day/Time: S 11:10 AM-1:35 PM
Room: TBA
Course Overview: Analysis of lobbying and political interest groups in the United States; history, current status, and present trends. The organizations, control, and finances of pressure groups, their characteristic practices, and their relationship to democracy. Also, lobbying by citizens and groups more broadly, including the role of campaign contributions.