• PRST 4997: Practicum Int & Prof Studies

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  Prerequisite: PRST 3995; junior or senior level. Provides students with practical work experience in their areas of study. (A minimum of 90 hours is required.) Students will also research a problem and create an ePortfolio as a synthesis of their program of study. Application for the practicum must be made and approved the preceding semester.
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• PRST 4999: Applied Leadership Capstone

  1.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  Prerequisites: Permission of department; completion of LEAD 3000; co-requisite or prerequisite of COMM 4800; MS 4520; and MGMT 4600 SOC 4600. A final course for the Applied Leadership concentration. Students will update their Leadership Development plans which culminates in developing an action plan for continual leadership development. Students will also create an ePortfolio presentation documenting a synthesis of their coursework and experiences gained through their Applied Leadership program of study.
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• PS 1005: Intro to American Politics

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  Constitutional principles, functions, and administration of American federal government; Congress, the presidency, and the Supreme Court. A General Education Social/Behavioral Sciences course.
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• PS 1010: Intro to Global Politics

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  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.
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• PS 1015: Intro to Political Theory

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  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.
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• PS 2000: Pol Sci & IR as Profession

  1.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  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.
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• PS 2020: State and Local Government

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  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.
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• PS 2100: Legal Courtroom Procedure

  1.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. 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.
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• PS 2105: Intro Latin American Studies

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  (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.
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• PS 2110: Moot Court

  1.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  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.
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