These are courses I formerly taught.
American Federal Government
This is my bread-and-butter course, taught each term. It introduces students to the institutional structure of the American political system and serves as an introduction to many fundamental political concepts.
Belize Field Experience
Taught each spring, this course introduces students the the political and historical culture of Central America's most anomalous country, culminating with a spring break trip to Belize.
Research Methods
Taught each spring, this course teaches the students the difference between political advocacy and political analysis, prepares them to critically analyze the bases of claimed knowledge, and prepares them for their capstone project.
Political Economy
Taught normally every other year, this course is an introduction to Public Choice theory, this course applies economic modes of analysis to political phenomena, particular public policymaking.
Globalization
Taught normally every other year, this course considers the political, economic, and cultural phenomena of globalization with application of competing theoretical perspectives.
Nuclear Weapons and Power
Taught normally every third semester, this co-taught course surveys nuclear power from the origins of its theoretical discovery, through the development of nuclear weapons and the cold war arms race, to the risks of proliferation and nuclear terrorism, civilian production of nuclear energy and issues of nuclear waste management, and nuclear medicine, concluding with a simulation of a nuclear reactor crisis in North Korea that develops students' diplomatic skills.
Career Seminar
Taught each fall and a core requirement of the major, this 1 credit course introduces students to law school, graduate school, and career opportunities while helping students develop their resume and their interviewing skills.
American Federal Government
This is my bread-and-butter course, taught each term. It introduces students to the institutional structure of the American political system and serves as an introduction to many fundamental political concepts.
Belize Field Experience
Taught each spring, this course introduces students the the political and historical culture of Central America's most anomalous country, culminating with a spring break trip to Belize.
Research Methods
Taught each spring, this course teaches the students the difference between political advocacy and political analysis, prepares them to critically analyze the bases of claimed knowledge, and prepares them for their capstone project.
Political Economy
Taught normally every other year, this course is an introduction to Public Choice theory, this course applies economic modes of analysis to political phenomena, particular public policymaking.
Globalization
Taught normally every other year, this course considers the political, economic, and cultural phenomena of globalization with application of competing theoretical perspectives.
Nuclear Weapons and Power
Taught normally every third semester, this co-taught course surveys nuclear power from the origins of its theoretical discovery, through the development of nuclear weapons and the cold war arms race, to the risks of proliferation and nuclear terrorism, civilian production of nuclear energy and issues of nuclear waste management, and nuclear medicine, concluding with a simulation of a nuclear reactor crisis in North Korea that develops students' diplomatic skills.
Career Seminar
Taught each fall and a core requirement of the major, this 1 credit course introduces students to law school, graduate school, and career opportunities while helping students develop their resume and their interviewing skills.