CAS PO 309 Women and Politics (4 credits)
Prerequisite: CAS WS 213; or consent of instructor
Readings, discussion, and field research on issues of women’s relationship to the processes of political influence, change, and empowerment. Analysis of public policy related to women and children. Meets with CAS WS 350.
*This course does not currently satisfy any BU Hub requirements.
CAS PO 313 The Politics and Policy of HBO’s The Wire (4 credits)
(BU Hub Pathway: Social & Racial Justice)
HBO’s television series The Wire is used to explore politics and policy. A number of interdisciplinary topics are covered, including the war on drugs, urban elections, bureaucracy, rational choice theory, and the decline of American cities. This course meets with CAS AA313. This course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area:
Ethical Reasoning
Social Inquiry II
Teamwork/Collaboration
CAS PO 316 Race and Politics of Criminal Justice Policy (4 credits)
(BU Hub Pathway: Social & Racial Justice)
Prerequisite: CAS PO 111 or CAS PO 141.
How many people are affected by the criminal justice system? What is the relationship between crime and race? What criminal justice policies, if any, should change? In this course, students will grapple with these questions. This course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area:
Social Inquiry I
Ethical Reasoning
Critical Thinking
CAS PO 320 Special Topics in Public Policy (4 credits)
Topics vary. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: Law, Courts, & Public Policy, Local Public Policy, Analysis, & Research.
*This course does not currently satisfy any BU Hub requirements.
CAS PO 321 Foundations of American Public Policy (4 credits)
Prerequisite: CAS PO 111 or CAS PO 151.
Investigates the social and political roots of U.S. policy solutions. Cross-national comparisons and historical perspectives are used to shed light on seemingly unique American solutions to pressing social and economic problems.
Ethical Reasoning
Historical Consciousness
CAS PO 520 Readings in Public Policy (4 credits)
Topics vary. Topics have included The Politics of National Security—Theory and Practice, Urban Public Policy Analysis Lab.
*This course does not currently satisfy any BU Hub requirements.
CAS PO 528 SEMINAR: The Political Economy of Advanced Industrialized Societies (4 credits)
Prerequisite: CAS PO 321 or CAS PO 324; or consent of instructor.
Grad Prerequisite: Graduate Standing.
Economic development creates certain requirements for government action, yet policies differ widely across countries. This course investigates the interaction between politics and economics in advanced industrialized societies.
Critical Thinking
Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
Social Inquiry II
CAS PO 540 Prohibition, Regulation, and Bureaucracy (4 credits)
The American experience of Prohibition is used to understand a variety of political and policy issues, including the War on Drugs, crime and law enforcement, bureaucracies, regulation, taxation, and social movements. This course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area(s):
Historical Consciousness
Social Inquiry II