Political Problems and Controversies (online)
Summer quarter
Faculty: Jose Gomez constitutional law
Fields of Study: American studies, government and political science
Summer: CRN (Credit) Level 40199 (12) Full Session
Credits: 12(Su)
Class Standing: Freshmen - Senior
Offered During: Day, Evening and Weekend
Description
This online program will use a point-counterpoint approach to examine key issues that motivate public policy but interminably divide Americans who support divergent values, goals, and strategies. Topics will include government secrecy, civil liberties and security in wartime, same-sex marriage and adoptions, the death penalty, affirmative action, gun control, workfare as welfare reform, and privatization of public schools. We will use Moodle, a virtual learning environment hosted on an Evergreen server.Maximum Enrollment: 32
Advertised Schedule: Online course. Face-to-face orientation will take place 7-9:30p Monday, Jun. 20.
Off Campus Location: Students may access the program's online site from any place in the world where there is Internet access.
Preparatory for studies or careers in: public policy, government, law, political science
Campus Location: Olympia
Online Learning: Complete Online Learning
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