FALL
2004 REGISTRATION BEGINS
Registration for Fall
2004 courses begins on April 13. The number of credit hours you have completed determines
the earliest date on which you may register, as follows:
April 13: Seniors/98 or more credits
April 14: Seniors/83 or more credits
April 15: Juniors/68 or more credits
April 16: Juniors/53 or more credits
April 20: Sophomores/38 or more credits
April 21: Sophomores/23 or more credits
April 22: Freshmen/10 or more credits
April 23: Freshmen/Less than 10 credits
It
is crucial that you take this opportunity to sign up for your Fall 2004
courses. With the University in a cost-cutting mood, courses with low
registration numbers are likely to be quickly dropped from the schedule. If you
put off signing up for a course that you want or need, you may discover that it
already has been cancelled. Please remember too that all courses are “capped”
at a certain enrollment level; once a course is filled, it is up to the
instructor to decide whether or not to admit additional students. There are
some courses (POS 203, for example) where we simply cannot add extra students
because of space limitations in computer-equipped classrooms.
Don’t Forget! You
cannot register for Fall 2004 without first obtaining your RAN from your
academic advisor. Visit your advisor during his/her office hours, or by
appointment, just as soon as possible
to discuss your Fall courses. Regular
office hours are as follows:
William Coogan:
M/W 2:30-4:00
Mahmud Faksh: M/W
11:30-12:30
Michael Hamilton:
T/TH 2:45-4:00
Robert Klotz: M
3:00-5:00; T 3:00-4:00
Lynn Kuzma: T/TH 1:15-2:45
Richard Maiman: TH
1:00-4:00
Ronald Schmidt: T
2:30-5:00
Francesca Vassallo:
T 3:00-5:00; W 1:00-2:00
NEW FALL COURSES
Our Fall 2004 schedule includes two brand new courses and a
couple of others presented in a
different format or by a new instructor. They are:
POS 380 – TOPICS: AMERICAN INDIAN
LAW
Scott Gould
Professor Gould, a
member of the University of Maine Law School faculty, is one of the nation’s
leading experts on national and state law relating to Indian tribes. Satisfies the American Politics subfield
requirement.
POS 464 – AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES
Scott Gould
Professor Gould will
also teach our course on judicial interpretation of the Bill of Rights. Topics
include free speech and press, and the rights of the accused and convicted.
POS 299 – FRENCH POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
Francesca Vassallo
Professor Vassallo
will introduce a new course examining the always-fascinating politics of this venerable nation. Satisfies the
Comparative Politics subfield requirement.
POS 262 – THE
AMERICAN PRESIDENCY
Richard Maiman
This course focuses intensely on the 2004
presidential campaign, examining both the process by which we elect our
national leader, and the office itself.
This
will be a combined ITV/Internet course. One 75-minute class meeting each week
will be supplemented by online individual and group work.
EXPLOSIVE SUMMER COURSES!
Our Summer 2004 course schedule is our most exciting
ever! Here’s the lineup (check the USM
Summer Course Guide for days and times):
POS 101J – AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT
Ronald Schmidt
POS 102J – PEOPLE
AND POLITICS
Richard Maiman
POS 104J –
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Mahmud Faksh
POS 190 – LYING AND
POLITICS
Ronald Schmidt
POS 299 – FOREIGN
POLICY AT THE MOVIES
Lynn Kuzma
POS 199 – AFRICAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY
Najim
Animashaun
Africa’s many societies are changing.
This course is an overview of Africa’s post-independence political history. You
will learn to intelligently analyze issues that are related to Africa. You will
gain an understanding of Africa’s social, political, and geographical terrain.
You will look into the causes and consequences of state failure. Africa is a
large continent with a population of 400 million people. Its 53 countries are
among the poorest in the world. It is often in the news for civil war, strife,
famine and disease. You will investigate whether this is an accurate reflection
of the continent. Finally we will ask whether the way Africa is studied and
structured is part of her problem. Satisfies the Comparative Politics subfield
requirement
POS 380 – TOPICS: TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS
Jean-Claude
Redonnett
Pofessor Redonnet is a visiting faculty
member with previous appointments at Middlebury College and the Sorbonne. His
course will examine the development, strengths, and weaknesses of the US-European
diplomatic relationship in a century which saw two world wars, the
decolonization of European empires, and the struggle of three democratic
countries against European-born ideologies, including Communism during the
‘cold war’ period. Satisfies the International Relations subfield requirement.
POS 405 – EUROPEAN UNION IN BRUSSELS
Francesca
Vassallo
This is a great opportunity for
students to get direct access to the European Union institutions in Brussels
and Strasbourg to better understand the complexity of the EU governmental
structure. Students will be able to visit the main NATO headquarters in
Brussels and observe NATO officials with regard to current topics and foreign
and military policy. Participants will acquire a detailed knowledge of how the many
bodies of the EU work together and how the EU has developed over time.
Satisfies the Comparative Politics subfield requirement.
POS 499/ANE 644 - TWENTIETH CENTURY NEW ENGLAND POLITICS
Richard
Maiman
This course examines the political culture(s) of the New England states, with emphasis on the
distinct subcultures that have given the region’s politics its particular
flavor. Enrollment is pen to a small number of undergraduates, with
instructor’s permission only. Satisfies the American Politics subfield
requirement.
Political
Science Interns for
Spring
2004
Devin
Bean, Democratic National Convention
David
Colson, U.S. Representative Tom Allen
Jamie
Deering, Refugee & Immigration Services
Hussein
Derie, Multilingual & Multicultural Programs
David
Hirtle, Pine Tree Legal
Elly
Khojastehzad, World Affairs Council
Michael
Kirkland, Portland Housing Authority
Jeremy
Lestage, Maine AFL-CIO
Molly
McCarthy, World Affairs Council
Rachel
McFadden, U.S. Senator Susan Collins
Anthony
Pergola, U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe
Kimberly
Poulin, Governor John Baldacci
Jacob
Shebel, U.S. Representative Tom Allen
Amber
Smith, U.S. Senator Susan Collins
Robert
Stevenson, Volunteer Lawyers Project
Michael
Thelen, Lee International
Jason
Toothaker, Green Party Office