THIS MONTH'S HEADLINES:
- REMINDER ABOUT FALL 2021 COURSES AND DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
- MODEL UN TO PRESENT EVENT ON DR. SURZHKO-HARNED'S RESEARCH ON MARCH 29
- FACULTY AND STUDENTS IN THE NEWS
- STUDENT GROUP NEWS
- FACEBOOK PAGE
1. REMINDER ABOUT FALL 2021 COURSES AND DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Students can begin to register for Fall 2021 courses in April. Here is a list of Political Science, Sociology, and Criminal Justice courses that we plan to offer at Penn State Behrend in Fall 2021.
- PLSC 001 - American Politics (GS, US)
- PLSC 003 - Comparing Politics around the Globe (GS, IL)
- PLSC 007N - Contemporary Political Ideologies (GS/GH)
- PLSC 014 - International Relations (GS, IL)
- PLSC 017N - Introduction to Political Theory (GS/GH)
- PLSC 111 - Debating the Purpose of Government (GH)
- PLSC 132 - Politics of International Intolerance (GS, IL, Other Cultures)
- PLSC 200N - Government and Politics of Europe (GS/GH, IL)
- PLSC 442 - American Foreign Policy
- PLSC 471 - American Constitutional Law
- PLSC 482 - American State and Urban Politics
- SOC 001 - Introductory Sociology (GS)
- SOC 012/CRIMJ 012 - Criminology (GS)
- SOC 013/CRIMJ 013 - Juvenile Delinquency (GS)
- CRIMJ 100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (GS)
All PLSC courses can be used toward the Political Science (POLSC) major and toward the Politics and Government (POGO) minor. All Sociology courses can be used toward the Sociology minor. Fall 2021 courses in political science and sociology can also be used to meet the following specific degree requirements.
GS:
- PLSC 001 - American Politics: Principles, Processes, and Powers
- PLSC 003 - Comparing Politics around the Globe
- PLSC 007N - Contemporary Political Ideologies
- PLSC 014 - International Relations
- PLSC 017N - Introduction to Political Theory
- PLSC 132 - Politics of International Intolerance
- PLSC 200N - Government and Politics of Europe
- SOC 001 - Introductory Sociology
- SOC 012/CRIMJ 012 - Criminology
- SOC 013/CRIMJ 013 - Juvenile Delinquency
- CRIMJ 100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
GH:
- PLSC 007N - Contemporary Political Ideologies
- PLSC 017N - Introduction to Political Theory
- PLSC 111 - Debating the Purpose of Government
- PLSC 200N - Government and Politics of Europe
Inter-Domain:
- PLSC 007N - Contemporary Political Ideologies
- PLSC 017N - Introduction to Political Theory
- PLSC 200N - Government and Politics of Europe
US:
- PLSC 001 - American Politics: Principles, Processes, and Powers
IL:
- PLSC 003 - Comparing Politics around the Globe
- PLSC 014 - International Relations
- PLSC 132 - Politics of International Intolerance
- PLSC 200N - Government and Politics of Europe
Other Cultures:
- PLSC 132 - Politics of International Intolerance
Crime and Law option in POLSC major:
- PLSC 471 - American Constitutional Law
- PLSC 482 - American State and Urban Politics
- SOC 012/CRIMJ 012 - Criminology
- SOC 013/CRIMJ 013 - Juvenile Delinquency
- CRIMJ 100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
International Relations option in POLSC major:
- PLSC 132 - Politics of International Intolerance
- PLSC 200N - Government and Politics of Europe
- PLSC 442 - American Foreign Policy
Public Policy option in POLSC major:
- PLSC 111 - Debating the Purpose of Government
- PLSC 482 - American State and Urban Politics
Crime, Law, and Psychology minor:
- PLSC 471 - American Constitutional Law
- PLSC 482 - American State and Urban Politics
- SOC 012/CRIMJ 012 - Criminology
- SOC 013/CRIMJ 013 - Juvenile Delinquency
- CRIMJ 100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
2. MODEL UN TO PRESENT EVENT ON DR. SURZHKO-HARNED'S RESEARCH ON MARCH 29
The Penn State Behrend Model United Nations club will present a Behrend Polis event on Monday, March 29, at 7:00 p.m. with Dr. Lena Surzhko-Harned, Assistant Teaching Professor of Political Science, to discuss her research about generational differences in European politics. The event will occur in Kochel 042 and can also be joined via Zoom.
3. FACULTY AND STUDENTS IN THE NEWS
- Political Science Major Marissa Litzenberg presented at the Pi Sigma Alpha National Student Research Conference on her Schreyer Thesis, "The Forgotten Labor: Tracing United Kingdom Immigration Law and Sentiment from Enoch Powell to Brexit." She also will be presenting at the 2021 Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union with the EU Center of California run by Scripps College on April 9.
- Dr. Molly Monahan Lang, Assistant Teaching Professor of Sociology, was interviewed on March 24 on WJET-TV in Erie about the Penn State Behrend Gender Conference.
- Dr. Robert Speel, Associate Professor of Political Science, was interviewed this month for an article in the Times Higher Education magazine distributed in England about the Congress to Campus program run by the Washington, D.C., organization Former Members of Congress.
- Dr. Lena Surzhko-Harned, Assistant Teaching Professor of Political Science, and Dr. Robert Speel earlier this month co-moderated an online Public Policy forum titled "COVID-19 Vaccination in Erie: How's it Going?" with a panel of community public health leaders.
4. STUDENT GROUP NEWS
- Model United Nations meets Mondays at 7:00 p.m. in Kochel 042 and on Zoom. To get involved, contact President Marissa Litzenberg at [email protected].
- College Democrats will be hosting primary election candidates at upcoming meetings on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom. To get involved, contact President Grant Filbeck at [email protected].
- College Republicans meets Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. on Zoom. To get involved, contact President Hunter Kellar at [email protected].
- The Behrend Political Society is planning a potential debate soon. To get involved, contact President Cole Troutner at [email protected].
5. FACEBOOK PAGE
All students and alumni are invited to like the Penn State Behrend political science Facebook page and get updated news and find out about events.