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SPRING 2010 COURSES
North American Politics: United States and Canada
William Green, Professor of Government
Morehead State University, w.green@morehead-st.edu
North American Politics will look north to Canada, our largest trading partner, as it looks south at us: a country ten times its population whose culture exercises an hydraulic effect on its way of life. To explore these two distinct, but intimately-related nations which share the North American continent, the course will focus on their national origins and cultural foundations, their political institutions and their health, environmental, trade, energy, and security policies.
This course will originate from Morehead State University, use the MSU Blackboard server, and be taught by Dr. William Green, MSU Professor of Government. This course may be taken by Morehead State, WKU, EKU, and Georgetown College students. At MSU, it is GOVT 329 and IST 329 and at EKU, it is POL 405. After you register for this course on your home campus, email Professor Green at w.green@morehead-st.edu and provide him with your email address. He will email you basic course information. Then purchase your books through the MSU campus bookstore.
Government and Politics of Britain and Canada
John Petersen, Professor of Political Science
Western Kentucky University,John.Petersen@wku.edu
Canada and Britain have shared a lengthy common experience which will provide the opportunity to study the characteristics of their political cultures, the role of public opinion, pressure groups, and political parties, the evolution of their governments, the behavior of their legislatures, prime ministers, cabinets, and civil servants, the nature of their regional and local governments, and the manner in which they make and implement major public policies with comparisons to the political system of the United States.
This course will originate from Western Kentucky University, use the WKU Blackboard server, and be taught by Dr. John Petersen, WKU Professor of Political Science. This course may be taken by WKU, EKU, and Morehead State students. At WKU, the course is PS 360; at MSU, it is IST 333; and at EKU, it is POL 405. After you register for this course on your home campus, email Professor Petersen at John.Petersen@.wku.edu and provide him with your email address. He will email you basic course information. Then purchase your books through the WKU campus bookstore.
Politics of the North American Auto Industry
Ernest J. Yanarella, Professor of Political Science
University of Kentucky, ejyana@email.uky.edu
The changing global economy has placed the future of the North American automobile industry in jeopardy. This course will explore the politics of the Big Three automakers in the United States and Canada in terms of global trends in the automobile marketplace, the emergence of Asian transplants in North America, the challenge of flexible production methods to traditional assembly line production, the role of union labor, the advances in construction and fuel efficiency, and the prospects for renewal of North American auto manufacturing.
This course will originate from the University of Kentucky, use the UK Blackboard server, and be taught by Dr. Ernest J. Yanarella, Professor of Political Science. You may take this course only if you are a UK student. At UK, this course is listed as PS 391-201. After you register for this course at UK, email Professor Yanarella at ejyana@email.uky.edu and provide him with your email address. He will email you basic course information. You will purchase your textbooks at the UK Bookstore.
Geography of the United States and Canada
Esther Long, Assistant Professor of Geography
Morehead State University, e.long@morehead-st.edu
The Geography of the United States and Canada will examine the physical landscapes, settlement patterns, political geography, agriculture, industry, and transportation, urban geography, and cultural regions of these two North American neighbors. The course project will be a report which examines a U.S. or Canadian town in terms of the principal course themes.
The Geography of the United States and Canada will originate from Morehead State University, use MSU Blackboard server, and be taught by Dr. Esther Long, Assistant Professor of Geography at MSU. You may take this course only if you are a MSU student. At MSU, this course is listed as GEO 241-301: United States and Canada. After you register for this course at MSU, email Professor Long at e.long@morehead-st.edu and provide her with your email address. She will email you course information. You will purchase your textbooks at the MSU Bookstore online or at 606-783-2081.
