POLS& 101: Introduction to Political Science

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Class Program

Political Science

Credits

Weekly Contact Hours

Course ID

091945

Meets Degree Requirements For

Social Science

Description

Theory, principles, organization, and functions of political Institutions, such as legislatives, executives, and judiciaries will be examined. The comparative approach to democratic and non-democratic systems and their institutions (Executive, Legislative, and Judicial) will be utilized extensively. Emphasis on political cultures and national characters such as classical conservatism and liberalism, fascism, totalitarianism, authoritarianism, and religions, etc.

Grading Basis

Graded

Course Learning Outcomes

Discern how current events affect government actions.

Understand how ideologies influence political structures.

Appreciate comparative political systems and government structures throughout the world.

Understand the main theories that allow us to understand the political world.

Improve research, analytical, writing, and oral skills by requiring students to track key current political events and their impacts on public policies and the political world.

Core Topics

General political theories will be covered such as Realism, Liberalism, Constructivism, Conservatism and more contemporary ones such as Feminism, Pacifism, and Environmentalism.
The impact of Marxism, Liberalism, Conservatism, Fascism, Environmentalism, and Globalization, will be emphasized.
The impact of systemic, personal, and economic factors, as well as states’ structures, indigenous nations, Inter-governmental Organizations, and Non-governmental Organizations on modern societies.