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Course Prefix
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Course Number
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Course Title
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Lecture/Lab Hours
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Credit Hours
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PSC
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250
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Comparative Politics
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3 Lecture/Demonstration
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3 Credit Hours
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Course description
Explores the politics of selected countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America
and/or the Middle East. Examines economic, social and political patterns and problems
in different nations. IAI S5 905
Topical outline
- Introduction and a Framework for Studying Comparative Politics
- Examination of Western and Non-Western Countries with respect to political parties,
political culture, governing institutions, and policies
- Review and Overview
Method of presentation
- Lecture
- Guest Speakers
- Other:
- Films
- Required texts
- Articles
- Class discussions and simulations
Student outcomes
The student should...
- explain and compare the significant types of political systems existing in the world
today and describe a real-life example of each.
- critique newspaper articles and apply them to concepts from the text.
- investigate and explain the politics and economy of one major county in depth.
- compare and analyze elements of the political and economic systems of one country
to that of another.
- compare and evaluate the politics of different countries by placing them on a continuum
between democracy and authoritarian rule.
World Cultures and Diversity OutcomesThe student should...
- demonstrate an understanding of one or more aspects of the social, political, cultural,
economic, or historical context of at least one region of the world outside the United
States.
- demonstrate skills of critical analysis in cross-cultural comparisons (e.g., compare
beliefs, values and assumptions between and among groups with respect to race, gender,
sexual identity, nation, faith, and/or economic circumstances).
Method of evaluation
Typical classroom techniques
Course content learning outcomes
Additional assessment information (optional)
- Written and oral journal article reviews
- Annotated scrapbooks of newspaper articles
- Class simulation
- Country background reports
- Written and oral exams on assigned readings
Textbooks
Required
- O'Neil, Fields, and Share. Cases in Comparative Politics . 7th Edition. W.W. Norton,
2020 ISBN: 9780393532814
Supplementary materials
None
Software
None
Updated: Fall 2023
