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POLS-100 Introduction to Politics

Curriculum: Fulfills IR requirement; fulfills Social Science Requirement for A&S, Business, and Engineering
Description: The art of government. Introductory study of the political process, the state, sovereignty, nationalism, functions of government, ideologies, political systems, forms of government, democratic and totalitarian models, federal and unitary models, constitutionalism, representation, political parties and interest groups. Particular attention given to political models at work in contemporary Europe.
Current Text: Politics (Heywood)

Course ID

Credits

Instructor

Language

Days

Hours

Term

POLS-100-M01

3

Ojeda

Eng

MW

15:30-16:45

Fall*

* A Madrid Seminar

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