POLS 110: Introduction to Political Science

Discipline
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3
Designation
DS
Introduction to politics as a human activity. Discusses theories, ideologies, systems, and processes of politics.
Course Outcomes
  • Identify and describe the structure of political issues and political relationships.
  • Clearly explain and evaluate complex political thought and the positions of several thinkers in political theory.
  • Examine and interpret contemporary political issues through the application of political theory.
  • Relate media, technology, and language to the formation and maintenance of the political order.
  • Carefully justify one’s own political position.