INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY
Exploration of core problems of political life, such as the nature and limits of obligation, the concept of justice and its political implications, and the relationship between equality and liberty, through a selection of ancient and modern sources. Not open to students with credit for POLI SCI 209 prior to fall 2017
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze and explain arguments made about important political concepts by selected thinkers in the history of political thought. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Assess political and ethical theories. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Analyze contemporary political arguments through course concepts. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Develop skills of critical reasoning, reading, and analysis. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze and explain arguments made about important political concepts by selected thinkers in the history of political thought. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Assess political and ethical theories. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Analyze contemporary political arguments through course concepts. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Develop skills of critical reasoning, reading, and analysis. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027