2015-2016 Undergraduate General Catalog


100

GOVT 110 Introduction to Government

An introduction to the major concepts, theories, ideas and fields of study relating to government and politics. The course focuses on the exploration of pertinent value questions associated with recurrent themes in the study of politics: citizenship and political participation, leadership and public policy, the quest for the ideal society, the requirements of constitutional government, the nature and causes of political tyranny, the causes and consequences of revolution, the roots of wars, the principles of world politics, and the prospects for world peace.

Credits

3

GOVT 120 Politics in a Diverse World

An introductory survey of politics and of contemporary social, economic, and cultural issues in a diverse set of countries. Particular emphasis is placed on non-Western and non-democratic political systems. Designed to further a cross-cultural liberal arts understanding, the course highlights similarities and differences in the domestic politics of countries around the world.

Credits

3

GOVT 190 Humans in Conflict

An inquiry into individual moral perspectives and subsequent interpersonal relationships that both shape and are shaped by (often) conflicting personal, social, and transcendent values. Conflicts between individual conscience and social and legal responsibility to others are examined in detail.

Credits

3