POLI 1041 Fundamental Concepts of Politics
Restricted to freshmen and sophomores only. This is an introduction to the study of politics through a consideration of some of the basic elements associated with governing: the political association, justice, constitutions, equality, liberty, conflict among citizens and between citizens and governments, conflict among governments. Each of the course instructors uses a different set of readings, drawing on a mix of political philosophy texts, works on international politics, novels, biographies. Emphasis is on interesting and important readings, discussion, and writing. NOTE: for academic-year students, this course is major restricted.
Course overview
- Department
- Political Science
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall,Every Spring,Periodically in the Summer
Catalog details
- Satisfies core
- Social Science
Requirements fulfilled
- Islamic Civilization and Societies: Departmental Foundation Courses: Two Courses — Political Science (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Political Science: Introductory Sequence — First Introductory Course (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- University Core: Social Science (All undergraduates)
Official evaluation summary
3.82 / 5
Data freshness
Instructors
- Alice Behnegar
- Hannes Kerber
- Kathleen Bailey
- Candace Hetzner
- Dennis Hale
- Michael Tang
- Nicholas Anderson
- Paul Wilford
- Sam Biasi
- Susan Shell
Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 03
- Section 04