PS 201 - Comparative Governments

Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 3

Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None

College Level Prerequisites: GRCC College Level Writing (English ACT 18 or higher OR successful completion of EN 097 or higher OR English (Write Placer Plus) 5 or higher)

Description: This course will examine government and domestic politics as it exists in other states around the world. It will use states in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas as case studies. Students will examine political, cultural, economic, and historical reasons for similarities and differences between states. The United States will be useful as a point of reference. In the process students will discover alternative ways of dealing with familiar problems, and a greater understanding of the differences around our world.

Department Consent: No Consent

General Education Distribution Category Met: None