PS 201 - Comparative Governments

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3

Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None

English Prerequisites: Accuplacer Writing 5 and Accuplacer Reading of 65 or Higher OR Accuplacer Writing 6 or Higher OR Completion of IRW 098 or Higher (C or Higher) OR ACT English 18 or Higher OR SAT Writing 25 or Higher OR Co-Requisite of IRW 099 and EN 101

Math Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None

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: Social Sciences