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2020-2021 Academic Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

IS 201 - Introduction to International Studies and Political Science

Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3

This team-taught course introduces students to political science as a discipline and to the different interests of the international studies faculty. It is divided into four sections covering political science, political theory, American politics, comparative politics, and international relations. Readings are taken from the classics in political science. The focus is on key concepts, such as power, state-society relations, institutions; and on the central debates across the discipline and within the sub-fields. Required for IS majors. Must be attempted in the 3rd class year. Open only to IS majors.