Textbooks Assignments Bibliography Discussion Results 1. This course meets both the social science requirements of the General Education program, as well as the major and minor requirements for the Department of Political Science majors. It also meets the requirements of Democratic Institutions under the University Studies Program . This course is designed to give the student an appreciation of the prevailing political systems and values in different parts of the world. In so doing, the course takes a regional approach to the study of politics.
True understanding starts with comparison.
One compares the present situation with past experiences. Different regions of the world have had different and, sometimes, similar experiences in their histories. This course will attempt to understand how the past has affected the present and will attempt to draw conclusions about future directions. However, students who are interested in more depth of knowledge are expected to expand their database by acquiring information that was not presented in class. Extensive use of the library, the news stand, and the professor's time should help in attainting this objective.