Catalog Description Comparative study of different political systems with an emphasis on the frameworks used to compare them, and the concepts used to analyze and describe politics in different countries. Also includes treatment of case studies. University Studies Requirement this course would satisfy Democratic Institutions 10. This course is designed to give students 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.
The course will help the students understand how the past has affected the present and how it might affect the future. Students are expected to expand their data bases by availing themselves of the vast knowledge made available on the Internet and the printed media. Outcomes Understand the principles upon which democratic governments are based As students study different forms of government, both existing and vanquished, in different parts of the world, they are expected to understand the principles upon which different forms and styles of government are based. Two of the most commonly discussed forms are the Parliamentary and Presidential. These and other forms will become familiar to the students.