SemesterFall Semester, 2023
DepartmentProgram(undergraduate level)
Course NameIntroduction to Political Science
InstructorLEV NACHMAN
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
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Week Topic Content and Reading Assignment Teaching Activities and Homework

1

Introduction

TBD

None

2

A Science of Politics?

TBD

Attendance Quiz / In Class Lecture / Group Discussion

3

States and Regimes

TBD

Attendance Quiz / In Class Lecture / Group Discussion

4

Nations and Societies

TBD

Attendance Quiz / In Class Lecture / Group Discussion

5

NO CLASS

 

 

6

Democracy

TBD

Attendance Quiz / In Class Lecture / Group Discussion

7

Autocracy

TBD

Attendance Quiz / In Class Lecture / Group Discussion

8

Midterm Review

No readings

No Quiz – Review



9

Midterm

No readings



No Quiz – Exam



10

International Relations – Global History

TBD

Attendance Quiz / In Class Lecture / Group Discussion

11

Realism and the Use of Force

TBD

Attendance Quiz / In Class Lecture / Group Discussion

12

Liberalism and Institutions

TBD

Attendance Quiz / In Class Lecture / Group Discussion

13

Constructivism, Feminism, and Race

TBD

Attendance Quiz / In Class Lecture / Group Discussion

14

International Political Economy

TBD

Attendance Quiz / In Class Lecture / Group Discussion

15

Group Presentations #1

No readings

Presentations – No Quiz

16

Group Presentations #2

No readings



Presentations – No Quiz



17

NO CLASS

 

 

18

Final Exam

Exam

Exam

Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

TBD


Requirement/Grading

There are four key grades in class:



Midterm: 30%



Final: 30%



Participation: 20%



Presentations: 20%



The midterm exam will cover our study of comparative politics and the final exam our study of international relations. The final exam is not cumulative, meaning that you will only be tested on the second half of the semester.



Participation is measured by student participation in in-class discussion along with weekly quizzes. Quizzes are short, multiple choice weekly check-ins to make sure students are doing the reading.



Presentations will be delivered in the last two weeks of class. Instructions will come later in the semester.


Textbook & Reference

TBD


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