POL 125 - Comparative Government and Politics

Credit(s) 3.00
Lecture Hours: 3.00
This course is a survey of political institutions across the globe. It includes discussion of the political institutions of countries at different levels of development. Emphasis will be placed on the impact of these differences on a state’s citizens and public policy.

SLOs:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Analyze global governmental structures.
Explain the historical factors contributing to these structures.
Describe the roles of the executive, the legislature, the cabinet, interest groups, political parties, citizen involvement, and the judiciary in specific governments.
Understand social science methods used in analyzing social phenomena in the diversity of human perspectives.