PSIR 214

Course ID:

Course Code & Number

PSIR 214

Course Title

Political Currents

Level

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits

(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 6 ECTS Credits

Year of Study:

Sophomore

Semester:

Spring

Type of Course:

Compulsory

Mode of Delivery:

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction:

English

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite:

Catalog Description

Study of political currents and related movements. Nationalism, conservatism, liberalism, Marxism, social democracy, anarchism, feminism, environmentalism.

Course Objectives

The main objective of this course is to analyze various political currents and related movements in the last two centuries. The course provides a broad overview of ideologies with a view to each current’s historical advent as well as its particular influence to our present-day political world.

Software Usage

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon succesful completion of this course, a student will be able to
1. Identify the structure, arguments and basic characteristics of political ideologies.
2. Identify the historical dynamics and political contexts underlying the emergence of ideologies. 
3. Recall the relation between political ideas and political movements.
4. Articulate critical stances in relation to different ideological positions.
5. Construct well-structured and logically coherent political arguments. 
6. Evaluate political arguments and ideas. 
7. Communicate effectively in writing and speech. 

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:

Telling/Explaining Discussion/Debate Questioning Reading Demonstrating Oral Presentations/Reports Web Searching

Assessment Methods and Criteria:

Test / Exam Quiz Case Studies / Homework Presentation (Oral/Poster)

Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:

Design Content

Recommended Reading

1. Lyman Tower Sargeant, Contemporary Political Ideologies (Wadsworth Publishing, 2008). 2. Barbara Goodwin, Using Political Ideas (John Wiley and Sons, 2007).

Required Reading

1. Leon P. Baradat, Political Ideologies (Longman, 2011).

Grading

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:

Course Coordinator:

Student Workload:

Workload	Hrs
Case Study Analysis	16

Course & Program Learning Outcome Matching: