Course Code & Number
PSIR 352
Course Title
History of Political Thought II
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits
(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 6 ECTS Credits
Type of Course:
Compulsory
Mode of Delivery:
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction:
English
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::
Pre-requisites: PSIR 351
Co-requisites: NONE
Catalog Description
Modern political thought from Renaissance to the Age of Enlightenment. Political ideas of Niccolo Machiavelli, Jean Bodin, Hobbes, Locke, David Hume, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Burke, Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, Hegel, and Karl Marx.
Course Objectives
This course aims to provide the students with basic knowledge on modern political thought starting from Renaissance to the Age of Enlightenment with reference to the ideas of major philosophers, periods and modes of thought.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon succesful completion of this course, a student will be able to
1. Demonstrate knowledge on the mainstream political thinkers that shaped our modern world.
2. Establish links between different ages or periods of history by mastering the development of the line of political thought in history.
3. Develop an extra-quantitative reasoning in raising and analyzing complex political problems.
4. Gain an important insight about the relationship between political thought and historical events.
5. Develop complex argumentation skills in speech and writing.
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:
Telling/Explaining
Discussion/Debate
Questioning
Reading
Oral Presentations/Reports
Guest Speakers
Web Searching
Assessment Methods and Criteria:
Test / Exam
Quiz
Case Studies / Homework
Presentation (Oral/Poster)
Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:
Recommended Reading
1. William Ebenstein and Alan Ebenstein, Great Political Thinkers (Harcourt College Publishers, 2000),
2. Samuel Enoch Stumpf and James Fieser, Socrates to Sartre and Beyond. A History of Philosophy (Mc Gra
Required Reading
1. Iain Hampsher-Monk, A History of Modern Political Thought. Major Political Thinkers from Hobbes to M
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:
Student Workload:
| Workload | Hrs |
|---|
| Case Study Analysis | 16 |
Course & Program Learning Outcome Matching:
