POSC 0101 - Introduction to Political Science

Institution:

Kansas City Kansas Community College

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Description:

3 hours credit Containing a wealth of factual, historical, and theoretical materials, this course is designed to acquaint the students with a variety of political systems and their components. To help the students to fully comprehend the subject matter, the course will adopt a conceptual framework which, tracking the origin and development of different political traditions in the West (i.e., liberal democratic, socialist, and social democratic traditions). 1) Will allow us to categorize the existing political system in terms of these traditions, and02) a "cross-sectional" approachwhich will show the similarities and differences among the political systems grouped within each tradition in terms of ideology, mode of representation, types of government, party system, etc.

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.kckcc.edu

Phone Number:

(913) 334-1100

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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