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PSC 711 - Seminar in Comparative Politics

(3 units)
Maximum units a student may earn: 9

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. distinguish between approaches to the comparative study of political systems, the ways in which these approaches explain outcomes, and the ways in which these approaches divide the discipline.
2. articulate the strengths and weaknesses of approaches to the comparative study of political systems as they apply to explaining political outcomes.
3. evaluate approaches to the comparative study of political systems on the basis of strengths and weaknesses in explaining political outcomes.
4. apply approaches to the comparative study of political systems to explanations of political outcomes.
5. take part in debates regarding the comparative study of political systems.
6. formulate arguments, establishing and defending positions within debates regarding the comparative study of political systems.
7. question and assess explanations for political outcomes.


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