2023-2024 Course Catalog

POLS 1135 Introduction to Political Ideas

Explores political ideas, ideologies, and movements by considering popular culture (including novels, movies, music, and articles), "classics", and primary sources.   Topics may include enduring and current controversies concerning justice, power, violence, authority, freedom, government, the state, democracy, capitalism, economic prosperity, security, equality, inequality, corruption, terror, nationalism, and "the good life" in a political community.

Credits

3 cr

Offered

Spring

MnTC Goals

5, 9