POLS 160 - Political Philosophy and Ideology

3 Credits.

Investigates the major ideologies and philosophies of the modern world such as nationalism, fascism, socialism, classical liberalism, conservatism, Marxism-Leninism, and neo-conservatism along with the newer ideologies of the extreme left and right. The character of American political ideologies will be analyzed and compared. Students integrate contemporary work in political philosophy and examine political thought and contributions from the Greeks and English and how philosophy relates to ideology. Courses offered less than once a year.

Corequisite(s): RDNG 52 or ESOL 54 and ENGL 52 or ESOL 52.