POLS 100 Introduction to Politics
(3-0-3) This course introduces students to the major issues and features of American government, international relations, comparative government and political theory. By presenting students with an array of problems and controversies specific to the four main subfields of political science, the course aims not only to give students an overview of the discipline by presenting to them some of the most pressing problems, domestic and international. The course also aims to equip students with knowledge that will help them understand American politics as well as international affairs outside the classroom. This course satisfies the Level 2 Knowledge SBS requirement for general education.