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Delivery mode: Individualized study.
Credits: 3 - Social Science
Prerequisite: None.
Centre: Centre for State and Legal Studies
POLI 307 has a Challenge for Credit option.
POLI 307 presents a broad survey of the major political ideologies of modern times, situated within the context of their historical development. The course first examines the nineteenth-century ideologies of capitalism, liberalism, and democracy followed by anti-liberal and anti-capitalist ideologies—conservatism, anarchism, utopianism, scientific Marxism, and nationalism.
The age of mass twentieth-century ideologies of contemporary liberal democracy, social democracy, Marxist-Leninism, and fascism and national socialism are then examined along with major ideologies and discourses from the Third World.
Finally, the course considers contemporary ideological currents, the search for community, post-materialism, post-modernism, and the new social movements—feminism and environmentalism.
Unit 1: Introduction
Unit 2: Ideologies of Capitalism and Industrialism:
The “Long” Nineteenth Century
Unit 3: The Age of Mass Ideologies:
The “Short” Twentieth Century
Unit 4: Ideological Currents in Our Time
To receive credit for POLI 307, you must complete successfully the following assignments and achieve a course composite grade of at least “D” (50 percent). You must achieve a grade of “D” (50 percent) or better on the final examination. The weighting of the assignments is as follows:
Assignment 1: Oral Quiz | Assignment 2: Mid-Course Exam | Assignment 3: Essay | Final Exam | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
10% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
The course materials include a study guide, a student manual, and a book of readings.