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Political Science (POLI) 307

Political Ideologies (Revision 3)

PSYC 469

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Delivery Mode:Individualized study online.

Credits:3

Area of Study:Social Science

Prerequisite:None.

Centre:Centre for State and Legal Studies

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Overview

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.

Outline

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

Evaluation

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.

Course Materials

All other materials will be available to students online.

Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.

Opened in Revision 3, August 12, 2009.

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Last updated by G. Zahara  06/25/2015 11:09:52