POLS 250 Political Theory: Foundations
An introduction to political theory. Students will learn how to interpret, and critically assess, a wide range of historical political thinkers and political concepts. Topics may vary year to year, but typically include Plato's critique of democracy, debates about human nature (between statists like Thomas Hobbes and anarchists like Emma Goldman), civil disobedience (MLK, Jr.), authority, colonialism, private property and arguments for the social contract tradition as well as criticisms against the social contract tradition from feminism, critical race theory and Indigenous rights.
LEARNING HOURS 120 (24L;12T;84P).
Concurrent Education Degree Requirements
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...0, POLS 110 /6.0, POLS 243 /3.0, POLS 250 /3.0, POLS 264...
Academic Programs
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...PACT; PHED; PHIL; POLS (except POLS 285 ); PORT...COMP; CRSS; DDHT; ECON 250 ; ENSC 201 ; ENSC...
Computer Science – Specialization (Computing) – Bachelor of Computing (Honours)
...4 Except POLS 285 (formerly POLS 385). 5...ASC_Humanities_Languages_Social_Sciences 1 Except ECON 250 . 2 Except those...
Software Design – Specialization (Computing) – Bachelor of Computing (Honours)
...4 Except POLS 285 (formerly POLS 385). 5...ASC_Humanities_Languages_Social_Sciences 1 Except ECON 250 . 2 Except those...