EMPIRE AND INDIVIDUAL: FROM ALEXANDER TO CAESAR (PL3117)

A tour through 300 years of Greek and Roman history and shifting multiethnic empires, from the death of Alexander to the death of Cleopatra (30 BCE). We read a lot: overviews of the Hellenistic Age and the Roman Republic as well as original works by Menander, Epicurus, Cleanthes, Callimachus, Theocritus, Aratus, Apollonius Rhodius, Polybius, Plautus, Terence, Ennius, Sallustius, Cicero, Caesar, Lucretius, Catullus, and others.
Code
PL3117
Name
EMPIRE AND INDIVIDUAL: FROM ALEXANDER TO CAESAR
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Equivalencies
EMPIRE AND INDIVIDUAL: FROM ALEXANDER TO CAESAR (CL3117)
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
PL (Philosophy)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
CCI
CAMS ID
4593
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You will acquire a basic overview of the history of the Hellenistic (c. 300-30 BCE) period the Roman Republic (500-30 BCE), including political history, social history, and history of ideas.
You will have a good idea of the literature of that time, having read samples of almost all great authors of that period.
You will improve your reading skills by studying a wide range of complex texts from a different time period.
You will become able to read critically, using basic techniques of historical source criticism and generic analysis.
You will learn to apply methods of philology and new historicism to avoid anachronistic interpretations and become able to recognize the alterity of a different culture.
You will come to understand key ideas of Hellenistic philosophy (Skepticism, Cynicism, Epicureanism, Stoicism) and explore its reception in Rome.
Get used to tackling a difficult philosophical text and to discussing it both as a philosophical argument (structure of argument, meaning of terms, is the argument valid, role in the context of a theory developed by the author, etc.) and a literary work (genre, audience, style and figures of style, text function, etc.).
Term Code Name
Spring 2021 PL3117 EMPIRE AND INDIVIDUAL: FROM ALEXANDER TO CAESAR

PORTFOLIO (PL4075)

Under the supervision of the major advisor, students prepare a portfolio of at least 5 essays from their major courses, along with relevant work in other courses, and identify, evaluate and justify the personal focus of their work in an introductory essay. Examined orally by a panel of faculty.

Code
PL4075
Name
PORTFOLIO
Credits
1
Pre-requisites
College Level=Senior AND Major=Philosophy
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
PL (Philosophy)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
Regular
CAMS ID
4033
Last update with CAMS
Term Code Name
Fall 2020 PL4075 PORTFOLIO
Spring 2021 PL4075 PORTFOLIO

POLITICAL ECON. OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (PO2005)

Offers a comparative introduction to the political systems of developing countries through the study of decolonization, nation-building, political institutions, and economy. Studies problems of political culture, leadership, representation, and the place of developing countries in the world system.

Code
PO2005
Name
POLITICAL ECON. OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Equivalencies
POLITICAL ECON. OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (GS2005)
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
PO (Politics)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
GE110
CAMS ID
2858
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INTRO TO POLIT'L GEOGRAPHY & GEOPOLITICS (PO2012)

This course investigates how political processes shape human geography and, conversely, how assumptions about places underpin world politics. It presents the main theories of political geography, as well as essential concepts and terminology. It points to the historical contingency of political identities and organizations and reveals how major world events as well as spaces are shaped by everyday politics.

Code
PO2012
Name
INTRO TO POLIT'L GEOGRAPHY & GEOPOLITICS
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
PO (Politics)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
GE110
CAMS ID
3025
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This is the course that defines and explores in detail the very concept of “global exploration” and comparing worlds. It will help students through a review of the evolution of the field of political geography, to understand the historical contingency of political identities and organizations.
familiarize themselves with thinkers such as Kjellen, Ratzel, Haushofer, McKinder, Mahan, Spykeman, Yves Lacoste, Gerroid O’Tuathail, Edward Saïd, etc., or such institutions as the Royal Geographic Society, the National Geographic Society and similar NGOs, IGOs or educational and scientific institutions (private or governmental) that have advanced geographic knowledge
look at the globe from a completely different perspective. Examples of how students will “see” the world differently will be their introduction to the concept of “representation” applied to politics, cognitive psychology and philosophy and how adopting an alternative representation of the globe profoundly challenges our preconceived visions of maps, “civilization”, geography and all its related topics (transportation, globalization, geopolitics, etc.) and of our entire learning process.
Acquire and mastering scholarly skills and analytical tools: interdisciplinarity / geography epistemology / basic notions in cartograph

COMPARATIVE POLITICS (PO2015)

This course introduces students to the comparative study of politics, focusing on political behavior and the structures and practices that political systems have in common and those that distinguish them. We study different forms of democratic and authoritarian rule, state-society relationships, and key issues of political economy like development and welfare states. While the emphasis is on domestic features, we also analyze the impacts of globalization on national politics.

Code
PO2015
Name
COMPARATIVE POLITICS
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
PO (Politics)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
Regular
CAMS ID
3027
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Students should be able to analyse current affairs from three levels of analysis (structural, political and governmental).
They should be able to define key concepts of comparative politics and should be familiar with contemporary theories of the discipline.
They should be able to compare political institutions, norms and cultures across and within regions of the world, and should be in a position to reasonably evaluate them.
Term Code Name
Fall 2020 PO2015 COMPARATIVE POLITICS
Spring 2021 PO2015 COMPARATIVE POLITICS

WORLD POLITICS (PO2031)

This course analyses the basic setting, structure and dynamics of world politics with emphasis on current global problems, practices and processes. In doing so, it introduces the major theoretical approaches to international politics, and uses theory as a methodological tool for analyzing sources of change and causes of conflict and/or cooperation in the global arena.

Code
PO2031
Name
WORLD POLITICS
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
PO (Politics)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
Regular
CAMS ID
3028
Last update with CAMS
To improve the understanding of world politics.
To explore the origins and causes of cooperation and conflict.
To acquire a better understanding of the foreign policy decision-making process and
the factors which shape foreign policy.
To trace the evolution of world politics.
To improve skills of historical and political analysis.
To improve written communication skills. Lucid, well-structured written work.
To develop research skills.
Clear analytical thinking as demonstrated by contributions to in-class discussions
and argumentation developed in written work and presentations.
Succinct, well-organized oral expression
Creativity in developing own/original views
Term Code Name
Fall 2020 PO2031A WORLD POLITICS
Spring 2021 PO2031 WORLD POLITICS
Fall 2021 PO2031A WORLD POLITICS
Fall 2021 PO2031B WORLD POLITICS

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (PO2032)

Studies the origins, politics, structures, and impact of international organizations with a focus on the United Nations group, specialized agencies, regional organizations, and international administration. Discusses the UN role in peacekeeping, decolonization, refugees, social and health problems, trade and monetary policy, development, technology transfer, and UN reform as well as new developments since the end of the Cold War.

Code
PO2032
Name
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
PO (Politics)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
Regular
CAMS ID
4252
Last update with CAMS
To increase the student's understanding of international institutions in the context of globalization and global governance
To improve skills of political and historical analysis. This will include the interpretation of primary and secondary sources.
To improve written communication skills. Lucid, well-structured written work.
Clear analytical thinking as demonstrated by contributions to in-class discussions and argumentation developed in written work.
Succinct, well-organized oral expression.
Creativity in developing own/original views.

POLITICAL ANALYSIS (PO2050)

This course examines the nature of knowledge claims in political science: how we know what we know and how certain we are. Research schools, the nature of description and explanation in political science, and basis issues of quantitative analysis will form the core elements of this course, while substantive themes may vary each year.
Code
PO2050
Name
POLITICAL ANALYSIS
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
PO (Politics)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
Regular
CAMS ID
3029
Last update with CAMS
Students will comprehend the basic building blocks of political science research (research design, the measurement of variables, sampling, data processing, and data analysis).
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the major types of social research methods (experimentation, survey research, content analysis, and field research).
Students will prepare a research proposal, using scientific citation style.
Term Code Name
Spring 2021 PO2050 POLITICAL ANALYSIS
Fall 2021 PO2050 POLITICAL ANALYSIS