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PSCI-3015: Political Theory

Description: Analysis of the fundamental ideas in the history of political theory. 3015: The thought and ethical implications of philosophers from the ancient Greeks to early modern times. Analysis of writings from Plato through medieval theorists to those of the Seventeenth Century. 3016: The thought and ethical implications of philosophers from the late Seventeenth Century to the present. Analysis of key concepts in the thought of theorists from the early modern period until the present.

Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: PSCI-2014

Required By: PSCI-3764, PSCI-4724

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: PHIL-3015

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 47

Average GPA: 3.15 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 32.04%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.01%

Bettina Koch202339.8%37.9%13.3%4.4%3.5%1.0%3.0730
Luke P Plotica201346.6%38.9%11.9%1.4%0.0%1.2%3.253
Dylan E Wittkower200648.3%31.0%10.3%3.4%6.9%0.0%3.101
James C Klagge200515.2%57.6%24.2%3.0%0.0%0.0%2.811
Alexander T Stubberfield202192.6%6.0%1.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.882
Shaun D Respess202457.9%21.0%8.0%5.3%0.0%7.9%3.441
Jeremy W Hunsinger200947.8%26.1%15.3%6.3%4.5%0.0%2.982
Amy L Shuster201250.0%50.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.411
Robert E Kirsch201356.5%32.0%11.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.442
Staff Suzanne200642.9%37.9%14.6%0.0%4.6%0.0%3.162
Alfonso R Vergaray201319.0%57.1%14.3%0.0%4.8%4.8%2.981
Jesse M Paul201681.8%18.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.741

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