Jul 07, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

POLS 4760 - American Political Thought


Origin and development of political ideas in the U.S. experience.

Requisites: 9 Hours in POLS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Identify central concepts in American political thought.
  • Read and critically analyze primary documents in American political thought.
  • Recognize the cultural contexts of political ideas.
  • Trace the consistency and development of political ideas over time.
  • Verbally explain, discuss, and critically analyze the reliance on central concepts in American political thought.


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