APU - Course Details

Course Details

Course Code: SOCI311 Course ID: 3697 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Undergraduate

Political Sociology examines the broad social bases of politics and identifies how politics and actions by government can influence the fate of nations and their citizens. These influences include, but are not limited to, power and authority, economic policy, equality, forms of political rule, access to the political process, and the roles of political parties.

Course Schedule

Registration Dates	Course Dates	Start Month	Session	Weeks
03/29/2022 - 09/02/2022	09/05/2022 - 10/30/2022	September	Summer 2022 Session D	8 Week session
05/21/2022 - 11/04/2022	11/07/2022 - 01/01/2023	November	Fall 2022 Session I	8 Week session
07/25/2022 - 12/30/2022	01/02/2023 - 02/26/2023	January	Winter 2023 Session B	8 Week session

Current Syllabi

Course Objectives

By the end of this course students will be able to:

CO1: Explain selected theories of political sociology

CO2: Differentiate among the different components of civil society

CO3: Explain the sources of power and effects of organized interests

CO4: Describe processes of political action

CO5: Describe the ways, in which state manifests itself

CO6: Interpret state policies

CO7: Demonstrate how gender and race matter in politics and society

CO8: Compare different conceptions of globalization

Evaluation

Forums:

Participation in classroom dialogue on threaded Discussions is required some weeks of class. Initial Discussion posts are due Thursdays, peer responses are due Sundays. Instructions and specific grading rubrics are found under the Discussions tab in our classroom.

Assignments
This course includes Assignments. Instructions and specific grading rubrics are found under the Assignments tab in our classroom.

Extra Credit:

Extra credit is not offered in this course.

Course Materials