INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE (2 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: Describe the basic understanding on politics; Interpret the relation between politics and communication; Analyze various political phenomenon in communication context.

Topics:

1. Introduction;
2. Political Ideas and Ideology;
3. Nation and State;
4. Government, System and Regime;
5. Party and Elections;
6. Political Culture and the Media;
7. Group, Interest and Movement;
8. Constitution and Law;
9. Public Policy and Bureaucracy;
10. Public Sphere;
11. Multilevel Politics;
12. Security;
13. Global Governance and The Crisis in Politics.