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Academic Foundations 003
African American and African Studies 014
American Studies 050
Ancient and Medieval Civilizations 060
Anthropology 070
Arabic 074
Art, Design, and Art History (080, 081, 082, 083, 085)
Asian Studies 098
Biological Sciences 120
Chemistry 160
Chinese 165
Clinical Laboratory Sciences 191
Computer Science 198
Earth and Environmental Sciences (Geology 460)
Economics 220
English (350 and 352)
English: Composition and Writing 355
Environmental Sciences 375
Film Studies 380
French 420
Geoscience Engineering 465
Global Politics 487
Health Information Management 504
Health Sciences: Aging 499J
Health Sciences: Health Advocacy 499K
History (History 510, American 512)
Honors 525
Honors Living-Learning Community 526
Information Systems 548
International Affairs 551
Italian 560
Japanese 565
Journalism and Media Studies 086
Latin 580
Latin American Studies 590
Legal Studies 603
Linguistics 615
Mathematics 640
Medical Imaging Sciences 658
Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies 686
Music 087
Neuroscience 112
Peace and Conflict Studies 735
Philosophy 730
Physics 750
Political Science 790
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Minor in Global Politics
Minor in International Affairs
Bachelor's/Master's Dual-Degree Program
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Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies 812
Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Psychology 819
Psychology 830
Religious Studies 840
Russian 860
Social Work 910
Sociology 920
Spanish 940
Theater 088
Urban Education 300
Video Production 089
Women's and Gender Studies 988
Writing 989
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Consortium with New Jersey Institute of Technology
Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate-Newark
School of Criminal Justice
School of Public Affairs and Administration
Academic Foundations Center
Honors College
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Camden Newark New Brunswick/Piscataway
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  Newark Undergraduate Catalog 2016–2018 Liberal Arts Colleges Academic Programs and Courses Political Science 790 Learning Goals  

Learning Goals


General Learning Goals
 
Political science is an expansive discipline that includes American government; international relations/global affairs; comparative politics; classical and modern political theory; public law; urban studies; and race, ethnicity, and gender studies.
 
Students majoring in political science will acquire a background in its fundamental principles and core literature. They will also acquire a political imagination--a conceptual lens through which to view and analyze governmental institutions, policy choices, political identities, and social movements, and competing political and philosophical values.
 
Among the core issues political science majors should understand are the following: the interactions between institutions and individuals and between different countries and regions of the world; the manner in which regimes influence citizens; the national and international roles played by key individuals and large political and natural forces; the impact of globalization on a state's institutions, culture, and economic well-being; the influence of nationalism, feminism, liberalism, radicalism, and religion; and the tension between liberty and equality, liberty and order, change and continuity.

Particular Learning Goals
 
Students majoring in political science at Rutgers University–Newark are expected to acquire the following skills:
  1. The ability to read texts and engage in research: to develop an intimate familiarity with major works in the discipline, to understand primary sources, and to gather and analyze data using qualitative and quantitative methods.
  2. The ability to think conceptually and theoretically: to develop the ability to define concepts clearly and to formulate effective hypotheses, arguments, and theories.
  3. The capacity to think critically: to investigate the source of information; seek arguments for and against its reliability; determine the extent to which an argument is logical, internally consistent, and supported by evidence; and detect the historical, cultural, or personal biases that might influence an argument, including their own.
  4. The ability to write clearly, effectively, and persuasively.
 
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