Politics, International Relations, and Political Philosophy
Students will become familiar with the main themes and major authors of modern political philosophy.
Sacred Texts and Doctrine
Possess a command of sacred texts and doctrines gained by completing the University's religion course requirements.
Be spiritually strengthened
Possess a command of sacred texts and doctrines
Politics, International Relations, and Political Philosophy
Students will understand both the power and limitations of the intellectual and spiritual traditions that constitute the modern half of our Western heritage.
Politics, International Relations, and Political Philosophy
Students will recognize and intelligently employ a wide array of sophisticated philosophical and political terms
Faith and Political Analysis
Be able to articulate principles of faith in political analysis.
Critical Thinking and Analysis
Students will understand the main ideas of each author considered, and be able to compare and contrast the various authors
Politics, International Relations, and Political Philosophy
Demonstrate a familiarity with each of the four major subfields of political science: American politics, comparative politics, international relations, and political philosophy.
Politics, International Relations, and Political Philosophy
Students will recall the basic intellectual/cultural milieu and chronological sequence of each author
Political Process, Theory, and Thought
Possess a factual and theoretical knowledge of countries, political processes, political theories, and political thought.
Critical Thinking and Analysis
Students will be able to summarize and independently critique important political-philosophical arguments, and write about them in a clear and convincing fashion
Effective Research and Analysis
Use appropriate methods of analysis and research, including qualitative and quantitative methods, historical comparison, and textual interpretation to answer political questions.
Effective Oral Communication
Communicate effectively by presenting ideas in a high quality oral presentation.
Critical Thinking and Analysis
Students will become critically aware of how now conventional assumptions derived from modern philosophers limit much current thought and challenge revealed truth.
Critical Thinking and Analysis
Students will see the practical consequences of abstract philosophical ideas
Critical Thinking and Analysis
Think critically, analytically, and synthetically.
Faith and Political Analysis
Students will think more deeply, coherently and originally about their own moral and political commitments
