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POL 4991 is also offered in Spring 2022
POL 4991 is also offered in Fall 2021
Spring 2023 | POL 4991 Section 001: Political Science Capstone (54260)
- Instructor(s)
- Athithi Janakiraman (TA)Minyoung Kim (TA)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Political Science senior
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023Tue 01:00PM - 02:15PMUMTC, West BankAnderson Hall 210
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (72 of 90 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- The Political Science Capstone is a required course that provides students with a unique opportunity to reflect on, articulate, share, and build on their individual experiences in the major. It invites students to reflect on what they have learned as political science majors; to demonstrate their knowledge through the preparation of a portfolio of materials; and to think about how the knowledge, skills, and insights of acquired in their major experience can be used and applied outside of the University. Students double majoring in Political Science and another discipline may choose to take this course or complete the capstone in their other major. Political Science majors who are writing an Honors thesis are exempt from this capstone requirement, as the department will recognize the senior thesis as the capstone experience.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?hilbink+POL4991+Spring2023
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/54260/1233
Spring 2023 | POL 4991 Section 002: Political Science Capstone (54616)
- Instructor(s)
- Athithi Janakiraman (TA)Minyoung Kim (TA)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 415
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Closed (36 of 35 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- The Political Science Capstone is a required course that provides students with a unique opportunity to reflect on, articulate, share, and build on their individual experiences in the major. It invites students to reflect on what they have learned as political science majors; to demonstrate their knowledge through the preparation of a portfolio of materials; and to think about how the knowledge, skills, and insights of acquired in their major experience can be used and applied outside of the University. Students double majoring in Political Science and another discipline may choose to take this course or complete the capstone in their other major. Political Science majors who are writing an Honors thesis are exempt from this capstone requirement, as the department will recognize the senior thesis as the capstone experience.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/54616/1233
Spring 2023 | POL 4991 Section 003: Political Science Capstone (54615)
- Instructor(s)
- Athithi Janakiraman (TA)Minyoung Kim (TA)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 240
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Closed (36 of 35 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- The Political Science Capstone is a required course that provides students with a unique opportunity to reflect on, articulate, share, and build on their individual experiences in the major. It invites students to reflect on what they have learned as political science majors; to demonstrate their knowledge through the preparation of a portfolio of materials; and to think about how the knowledge, skills, and insights of acquired in their major experience can be used and applied outside of the University. Students double majoring in Political Science and another discipline may choose to take this course or complete the capstone in their other major. Political Science majors who are writing an Honors thesis are exempt from this capstone requirement, as the department will recognize the senior thesis as the capstone experience.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/54615/1233
Spring 2023 | POL 4991 Section 005: Political Science Capstone (55080)
- Instructor(s)
- Drew Hogan (TA)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Political Science senior
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023Mon 04:00PM - 05:15PMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 255
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (44 of 46 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- The Political Science Capstone is a required course that provides students with a unique opportunity to reflect on, articulate, share, and build on their individual experiences in the major. It invites students to reflect on what they have learned as political science majors; to demonstrate their knowledge through the preparation of a portfolio of materials; and to think about how the knowledge, skills, and insights of acquired in their major experience can be used and applied outside of the University. Students double majoring in Political Science and another discipline may choose to take this course or complete the capstone in their other major. Political Science majors who are writing an Honors thesis are exempt from this capstone requirement, as the department will recognize the senior thesis as the capstone experience.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?sarbahi+POL4991+Spring2023
- Class Description:
- This is a required course for completion of the Political Science major. The purpose of this capstone course is to provide a common, meaningful, and practical culminating experience for soon-to-be graduating seniors in Political Science. In this course, students will reflect on, articulate, share, and build upon their highly-individualized experiences in the major so that they finish the major with a more complete and synthetic understanding of what they have learned, what their undergraduate work prepares them for, and what questions, old or new, they can and should keep asking, reformulating, and seeking answers for after graduation. In addition, the course is designed to reinforce the fundamental skills associated with evidence-based reasoning and argumentation. These include the location, evaluation, and presentation of different sources of evidence as well as employment of different forms of analysis.The course is organized around the theme of ‘Democracy under Threat'. This theme stems from the widespread consensus among scholars and observers of democracy that democracy is on the decline around the world. The most recent Freedom House report documents the 14th successive year of decline in global freedom. The most notable aspect of the current phase of democratic decline is that it is affecting the more advanced and established democracies of the world including those in the West. Over the course of this semester, we will be addressing some of the major challenges confronting democracy across the world and will accord special attention to recent developments in the United States. We will approach these challenges from a comparative perspective engaging evidence, accounts, and arguments from across the world.The delivery modality for POL 4991 005 and the related sections 006, 007, and 008 is online, synchronous.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- All graduating seniors majoring in Political Science.
- Learning Objectives:
- This course will provide you with an opportunity to: a) reflect on what you have learned as a Political Science major; b) demonstrate your knowledge through the preparation of a portfolio of materials; and, c) think about how the knowledge, skills, and insights acquired in your major experience can be used and applied outside of the university. The main goal of the course is to guide you through the process of preparing your capstone portfolio by providing structure, feedback, and encouragement. Along the way, we will emphasize the relationship between political science perspectives, critical thinking, effective communication, and meaningful civic engagement.
- Exam Format:
- No exams.
- Class Format:
- We will meet twice every week - on Tuesdays for lectures and Thursdays for discussion sections. The class time during lectures will be apportioned between lectures (50 percent), multimedia presentations (35 percent) and discussions, both individual and group based (15 percent).
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/55080/1233
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 9 November 2021
Spring 2023 | POL 4991 Section 006: Political Science Capstone (55081)
- Instructor(s)
- Drew Hogan (TA)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023Wed 04:00PM - 05:15PMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 255
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 005
- Enrollment Status:
- Closed (35 of 35 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- The Political Science Capstone is a required course that provides students with a unique opportunity to reflect on, articulate, share, and build on their individual experiences in the major. It invites students to reflect on what they have learned as political science majors; to demonstrate their knowledge through the preparation of a portfolio of materials; and to think about how the knowledge, skills, and insights of acquired in their major experience can be used and applied outside of the University. Students double majoring in Political Science and another discipline may choose to take this course or complete the capstone in their other major. Political Science majors who are writing an Honors thesis are exempt from this capstone requirement, as the department will recognize the senior thesis as the capstone experience.
- Class Description:
- This is a required course for completion of the Political Science major. The purpose of this capstone course is to provide a common, meaningful, and practical culminating experience for soon-to-be graduating seniors in Political Science. In this course, students will reflect on, articulate, share, and build upon their highly-individualized experiences in the major so that they finish the major with a more complete and synthetic understanding of what they have learned, what their undergraduate work prepares them for, and what questions, old or new, they can and should keep asking, reformulating, and seeking answers for after graduation. In addition, the course is designed to reinforce the fundamental skills associated with evidence-based reasoning and argumentation. These include the location, evaluation, and presentation of different sources of evidence as well as employment of different forms of analysis.The course is organized around the theme of ‘Democracy under Threat'. This theme stems from the widespread consensus among scholars and observers of democracy that democracy is on the decline around the world. The most recent Freedom House report documents the 14th successive year of decline in global freedom. The most notable aspect of the current phase of democratic decline is that it is affecting the more advanced and established democracies of the world including those in the West. Over the course of this semester, we will be addressing some of the major challenges confronting democracy across the world and will accord special attention to recent developments in the United States. We will approach these challenges from a comparative perspective engaging evidence, accounts, and arguments from across the world.The delivery modality for POL 4991 005 and the related sections 006, 007, and 008 is online, synchronous.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- All graduating seniors majoring in Political Science.
- Learning Objectives:
- This course will provide you with an opportunity to: a) reflect on what you have learned as a Political Science major; b) demonstrate your knowledge through the preparation of a portfolio of materials; and, c) think about how the knowledge, skills, and insights acquired in your major experience can be used and applied outside of the university. The main goal of the course is to guide you through the process of preparing your capstone portfolio by providing structure, feedback, and encouragement. Along the way, we will emphasize the relationship between political science perspectives, critical thinking, effective communication, and meaningful civic engagement.
- Exam Format:
- No exams.
- Class Format:
- We will meet twice every week - on Tuesdays for lectures and Thursdays for discussion sections. The class time during lectures will be apportioned between lectures (50 percent), multimedia presentations (35 percent) and discussions, both individual and group based (15 percent).
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/55081/1233
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 9 November 2021
Spring 2023 | POL 4991 Section 007: Political Science Capstone (55082)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023Wed 04:00PM - 05:15PMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 140
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 005
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (9 of 10 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- The Political Science Capstone is a required course that provides students with a unique opportunity to reflect on, articulate, share, and build on their individual experiences in the major. It invites students to reflect on what they have learned as political science majors; to demonstrate their knowledge through the preparation of a portfolio of materials; and to think about how the knowledge, skills, and insights of acquired in their major experience can be used and applied outside of the University. Students double majoring in Political Science and another discipline may choose to take this course or complete the capstone in their other major. Political Science majors who are writing an Honors thesis are exempt from this capstone requirement, as the department will recognize the senior thesis as the capstone experience.
- Class Description:
- This is a required course for completion of the Political Science major. The purpose of this capstone course is to provide a common, meaningful, and practical culminating experience for soon-to-be graduating seniors in Political Science. In this course, students will reflect on, articulate, share, and build upon their highly-individualized experiences in the major so that they finish the major with a more complete and synthetic understanding of what they have learned, what their undergraduate work prepares them for, and what questions, old or new, they can and should keep asking, reformulating, and seeking answers for after graduation. In addition, the course is designed to reinforce the fundamental skills associated with evidence-based reasoning and argumentation. These include the location, evaluation, and presentation of different sources of evidence as well as employment of different forms of analysis.The course is organized around the theme of ‘Democracy under Threat'. This theme stems from the widespread consensus among scholars and observers of democracy that democracy is on the decline around the world. The most recent Freedom House report documents the 14th successive year of decline in global freedom. The most notable aspect of the current phase of democratic decline is that it is affecting the more advanced and established democracies of the world including those in the West. Over the course of this semester, we will be addressing some of the major challenges confronting democracy across the world and will accord special attention to recent developments in the United States. We will approach these challenges from a comparative perspective engaging evidence, accounts, and arguments from across the world.The delivery modality for POL 4991 005 and the related sections 006, 007, and 008 is online, synchronous.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- All graduating seniors majoring in Political Science.
- Learning Objectives:
- This course will provide you with an opportunity to: a) reflect on what you have learned as a Political Science major; b) demonstrate your knowledge through the preparation of a portfolio of materials; and, c) think about how the knowledge, skills, and insights acquired in your major experience can be used and applied outside of the university. The main goal of the course is to guide you through the process of preparing your capstone portfolio by providing structure, feedback, and encouragement. Along the way, we will emphasize the relationship between political science perspectives, critical thinking, effective communication, and meaningful civic engagement.
- Exam Format:
- No exams.
- Class Format:
- We will meet twice every week - on Tuesdays for lectures and Thursdays for discussion sections. The class time during lectures will be apportioned between lectures (50 percent), multimedia presentations (35 percent) and discussions, both individual and group based (15 percent).
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/55082/1233
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 9 November 2021
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