POL 288 - Supervised Study Abroad

FDR: SS2
Credits: 4
Planned Offering: Spring 2012 and every third year.

Prerequisites: Instructor consent and other prerequisites as specified in advance. This spring-term course covers a topic of current interest for which foreign travel provides a unique opportunity for significantly greater understanding. Topics and locations change from year to year and is announced each year, well in advance of registration. This course may be repeated with instructor consent and if the topics are different. Offered when interest and expressed and department resources permit.

Topic for Spring 2012:

POL 288: African Politics in Ghana (4). This course introduces students to issues in African politics and society, with a particular emphasis on political economy. We discuss political institutions and social change in contemporary Africa, and historical patterns of economic and political development. We pay particular attention to questions of public action, poverty reduction, and human capability. This focus is complemented by the study of African philosophy and literature. In years when student interest permits, the course may be offered on-site as a Spring Term Abroad in Africa, generally in Ghana or Senegal. Dickovick.