Mar 11, 2026 · Historical comment
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POLI1091 · Political Science
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
This course is open to majors and non-majors. This course is class restricted to freshmen and sophomores.. This course provides an overview of the political science subfield of Comparative Politics. Comparative Politics is the study of domestic politics among the 200 plus countries around the world. The class introduces students to three features of Comparative Politics: (1) comparative research design and the comparative method; (2) major theoretical themes in comparative politics; and. (3) sampling of case studies comparing politics in selected countries of the world.
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4.7 / 5
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Challenge
4.6 / 5
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Attendance
4.4 / 5
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Assignments
4.4 / 5
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Weekly effort
~4.5
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Mar 11, 2026 · Historical comment
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Spring 2025
1 sectionFall 2024
1 sectionFall 2023
1 sectionFall 2022
1 sectionFall 2021
1 sectionSpring 2021
3 sectionsFall 2020
1 sectionSpring 2020
1 section