CDL COURSE ENTRY FORM


Author: Laura Wait/SUNY
Last modified by: Laura Wait/SUNY
Composed: 03/11/2015 02:37 PM
Curriculum Committee Approval Date: 03/03/2015
Modified: 06/26/2017
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Course Number: (prefix) SOC (number) 263124 ESC 2.0 Course number: POLI-3015 POLI-3015Ancient Political Theory

Name: Ancient Political Theory
Datatel Title: (30char) Ancient Political Theory

Area Coordinator: Nadine Wedderburn Department Code: 10PW Team: Social

Liberal Study? YES Level: UPPER Credits: 4 Prerequisite? NO
General Education Course? YES GenEd Approval Term/Year: September 2015

GenEd Area 1: 5. Western CivilizationFully or Partially: f
GenEd Area 2: Fully or Partially:



Pre-registration Information?
Course will be offered (for online course descriptions, proposed offerings for by term views and web views)
Fall 1		Course will be offered (for final term listings, online registration, online bookordering, web views)
Fall 1
First Term Offered: 2015FA (Required Format: YearTerm - i.e., 2005SP)
Last Term Offered in Print Version:
Title Changes: Per Ed W. remove from catalog since he doesn't have an instructor to teach this course so it's not currently being offered. LWait
AC Changes: Changed from Ed Warzala 10PW TO Nadine Wedderburn 10PW effective fall '17 term. Catalog updated 6/26/17. LWait
Changed from Frank VanderValk to Ed Warzala effective SP1 2017 term. Catalog updated 10/17/16. LWait
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Description: In this course students will learn about the ancient foundations of political theory and political science, with an emphasis on the two giants of ancient political thought: Plato and Aristotle. Students will study some of the most famous and influential ideas in the history of Western thought, including: the Philosopher-King, the allegory of the cave, the idea that "man is a political animal", the Golden Mean, Plato’s Forms, and the nature of justice.

Although there is a text for the course available at the college bookstore, students will likely be able to find free electronic versions of the required readings.

This course fully meets the General Education requirement in Western Civilization.

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Major Course Area
Social Science		Minor Course Area
History and Civilizations, Philosophy and Religious Studies, Political Science and Public Affairs		SLN Disciplines
Social Science
Additional Course Requirements
 Undergrad Certificate Association:


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Meets General Education Requirement

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Archive Course:

genedcode for dpplanner: 5^f~8

genedfull area for dpplanner: Western Civilization