Current active course description (last updated 2019/20)
Political Ideologies
PO112S
Current active course description (last updated 2019/20)

Political Ideologies

PO112S
The main course topics are related to political theories such as; liberalism, conservatism, communism, socialism, social democracy, nazism, fascism, feminism, populism, and Islamism. 
Admission on the basis of general study competence or prior learning in accordance with current rules.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the most important political ideologies
  • Understand the basic principles of elitism
  • To compare and analyze the similarities and differences between different political ideologies
  • Understand the differences between democratic and authoritarian political ideologies
No costs except semester registration fee and syllabus literature.
Compulsory for Bachelor in International Relations and On-year-program in International Relations. For students on other programmes, the course is elective.
Lectures and seminars led by the teacher. 
The study programme is evaluated annually by students by way of course evaluation studies (mid-term evaluation and final evaluation). These evaluations are included in the university's quality assurance system.

Due to the Covid-19 epedemic, a number of assessments and exams at Nord University has been changed.

Changes are made in accordance with the Temporary Regulations on Supplements to Regulation 31/01/2019 no. 63: Concerning Studies and Examinations at Nord University - Extraordinary Measures as a Result of the Coronavirus Epidemic- according to §2 of the Corona Epidemic, Assessment Methods, Sections 1-3

To accommodate this, the form of assessment will be changed from Written school examination to Take – home examination on this course in the spring of 2020.

A five-hour written examination with regular Norwegian grading system (A-F).

Pen, ruler, pc and up to 2 bilingual dictionaries.

Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:

PO112LS - Political Ideologies - 10 credits

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Course language
Norwegian
Credits
10
Study location
Bodø
Responsible faculty
Faculty of Social Sciences
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