Political Concepts and Ideologies

Undergraduate Program Status

Course Level: 
Bachelor's
Campus: 
Vienna
Course Open to: 
Students on-site
Academic Year: 
2022-2023
Term: 
Winter
US Credits: 
2
ECTS Credits: 
4
Course Code: 
UGST4007
Course Description: 

Concepts are the building blocks of thoughts, and political concepts are the building blocks of political science. Some of these concepts have, historically been organized in the form of political ideologies. A critical understanding of these concepts is necessary first, to be able to understand complex political theories and phenomena and, also, to address ideological changes over time.

Learning Outcomes: 

At the end of the course students shall be able to grasp key political concepts and be familiar with the main features of dominant political ideologies. Moreover, they should be able to understand the complexity and contestability of these concepts within political ideologies.