Political Science

Code:

1OP03

Acronym:

CPol

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Social Science

Instance: 2021/2022 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Secção Autónoma de Ciências Sociais
Institution Responsible:	Faculty of Economics

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LECO	35	Bologna Syllabus since 2012	3	-	3	42	81
LGES	16	Bologna Syllabus since 2012	3	-	3	42	81

Teaching language

Portuguese
Obs.: Português

Objectives

This course has two goals. The first is to inform the students about the key concepts of Political Science. The second is to explore the links between Political Science and Economics, as developed by major economists 

Learning outcomes and competences

Developing analyctical and interpretation skills of the political thought and practices through the interdisciplinary approach of Political Science: power relations and systems, from the national scale to the global scale, from society to the State, from informal to business organisations.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1 - The concepts

1.1 Political Science as a discipline
1.2 State
1.3 Ideology and Legitimacy
1.4 Democracy (and Totalitarianism)
1.5 Regimes e Governments
1.6 Constitution
1.7 The World Order

2 - Political Science and Economics

Mandatory literature

Andrew Heywood; Politics, Palgrave Mcmillan, 2013 (4th edition)

Teaching methods and learning activities

This course involves lectures, classrooom activities and oral presentations by the students     

keywords

Social sciences
Social sciences > Political sciences > Policy studies
Social sciences > Political sciences > Governance
Social sciences > Economics > Political economy

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	60,00
Teste	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	39,00
Frequência das aulas	42,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

Grading involves an oral presentation (60%) and a test (40%)

Calculation formula of final grade

The grade is the sum of an research project and its presentation in the class (60%) and a test (40%)

Classification improvement

Only via final exam.