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POLSC 397 - Playing Games with Politics


Prerequisites: Junior Standing and POLSC 100, POLSC 110, or POLSC 120; or consent of instructor
Requirement Fulfillment: Major, Minor, Core Concentration
Delivery: Lecture
Games are inherently political. This course is centered around game play with the goal of analyzing, criticizing, and discussing intricate ideas as they relate to a wide variety of socio-political and socio-economic concepts. This course will utilize a variety of different game formats, including board games, video games, and simulations to explore political concepts and events in both the United States and global contexts. Students will be encouraged to think analytically about the different ways that games interpret political events. The course critically examines the themes of games which have global political relevance.

3 credits



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