Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Democracy in America | ||||||||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th | ||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Jérôme Jamin | ||||||||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language | ||||||||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester | ||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||||||||
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Course contents :
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| The course is held every even year (2014-2015, 2016-2017...). It will not be organised in 2015-2016. The lessons are given in English and will describe political life, actors and institutions in the United States with a specific focus on democracy. | ||||||||
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of the course, students will have a good knowledge of the main institutions (Federal and federate States), the main actors and the main ideological divisions in the United States. A specific focus will concern the issue of Human Rights, foreign policy and international relations. | ||||||||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The course is made of lessons, lectures from speakers et works in groups. | ||||||||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Students will be evaluated through a written or oral examination and through the optional presentation of works on specific topics to fix with the teacher. | ||||||||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| The course is held every even year (2016-2017,2018-2019,...). | ||||||||
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Contacts :
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| Dr Jérôme Jamin Chargé de cours Département de science politique Faculté de droit et de science politique | ||||||||