American Government and Politics
Undergraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 10
- Teaching semesters
- Autumn
- Course code
- SAMPOL270
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- English
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
Learning Outcomes
A candidate who has completed his or her qualification should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:
Knowledge
- Define and explain important aspects of the constitution, federalism, political institutions, political behavior, interest groups, party systems, and public policies.
Skills
- Discuss the content of the Constitution.
- Demonstrate how the Constitution facilitates and constrains political behavior, how the constitution governs the interaction between the states and the federal government, and between the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary.
General competence
- Critically analyze and evaluate the complexity of the political world in United States, explain patterns of political behavior, and discuss political outcomes.
- Engage in a discussion of how policies are the result of individual goals, institutional rules and collective action.
- Reconstruct how decisions and actions in the past influence political actors and outcomes today.
Semester of Instruction
Required Previous Knowledge
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
Access to the Course
Teaching and learning methods
Hours per week: 2
Number of weeks: minimum 10
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
Forms of Assessment
Take home exam, 10 hours
The exam will be given in the language in which the course is taught.
The exam can be submitted in English, Norwegian, Swedish or Danish.
Grading Scale
Assessment Semester
Assessment in teaching semester.
Re-take exams are arranged for students with valid absence according to ยง 5-5 of the Study Regulations at UiB. If a retake exam are arranged for students with valid absence, students with the following results can also register:
- Interruption during the exam
- Fail/Not passed
If you qualify for the retake exam and a retake exam is arranged for students with valid absence, you can register yourself in Studentweb after January 15.