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Introduction to Comparative Politics

CAS PO 151

  • Critical Thinking
  • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
  • Social Inquiry I

Undergraduate core course. Meets with CAS IR 251. Examines different patterns of political development and contemporary politics in Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Introduces the comparative method in political science and competing theories of political development and political change. Carries social science divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry I, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Critical Thinking.

FALL 2025 Schedule

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A1 Peinert KCB 101 MW 10:10 am-11:55 am Meets w/ IR251

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B1 Peinert CAS 228 F 9:05 am-9:55 am

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C1 Peinert SCI 115 F 10:10 am-11:00 am

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D1 Peinert CAS 201 F 11:15 am-12:05 pm

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E1 Peinert CAS 218 F 12:20 pm-1:10 pm

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F1 Peinert CAS B06A F 1:25 pm-2:15 pm

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G1 Peinert CAS 214 F 2:30 pm-3:20 pm

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