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Who should take
Readings Courses in Political
Science
in the School of Professional
Studies?
by Jeremy
Lewis, PhD. Draft, 25 Jan. '05.
Is this You?
You are an SPS student taking our intensive,
accelerated degree completion programs.
Perhaps you have a demanding professional position,
and family responsibilities.
You need to pause from on-site classes for ten
weeks, before you resume classes.
You are dedicated to your studies, and need alternative
means of maintaining your progress.
Without class, you may feel under-stimulated.
You enjoy reading independently.
You are comfortable with conversations by email
and telephone.
You positively enjoy surfing the world wide web
for knowledge.
You are a reliable and mature student able to
deliver homework and meet deadlines.
You want a quality education with real discussion.
A Huntingdon readings course may keep you stimulated
until you can return to class.
Recognizing your needs, Huntingdon offers dedicated
readings courses.
Over eight weeks you can complete an accelerated
course.
You can follow this with a two-week break before
resuming classes.
Course requirements:
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Syllabus adapted from upper level residential
courses
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Books adapted from the regular Huntingdon course
lists.
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Essay responses and outlines for weekly homework.
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Essay based midterm test
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Final essay exam, based on books and web resources.
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Research paper (delivered via email.)
Course services:
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Full and active web site with advising, typical
questions answered.
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Dedicated web pages, with lecture outlines and
students' notes on many readings.
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Links to interesting background readings and
current affairs.
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Web forums for community discussion.
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Personal advising by email and (optionally) telephone.
Course philosophy:
Same quality -- but more convenient delivery.
We are dedicated to helping you complete the
courses -- but you have to desire to achieve.
The instructor:
Jeremy Lewis holds the PhD and MA from the Johns
Hopkins University, in American Government and International Relations.
He also holds the MA and BA from Oxford University,
in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.
He has been teaching full time since 1980, and
is now an American citizen.
He taught in colleges such as Wellesley College
and Colby College before coming to Huntingdon.
He has twenty years of online educational experience,
and is dedicated to the online intellectual community of learning.
All his courses are taught as seminars with respect
for student opinions and discussion.