Course · POL 309

Intellectual Foundations of the Free Market

A political science course at Arizona Christian University.

Credits
3 Credits
Level
Undergraduate
Format
Lecture + discussion
Typical Terms
By department schedule

Course Description

This course considers the intellectual foundations of the free market and capitalism as an economic system, as well as identifies the place of free-market economics in American government and politics. It also evaluates free-market capitalism from the perspective of Scripture, the biblical worldview, and the Christian faith.

Prerequisites

  • None

Corequisites

  • None

Learning Outcomes

1

Engage the Course Material

Build a working understanding of intellectual foundations of the free market as the course's central subject.

2

Apply Discipline Methods

Use the methods, vocabulary, and frameworks of the discipline to address course problems.

3

Connect Course Content

Connect this course's content to broader work in the discipline and related fields.

4

Demonstrate Course Competencies

Demonstrate the specific competencies the course is designed to develop.

Biblical Worldview Connection

A Biblical Worldview takes political and civic life seriously as the arena where convictions meet practice. This course engages its material with that seriousness in view.

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