本課程屬於通識課程，社會科學領域中的共同必修課。主要修習對象為社會科學院以外的各院學生。課程的內容旨在介紹當今政治學的主要理論(包括政府體制、政黨政治、選舉制度,以及投票行為等),並參酌當前國內外政治情勢的發展,藉由理論與實際的相互驗證,來引發學生對於政治現象的興趣,培養學生對於政治事務的基本知識，進而孕育學生分析、推理、整合、表達、溝通、履行公民責任、以及具備國際視野等相關能力。

This course is a general course, a common required course in the field of social sciences. The main training targets are students from schools other than the School of Social Sciences. The content of the course aims to introduce the main theories of today's political science (including government systems, party politics, electoral systems, and voting behavior, etc.), and takes into account the development of current domestic and international political situations. Through mutual verification of theory and practice, it can arouse students' interest in political phenomena, cultivate students' basic knowledge of political affairs, and then cultivate students' analysis, reasoning, integration, expression, communication, fulfillment of civic responsibilities, and international perspective.

(1) Roskin, Michael G., Robert L. Cord, James A. Medeiros, and walter S. Jones. 2012. Political Science: An Introduction. New York: Longman.
(2)林承正等譯 政治學 雙葉

(1) Roskin, Michael G., Robert L. Cord, James A. Medeiros, and walter S. Jones. 2012. Political Science: An Introduction. New York: Longman.
(2) Translated by Lin Chengzheng et al. Political Science Futaba