تجزيه و تحليل واحد درسي «مباني انديشه هاي سياسي در اسلام»

An Analysis of "Fundamentals of Political Thoughts in Islam": An Undergraduate Course in Political Science

"Fundamentals of Political Thoughts in Islam" is a required course at the undergraduate level in Political Science in Iranian universities. Since the syllabus for the course was formulated after the ʹCultural Revolutionʹ some thirty years ago, a re-evaluation of the syllabus seems in order. The present research seeks to address the following question: Is the formerly-designed syllabus for "Fundamentals of Political Thoughts in Islam" keyed to the studentsʹ present intellectual needs? To examine the question, samples of relevant materials were gathered, studentsʹ needs were identified, and the attitudes of authorities towards the course were collected through the Delphi method. Results indicate that a revision of the syllabus is required because of the thirty-year-old experience of the Islamic government in Iran, hermeneutically-derived findings, globalization of knowledge, and the emergence of a new generation of thoughtful critics.