Blog 7: Changes to my study program

 Hello! today I am going to tell you about some changes I have thought the major in political science could have. 

First, I think political theory should focus on contemporary philosophical traditions, rather than a historical survey of political theory. The Classical Political Thought course should be taken for two semesters. In addition, a discipline as qualitative as political science should go more deeply into qualitative research methods. Currently it is only one course, but there should be two semesters of qualitative method.

In this digital age, all the tools we have at our disposal to bring the educational process closer should be occupied. Documentaries, series, even cartoons have a high pedagogical value that should be claimed.

The workload in general is good, the demand is not so hard but it does require a lot of time to invest in reading. Perhaps it would be prudent to move towards more expository and oral mechanisms rather than written essays. In addition, teamwork should be prioritized, since in the labor field political scientists rarely work alone.

Although I am not yet familiar with the School's facilities, I understand that there are serious infrastructure problems. I am looking forward to the building at Vicuña Mackenna 20, which will house first class facilities in order to have a School of Government capable of training professionals at the service of the country.

This was the seventh blog, see you in the last one soon!