FedericaX: Fed.X19 Global Politics

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Self-Paced
This course has not specific start and finish dates, specific release dates for individual lessons and deadlines for the tests for students on the certificate track. The course requires an average of 6-8 hours’ study per week. There are two assessments; a mid-term test based on the lessons in the first half of the course and a final exam based on the material in the second half of the course. Multiple-choice questions are selected at random from the question bank and passing the assessments will contribute to achieving the 70% mark required to get a certificate.
Please remember that the mid-term test and final exam are only available to those students who opted to do the verified certificate track. Students on the Audit track may be offered alternative practice tests.

Certificate
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This course is part of the Program “Introduction to Political Science IPSAMOOC”. We invite you to look at the other courses in the IPSAMOOC program.

Additional content
Some lessons may offer supplementary study material like articles or links to online resources. You can find these materials both in the lessons and in the Supplementary Materials section (when available).

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Enjoy your course.


The staff team