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在美國的高中生涯裡，學生必須從國中或高中就開始發掘自己的興趣。透過課內或課外的上課或活動，學生必須開始發現自己的強項及興趣，這樣在申請大學的時候才可以很明確的跟大學說自己想讀的方向，並且可以告訴大學自己過去相關的經歷，而不是 “我什麼都沒上過，所以我不知道”、“因為我爸媽叫我讀政治學，所以我就選擇政治學” 這種沒說服力的答案。
如果你在高中發現自己對政治學很有興趣，或不排斥政治學、願意嘗試了解政治學這個科系，那學生除了在學校上相關課程以外，學生必須在校外額外進修相關課程，獲取相關知識。
Ivy-Way在這裡照不同程度整理出28堂高中生可以上的線上政治學課程推薦，當中大部分還是免費的！現在不妨挑幾個你有興趣的主題，開始學習吧！
1. 高中程度 (高中～大一)
- Linkage institutions and political parties
- Ideologies of political parties in the United States
- Political ideology and economics
- Third parties in the United States
- Interest groups and lobbying
- Campaign finance
- Impact of media evolution on politics
- Ideology and social policy
- Political socialization
- Divided government and gridlock in the United States
- Voting behavior
- The social contract
- Influence of political events on ideology
- Federalism in the United States
- Congressional elections
2. 大學初階程度 (大一～大二)
- Chemerinsky on Constitutional Law – The Structure of Government
- Political Economy of Institutions and Development
- Civic Engagement in American Democracy
- An introduction to American government and politics
- U.S. Political Institutions: Congress, Presidency, Courts, and Bureaucracy
- Justice
- Citizen Politics in America: Public Opinion, Elections, Interest Groups, and the Media
- The Supreme Court & American Politics
- U.S. Government – Foundations, Democracy & Politics
- American Government: Constitutional Foundations
3. 大學中階程度 (大二～大三)
- Moral Foundations of Politics
- America’s Written Constitution
- Introduction to the Nonprofits Sector, Nonprofit Organizations, Nonprofit Leadership and Governance
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