Appropriate for First Year students.

TimeDaysLocationInstructorGERCreditOPUS Class NumberSyllabus (Tentative)
1:00pm-2:15pm
5:00pm-5:50pm
TuTh
W
Anthropology Building 303
Anthropology Building 105
Reinhardt, Eric R.. Park, Baekkwan. HSC. 43208 TBA.

August 29, 2012- December 11, 2012

Catalog Description: Introduction to analytical concepts, nature of the interstate system, the assumptions and ideas of diplomacy, the determinants of foreign policy.

Semester Details:

This course is intended to introduce students to the study of international politics (defined as relations between states). This course has three major objectives: to expose students to the major theories and controversies in the study of IR, to deepen their understanding of current and past world events, and to develop their abilities to think systematically about world politics. This introductory course is designed to provide a survey of a wide range of topics in international relations that will provide students with the background to take advanced courses in the field.

Required Textbooks, Articles, and Resources

  1. Frieden, Jeffry & Lake, David & Schultz, Kenneth. 2009. World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions.
    ISBN: 9780393927092.
    W.W. Norton and Company, 1st Edition.

Grading

Assignment/ExamDetails% of Total Grade
Discussion SectionNA
Essay(s) and/or Other AssignmentsNA
Midterm ExaminationNA
Final ExaminationNA

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