Spring 2016  |  PA 5890 Section 001: Topics in Foreign Policy and International Affairs -- Crisis Management (53015)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
1.5 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2016
Thu 06:00PM - 08:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 184
 
02/04/2016
Thu 06:00PM - 08:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 184
 
02/18/2016
Thu 06:00PM - 08:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 184
 
03/10/2016
Thu 06:00PM - 08:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 184
 
03/24/2016
Thu 06:00PM - 08:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 184
 
04/07/2016
Thu 06:00PM - 08:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 184
 
04/21/2016
Thu 06:00PM - 08:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 184
 
05/05/2016
Thu 06:00PM - 08:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 184
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Selected topics. prereq: Grad student or instr consent
Class Notes:
Meets every other week. http://classinfo.umn.edu/?andre104+PA5890+Spring2016
Class Description:
This course will analyze crisis decision making in foreign policy. Students will:
o Examine the organization and structure of crisis decision-making within the U.S. national security apparatus;
o Analyze in depth four foreign policy crises: the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962); Vietnam - Escalation (1963-65); Iran (1979-81) and a Current Events Crisis (2016).
o Put themselves in the position of national security leaders as part of a crisis simulation; and
o Write an analysis of a historical foreign policy crisis.
Grading:
Grades will be based on oral participation and a written foreign policy crisis analysis.
Class Format:
Meets every other week.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/53015/1163
Syllabus:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/andre104_PA5890_Spring2016.docx
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
22 March 2016

ClassInfo Links - Spring 2016 Public Affairs Classes Taught by Steven Andreasen

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