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Spring 2018 | POL 3835 Section 001: International Relations (49423)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Mon,
Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 150
- Enrollment Status:
Open (81 of 83 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Introduction to theoretical study of international relations. How theoretical perspective shapes one's understandings of structure/practices of global politics.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?ccreamer+POL3835+Spring2018
- Class Description:
Why do countries go to war? Are individuals, organizations, and states driven by their interests or their ideas? What role does power play in international relations and is there any role for justice in global politics? Do international laws and transnational advocacy groups matter in a world dominated by powerful states? Whose interests are served by a globalizing world economy? This course provides the conceptual and theoretical means for analyzing these issues, processes, and events in international politics. By the end of this class, you will be able to understand the assumptions, the logics, and the implications of major theories and concepts of international relations. These include realism and neorealism, liberalism and liberal institutionalism, constructivism, feminism, Marxism, bargaining theory, and international norms and transnational advocacy. A special effort is made to relate the course material to world events, developments, or conflicts in the past decade or so. Specific topics covered will include: the ascendance of China as a global power; the international politics of nuclear weapons; the ways in which the global economy shapes the terms and conditions of international politics; and the implications of a range of new actors and activities (such as multinational corporations, transnational organized crime, the Internet and social media) for world politics.
- Learning Objectives:
This course places special emphasis on helping you - as a global citizen - learn to:
- synthesize and evaluate existing theoretical approaches within international relations
- identify their strengths and weaknesses
- construct an argument for why we observe particular outcomes in world politics
- Grading:
- 25% Midterm Exam
30% Final Take-Home Paper
30% Three Mini-Analytical Papers
15% Participation and Attendance
- Exam Format:
- The mid-term exam will be a combination of concept identification and short answer questions
- Class Format:
- A mix of lecture, discussion, and in-class activities.
- Workload:
- 45-80 Pages Reading Per Week
1 In-Class Exams
4 Take-Home Papers
11-16 Pages Writing Per Term
5-10 Small Group Activities
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/49423/1183
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 15 March 2017
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