PSC270: Global Politics
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Course Prefix |
Course Number |
Course Title |
Lec-Lab |
Credit Hours |
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PSC |
270 |
Global Politics |
(3-0) |
3 |
Course Description
Uses role playing to study how foreign policy is made. Explores human problems such as population, food, and energy on a global dimension. Examines international bodies, including the United Nations, and explores how nations interact.
Topical Outline
- Introduction
- The Role of Principles
- Nuclear Deterrence
- The Middle East
- Post-Cold War International Politics
- Terrorism
- Trade
- Human Rights
- Third World and the American Political Context
- The Media and Environmental Policy
- The UN and the Future
- Great Power Rivalries
Method of Presentation
- Lecture
- Large and small group discussions
- Student presentations
- Films
- Guest speakers
- Simulations
Student Outcomes (The student should…)
- locate and label various countries of the world being studied on a basic level.
- demonstrate an understanding of the terms and concepts of international relations by explaining and applying them to specific global events.
- apply principles of international relations to a series of newspaper and scholarly articles both in writing and orally.
- analyze and make decisions to resolve global and foreign policy dilemmas with both clarity and brevity.
Method of Evaluation
- Written short answer and essay examinations
- Research paper and several short papers
- Debates
- Map quizzes
- Oral presentations
- Group projects
- Self-assessment
Textbook
Roskinr, New World of International Relations, Prentice Hall, 2008.
Prepared by: Bobby Summers
Fall, 2008