NWCCD 2019-20 Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
NWCCD 2019-20 Catalog [This is an Archived Catalog.]

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POLS 2310 - Introduction to International Relations


This course is a broad study of how individual states, international organizations, governmental and non-governmental entities, economics, and other forces affect the world.  Introduction to International Relations (IR) is a combination of many approaches including the application of theory, economics, history, sociology, and more.

Credits: 3

General Education Requirement: Global Diversity
Prerequisites:
POLS 1000 - American and Wyoming Government, or instructor consent
 

Minimum Student Competencies
Upon completion of POLS 2310 Introduction to International Studies, the student will:

  1. Illustrate familiarity with the major theoretical IR perspectives.
  2. Contrast the various units of analysis approaches.
  3. Summarize the ways in which economics affect foreign relations.
  4. Characterize how historical approaches inform our understanding of IR.
  5. Identify the significance of the phenomenon of Globalization.
  6. Summarize the major factors in global governance.
  7. Illustrate how 20th Century conflicts either did, or did not result in actual warfare.
  8. Characterize the changes that have taken place in the Post 9/11 world.
  9. Contrast traditional Realist approaches to IR with alternative approaches.




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