PS 202 - International Relations

1.   Attain a basic understanding of International Relations (IR). As such, students will become familiar with:

• historical forces that have shaped the current international system; 
• different theoretical orientations employed by the discipline; 
• primary actors, institutions, and trends that currently shape the international system;
• the role of international economic forces in shaping political outcomes in the international arena. 

1.   Develop and apply critical analytical skills and theory in evaluating international events. Students thus will be asked to assess real world situations in in class activities and                        assessmentsl
2.   Improve academic writing: two short papers specifically designed to push students to improve their analytical and persuasive writing capabilities will therefore be assignedl
3.   Attain basic geographical literacy of the current nation-state system.