POLS& 203 International Relations (5 credits)
Distribution Area Fulfilled Social Sciences; General Transfer Elective
Formerly POLS 203 -CCN
Course Description
Develop the ability to identify terms and concepts common to international relations; analyze problems inherent in a multi-polar, interdependent nation-state political system; evaluate ways in which global actors attempt to address these problems.
Course Content
A. Political terms and concepts
B. Theories of idealism and realism
C. Types of power
D. Power and system stability (balance of power theory and hegemonic stability theory)
E. Levels of analysis (individual, state and system)
F. Game theory
G. Causes of war
H. Current international issues
I. International institutions
J. Interdependence and globalization
K. Cultural differences
Student Outcomes
1. Describe, define and give examples of political terms and concepts in international relations.
2. Use theories of international relation to analyze international phenomena and current international issues.
3. Explain the patterns of power, stability and change in the international political system.
4. Explain the causes and consequences of war.
5. Describe the impact of international economic, environmental and social forces on individual welfare.
6. Use cultural differences to explain global variations in values and behavior.
Degree Outcomes
Social Science: Graduates will use social science research methods and/or theory in order to analyze and interpret social phenomena.
Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.
Intercultural Engagement: Graduates demonstrate self-efficacy in intercultural engagement to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through reflections and expressions of cultural humility, empathy, and social and civic engagement and action. Further, graduates examine how identities/positionalities such as races, social classes, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, and cultures impact perceptions, actions, and the distribution of power and privilege in communities, systems, and institutions.
Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50
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