POLS1040 — World Politics
POLS 1040 - World Politics POLS 1040 - World Politics Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Lab 0 Course Description: This course introduces students to major theoretical approaches and case studies in international relations and comparative politics. Course topics include regime type, development, globalization, theories of war and peace, international law, human rights, and global citizenship. Theory will be balanced with analysis of historical and contemporary cases. MnTC Goals Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences MnTC5a. Employ the methods and data that historians and social and behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition. MnTC5b. Examine social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures. MnTC5c. Use and critique alternative explanatory systems or theories. Goal 8: Global Perspective MnTC8a. Describe and analyze political, economic, and cultural elements which influence relations of states and societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions. MnTC8c. Analyze specific international problems, illustrating the cultural, economic, and political differences that affect their solution. MnTC8d. Understand the role of a world citizen and the responsibility world citizens share for their common global future. Compare and contrast global political institutions, employing a variety of International Relations theories and the comparative method. 2. Evaluate global political processes, employing a variety of International R
Prerequisites: ENGL0950, RDNG0940, RDNG0950, ENGL0090, ESOL0051, ESOL0052