POLS 302 International Relations and Comparative Politics

This course serves as an introduction to the study of important issues in modern international relations and comparative politics. The goal of the course is to give students the basic concepts and theories that we utilize to understand contemporary political phenomena at both the international and domestic levels. This course is meant to give students a solid foundation which will allow them to engage in further examination in more advanced classes. By the end of the course, students will be able to critique common academic and policy arguments about political phenomena, and will have acquired the tools to begin their own analyses.

Credits

3

Offered

Spring, odd years