PO 106 - International Relations

This class will introduce you to major puzzles, problems and issues in international politics. We will discuss the nature of the international system, the causes of international conflict, and the difficulties states face in cooperating with each other by studying historical events that significantly shaped our contemporary world, as well as different theories that seek to explain past and present patterns of behavior in international relations. Required of Politics majors and International Relations majors.

Note: Meets Social Scientific Awareness Learning Outcome (SOC) and the Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)

Four credits.