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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 5-24-1994 |
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POS120
1994 Fall – 2011 Summer II |
LEC
3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
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World
Politics |
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Introduction to the principles and issues relating to the
study of international relations. Evaluation of the political, economic,
national, and transnational rationale for international interactions. Prerequisites: None. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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POS120 1994
Fall – 2011 Summer II |
World Politics |
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Analyze the role of scientific inquiry in the field of
international relations. (I-VI) |
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List the various analytical and theoretical positions used
in the field of international relations to explain world politics. (II, IV,
V) |
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Delineate the historical development of interstate
relations and the place of the nation-state in that development. (III) |
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Distinguish between the three levels of analysis:
individual, state, and international system. (IV) |
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Describe
specific issues that have relevance to the study of inter-state relations:
national security, war, economic integration, trade, etc. (IV, V) |
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Differentiate and make connections between economic and
political issues and questions that affect world politics. (IV, V, VI) |
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Describe the issue of change in the international
environment and those forces that may initiate their change. (IV, V, VI) |
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Explain the concept of super power and hegemonic control,
decline, and ascension. (V) |
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Describe the differences between national and
transnational actors in the international arena, both private and public.
(VI) |
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List actors that may have an impact on world politics in
the near future. (VI) |
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MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
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POS120 1994
Fall – 2011 Summer II |
World Politics |
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I. State of the field of
international relations and its relation to the analysis of world politics. II. Distinction between
political and economic analysis: tools and approaches to the study of
international relations. III. Historical overview of
world politics classical period to present. IV. The political aspects
of international relations: war and conflict A. Theoretical exploration
for aggression and war B. Levels of analysis as
primary tool for the evaluation of international events V. The economic aspects of
international relations: international political economy A. Philosophical foundation
B. Historical overview:
post WW II period C. International economic
interaction D. Economic hegemony: rise,
decline, and fall E. The integrated world
economy VI. International actors A. Public B. Private C. Ethics/international law
D. Archaic nationalism |