INTL 1100. Introduction to Global
Issues. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO GLOBAL ISSUES.
A problem-solving approach which shows how international and
comparative analyses contribute to a better understanding of
global security, prosperity, and community issues.
Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through
University System of Georgia Independent and Distance Learning (IDL).
Offered every year.
INTL 1100H.
Introduction to Global Issues (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO GLOB ISSUES H.
Not open to students with credit in INTL 1100.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
A problem-solving approach which shows how international and
comparative analysis contribute to a better understanding of
global security, prosperity, and community issues.
Offered every year.
INTL 3200. Introduction
to International Relations. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO TO INTL REL.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 3200 or POLS 3200H.
Prerequisite: POLS 1101 or INTL 1100.
Practices and problems of international politics in a global context,
e.g., power, ideology, diplomacy, war, international organization and
law, international economics, and the nature of independence in an
interdependent world.
Offered every year.
INTL 3300. Introduction
to Comparative Politics. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO TO COMP POL.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 3300.
Prerequisite: POLS 1101 or INTL 1100.
Comparative political themes in political science. The transition from
feudalism to capitalism, state building, democracy, and interaction
between political institutions and cultures in various politics.
Examples will be drawn from developed, communist/post-communist and
developing political systems.
Offered every year.
INTL 4207H. Advanced
Political Simulations (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV POL SIMULATIONS.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 4207H.
Prerequisite: (POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H) and permission of Honors.
American domestic politics and the role of the United States in the
world, focusing on specific policy areas. The course also contains an
advanced simulation in which students are assigned to play various
individuals in the government. The purpose of the simulation is to
provide a “real world” feel for policymaking in Washington, D.C.
INTL 4210. International
Law. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTL LAW.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 4210.
Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department.
Legal structures in the international system.
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL 4220. International
Conflict. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTL CONFLICT.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 4220.
Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department.
The major approaches to the study of international conflict, with
special emphasis on the logical and empirical foundations for key
hypotheses regarding war and peace. These subjects are addressed by
considering the incentives and constraints on decision making that arise
from systemic, coalitional, national, and individual factors.
INTL 4230. International
Political Economy. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTL POL ECONOMY.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 4230.
Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department.
The political foundations in international economic relations, including
foreign investment, international monetary relations, trade issues, and
economic sanctions.
Offered every year.
INTL 4240. International
Organization. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTL ORGANIZATION.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 4240.
Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department.
The role of international institutions in overcoming obstacles to
international cooperation, with emphasis on international regimes,
formal as well as informal, and their capacity to induce international
cooperation.
Offered every year.
INTL 4250. American
Foreign Policy. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: AMER FOREIGN POLICY.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 4250.
Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department.
The history and content of American foreign policy as well as the
foreign policy-making process. The role of individuals and
nongovernmental organizations in making foreign policy in a mature
democracy.
Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through University
System of Georgia Independent and Distance Learning (IDL).
Offered every year.
INTL 4260. Decision
Making in International Relations. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DEC MAKING INTL REL.
Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department.
The processes by which decision makers select choices and foreign policy
strategies. Rational, cognitive, and cultural explanations will be
explored.
Offered every year.
INTL(LACS) 4270.
Inter-American Relations. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INT-AMER RELATIONS.
Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department.
Introduction to and analysis of changes in Latin American and United
States foreign policy.
Offered every year.
(INTL)(ANTH)(ECOL)FANR(GEOG)(RLST)
4271/6271. Field Studies in Natural Resources. 1-9 hours. Repeatable
for maximum 10 hours credit.
Oasis Title: NAT RES FIELD STUDY.
Not open to students with credit in FORS(AAEC) 4271/6271.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Field studies to explore the management and conservation of natural
resources with a focus on issues related to forestry, wildlife, ecology,
recreation and tourism, geology, and/or coastal/water resources. The
impact of humans on these resources will also be emphasized.
Non-traditional format: The course will include an extended field
experience and series of lectures combined with seminars, presentations,
and/or student projects.
Offered summer semester every year.
INTL(AFST) 4280.
Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: NATLSM & ETHNC CONF.
Not open to students with credit in INTL 4420.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of
department.
The emergence of nationalist politics, its consequences for sovereignty,
and its effect on maintaining peace.
INTL 4290. Modern
Warfare: Terrorism, Ideology, and Identity. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MOD WAR TER IDE IDN.
Not open to students with credit in INTL 4480.
Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department.
Terrorism from the evolution of warfare perspective. Through readings
and movies, we will explore the questions investigating whether the
causes and methods of warfare have experienced fundamental changes in
recent times.
INTL 4290H. Modern
Warfare: Terrorism, Ideology, and Identity (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MOD WAR TER IDE IDN.
Not open to students with credit in INTL 4480 or INTL 4290.
Prerequisite: (INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department) and
permission of Honors.
Terrorism from the evolution of warfare perspective. Through readings,
movies, and discussion, exploration of extent to which the causes and
methods of warfare have experienced fundamental changes in recent times.
INTL 4300. Comparative
Political Institutions. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: COMP POL INST.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of
department.
The historical, political, and cultural origins and consequences of
political institutions, with emphasis on societal outcomes.
INTL 4305. Comparative
Public Opinion and Participation. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: COMP PUBLIC OPINION.
Not open to students with credit in INTL 4670.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of
department.
Comparison of the formation of attitudes and beliefs in democratic
societies, as well as the varieties of political participation and
representation.
INTL 4310. Comparative
Political Economy. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: COMP POL ECONOMY.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of
department.
The relationship between economics and politics from a comparative
perspective, emphasizing variations in political culture, competing
definitions of democracy, and institutional variety.
INTL(LACS) 4315.
Comparative Democracy, Democratization, and Civil Society. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: COMP DEMOCRACY.
Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department.
Democracy and democratization focused on the political, cultural, and
socioeconomic bases of democratization, its practice in the United
States, Europe, Russia, Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East,
and/or Latin America and the prospects for democracy spreading in
presently non-democratic countries. Emphasis on the distinct meanings of
democracy, its variety of forms, and the distinct priorities that
different societies give to democracy.
INTL(SOCI) 4320S.
Politics of Development. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: POLITICS OF DEVELOP.
Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or SOCI 3750 or SOCI 3850 or SOCI
3950 or permission of department.
How democracy, free markets, and other competing political and economic
models can be applied to the specific development needs of nations
around the world.
Non-traditional format: Course includes a service-learning project
during the semester that either employs skills or knowledge learned in
the course or teaches new skills or knowledge related to course
objectives. Students will be involved in the planning and implementation
of the project(s) and may spend time outside of the classroom. Students
will be engaged in the service-learning component for approximately
25-50% of overall instructional time.
Offered summer semester every year.
INTL 4320. Politics of
Development. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: POLITICS OF DEVELOP.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of
department.
How democracy, free markets, and other competing political and economic
models can be applied to the specific development needs of nations
around the world.
(INTL)POLS 4325. British
Politics. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BRITISH POLITICS.
Prerequisite: POLS 1101 or INTL 1100.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300.
Introduces students to the British political system, with an emphasis on
political institutions (such as Parliament, prime minister, cabinet, and
courts) and the role of interest groups, political parties, and the
media.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
INTL 4330H.
Post-Industrial Democracies (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: POST-INDUS DEMOC.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 4370/6370 or POLS 4370H or INTL
4330.
Prerequisite or corequisite: (INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of
department) and permission of Honors.
The political economy, institutions, and cultures of the major
capitalist countries in Europe, East Asia, and North America.
State-society relations and formal and informal political institutions,
such as political parties, interest groups, electoral systems, and
democratic representation.
INTL 4330.
Post-Industrial Democracies. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: POST-INDUS DEMOC.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 4370/6370 or POLS 4370H or INTL
4330H.
Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department.
The political economy, institutions, and cultures of the major
capitalist countries in Europe, East Asia, and North America.
State-society relations and formal and informal political institutions,
such as political parties, interest groups, electoral systems, and
democratic representation.
Offered every year.
INTL 4340.
Post-Communist Political Systems. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: POST-COMMUN POL SYS.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 3350H or POLS 4380 or INTL
4340H.
Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department.
Domestic and international politics in Russia and other selected
post-communist states.
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL 4340H.
Post-Communist Political Systems (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: POST-COMMUN POL SYS.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 3350H or POLS 4380 or INTL
4340H.
Prerequisite: (INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department) and
permission of Honors.
Domestic and international politics in Russia and other selected
post-communist states.
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL(AFST) 4355. African
Political Systems. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: AFRICAN POL SYSTEMS.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 4340 or INTL 4350.
Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department.
Comparative political issues and themes in Africa; colonialism and
colonial legacy, political institutions, political systems, and
political culture; transition to and consolidation of democracy.
INTL 4360. East Asian
Political Systems. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: E ASIAN POL SYS.
Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department.
The social, cultural, economic, and political processes in East Asian
political systems, including Japan, China, and Korea.
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL 4365. South Asian
Political Systems. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: S ASIAN POL SYS.
Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department.
The social, cultural, economic, and political processes in South Asia
systems, including such countries as India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and
Indonesia.
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL 4370. Middle
Eastern Political Systems. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MID EAST POL SYS.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of
department.
Traditional and modern Middle Eastern political systems, cultures, and
values. The impact of religion, natural resources, and external
influences.
INTL(LACS) 4380. Latin
American Political Systems. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: LATIN AMER POL SYS.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of
department.
The factors leading to democratic transitions in the region and the
problems associated with the consolidation of democratic rule.
INTL 4390. Southern and
Eastern European Political Systems. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: S & E EUR POL SYS.
Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department.
Southern and Eastern European political development, democratization,
and integration with the West.
INTL 4410. Terrorism.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: TERRORISM.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of
department.
The political, social, and economic roots of terrorism, and efforts to
counter the threat.
INTL 4415.
Practicum--Methods and Issues in Security Studies. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PRACTICUM SEC STUD.
Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department.
Intensive training in trade and security issues, including
skills-training workshops on open-source research methods, written and
oral presentation skills, information analysis, and strategic thinking.
This course is only available to students admitted to the CITS Security
Leadership Program.
INTL 4425. Advanced
Research in International Security Policy. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV RES INT SEC POL.
Prerequisite: (INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department) and
INTL 4415.
Combines experience in conducting policy-oriented nonproliferation and
international security research with the practical side of working in a
non-governmental policy organization. This course is only available to
students admitted to the Security Leadership Program of the Center for
International Trade and Security (CITS).
INTL 4430. United States
National Security Policy. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: US NATL SEC POLICY.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of
department.
The domestic sources of security policy, including the President; the
National Security Council; the Departments of State, Defense, and
Treasury; and the Congress. The nature of cooperation with allies to
advance mutual security interests.
INTL 4435. Strategic
Culture and Weapons of Mass Destruction. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: STRAT CUL & WMD.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of
department.
An introduction to using strategic culture as an analytical approach to
understanding the cultural, religious, historical, ideological, and
leadership-related sources of state and non- state behavior, with
special reference to issues related to national security and weapons of
mass destruction (WMDs).
INTL 4440. Strategic
Intelligence. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: STRATEGIC INTELL.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of
department.
How the Central Intelligence Agency and other agencies gather and assess
information, how this information is used by policymakers, the role of
such agencies in clandestine operations, and the safeguards against the
abuse of this secret power.
INTL 4440H. Strategic
Intelligence (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: STRATEGIC INTELL.
Not open to students with credit in INTL 4440.
Prerequisite or corequisite: (INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of
department) and permission of Honors.
How the Central Intelligence Agency and other agencies gather and assess
information, how this information is used by policymakers, the role of
such agencies in clandestine operations, and the safeguards against the
abuse of this secret power.
INTL 4450. Global
Security Policy. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: GLOBAL SEC POLICY.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of
department.
The effectiveness of the United Nations and regional institutions
created to promote global security.
INTL 4460. Arms Control
and Disarmament. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ARMS CONTR & DISARM.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of
department.
Efforts to reduce the dangers that weapons pose, including conventional,
nuclear, chemical, and biological.
INTL 4470. Politics of
Weapons Development and Proliferation. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: POL WEAPONS DEV.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of
department.
The politics of weapons production and the spread of weapons and related
technology, emphasizing the influence of the military- industrial
complex, interest groups, and other actors.
INTL 4490. American
Foreign Policy and the Middle East. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: AM FOR POL MID EAST.
Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department.
A discussion and evaluation of American foreign policy theories, an
overview of United States diplomatic history regarding the Middle East,
and current controversies in Middle East policy in light of theory and
history.
INTL 4510. Politics of
International Trade and Finance. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: POL INTL TRADE/FIN.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of
department.
The conduct of trade and finance in the global economy, emphasizing the
interaction between domestic and international politics.
INTL 4520. Regulation of
the Global Economy. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: REGULAT GLOBAL ECON.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of
department.
The role of global and regional institutions in managing the
international economy.
INTL 4530. Globalization
and Distributive Justice. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: GLOBAL DIST JUSTICE.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of
department.
Definition and origin of globalization and its distributional
consequences. The domestic and international factors that affect the
process.
INTL 4540. Labor, Class,
and Politics. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: LABOR, CLASS, & POL.
Comparative and historical analysis of labor movements, social class,
and politics in developed and developing countries.
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL 4550. Government
and Business. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: GOVT & BUSINESS.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of
department.
Economic, social, and political justifications for intervention in
market economies. Emphasis on regulatory policies, the theoretical
debate surrounding government regulations, and alternatives to
regulation.
(INTL)SOCI 4560.
Globalization and Work. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: GLOBALIZ AND WORK.
Not open to students with credit in SOCI 3800.
Prerequisite: SOCI 3750 or SOCI 3850 or SOCI 3950 or INTL 3200 or INTL
3300 or permission of department.
The impact of globalization (the spread of economic policies and
practices across national boundaries) on work, jobs, and careers in
different countries.
(INTL)SOCI 4560S.
Globalization and Work. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: GLOBALIZ AND WORK.
Not open to students with credit in SOCI 3800 or SOCI(INTL) 4560.
Prerequisite: SOCI 3750 or SOCI 3850 or SOCI 3950 or INTL 3200 or INTL
3300 or permission of department.
The impact of globalization (the spread of economic policies and
practices across national boundaries) on businesses, jobs, and workers
in different countries.
Non-traditional format: Course includes a service-learning project
during the semester that either employs skills or knowledge learned in
the course or teaches new skills or knowledge related to course
objectives. Students will be involved in the planning and implementation
of the project(s) and may spend time outside of the classroom. Students
will be engaged in the service-learning component for approximately
25-50% of overall instructional time.
Offered summer semester every year.
INTL 4610. Environmental
Politics. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ENVIRON POLITICS.
Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300.
Topics include global warming, deforestation, and pollution of air,
water, and noise. Regional and global policy responses will be examined.
INTL 4620. Human Rights.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: HUMAN RIGHTS.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of
department.
Definitions of human rights, comparing universal and culturally
contingent perspectives. Sources of violation of human rights, the role
of international law and non-governmental organizations.
INTL 4620H. Human Rights
(Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HUM RIGHTS HON.
Not open to students with credit in INTL 4260.
Prerequisite: (INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department) and
permission of Honors.
Definitions of human rights, comparing universal and culturally
contingent perspectives. Sources of violation of human rights, the role
of international law, and non-governmental organizations.
INTL 4625H. The
Holocaust and Contemporary German Politics (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HOLOCAUST & GER POL.
Prerequisite: (INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department) and
permission of Honors.
Relation of the German past to contemporary politics of the United
Germany in the 21st century. Exploration of how the German state has
dealt with the "Jewish" questions, as well as other countries, since the
end of World War II.
Offered fall semester every year.
INTL 4625. The Holocaust
and Contemporary German Politics. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HOLOCAUST & GER POL.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 4470.
Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department.
Relation of the German past to contemporary politics of the United
Germany in the 21st century. Exploration of how the German state has
dealt with the "Jewish" questions, as well as other countries since the
end of World War II.
Offered every year.
INTL 4630. Population,
Immigration, and Politics. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: IMMIGRATION & POL.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of
department.
The migration of people, especially workers, across national borders,
with an emphasis on political responses and the impact of globalization.
INTL 4640. European
Union. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: EUROPEAN UNION.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of
department.
The historical origins, development, and current challenges of the
European Union. The impact on national sovereignty, external relations,
and internal democracy.
INTL(CMLT) 4660.
Politics, Film, and Literature. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: POLITICS-FILM-LIT.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 4350.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or CMLT 2111 or CMLT
2270H or CMLT 2210 or CMLT 2280H or CMLT 2212 or CMLT 2220 or CMLT 2250H
or CMLT 2260H or permission of department.
Analysis of comparative politics through the prism of film, literature,
and essays/articles. Among the themes covered are: Reason, Modernity,
and Political Development; Revolution; Totalitarianism; The Glory of
War; Women/Children and Poverty in the Developing World; Labor
Relations; and Political Corruption.
INTL(AFST) 4680. Peace
Studies. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PEACE STUDIES.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of
department.
Examines the premise that peace is more than the absence of conflict.
The threats to peace, conflict resolution, and peacemaking.
Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through University
System of Georgia Independent and Distance Learning (IDL).
INTL 4710. United
Nations Practicum. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: UNITED NATIONS PRAC.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 4300.
Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department.
Issues coming before the United Nations organization in the upcoming
session from the standpoint of assigned countries, culminating in
participation in the national Model United Nations in New York in early
spring. Research papers and practicum at United Nations headquarters in
New York.
Offered spring semester every year.
INTL 4720. International
Affairs Internship. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: INTL AFF INTERNSHIP.
Prerequisite: INTL 1100.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300.
Corequisite: INTL 4721 or INTL 4722.
Internships for public or private sector organizations engaged in
international affairs.
Non-traditional format: Students are responsible for identifying
internships and will be expected to work full time over the course of
the period (with exceptions for holidays and dates to complete academic
work).
INTL 4721. International
Affairs Internship Research. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: INTL AFF INTERN RES.
Prerequisite: INTL 1100.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300.
Research project completed as part of internship related to
international affairs.
Non-traditional format: Independent research project requires
interaction with designated faculty. Faculty will provide feedback to
students’ research proposals and assistance over the course of the
research project.
INTL 4722. International
Affairs Internship Analytical Essays. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: INTL AFF INTERN ANL.
Prerequisite: INTL 1100.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300.
Weekly analytical essays completed as part of internship related to
international affairs.
Non-traditional format: Student will submit a series of essays applying
concepts and theories from required course work in this area to analyze
an observation associated with the internship. Faculty will provide
feedback on essays to students.
INTL 4770H. Special
Topics in International Relations (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SP TOPICS INTL REL.
Not open to students with credit in INTL 4770.
Prerequisite: (INTL 3200 or INTL 3300) and permission of Honors.
Theoretical, analytical, and empirical approaches to international
relations.
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL 4770. Special
Topics in International Relations. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6
hours credit.
Oasis Title: SP TOPICS INTL REL.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 4480.
Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department.
Theoretical, analytical, and empirical approaches to international
relations.
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL 4780. Special
Topics in Comparative Politics. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6
hours credit.
Oasis Title: SP TOP COMPARA POL.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 4490.
Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department.
Theoretical, analytical, and empirical approaches to comparative
politics.
Offered every year.
INTL 4780H. Special
Topics in Comparative Politics (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SP TOP COMPARA POL.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 4490 or POLS 4490H.
Prerequisite: (INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department) and
permission of Honors.
Theoretical, analytical, and empirical approaches to comparative
politics.
INTL 4960. Directed
Readings and/or Projects. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours
credit.
Oasis Title: DIRECT READ OR PROJ.
Not open to students with credit in INTL 4960H.
Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300.
Individual study, reading, or projects under the supervision of a
project director.
Non-traditional format: Student works independently and meets with
project director several times during the semester to monitor progress
and discuss requirements for written paper.
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL 4960H. Directed
Readings and/or Projects (Honors). 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6
hours credit.
Oasis Title: DIR READ/PROJ H.
Not open to students with credit in INTL 4960.
Prerequisite: (INTL 3200 or INTL 3300) and permission of Honors.
Individual study, reading, or projects under the supervision of a
project director.
Non-traditional format: Student works independently and meets with
project director several times during the semester with project director
to monitor progress and discuss requirements for written paper.
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL 4990H. Honors
Thesis. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HONORS THESIS.
Prerequisite: (INTL 3200 or INTL 3300) and permission of Honors.
Individual research in the major or a closely related field.
Non-traditional format: Thesis course.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
INTL 6000.
Foundations of International Policy.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: FOUNDNS INTL POLICY.
Examination of the foundations of policy formation,
policy-making, and implementation. How political, economic, and
social forces affect key areas of national and international
policy, e.g., foreign and security policy, trade and development
policy, etc. Also examined are how individuals, groups, and
governmental bodies participate in these processes.
INTL 6010.
Research Methods in International Policy.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTL POL METHODS.
An introduction to the application of research methods and
techniques in order to understand and analyze international
policy. The focus of the course is to familiarize the students
with the proper way to ask and answer policy-oriented questions
from a social science perspective. Qualitative and quantitative
methods will be addressed.
INTL 6200.
Pre-Seminar in International Relations.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: PRESEM INTERL REL.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 6200.
Realist, idealist, and institutionalist approaches to the study
of International Relations. Special emphasis on applications to
both historical and contemporary cases.
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL 6300.
Comparative Analysis and Method.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: PRESEM COMPAR ANAL.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 6350.
Comparative approaches to political science. The transition from
feudalism to capitalism, state building, and the interaction
between political institutions and cultures in various polities.
Methods and approaches investigated include structuralism,
functionalism, culturalist perspectives, rational choice,
institutionalist frameworks, and the perennial issue of what
constitutes the "state."
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL 8200.
Special Topics in International Relations.
3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6
hours credit.
Oasis Title: SPECIAL TOPICS IR.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 8200.
The substance and method of selected topics in international
relations with an emphasis on theory, analysis, and praxis.
Topics selected by the instructor vary from semester to
semester.
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL 8205.
Decision Making in International Relations.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: DECISION MAKNG IR.
Not open to students with credit in INTL 8410.
Prerequisite: INTL 6200 or permission of department.
Examines the role of decision making in the formation of foreign
policy and international relations.
INTL 8210.
International Organization.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTERNTL ORGANIZATN.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 6210.
The role of international institutions to overcome obstacles of
international cooperation. International regimes, formal as well
as informal, and their capacity to induce cooperation.
International regimes are understood as political institutions
designed to solve collective action problems and reduce
transaction costs among states to such degrees that
international cooperation becomes possible.
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL 8220.
International Law. 3
hours.
Oasis Title: INTERNATIONAL LAW.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 6220.
Functioning of the legal structures in the international system
with special emphasis on the relation between law and politics.
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL 8230.
International Conflict.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTERNATL CONFLICT.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 6230.
Major theories of international conflict. The objective is to
explore the logical and empirical foundations for the key
hypotheses linking systemic, structural, coalitional, and
individual factors to decisions regarding war and peace. Also,
introduces the different types of methodologies currently used
in the quantitative study of international relations.
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL 8240.
International Political Economy.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTL POLITICAL ECON.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 6240.
Various aspects of the international economy, both theoretical
and practical, essential to an understanding of modern diplomacy
and the conduct of foreign affairs.
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL 8250.
American Foreign Policy.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: AMER FOREIGN POLICY.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 6250.
History and content of American foreign policy as well as the
foreign policy making process. Special emphasis on the role of
individuals and nongovernment organizations in making foreign
policy in a mature democracy.
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL 8255.
Comparative Foreign Policy.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: COMP FOR POL.
Prerequisite or corequisite: INTL 6200.
An assessment of the strategic, psychological, domestic and
systemic incentives that guide the foreign policy behavior of
states. Particular attention is given to the (different)
decision making contexts faced by rising powers versus those
faced by states in decline.
INTL 8260.
Human Rights Policy. 3
hours.
Oasis Title: HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 8260.
Human rights issue as it affects the process of policy
formulation and implementation, including both domestic and
international policy areas.
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL 8270.
Politics of Trade and Security Policy.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: POL TRADE & SEC POL.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 8270.
Domestic and international politics of trade and security of
selected countries, including the United States.
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL 8275.
Foundations of Security Studies.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: FNDS SECUR STUDIES.
Prerequisite: INTL 6200 or permission of department.
Exploration of the theories of international relations relevant
to policymaking in security affairs. Students will evaluate
theories of foreign policy behavior and conflict outcomes in
light of the results of both quantitative and qualitative
empirical research. They will also critically assess actual
security policy from a theoretically-grounded perspective.
INTL 8280.
Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: NATLISM ETHN CONFL.
Prerequisite: INTL 6200 or permission of department.
Examination of theoretical aspects of ethnicity, inter-ethnic
conflict, conflict management policies, and examples of ethnic
crises. Analyzes causes of and proposed solutions to
inter-ethnic strife.
INTL 8290.
Strategic Intelligence.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: STRATEGIC INTEL.
Prerequisite: INTL 6200 or permission of department.
Examines the use of intelligence agencies to gather, assess, and
disseminate information to US foreign policymakers and explores
the use of intelligence for covert action and for
counterintelligence. Compares and contrasts US intelligence with
practices in regimes throughout the world.
INTL 8300.
Selected Topics in Comparative Politics.
3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6
hours credit.
Oasis Title: TOPICS COMP POL.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 8300.
Research oriented seminar of both the substance and method of
selected topics in comparative politics, with an emphasis on
theory, analysis, and praxis. Topics selected by the instructor
vary from semester to semester.
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL 8305.
Comparative Political Theories.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: COMP POL THEORIES.
Prerequisite: INTL 6300 or permission of department.
Examination of the tradition of grand theory in the social
sciences. By grand theory we mean those large, overarching
explanations of social and political behavior that give
coherence to the discipline and provide the foundations for the
study of comparative politics.
INTL 8310.
Politics of Industrialized Democracies.
3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6
hours credit.
Oasis Title: POL INDUST DEMOC.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 8310.
Political economy and institutions of the major capitalist
countries in Europe, East Asia, and North America. Comparative
analysis of both country-specific and function-specific
criteria, such as state-society relations and formal and
informal political institutions.
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL 8315.
Comparative Politics of the Middle East.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: COMP POL MIDDL EAST.
Prerequisite: INTL 6300 or permission of department.
Evaluates critically social science approaches to the study of
the Middle East. Examines the assumptions from which mainstream
study of the Middle East starts. Course covers basic contextual
information as well as engaging major theoretical debates and
specialized topics.
INTL 8320.
Politics of the European Union.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: POLITICS OF EU.
Prerequisite: INTL 6300 or permission of department.
The history, organization, and policies of the European Union (EU).
Emphasis on theoretical analysis, with attention to the main
competing theories regarding the internal politics of the EU as
well as the interaction between the EU and other states,
including prospective members.
INTL 8325.
Comparative Democracy, Democratization, and Civil Society.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: COMP DEMOCRACY.
Prerequisite: INTL 6300 or permission of department.
A comparative study of democracy and democratization focused on
the political, cultural, and socioeconomic bases of
democratization, its practice in the USA, Europe, Russia,
Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America
and the prospects for democracy spreading in presently
non-democratic countries. Emphasis on the distinct meanings of
democracy, its variety of forms, and the distinct priorities
that different societies give to democracy.
INTL 8330.
Politics of Post-Communist Political Systems.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: POL POST-COM POLSYS.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 8330.
Domestic and international politics of selected post-communist
states.
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL 8335.
South Asian Political Systems.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: S ASIAN POL SYS.
Prerequisite: INTL 6300 or permission of department.
The social, cultural, economic, and political processes in South
Asia systems, including such countries as India, Pakistan, Sri
Lanka, and Indonesia.
INTL 8340.
Seminar in Developing Political Systems.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: DEVELOPING POL SYS.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 8340.
Theory of creating integrated, viable, modernizing political
systems in a world of economic inequalities. The focus is on the
kinds of political institutions that can help manage the social
stress of racial, ethnic, cultural, social, economic,
technological, and ideological diversity.
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL(AFST)
8345. Comparative Politics of Sub Saharan Africa.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: COM POL SUB SAH AFR.
Prerequisite: INTL 6300 or permission of department.
Comparative political issues and themes in Africa; colonialism
and colonial legacy, political institutions, political systems,
and political culture; transition to and consolidation of
democracy.
INTL(GEOG)
8355. Labor, Class, and Politics.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: LABR CLASS POLITICS.
Prerequisite: INTL 6300 or GEOG 4620/6620 or GEOG 4650/6650 or
permission of department.
Comparative and historical analysis of labor movements, social
class, and politics in developed and developing countries.
Emphasis on labor and globalization, changing structure of work,
and democratic politics.
INTL 8360.
Government and Business.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: GOVERNMENT AND BUS.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 7660.
Economic, social, and political bases for government
intervention in market economies, comparative and/or American.
Evolution of and justification for regulatory policies, the
theoretical debate surrounding government regulations, case
studies of specific regulatory programs, and alternatives to
regulation.
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL 8365.
Comparative Political Violence.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: COM POL VIOL.
Prerequisite: INTL 6300 or permission of department.
The systematic, theoretical, and empirical study of violent
political conflict. Examples include, but are not limited to,
guerrilla warfare, terrorism, ethnic and religious conflict,
nationalist-separatist movements, civil war, political protest,
and state repression.
INTL 8370.
Comparative Public Opinion and Participation.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: COMP OPIN PARTICIPA.
Prerequisite: INTL 6300 or permission of department.
Comparison of the formation of attitudes and beliefs in
democratic societies, as well as the varieties of political
participation and representation under different constitutional
and institutional arrangements.
INTL 8375.
Comparative Political Institutions.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: COMP POL INST.
Prerequisite: INTL 6300.
The historical, political, and cultural origins and consequences
of political institutions, with emphasis on societal outcomes.
INTL 8380.
Russian and East European Politics.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: RUSS EAST EUR POL.
Not open to students with credit in POLS 6380.
Domestic and international politics in Russia and selected East
European states (e.g., Belarus and Ukraine).
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL 8385.
Comparative Identity Politics.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: COMP IDENT POL.
Prerequisite: INTL 6300 or permission of department.
Course begins with the social and political psychology of
identity to explore the questions of what identity is and how it
is used psychologically. It then places this into a social
context with a comparative examination of ethnic, national, and
religious identities in various parts of the world.
INTL 8390.
East Asian Political Systems.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: E ASIAN POL SYS.
Social, cultural, and political processes in contrasting East
Asian nations, including China, Japan, and Korea. Both domestic
and international issues will be examined.
Not offered on a regular basis.
INTL 8420.
Game Theory in International Affairs.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTL/GAME THY.
Introduction to the basic concepts of game theory, with emphasis
on applications to international relations and comparative
politics research. Core concepts like preferences and expected
utility will be covered. Two-player, non- cooperative games and
the basic solution concept for these games, the Nash
equilibrium, will also be discussed. A series of more complex
models and the refinements to the Nash equilibrium needed to
solve them will be covered.
INTL 8500.
Qualitative Research Methods in International Affairs.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: QUAL METHODS INTL.
Study of a wide variety of research methods and styles used by
students of political phenomena, concentrating on those
approaches that are essentially non-quantitative in orientation.
A variety of approaches, some positivist in orientation, some
non-positivist, but all involving an empirical emphasis will be
covered.
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