Course Description
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.
Athena Title
SPECIAL TOPICS IR
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in POLS 8200
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
This course will train students in critically analyzing the central arguments posed in international relations. It will provide an opportunity to prepare advanced research papers that are both theoretically as well as methodologically sophisticated and might serve as a basis for later submission of such papers to peer reviewed journals in the field.
Topical Outline
Topics will vary depending on instructor but may include themes such as international relations theory, war and peace, origins and consequences of ethnic conflict, democratic peace, global environmental politics, and other such topics.
Syllabus