4/30/2024 9:21:30 PM	POLS 25 Course Outline as of Fall 1981	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  POLS 25	Title:  INTRO TO INTL REL
Full Title:  Introduction to International Relations
Last Reviewed:9/12/2022

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

Introduction to politics, theory and institutions of international relations with emphasis on contemporary practice.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Completion of ENGL 100B or ENGL 100.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Intro to politics theory & institutions of international relations with emphasis on practice.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Completion of ENGL 100B or ENGL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
Area:	D	Social and Behavioral Sciences
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	D	Social Science		Fall 2012
	D8	Political Science, Govt, Legal Instutns
	D	Social Science		Fall 1991	Summer 2012
	D2	Economics
	D5	Geography
	D6	History
	D8	Political Science, Govt, Legal Instutns
	D	Social Science		Fall 1981	Summer 1991
	D2	Economics
	D5	Geography
	D6	History
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	4	Social and Behavioral Science		Fall 1981
	4H	Political Science:Govt and Legal Instutn
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: POLS 140	Introduction to International Relations	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): POLS25

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Students will:

1.  Record lecture material and relate the material to the textbook

   content.

2.  Define terms, identify political theories, and recognize and

   locate countries, regions and national organizations.

3.  Recognize internal political problems and discuss current issues

   using political analysis to explain their reasoning.

4.  Voluntarily express their points of view in class discussions.

5.  Apply their knowledge of political principles and global processes

   for conflict resolution not only within an academic setting, but

   in their everyday lives.

6.  Be able to calculate the influence of international organizations

   and various state actors in regional disputes.

7.  Demonstrate communication and analytical skill levels on exams and

   in-class discussions.

8.  Question their own values and popular myths with respect to other

   countries and their foreign policy objectives.

9.  Synthesize the ideas of past and current international conflicts

   and formulate their own perceptions of how to meet current world

   order problems of international warfare, global economic

   inequality, human rights deprivation and planetary resource

   scarcity.

10. Assess the United States' foreign policy objectives in relation to

   those of other international actors and evaluate the means for

   achieving those goals.

Topics and Scope

I.    Introduction to the Study of World Politics

     A.  Evolution of the World Politcal System

     B.  System-Level Analysis

     C.  Individual-Level Analysis

     D.  State-Level Analysis

II.   Political Realism and Sources of Conflict Between States

     A.  Nationalism

     B.  Ideas, Ideology and Morality

     C.  National Interests and Orientations

III.  The Tools of Foreign Policy

     A.  Power

     B.  Force

     C.  Intervention

     D.  Diplomacy

     E.  Economic Pressure

IV.   Political Idealism and Prospects for International Cooperation

     A.  International Organizations

     B.  International Law

     C.  Disarmament and Arms Control

     D.  Economic Cooperation

V.    Selected Regional Problems

     A.  Arab-Israeli Conflict

     B.  Economic and Political Developments in the USSR and

         Eastern Europe

Assignments:

1.  Read and study appropriate chapters in the text.

2.  Keep informed of current international events by reading a

   national newspaper or academic journals and news magazines.

3.  Regular attendance and extensive note-taking in class is

   expected and assumed.

4.  Preparation for in-class, closed book, no-notes examinations.

5.  Submission of a term paper and/or short written assignments

   (book or article reviews).

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 30 - 60%
Written homework, Essay exams, Term papers, Oral Presentations
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 30 - 50%
Quizzes, Exams
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 10 - 40%
Multiple choice, True/false
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Steven L. Spiegel, WORLD POLITICS IN A NEW ERA, Harcourt Brace

  College Publishers, 1995.

Dushkin, ANNUAL EDITIONS:  WORLD POLITICS, 1995-96, Dushkins

  Publishing Group, 1995.

John T. Rourke, TAKING SIDES:  CLASHING VIEWS ON CONTROVERSIAL

  ISSUES IN WORLD POLITICS, Dushkins Publishing Group, 1995.

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