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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
POLS 25 | Title:
INTRO TO INTL REL |
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| 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 | 13 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | 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:
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Introduction to politics, theory and institutions of international relations with emphasis on contemporary practice.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Intro to politics, theory & institutions of international relations with emphasis on practice.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
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
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| 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 | | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 4 | Social and Behavioral Science | Fall 1981 | |
| | 4H | Political Science:Govt and Legal Instutn | | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| C-ID: |
| CID Descriptor: POLS 140 | Introduction to International Relations | SRJC Equivalent Course(s): POLS25 |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Major Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Define terms, identify political theories, and recognize and locate
countries, regions and national organizations.
2. Recognize internal political problems and discuss current issues
using political analysis to explain their reasoning.
3. Argue a particular point connected to the political theories presented
in class.
4. Apply their knowledge of political principles and global processes
for conflict resolution not only within an academic setting, but
in their everyday lives.
5. Be able to calculate the influence of international organizations
and various state actors in regional disputes.
6. Demonstrate communication and analytical skill levels on exams and
in-class discussions.
7. Question their own values and popular myths with respect to other
countries and their foreign policy objectives.
8. 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.
9. 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
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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:
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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
25 - 45% |
| Written homework, Term papers | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
15 - 20% |
| Oral presentations | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
40 - 60% |
| Multiple choice, True/false, Essay Exams | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Steven L. Spiegel, WORLD POLITICS IN A NEW ERA, 2nd Edition,
Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1999.
Dushkin, ANNUAL EDITIONS: WORLD POLITICS: 2000-2001,
Dushkins Publishing Group, 2000.
John T. Rourke, TAKING SIDES: CLASHING VIEWS ON CONTROVERSIAL
ISSUES IN WORLD POLITICS, 10th Edition, Dushkins Publishing Group, 2002
Joshua Goldstein, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, 4th Edition,
Longman Publisher, 2001.
Charles Kegley Jr. & Eugene R. Wittkopf, WORLD POLITICS: TREND AND
TRANSFORMATION, 8th Edition, Bedford/St. Martin's Publisher, 2001.
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