Bachelor of Arts inInternational Politics

Characteristics of modern nation-states and forces governing their international relations; nationalism; imperialism; diplomacy; current problems of war and peace.

The transnational politics of trade, investment, aid, raw materials, and the environment; nation-states, multinational corporations, and the U.N.

A survey of traditional and contemporary conceptual frameworks and theoretical approaches for the analysis of international relations.

Analysis of political terrorism as a violent alternative for peaceful change and traditional warfare in the nuclear age.

Principles of American foreign policy; processes of policy formulation; roles of the President, Congress, the State Department, and other government agencies.

Introduction to various methods of analyzing strategic behavior using social choice and game theories.

The transnational politics of trade, investment, aid, raw materials, and the environment; nation-states, multinational corporations, and the U.N.

A survey of traditional and contemporary conceptual frameworks and theoretical approaches for the analysis of international relations.

Impact of national security on U.S. government and foreign policy; roles and interaction of President, Congress, government agencies, interest groups.

Analysis of political terrorism as a violent alternative for peaceful change and traditional warfare in the nuclear age.

Principles of American foreign policy; processes of policy formulation; roles of the President, Congress, the State Department, and other government agencies.

Social forces and processes, governmental institutions, foreign policies of major states of Latin America.

The international relations of the Middle East, stressing national security policies of regional and outside actors, and major contemporary conflicts.

This course will examine the inter-relationship of foreign, military and economic policy.

Political, social, and ideological developments; origin and impact of two World Wars; totalitarianism and democracy; changing role in the world.

In-depth study of the origins and conduct of World War II. Political and economic aspects as well as military.

Examines the history of modern Latin America, including the geographic and political development of the region, the development of various economic models, and the widespread extraction of labor focusing on African slavery and Indigenous exploitation.

Origins of Islamic civilization; expansion of Islam; the Ottoman Empire; the Middle East since 1918.

Explores various visions of the apocalypse and their relevance for addressing major contemporary social, ecological, and economic issues. These issues include global climate change, nuclear war, the growing refugee crisis, the breakdown of democratic governance, economic recession, and forms of everyday violence and social fracture.

Introduces students to the multiple connections of people and the environment through the dynamics of food and the places where it is produced, processed, and consumed.

Explores the fundamentals of cartography, geographic information science, and associated technologies through mapping and spatial analysis to answer key human and environmental problems.

Introduction to the relationships between humans and the natural environment, in addition to the theories and methods that geographers employ in addressing them.

Contemporary economic, social, and political aspects of the United States and its role as a world power since 1945.

Focuses on the political, economic, and social changes in Turkey, Iran, Israel, and the Arab countries in the twentieth century; explores the Arab-Israeli conflict.

A selective overview of the history of imperialism and nationalism in Africa.

The human use of resources and ecosystems and social causes and consequences of environmental degradation in different parts of the world; development of environmental policy and management strategies.

Designed for students to understand the natural processes of aquatic ecosystems, management of water resources, and threats to sustaining water quantity and quality, for all types of freshwater surface, groundwater, rivers, lakes, wetlands.

Analysis, formulation, implementation, and impacts of energy-related policies, regulations, and initiatives.

Human dimensions of global environmental change: human causes; human adaptations; and policy implications of global warming.

Why nations trade, barriers to trade, balance of payments adjustment and exchange rate determination, eurocurrency markets, and trade-related institutions.

A survey of the major aspects of international business environment and operations with an emphasis on the cultural dimension.

Theory and research concerning behaviors and lifestyles viewed as significant departures from a group's normative expectations.

This introductory course spans areas of security, risk, and analysis covering contexts in government agencies and business organizations.

Provides overview of nature, scope, and seriousness of threats to security as a result of terrorism and crime.

Political, social, and ideological developments; origin and impact of two World Wars; totalitarianism and democracy; changing role in the world.

In-depth study of the origins and conduct of World War II. Political and economic aspects as well as military.

Examines the history of modern Latin America, including the geographic and political development of the region, the development of various economic models, and the widespread extraction of labor focusing on African slavery and Indigenous exploitation.

Origins of Islamic civilization; expansion of Islam; the Ottoman Empire; the Middle East since 1918.

Contemporary economic, social, and political aspects of the United States and its role as a world power since 1945.

Focuses on the political, economic, and social changes in Turkey, Iran, Israel, and the Arab countries in the twentieth century; explores the Arab-Israeli conflict.

A selective overview of the history of imperialism and nationalism in Africa.

Methods of economic analysis and their use; price determination; theory of the firm; distribution.

National income measurement; aggregate economic models; money and income; policy problems.

Why nations trade, barriers to trade, balance of payments adjustment and exchange rate determination, eurocurrency markets, and trade-related institutions.

A survey of the major aspects of international business environment and operations with an emphasis on the cultural dimension.

Explores various visions of the apocalypse and their relevance for addressing major contemporary social, ecological, and economic issues. These issues include global climate change, nuclear war, the growing refugee crisis, the breakdown of democratic governance, economic recession, and forms of everyday violence and social fracture.

Introduces students to the multiple connections of people and the environment through the dynamics of food and the places where it is produced, processed, and consumed.

Explores the fundamentals of cartography, geographic information science, and associated technologies through mapping and spatial analysis to answer key human and environmental problems.

Introduction to the relationships between humans and the natural environment, in addition to the theories and methods that geographers employ in addressing them.

Methods of economic analysis and their use; price determination; theory of the firm; distribution.

National income measurement; aggregate economic models; money and income; policy problems.

Why nations trade, barriers to trade, balance of payments adjustment and exchange rate determination, eurocurrency markets, and trade-related institutions.

Causes/consequences of trade; effects of tariffs and quotas; strategic trade policy; political economy of trade restrictions and other topics.

Trade balance movements, exchange rate determination; monetary and fiscal policies in open economies; international policy coordination; the world monetary system.

Problems of capital formation, institutional considerations, theories of economic growth.

A survey of the major aspects of international business environment and operations with an emphasis on the cultural dimension.

Political, social, and ideological developments; origin and impact of two World Wars; totalitarianism and democracy; changing role in the world.

In-depth study of the origins and conduct of World War II. Political and economic aspects as well as military.

Examines the history of modern Latin America, including the geographic and political development of the region, the development of various economic models, and the widespread extraction of labor focusing on African slavery and Indigenous exploitation.

Origins of Islamic civilization; expansion of Islam; the Ottoman Empire; the Middle East since 1918.

Contemporary economic, social, and political aspects of the United States and its role as a world power since 1945.

Focuses on the political, economic, and social changes in Turkey, Iran, Israel, and the Arab countries in the twentieth century; explores the Arab-Israeli conflict.

A selective overview of the history of imperialism and nationalism in Africa.

Explores various visions of the apocalypse and their relevance for addressing major contemporary social, ecological, and economic issues. These issues include global climate change, nuclear war, the growing refugee crisis, the breakdown of democratic governance, economic recession, and forms of everyday violence and social fracture.

Introduces students to the multiple connections of people and the environment through the dynamics of food and the places where it is produced, processed, and consumed.

Explores the fundamentals of cartography, geographic information science, and associated technologies through mapping and spatial analysis to answer key human and environmental problems.

Introduction to the relationships between humans and the natural environment, in addition to the theories and methods that geographers employ in addressing them.

The human use of resources and ecosystems and social causes and consequences of environmental degradation in different parts of the world; development of environmental policy and management strategies.

Designed for students to understand the natural processes of aquatic ecosystems, management of water resources, and threats to sustaining water quantity and quality, for all types of freshwater surface, groundwater, rivers, lakes, wetlands.

Analysis, formulation, implementation, and impacts of energy-related policies, regulations, and initiatives.

Human dimensions of global environmental change: human causes; human adaptations; and policy implications of global warming.