Global Politics

Welcome to the World!

POL 101 is a course designed to introduce you to the fundamental issues and questions that shape and are shaping the world in which you live.  These issues include:  human rights, environmental degradation, economic and cultural globalization, nationalism and ethnocentrism, terrorism and national security to name but a few.  Most Americans are not particularly well-informed about issues outside of their national borders.  This course is designed to help students interested in the rest of the world to find general sources of information, to learn about the fundamental issues which drive world politics, and thus encourage you to be good “global citizens”.   (Course Objectives)

 

 

Syllabus:

 

 

Course description, general requirements

 

 

Web Calendar:

 

The daily calendar of events for the class, assignments, weblinks, and homework.

 

Access this link a day before each class!

 

 

Global News Links:

 

 

International news links.

Find out what the rest of the world is saying and thinking