Global Politics

Course Objectives/ Goals

By the end of the semester, students should be able to:

1) recognize the distinctive role that each of the social sciences plays in analyzing global issues;

2) informatively discuss and analyze global problems and trends;

3) evaluate opposing viewpoints on global issues;

4) identify and locate areas of global political concern (i.e. possess geographic literacy);

5) discuss the role of states and international, regional, and non-governmental actors in the global arena;

6) use the web to access political, economic, and social information and data; and

7) develop and test hypotheses related to global politics through the MicroCase data sets.