STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Discuss and explain the various analytical and theoretical positions used in the subfield of international relations to explain world politics.

 II.     Delineate the historical development of interstate relations in the place of the nation state in that development.

 III.    Describe specific issues that have relevance to the study of interstate relations national security, war, economic integration, trade, etc.

 IV.     Describe the differences between national and transnational actors in the international arena, both public and private.

 V.      Distinguish between the three levels of analysis of the international system individual, state and international system.

 VI.     Discuss the role of national power and diplomacy in international relations.

 VII.    Discuss the nature and development of international organization.

 VIII.   Identify and discuss major issues associated with international law and morality.

 IX.     Identify and discuss major issues of the international economy.

 X       Identify and discuss major issues related to human rights.

 XI.     Identify and discuss global environmental issues.

 XII.    Discuss the economic relationship between the North and South.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Approaches to the study of international relations

         A.      Realism and idealism

         B.      Other selected approaches

 II.     System level analysis

         A.      Structure of the system

         B.      Power relationships

 III.    State level analysis

         A.      Making foreign policy

         B.      Actors in the policy process

 IV.     Individual level analysis

         A.      Individual behavior

         B.      Organizational behavior

 V.      Nationalism

         A.      History of nationalism

         B.      Future of nationalism

 VI.     Transnationalism

         A.      Origins of transnationalism

         B.      Transnational Actors

 VII.    International organization

         A.      History of international organizations

         B.      Major (IGOs) international organizations

 VIII.   International law

         A.      Nature of international law

         B.      International legal system

 IX.     National and international security

         A.      War and international politics

         B.      International security issues

 X       The international economy

         A.      North and south

         B.      The history and evolution of the international economic system

 XI.     Current issues in international politics

         A.      Human rights issues

         B.      Environmental issues

         C.      Selected current issues