POLS 383 - Theories of Intl Relations

Unit(s): 4

This class prepares students to think in a theoretically-informed manner about International Politics. While it also introduces students to some major theoretical orientations in the field (including Realism, Liberalism, Marxism, Post-colonialism, Feminism, Post-structuralism, and Constructivism), it is concerned with raising larger questions about the nature of inquiry in International Relations: What counts as knowledge? Whose knowledge counts as International Relations? It also encourages students to realize, and critically examine, how their own approaches to politics are already shaped by different theoretical orientations.

Prerequisite: POLS 113 with a minimum grade of C or POLS 203 with a minimum grade of C or BAIS 102 with a minimum grade of C
College of Arts and Sciences