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Course Info for POLS - 379 - 01, Fall 2023
Class number: 2577 Title: American Foreign Policy Department: Political Science
Career: Undergraduate Component: Lecture Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 19 Current enrollment: 19 Available seats: 0
Start date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 End date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM, MC - 311 Instructor(s): Flibbert, Andrew
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences and Global Requirements
Note: This course is Methodologically Focused
Course Description:
This course offers an examination of postwar American foreign policy. After reviewing the major theoretical and interpretive perspectives, we examine the policymaking process, focused on the main actors in the executive and legislative branches, as well as interest groups, public opinion, and the media. We then turn to contemporary issues: 9/11 and the “war on terror,” Iraq and Afghanistan, nuclear proliferation, U.S. relations with Russia, China, and Europe, and the future American role in the world.