Courses for Fall 2024 | International Relations

	Title	Instructor	Location	Time	Description
INTR 1001-001	Transnational Issues in Global Politics	Tomoharu Nishino	DRLB 3C8	MW 1:45 PM-3:14 PM	This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to transnational issues and world politics and to acquaint them with some of the leading issues, theories, concepts and processes, and history that shape and define world events. It is suitable for students embarking on long-term study of international affairs as well as for students with other majors and intellectual interest who simply want to know more about how the world works and how the material covered in this class affects their lives. It is expected that students taking the course will gain an ability to analyze, understand objectively evaluate and appreciate the complex dynamics that affect "global politics" writ large, including issues relating to trade, diplomacy, people-to-people and business transactions, and shifts in demography, borders, international institutions and global governance. In additional to issues of diplomacy, statecraft, and security we will assess some of the major international issues of our time (i.e. climate change, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, genocide and human trafficking) and debate the prospects for bringing peace and prosperity to a world that is rife with conflict and poverty.
INTR 2900-001	Global Migration in the Modern Era	Allison Schmidt	WILL 639	TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM	Topics in International Relations focuses on specialized issues, practical or applied approaches, policy and other topics of contemporary relevance in modern study of international relations. These are experimental or occasionally offered classes. Past topics of included US Foreign Policy and the Arab Spring, the Iraq Wars, Secret Intelligence & American Democracy, Counterintelligence, Homeland Security, the US & South Asia Cold War and New Alignments, and Think Tanks and Global Governance.
INTR 3500-001	Research Methods/Practice in IR	Valeriya Kamenova	MCNB 395	MW 3:30 PM-4:59 PM	International Relations is concerned with both theory and practice so we employ a range of analytical tools to examine actors and events in world politics. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the various research methods utilized by students and scholars in the field of IR including: case studies, historical - comparative and archival research, survey research, interviewing techniques, simulations, quantitative and statistical analysis.
INTR 3500-002	Research Methods/Practice in IR	Farah Naz Jan	WILL 723	TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM	International Relations is concerned with both theory and practice so we employ a range of analytical tools to examine actors and events in world politics. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the various research methods utilized by students and scholars in the field of IR including: case studies, historical - comparative and archival research, survey research, interviewing techniques, simulations, quantitative and statistical analysis.
INTR 4197-301	Senior Seminar for Thesis Research I	Allison Schmidt	WILL 639	CANCELED	Seminar in International Relations. A two semester sequence including review of advanced International Relations theory and research methods for the preparation of the senior thesis.
INTR 4197-302	Senior Seminar for Thesis Research I	Farah Naz Jan	WILL 639	W 1:45 PM-4:44 PM	Seminar in International Relations. A two semester sequence including review of advanced International Relations theory and research methods for the preparation of the senior thesis.
INTR 4197-303	Senior Seminar for Thesis Research I	Valeriya Kamenova	WILL 639	R 1:45 PM-4:44 PM	Seminar in International Relations. A two semester sequence including review of advanced International Relations theory and research methods for the preparation of the senior thesis.
INTR 4197-304	Senior Seminar for Thesis Research I	Allison Schmidt	WILL 639	T 1:45 PM-4:44 PM	Seminar in International Relations. A two semester sequence including review of advanced International Relations theory and research methods for the preparation of the senior thesis.