MSO 266 International Affairs
This course provides an introduction into the critical analysis of international relations. The course examines the basic methodological tools for analysis, and a survey of the major proposed theories that help us identify, characterize and perhaps predict developments in international politics. The course discusses the role of nation-states and other actors in the international arena, the problems of persistent insecurity, crisis and war, and the prospects for global economic development. The course examines prospects for alternative visions of a viable international order.
Prerequisite
Metropolitan School of Professional Studies undergraduate students only