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Course Syllabus  PSCI 3328-001  International Relations
Course Information
Course number/section PSCI 3328-001 Course title International Relations Term Spring 2009  Day & Time MW 2:30-3:20  Room SM2.112
Professor Contact Information
 Instructor Narcisse Tiky Office phone 972.883.6415  Email Address tiky6@utdallas.edu Office location GR 3.220 Office Hours Wednesday 5-6 pm
Course Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, and/or Other Restrictions
It is assumed that students taking this course have had a government or comparative politics course.
Course Description
 
This course introduces students to basic concepts and theories in the field of International Relations (IR).
To provide a framework for analyzing global issues, the course will provide an overview of some of the common theoretical building blocks of political science disciplines, including realism, liberalism, and collective action and theory. The course
is designed to help students develop their analytic and critical thinking skills.
 A key goal of this course is to give students the tools and confidence to discuss the most important issues on the
 
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global agenda – international security, democratization, development, global warming, drug & human trafficking, etc.
 
Student Learning Objectives/Outcomes
At the end of the semester, students should:
 
Have a conceptual and theoretical background
in the discipline of International Relations.
 
 
Gain substantial knowledge of actors and processes in international politics
 
Understand key political and economic issues on the global agenda.
 
Be able to critically discuss and correct media accounts of global issues
Required Textbooks
 
Mingst, Karen. 2007.
 Essentials of International Relations
. 4
th
ed. New York: W. W.  Norton.
Pevehouse, Jon & Goldstein, Joshua. 2007
.
 
Readings in International Relations. Longman.
Other sources: international sections of the following papers www.nytimes.com www.washingtonpost.com www.bbc.co.uk  www.lemonde.fr  www.cnn.com http://english.aljazeera.net/ Also visit: www.foreignpolicy.com www.greatdecisions.com www.globalissues.org www.un.org 
Assignments & Academic Calendar
(Topics, Reading Assignments, Due Dates, Exam Dates)
Readings Students are responsible for reading assignments each class. Assignments are to be read before the date beside which they are listed. Participation: Each class will begin with a discussion and analysis of currents events dominating international  politics. Each student MUST come to class aware of these events.
 
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Dates Readings Topic 12 January Introduction Overview 14 January Addressing global issues: corruption 19 January MLK Day No class 21 January Mingst, Ch 2 (pp15-26) The world before & after 1648 Historical context
 
26 January Mingst, Ch 2 (pp 27-52) A new world order Historical context 28 January Mingst, Ch 3 (pp 55-63) Levels of analysis Theories in IR 02 February Mingst, Ch 3 (pp 63-68) Levels of analysis 04 February Mingst, Ch 4 (pp 81-91) The international system 09 February Mingst, Ch 4 (pp 81-91) The international system Quiz 1 11 February Mingst, Ch 5 (pp95-105 & 107-111) Actors in IR 16 February Mingst, Ch 5 (pp 111-119) Exercising state  power 18 February Mingst, Ch 5 (122-129) Peevehouse, Ch 4 (Allison) Foreign policy decision-making 23 February Discussion & Video 25 February Mingst, Ch 6 Peevehouse, Ch 5 (Posen) International security 02 march Mingst, Ch 7 (163-67) IGOs 04 March Mingst, Ch 7 (169-81) A global organization 09 March Mingst Ch 7 (187-92) NGOs 11 March Mingst, Ch 7 Peevehouse, Ch 7 (Steinberg) Documentary International law

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