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NAME: Jack Baldwin LeClair I Phone: X7953

College/School: CHSS I Date: 9/19/2016
Department: Political Science and Law
POLS104 per B
1. Subject Area and Number _POLS 103_ _ _ _ _ __ Smith 4/6/17 - BR
Select a new number or one that has not been active in the past IO years. Current and inactive courses numbers are in SIS on Screen 128.

2. Proposed Course Title: _International Security and Diplomacy

Abbreviated Title (32 characters, if the Proposed Course Title is 33+characters)_INTSECDIP_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

3. Catalog Description: _This class uses the themes of power.. trade, persuasion, rights, and peace to introduce
students to current issues in international security and diplomacy, with particular emphasis on the place of non-
western societies in the international system and the challenges these states face from other states and non-state
actors.

4. Number of Semester Hours 3

a. X Fixed Credit b. _ _ - _ _ Variable Credit

5. Proposed Student Contact Hours: _3 _ F2F/Hybrid/Online _ __

(1 hour= 50 minutes of class time) (#Hours) (Mode) (# Hours) (Mode)
(# Hours) (Mode)
(Mode of instruction: Lecture/Seminar, Lab, Studio)

a. How do you anticipate delivery of the new course (check all that apply):
X Online X Hybrid X Face to Face

6. Proposed Course Capacity 40

7. Proposed Co/Prerequisites:
a. Prerequisite(s)
None
(All 200, 300 and 400 level courses MUST have a prerequisite.)

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 b. Corequisite(s)
None

8. May the course be repeated for credit?: Yes_X_ No_ _ see email below 9/27 MN
Maximum # of credits a student may apply tqward degree program by repeating this course_2__

9. RATIONALE FOR COURSE

REMINDER: If this course is to be added to an existing program, also complete and submit an Undergraduate Program
Alteration Form. Forms are available at: http://www.montclair.edu/Provostlformsl

a. Is this course X A major requirement? D An elective? D A collateral?

b. If this course is an elective or a collateral, indicate why it is being added:

10 Identify each of the following curriculum requirements also satisfied by this course:

D Basic Skills (identify specific area) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _--,-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

D Gen Ed 2002 (identify specific area) Attach GenEd 2002 Course Proposal Form.
D GWR (Graduation Writing Requirement) Attach GWR Course Proposal Form
D World Cultures Requirement (WCR, formerly MAR) Attach WCR Course Proposal Form
0 World Languages Requirement Attach World Languages Requirement Course Proposal Form
D Experiential Education Attach Experiential Education Course Proposal Form
X Concentration (identify specific concentration) International Security and Diplomacy
X Minor (identify specific minor) _ _,P,_o=l=it=ic=a=-1=S=ci=e=nc=e=----------------------
0 Other(explain):_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
11. Is this course part of a teacher certification program? D Yes X No

a. If"Yes," be sure to obtain approval signature of the university teacher certification officer. (see page 3).

12. Is there a fee associated with this course? D Yes X No

a. If"Yes," complete and attach a completed Course Fee Request Form

http://www.montclair.edu/budget/forms/coursefeerequestform.pdf
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13. Are present university facilities and library resources adequate in quality and quantity to support this course?
X Yes D No

a If "No," explain proposed p r o v i s i o n s : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

14. Are there currently adequate faculty resources to teach this course? X Yes D No

a. If "Yes," list faculty likely to teach this course:· Dr. Brian Smith, Dr. Elizabeth Wishnick, Dr. Zsolt Nyiri

b. If"No," explain provisions to be made:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

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Date In 9/19/2016

Course Number POLS104

Proposed Course Title International Security and Diplomacy

Abbreviated Course Title Intl Sec Dip

College School CHS

Department POLS

Minimum SSH 3

Maximum SSH 3

Maximum Repeat 2 see email below 9/27 MN

Pass/Fail No

Student Contact Activity 1 Lecture | 3

Student Contact Activity 2 |

Student Contact Activity 3 |

Course Delivery Face to Face,Online,Hybrid

Proposed Capacity 40

Cross List 1

Cross List 2

Cross List 3

Prerequisites None

Corequisites Prerequisite

Full Description This class uses the themes of power, trade, persuasion, rights and
peace to introduce students to current issues in international
security and diplomacy, with particular emphasis on the place of
non-western societies in the international system and the
challenges these states face from other states and non-state
actors.

Teacher Cert Program No

Special Fee
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Adequate Facilities Yes

Explain  

Adequate Faculty Yes

Explain Dr. Brian Smith, Dr. Zsolt Nyiri, Dr. Elizabeth Wishnick

Purpose This course will serve as a primary introductory course for our
department's new proposed major concentration in International
Security and Diplomacy

Specific Course
Learning Objectives 1. Students will learn about he challenges states face in conducting
diplomacy and making their people secure

2. Students will gain an awareness of critical issues in five major

thematic areas in international security and diplomacy: the use of
power, the role of trade, the art of persuasion, the protection of
rights and the pursuit of peace

3. Students will understand a variety of perspectives on

international security and diplomacy by analyzing the international
system critically and focusing on ideas, practices, and sexurity
concerns in non-Western states and regions.

4. The readings and writing assignments will improve student

critical thinking skills. 

Assess Course Students will learn the material through a combination of class
Learning Objectives discussions, lectures, and readings Their critical reading
comprehension will be evaluated on the basis of their informed
participation in class and their performance on weekly reading
diaries, reading notes, or reading quizzes Student critical thinking
will also be further assessed via essay assignments (including one or
two essays of 2,000 words or more), a midterm, and a final exam

Scope This class will provide a contemporary introduction to international

security and diplomacy by engaging will key concepts related to
the use of power in the international system, the role globalization
plays in world politics, the means of persuasion states use, the
struggle for the protection of human rights by both western and
non-western states, and the pursuit of peace By selecting both
western and non-western examples that address each of the five
themes, the course will analyze these areas with a truly global
scope

Course Content Part I: Tools of Powerin International Politics

 
Week 1: What ispower?
 
Week 2: Ways ofunderstanding the relationship between
power, security, and diplomacy
 
Week 3: Globaleffects of U.S. power and public diplomacy
since 9/11
 
Part II: Securityand Diplomatic Dilemmas in Globalization
 
Week 4: How thestruggle between economic liberty and
equality affects security
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Week 5: The role of foreign aid in African development and

security
 
Part III:Persuasion in Global Politics
 
Week 6: How statesexplain their interests
 
Week 7: Diplomacyand security communities
 
Week 8: Spreadingnorms?
 
Part IV: TheStruggle for Rights
 
Week 9: Competingconceptions of rights as a diplomatic
problem
 
Week 10: Balancingrights and security
 
Week 11: Humanrights in developing nations
 
Part V: ThePursuit of Peace
 
Week 12: The ideaof security as a barrier to peace
 
Week 13: Strategiesof peacemaking
 
Week 14: Truth andreconciliation commissions as path to
peace

Required Reading John S. Masker (ed.), Introduction to Global Politics: A

Reader(Oxford University Press)
Robert Paul Churchill, Human Rights and Global
Diversity(Pearson/Prentice Hall)
 

Methods Evaluation Paper,Quizzes,Tests

Selected Bibliography Bernard Brodie, War and Politics (New York:

Macmillan,1973)
 
Seyom Brown, The Causes and Prevention of War, 2nded.
(NY: St. Martin's Press, 1994)
 
Greg Cashman, What Causes War? An Introduction to
Theoriesof International Conflict (New York:
Lexington Books, 1993)
 
James E. Doughertyand Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr.,
ContendingTheories of International Relations: A
Comprehensive Survey, 3rd ed. (NewYork:
HarperCollins, 1990)
 
Richard A. Falk andSamuel S. Kim, The War System:
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AnInterdisciplinary Approach (Boulder: Westview,

1980)
 
F.H. Hinsley, Power and the Pursuit of Peace(Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 1967)
 
James Turner Johnson,The Quest for Peace: Three Moral
Traditions in Western Cultural History (Princeton, NJ:
Princeton UniversityPress, 1987)
 
Donald Kagan, On the Origins of War and the Preservationof
Peace (NY: Doubleday, 1994)
 
Charles W. Kegley,Jr., ed., The Long Postwar
Peace:Contending Explanations and Predictions (New
York: HarperCollins, 1991)
 
Lester Kurtz, ed., Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace,
andConflict, 3 vols. (San Diego: Academic Press,
1999)
 
Charles E. Lindblom, Politicsand Markets: The World's
Political-Economic Systems (Basic Books, 1977)
andThe Market System (Yale UP, 2001).
 
Manus I. Midlarsky,ed., Handbook of War Studies
(Boston:Unwin Hyman, 1989)
 
John Mueller, Quiet Cataclysm: Reflections on the
RecentTransformation of World Politics (NY:
HarperCollins, 1995)
 
Keith Nelson andSpencer C. Olin, Jr., Why War? Ideology,
Theory, and History (Berkeley:University of
California Press, 1979)
 
Brian Orend, TheMorality of War (Peterborough, Canada:
Broadview Press, 2006)
 
Robert I. Rotberg andTheodore K. Rabb, eds., The Origins
andPrevention of Major Wars (New York: Cambridge
University Press, 1989)
 
J. David Singer andPaul F. Diehl, eds., Measuring
theCorrelates of War (Ann Arbor: University of
Michigan Press, 1990)
 
John A. Vasquez andMarie T. Henehan, eds., The
ScientificStudy of Peace and War: A Text Reader
(New York: Lexington, 1992)
 
Kenneth N. Waltz, Man, the State, and War (New
York:Columbia University Press, 1959)
 
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Barry R. Weingast andDonald A. Wittman, The Oxford

Handbook of Political Economy (Oxford UP,2008).

List Related Programs Program Requirement Assessment Point

POLS Elective
POLS Concentration Requirement  
     
     
     
     
     

Meet Goals How will this course meet 1 or more of the Program Learning Goals
(PLG) in the Program Assessment Plan.
By providing a first look at five keythemes (power, trade,
persuasion, rights, and peace) in international securityand
diplomacy, the course will address the POLS major PLG #3
(relating ideas topractice). The course also introduces critical
reading and writing skills,which addresses PLG #2 (to develop
more complex student reading and writingskills).

 
Additional Will this course be one or more of the following? If so, see
Course Home Page for additional forms
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Submitted By Jack Baldwin LeClair{{Sig_es_:signer1:signature}}

leclairj@mail.montclair.edu Jack Baldwin LeClair (Jan 23, 2017)

1. Chairperson, Department Curriculum Committee {{Sig_es_:signer2:signature}}

Brian Smith
smithbr@mail.montclair.edu
 
2. Department Chairperson or Subject Area Director {{Sig_es_:signer3:signature}}
Jack Baldwin LeClair
leclairj@mail.montclair.edu Jack Baldwin LeClair
 
Jack Baldwin LeClair (Jan 23, 2017)

3. Chairperson, College/School Curriculum Committee {{Sig_es_:signer4:signature}}

Katherine Loysen
loysenk@mail.montclair.edu Kathleen Loysen
Kathleen Loysen (Apr 10, 2017)
 
4. Dean, College/School {{Sig_es_:signer5:signature}}
Emily Isaacs
isaacse@mail.montclair.edu Emily J. Isaacs
Emily J. Isaacs (Apr 10, 2017)
 
University Teacher Certification Officer (Teacher {{Sig_es_:signer7:signature}}
Education Courses Only)
 
 
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Associate Provost for Academic Programs & Assessment

Joanne F. Cote-Bonanno PhD
bonannoj@mail.montclair.edu

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Subject: RE: POLS 103 ‐ max repeat
From: "Jack Baldwin LeClair" <njsolicitor@gmail.com>
Date: 9/26/2016 3:51 PM
To: "'Brian A. Smith'" <brianandrewsmith1980@gmail.com>, "'Michele Nicosia'"
<nicosiam@montclair.edu>
CC: "'Brian A. Smith'" <smithbr@mail.montclair.edu>, "'Barbara Ritola'"
<ritolab@mail.montclair.edu>, "'Prof Jack Baldwin LeClair'" <leclairj@mail.montclair.edu>

I apologize. There should be no repeats for credit. The course can be repeated if failed as according to university
policy.
 
Jack
 
From: lost.in.the.ruins@gmail.com [mailto:lost.in.the.ruins@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Brian A. Smith
Sent: Monday, September 26, 2016 2:02 PM
To: Michele Nicosia <nicosiam@montclair.edu>
Cc: Brian A. Smith <smithbr@mail.montclair.edu>; Barbara Ritola <ritolab@mail.montclair.edu>; Prof Jack Baldwin
LeClair <leclairj@mail.montclair.edu>
Subject: Re: POLS 103 ‐ max repeat

Dear Michele,

I wrote the class on the assumption it would be a no repeat - I thought repeats were for selected topics or
classes like that.

Jack: did you mean to put it in this way?

Best,
Brian

On Monday, September 26, 2016, Michele Nicosia <nicosiam@montclair.edu> wrote:

Hi Brian.

Can you please confirm that the Max Repeat for this course is 9?

If it is repeated TWICE, then the Max Repeat is 9. (It is taken ONCE for 3 credits and repeated TWICE
for 6 credits, totaling 9 credits.)

Thank you.
Michele

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