International Politics Courses

POLS 160. Theories of International Politics (4) Intensive study of the principal analytical and normative theories of international politics and behavior. Prerequisite: POLS 51 or permission of the instructor.

POLS 161. Model United Nations II  (3) An advanced leadership experience in the MUN program. Prerequisite: POLS 61. Pass/No credit only.

POLS 162. International Organization and Law(4) Examination of the role of international organization in the contemporary global political system. Major theories and approaches in the field will be studied in conjunction with topics such as interstate conflict and peacekeeping, arms control and nonproliferation, human rights, economic relations between developed and developing countries, food and nutrition and management of the global commons. Prerequisite: POLS 51 or permission of the instructor.

POLS 164. International Political Economy (4) An examination of the major analytical and substantive issues in the field of inter-national political economy, exploring the political and economic problems generated by growing interdependence among advanced industrial states and the conflicts between industrialized and developing countries over the structure and functioning of the post-war international economic order. Prerequisite: ECON 55 or permission of the instructor.

POLS 166. International Conflict and Conflict Management (4) A study of the sources and nature of conflict and methods of conflict management in the international arena, directed especially to identifying and understanding the kinds and functions of non-violent conflict management now in use, including international law, international regimes, negotiation and arbitration. Prerequisite: POLS 51 or permission of the instructor.

POLS 168. Comparative Foreign Policy (4) A comparative study of the formulation and execution of foreign policy in a variety of political systems, focusing especially on Russia, China, India, Britain, Japan, France, Germany and the United States. Prior completion of a basic course in political science is recommended.

POLS 170. U.S. Foreign Policy  (4) An examination of the major developments in American foreign policy and various analytical approaches to their study. Among the issues considered: isolationism; manifest destiny; the Cold War and containment; Vietnam and Central America; detente and arms control; foreign economic policy; and human rights. Prerequisite: POLS 11 and 41.

POLS 172. Inter-American Relations  (4) Regional principles, laws, treaties and agreements; foreign policy formulation; hemispheric organizations; and exploration and analysis of contemporary trends in Latin American international relations.

Department of Political Science, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA 95211