INTL 205: Contemporary International Issues (XS)(GC)

Course Description

This course provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the basics of the functioning of the international system and some of the factors involved in international affairs and diplomatic relations between the world’s nations. The course will introduce students to the various regions and cultures of the world, and the difference between industrialized and developing nations, as well as the many categories used in comparing nations in Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. The course will use current issues and case studies from each of the world’s regions to introduce the concepts of globalization, interdependence, and global inequality.