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• POLS 420: International Politics of the Asia-Pacific

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course studies the international politics of the Asia Pacific region. It reviews the foreign policies of key countries in he region, including China, the United States, Japan, and India, and assesses their patterns and mutual interactions. It also appraises the impacts of the Asia-Pacific region on the global politics. Prerequisite:    POLS111 AND POLS117 OR POLS120 OR POLS223 OR POLS230 OR POLS231 OR POLS322 OR POLS429
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• POLS 422: United Nations

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course examines the historic background of the establishment of the United Nations and the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as well as its basic structure. The strength and weaknesses of the Charter are analyzed with special stress on the veto power and on accomplishments of this world body since its conception. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of the United States in the United Nations. Prerequisite:    POLS111 OR POLS211 OR POLS222
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• POLS 424: Russia And Eurasia

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course focuses on the emerging political units created as a result of the break up of the Soviet Union. Students will examine the causes, nature, and course of the Soviet collapse, the challenges of Russia and the other successor states, and the implications of this major historical development for the 21st Century. Prerequisite:    POLS111 OR POLS211 OR POLS222 OR POLS231
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• POLS 426: Modern Germany

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is a study of the Napoleonic impact, the Prussian Reform Movement, romanticism, liberalism, and nationalism in Germany, the Revolutions of 1848, the age of Bismark, Wilhelmian period, World War I, the Weimer Republic, the Nazi revolution, World War II, and the post-war era. Emphasis is on political, cultural, and economic changes, 1806-1890.
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• POLS 429: Introduction to International Political Economy

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  International political economy (IPE) is concerned with the mutual interactions of political decisions and economic transactions, the so-called market place, in the modern world. This course provides an overview of how political, social, and economic actors and events, domestic and international, public as well as private, shape policies and economic developments. Prerequisite:    POLS111 OR POLS211 AND POLS322 OR POLS332 OR POLS333
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• POLS 435: The Presidency

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is an analysis of the presidency, its nature and growth of the office, and the politics and problems of seeking the office of the presidency. It includes a functional analysis of the Presidents roles as chief executive, party leader, and legislative leader in the international political system. Prerequisite:    POLS111 OR POLS211 OR POLS222
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• POLS 436: Introduction to the Politics of Globalization and Trade

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  The focus in the course is on the contoversy surrounding, political implications of, and policies affecting, globalization and international trade. Political theories and methods are used to explain civic engagement, global integration, protest movements, job creation from trade, international trade policies, and trade agreements. Topics covered include identity and cross-national interactions, the pace and manifestation of globalization, civil society organizations, sustainability, perceptions of trade, trade negotiations, and trade agreements. Prerequisite:    POLS111 OR POLS117 AND ECON111 OR ECON112 OR ECON313 AND POLS223 OR POLS322 OR POLS333 OR POLS343 OR POLS355 OR POLS363 OR POLS399
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• POLS 438: United States Foreign Policy

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course examines the constitutional basis of U.S. foreign affairs: foreign policy, separation of powers, the mechanics of foreign relations, significant principles, tenets and trends as revealed in United States diplomatic history, treaties and executive agreement, traditional and new diplomatic practice, foreign policy and international organization, and the extent of democratic control of foreign affairs.
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• POLS 441: Introduction to International Security

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course introduces students to traditional and new security challenges facing countries and peoples in the twenty-first century. Prerequisite:    POLS111 OR POLS101 AND POLS211
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• POLS 442: Diplomatic History of the United States II

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course emphasizes the United States emergence from a tradition of isolationism into a position of international responsibility by examining its progressively deeper involvement in the worlds diplomatic and military arenas. This course is also listed as HIST 442. Prerequisite:    POLS111 OR POLS211 OR POLS222
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