- PAFG632 Contemporary Issues in World Politics
- Course Description
- This seminar focuses on current, major issues with an international dimension and/or global impact and with salience for the emerging patterns of world politics. While engaging in critical analysis of current issues, it examines the broader conceptual context and analytic framework which explain interactions among nations. Weekly reports based on assigned readings as well as a major research paper pursue distinct goals: the critical utilization of concepts; the refinement of analytic tools; the examination of different perspectives (national, international, global community); policy analysis.
Prerequisite: Completion of introductory course in International Relations. - Academic Information
- Credits: 3
- Schedule & Fee
- Dates: Feb 1 - May 7
Class #: 23428
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total Course Fee: $1335 - Instructor
- Primo Vannicelli
primo.vannicelli@umb.edu | Bio - Book Information
- Required texts will be selected around mid-January, following consultations with enrolled students. We will choose a variety of topical books with primary focus on themes and issue areas of interest to the students. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact the instructor: Primo.Vannicelli@umb.edu.
- Additional Information
- As much as possible, we will try to hold several live sessions. The goal: to stimulate discussion of issues and to promote supportive interactions among students.
- Wimba Requirement
- UMB online courses use Wimba classroom (a live discussion tool) at least twice during the semester. Information about Horizon Wimba can be found at www.dlvpc.umb.edu/wimbasupport.htm. Your course instructor will inform you about dates and times of course meetings in Wimba Classroom.