2006-2007 Academic Year - Trinity University

POLITICAL SCIENCE
PLSI 3341
PLSI 3342
PLSI 3443
PLSI 3344
PLSI 3345
PLSI 3346
PLSI 3347
PLSI 3348
PLSI 3349
PLSI 4341
Nationalism and Ethnicity in World Politics
An examination of the politics of nationalism and ethnicity in one or more world
regions including countries in the Third World.
Prerequisites: Either PLSI 1341 or 1331 or 1332, or consent of the instruction.
International Law
An introductory survey of public international law as practiced by states and
international organizations, with an emphasis on jurisdiction, treaties, territory, law
of the sea, human rights, economy, wars, and disputes as well as other topics.
Prerequisite: PLSI 1341 or consent of instructor.
Violent Conflict in International Politics
Explores the nature, genesis, development, conclusion, and impacts of violent
conflict through a detailed examination of a single war or a set of similar and/or
related conflicts that, individually or together, had a significant impact on world
politics. Students may take this course more than once provided the topics vary.
Prerequisite: PLSI 1341.
The Middle East and the World
An examination of international relations and major foreign policy issues among the
nations of the Middle East and between these nations and the rest of the world.
Prerequisite: PLSI 1341 or 1331 or 1332, or HIST 3350 or 3354.
The United States and World Order
An examination of US foreign policy and actions in a globalizing world.
Prerequisite: PLSI 1341 or 3313 or consent of instructor.
Geography and World Politics
An interdisciplinary examination of the geographical basis of world politics,
stressing the territorial state, contemporary challenges to the state, and
“geographic literacy.”
Prerequisite: PLSI 1341 or consent of instructor.
Gender and International Relations
This course looks at the impact of gender on the construction of theories of
international relations and the conduct of foreign policies.
Prerequisite: PLSI 1341 or WAGS 2310.
The Politics of Development
This course examines development as a historical process affecting politics,
culture, economics, and society. It looks at early as well as middle and late
developers, and explores reasons for different developmental trajectories.
Prerequisites: PLSI 1341, 1332, or 1331.
Special Topics in International Politics
Occasionally courses will be offered on special topics. Students are encouraged to
bring to the attention of the Department Chair topics they wish to have offered.
Students may take this course more than once provided the topics vary.
International Political Economy
An examination of the development and operation of the modern international
political economy, with an emphasis on the politics of international investment,
finance, trade, and aid.
Prerequisite: PLSI 1341 or ECON 3340 or 3346 or 3347.
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