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GVPT 306 Global Ecopolitics (3)(Fulfills the civic responsibility or international perspective requirement.)An assessment of controversial worldwide problems.Topics may include growth and its limitations, agricultural productivity,the depletion of resources, the energy crisis, pollution,and the general effects of science and technology on the ecological,socioeconomic, and political systems of the world. Theseproblems are considered as objects of public policy.GVPT 308 Human Rights in the World (3)A study of the principles and practices governing human rightsfrom the beginning of mankind to the modern international conventionsand U.N. Declarations. The present international andnational push for human rights and emancipation is analyzed anddiscussed. Students may receive credit for only one of the followingcourses: GVPT 308 or GVPT 399Y.GVPT 335 Foreign Policy and the New WorldOrder (6)(May be applied toward a specialization in behavioral and socialsciences. Fulfills the international perspective requirement.) Acomparative study of foreign policy among the economic and militaryworld powers: the United States, the People’s Republic ofChina, Japan, the European Economic Community, and Russia.Focus is on their special characteristics in terms of foreign policy,their comparative behavior, and their interrelationships. Topicsinclude the collapse of the Soviet Union, conflict in the MiddleEast, the rise of new economic powers, and other events that arereshaping the world order. Students may receive credit for onlyone of the following courses: BEHS 332, BEHS 335, BEHS498B, or GVPT 335.GVPT 377A The Role of IntelligenceAgencies in U.S. Foreign Policy (1)A study of the history and development of the intelligence communityin the United States. Topics include the CIA, the militaryintelligence establishment, and intelligence agencies in other federalgovernment departments. The function of the U.S. intelligencecommunity and how it interfaces with the government inforeign policy are discussed.GVPT 377B Korean-American SecurityRelations (1)A study of the changing Korean-American security relationship.Topics include Korean-American relations, the U.S. involvementin Northeast Asia, and the perceptions of Koreans of their role inNortheast Asia. Some techniques of political science and internationalrelations are covered.GVPT 377C Japanese-American SecurityRelations (1)A study of the complex and unique security relationship betweenJapan and the United States. Focus is on Japanese-American relationsand the Japanese perception of its security and foreign policyrole in Asia.GVPT 377E The Gulf War: 1990–91 (1)A study of the political, diplomatic, and economic context of theGulf War. Emphasis is on the significance of the conflict betweenIraq and Kuwait and the struggle for dominance in the Persian Gulf.The problems related to the work of the international coalition underthe leadership of President George Bush and the consequences of thatcoalition and of the war’s outcome are surveyed.GVPT 377F The Nuclear Question: StrategicNuclear Doctrine (1)A study of the nuclear question that examines the relationship ofnational security policy to foreign policy and of the military strategyof the United States to its moral and political ends. Topicsinclude the nature and effects of nuclear weapons, strategies fortheir use and nonuse, arms control efforts, and a number of contemporarypolicy issues.GVPT 377I Presidential Election: 2000 (1)A study of the 2000 presidential election. Topics include the influenceof mass media on modern campaigns, the role of issues andideology in the election, the intricacies of campaign financing, differencesin campaign strategies, and the role of third party or minorityparty candidates during the entire election process. Assignmentsinclude advanced reading and research. Students may receive creditfor only one of the following courses: GVPT 199P or GVPT 377I.GVPT 377J Genocide in Bosnia:International War Crimes Trials (1)A study of the first international war crimes trials since those thatjudged German and Japanese leaders after World War II. Topicsinclude conceptual definitions of genocide and ethnic cleansing,historical and current perspectives of genocide in the world, thehistory of the conflict in former Yugoslavia, crimes against humanityin former Yugoslavia, and war tribunals and the judging ofwar criminals.GVPT 377K Recent U.S.-RussianRelations (1)A study of the historical relationship between the United States andRussia. Emphasis is on the current postures of the two superpowers.178