Category: International Studies Sort by: visit | title   International Studies Dissertation by University of Leeds   URL: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/students/tpmodules/pied5757.htm   On completion of the module, students should be able to: demonstrate the development of a deeper understanding of a particular topic in the area of International Studies through independent research and the preparation of an extended piece of writing; formulate a focused and workable research question; undertake sustained independent research relevant to their research question; develop and demonstrate research skills, including the skills of accessing relevant information from a range of sources; assessing, analysing and criticising information; appraising relevant concepts and theories; presenting and communicating effectively the produce of independent research.   626 visits has been made through our site.     Master of International Studies 502 International Politics by University of Otago   URL: http://www.otago.ac.nz/politicalstudies/502.html   In many ways the subject of international politics has never been more exciting. With the end of the Cold War, an era based on superpower condominium that lasted around 43 years, the international system has entered a turbulent and potentially prolonged transition to a new order. The course seeks to highlight the forces of continuity and change in this new global context. The structure of the course reflects this central objective. It is divided into four parts. The introductory section provides a conceptual overview of the subject; part two examines actors, institutions and processes in the international system; part three focuses on strategic aspects of international relations; and part four considers some key international issues. The course is designed to extend a student’s grasp of the theory and practice of the subject, both in systemic terms at the international level, and in terms of the units that make up the system (whether states, international organisations, regional groups, business organisations or sub-national ethnic groups). In particular, the course hopes to provide windows into areas which students may study at greater depth within the framework of the 505 research dissertation and also emphasise the intellectual inter-dependence of the core papers of the M.IntSt programme. In doing so, the paper endeavours to enhance the knowledge, analytical and communication skills of each student.   586 visits has been made through our site.     Sustainable Development and the Global Future-international studies by Macalester College   URL: http://www.macalester.edu/~envirost/ints5001s.htm   This course will center on the concept of sustainable development. Time will be devoted to defining the term, examining its historical context, evaluating its meaning from a variety of perspectives, and assessing progress and prospects for its implementation. One premise of the course is that the implementation of sustainable development will require action at all levels of human activity: the international, national, state, local, and individual. Each of these will be examined. A second premise is that the requirements for sustainable development are significantly different in the countries of the North and the countries of the South. Both of these topics will be covered. Some attention will also be paid to the role of higher education (particularly liberal arts education) in achieving sustainability. Efforts to protect global biological diversity through the Convention on Biological Diversity and other actions will also be a key topic.   570 visits has been made through our site.     Quantitative Methods in International Studies by University of Kansas   URL: http://falcon.cc.ukans.edu/~schrodt/pols907.98/     567 visits has been made through our site.     Introduction to International Studies by THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   URL: http://www.croft.olemiss.edu/INST101syllabus.htm   Introduction to International Studies serves as the gateway course into the International Studies major. Taken by all students entering the program, INST 101 is designed to assess and improve students’ writing skills, develop students’ knowledge of the vocabulary and fundamental concepts used in international studies, enhance their critical thinking skills, and help them become active learners both in their study strategies and in their research habits. The course introduces students to international studies by exploring ways of knowing, examining the various perspectives brought to international news coverage by different news organs, honing skills in the area of citing sources and utilizing footnotes, and introducing the various disciplines that contribute to international studies. Students learn to use the research library, explore the interplay between theory and empirical data in the creation of new knowledge, and engage in role-playing and debate in becoming active learners.   566 visits has been made through our site.     Global Issues by University of South Alabama   URL: http://www.southalabama.edu/internationalstudies/is100.htm   This introductory course will try to accomplish three basic objectives: a) acquaint you with the basic structural features of the global system such as the nation-state system, the global capitalist economy, and androcentrism and understand how these interact; b) expose you to major schools of thought and ideas in such areas as world values, security, economic prosperity and the environment; and c) allow you to learn something about current global issues and view them within the context of the structures and schools of thought.   565 visits has been made through our site.     Introduction to International Issues by Southern Polytechnic State University   URL: http://www.spsu.edu/sis/courses/pols1201.htm   This course provided an introduction to international relations covering such issues as diplomacy, nuclear politics, war, secret intelligence, revolution, international development, and dependence.   549 visits has been made through our site.     International Studies European Track by Pepperdine University   URL: http://arachnid.pepperdine.edu/Luftweb/CSIS/ints.htm   The purpose of this senior seminar is to draw on the knowledge gained and the skills acquired in taking coursework of the international studies major and to demonstrate this by preparing a research project on a topic of interest in proper scholarly form and in presenting this to the class. The purpose of this assignment is to give the student a sense of final accomplishment and closure. A second aspect of the course is to help students in their transition from undergraduate studies to the real world of employment. To this effect, various assignments pertaining to seeking out job opportunities abroad and at home are given. Furthermore, a professional presentation on a topic of interest, including the use of electronic media, is required during the first half of the course.   541 visits has been made through our site.     International Studies by Worcester Polytechnic Institute   URL: http://www.wpi.edu/~phansen/courses/hu4411.html   Not applicable   540 visits has been made through our site.     International History by University of Otago   URL: http://www.otago.ac.nz/politicalstudies/MIntSIntHis.html   This course is intended to provide an examination of the historical evolution of the inter-state system from its origins in Europe after the Middle Ages (or sixteenth century) to the onset of the Third Millenium. It begins with the settlement of the Thirty Years War at the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, which recognised the predominance of the political sovereign state over the universal Church. It then traverses through the attempts of various states to control the system, and the operation of the balance of power against them. It also traces the spread of the system throughout the world by the process of first colonialism and then decolonisation. In this process the rise and character of the power, the resulting ambitions, the systems of domination, and the fall of different great powers are examined. These include: dynastic/mercantalist Habsburg Austria/Spain; monarchist/agrarian ancien regime Bourbon France; revolutionary and Napoleonic France; liberal/commercial Britain; industrial/militaristic Germany; imperial/militarist Japan; Marxist/communist Russia; capitalist/democratic USA; and (potentially) nationalist/communist PRC. It also involves a study of the major systemic wars: the Thirty Years War; the War of Spanish Succession; the Seven Years War; the Napoleonic Wars; the First World War; the Second World War; and the Cold War conflict. It continues with an analysis of the structure of the post Cold War world system or globalisation. It concludes with an examination of the establishment, structure and likely longevity of US hegemony in the face of its opponents.   522 visits has been made through our site.     © 2000 The Chinese University of Hong Kong