| Course Title: American Foreign Policy |
| Start Date: 09/04/2019 End Date: 12/17/2019 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2019 |
| Description: In this examination of American foreign policy since 1898, topics include the emergence of the United States as a global power, its role in World War I and II, its conduct and interests in the cold war, and its possible objectives in a post-cold war world. Particular attention is paid to the relationship between domestic interests and foreign policy, the role of nuclear weapons in determining policy, and the special difficulties in implementing a democratic foreign policy. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Bryan Nakayama | bnakayam@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Lecture | Tuesday and Thursday | 10:00AM - 11:15AM | DWGT - Dwight Hall | 202 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: POLIT-116. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| POLIT-INTL | POLIT-INTL: Politics - International subfield | This course has been approved to count towards the International Politics subfield of the Politics major (100-200-level courses only) and minor (all courses). |
| IR0001 | INTREL: International Relations major | This course has been approved to count towards the International Relations major. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 15 | Available: 3 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Why America Fights Author: , Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780199753963 Publisher: |
Required | 23.95 |
| Title: A Concise History of U.S. Foreign Policy Author: , Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 1442270454 Publisher: |
Required | 35.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |