| Course Title: World Politics |
| Start Date: 09/03/2025 End Date: 12/16/2025 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2025 |
| Description: This course is a survey of contending approaches to the study of conflict and cooperation in world politics. Examines key concepts -- including balance of power, imperialism, collective security, deterrence, and interdependence -- with historical examples ranging from the Peloponnesian War to the post-cold war world. Analyzes the emerging world order. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Sohail Hashmi | 413-538-2693 | shashmi@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/03/2025 - 12/16/2025 | Lecture | Monday and Wednesday | 10:00AM - 11:15AM | TBA | TBA | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| 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: 14 | Enrollment: 13 | Available: 1 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| To be determined. |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |