Section Info: POLIT-270-01

Course Title: American Foreign Policy
Start Date: 09/03/2025 End Date: 12/16/2025
Term: Fall Semester 2025
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        
Instructor To Be Announced                      

Cora Fernandez Anderson (email: canderso@mtholyoke.edu, phone: 0) may also be contacted for registration permissions and registration questions.
Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
09/03/2025 - 12/16/2025   Lecture   Tuesday and Thursday   01:45PM - 03:00PM   TBA   TBA   Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

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.  
IR0004   INTREL-PS: International Peace & Security   This course has been approved to count towards the International Relations major's International Peace and Security focus.  

Cross-listed Sections        
None  

Course Availability
Section status: Open     Capacity: 18     Enrollment: 16     Available: 2     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.