346 Model United Nations Workshop (1) Provides further understanding of the operations of the United Nations, including the UN’s bureaucratic structure, resolution writing, multilateral diplomacy, and specific issues in contemporary international politics. Guides students’ preparation for and participation in the annual National Model United Nations conference. Pass/fail grading. Course fee required- determined each semester depending on travel costs for Model UN New York conference. Prerequisite: instructor consent. May be repeated for credit. Offered every spring. 347 Model United Nations (4) Participation in the National Model UN Conference in New York City (NMUN) is the focus of this class. NMUN conferences replicate the rigorous process international learners must go through to find agreeable solutions to major problems in the world today. Prerequisite: consent. Fee required. May be repeated for credit. Offered every spring. 348 International Human Rights (4) W Examines the practical and philosophical questions surrounding civil, political, social, and economic rights, self-determination, and minority rights. Explores the contemporary practice of human rights in policy-making and law, with special emphasis on the role of politics in their interpretation, implementation, and enforcement. Prerequisites: ENG 105 with a grade of C or higher and junior status or consent. Offered spring of even-numbered years. 350 Immigration and Citizenship (4) W Explores the causes and consequences of international migration, how governments regulate it, and how it transforms our ideas of citizenship. Migrants contribute to their native and adopted lands, but also exacerbate inequality, enflame nationalist sentiments, and carry with them values and attitudes that may threaten existing sociocultural and political orders. Prerequisite: ENG 105 with a grade of C or higher. Offered fall of even-numbered years. 353 Globalization and Its Discontents (4) Studies the theoretical, political, economic, and institutional foundations and practices of free trade. Students develop case studies from Internet data on the issues and stakeholders in the globalization debate and the impact of their activities. Included among these are human rights, environmental, and labor groups; the World Bank; the World Trade Organization; and global corporation. Offered in selected January Terms. 355 Women, Power and Politics (4) Examines women in politics from an international perspective while answering the following questions: Why have some countries integrated women politically, while others have not? How do men and women differ politically, and how do these differences affect the political game? What policy issues dominate women’s agendas? How do governments handle women’s policy concerns? Prerequisite: junior/senior status or consent. Offered spring of odd-numbered years. 360 Politics and Security in African Conflicts (4) This course focuses on the politics of conflict and security across Africa, both north and south of the Sahara. Students will study key traditional security issues such as civil wars and insurgencies, as well as the rise of 'non-traditional' security concerns such as migration, health security, and extremism. Offered spring of odd-numbered years. 363 Sex, Gender, and Global Security (4) This course examines the gendered dimensions of security and war, focusing on the post–Cold War period. Students will pay particular attention to what feminists have described as the continuum of violence, including specific issues such as the political economy of war, sexualized violence, and the militarization of gendered bodies. Offered every spring. 365 Comparative Welfare States (4) Examines welfare states and social policy in comparative perspective. Addresses the theoretical foundations of welfare and social justice and the history of welfare states, and explores the way social welfare, employment benefits, education, health, and housing policies are implemented in the US and abroad. Offered every two years. 371 Constitutional Law I: The Federal System (4) An introduction to the American constitutional system. Examines the sources and allocation of powers among the three branches of the federal government, including the nature and extent of the Supreme Court’s authority and the relationship between the federal and state governments. Prerequisite: junior/senior status or consent. Offered fall of even-numbered years.
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