coursepage: u.s. foreign policy
Welcome to the the POLS 425! CoursePage for U.S. Foreign Policy, Fall Quarter 2009 • This page contains links (see below) to the course syllabus, lecture notes and materials, supplemental and recommended readings, links to useful resources on the web, and other class-related information (including grades, assignments, and "model papers"). You should refer to this page first whenever you have questions about our class. If you cannot find what you are looking for, please do not hesitate to contact me.
introduction to course
From course syllabus. In this course we will examine contemporary U.S. foreign policy from a theoretical and analytical perspective. In other words, this course is expressly designed to help develop your capacity both to explain the foreign policy-making process in the United States, and to better understand the underlying patterns, logic, and implications of American foreign policy in the world at large. To accomplish these broad goals, we will view the making and implementation of U.S. foreign policy through a diversity of analytical frameworks, from the traditional to the post modern. Some of these frameworks will seem familiar and intuitive, while others may seem just the opposite. Whatever your initial feelings, however, it is important to adopt an open, yet critical perspective as we examine, discuss, and evaluate the various analytical frameworks. Click here to download entire syllabus (pdf document)
WebCT Guidelines and Information (including grading rubric) are available here.
finding course information and materials
Finding course information is easy. Just click on the buttons (or text links) below to go where you want to go. Be advised, however, that some links may not be active and some pages may seem incomplete. For obvious reasons, this is more likely to happen in the beginning of the quarter, but there are times when I will not be able to update my CourseSite on a regular basis.
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WebCT Guidelines and Information (including grading rubric) are available here.
