In short, we will examine age-old questions pertaining to war and peace in the contemporary world. The quest for a just world order will be an underlying theme. The first part of this course prepares students for participation in an intercollegiate simulation involving negotiations on various international issues by studying how foreign policy is formulated in different countries, reviewing general principles of international relations, analyzing competing negotiation strategies, and researching contemporary issues of global concern. The last part of the course involves student participation in an international negotiation simulation with other collegiate teams via computer networks. Spring semester, odd-numbered years.
Students participate as interns at various levels of state and local government.
They develop work and study details of this internship experience by close and continual consultation with their political science advisor. Students keep a daily journal of their experiences and arrange further study and paper requirements with the pre-law advisor. An informal seminar course with selected readings and student presentations. Required of all political science majors and minors.