Overview

POLI 330 is about international and global politics. While it includes the study of the relations between states in the international context, it also studies the relationships between multinational corporations, international organizations, non-governmental organizations and other actors, as well as the significance of other forces at play in the global context such as gender, class, and race.

The course enables students to explore military and security politics as well as trade, the global debt crisis, and gender. Finally, the course attempts to encourage students to recognize how global politics affects their lives and how much they are a part of it.

Outline

Evaluation

To receive credit for POLI 330, you must achieve a course composite grade of at least “D” (50 percent) and a grade of 50 percent or better on the final examination.

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbooks

Charlton, Mark, ed. Crosscurrents: International Relations in the Post-Cold War Era. 2nd ed. Scarborough, ON: Nelson Canada, 1999.

Peterson, V. Spike, and Anne Sisson Runyan. Global Gender Issues. 2nd ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1999.

Ray, James Lee. Global Politics. 7th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998.

Other materials

The course materials also include a study guide and a student manual.