International Affairs

Curriculum Description
International Affairs studies assist the student in forming a critical awareness of the complexity of issues in foreign policy and international affairs and an ethical framework for making informed decisions about these issues. Besides examining basic value conflicts in international relations such as questions about war and peace, human rights, nationalism and democracy, courses will be offered in international politics, business, international economics, defense issues, the developing countries, and special geographic regions.

Faculty Advisor
Francis X. Winters, Ph.D.

Format
In addition to the 13 required core and writing courses, 16 courses must be taken from the following International Affairs curriculum. Of these, students must work with their advisor to establish the appropriate distribution of required and human values courses.

COURSES

America and China in Historical Perspective American Policies in the Post 9/11 World Arab Intellectuals Art and Terrorism (Human Values) ASEAN: Southeast Asian Tigers? Buddhist Religious Thought (Human Values) China: From Communism to Commercialism, 1949-Present China, Japan, and the Modern World Christianity and World Religions (Human Values) Collaboration and Resistance in World War II(Human Values) Comparative Parliamentary Politics Congress and Foreign Policy Contemporary Islam in Southeast Asia Crises of Conscience in American Foreign Policy (Human Values) Defense or Development: The Great Third World Debate Ethical Issues in Third World Urbanization Evolution of the Nation-State in the 21st Century Gandhi's India (Human Values) Global Arms Transfers Global Hot Spots International Law and Use of Force(Human Values) International Relations for the 21st Century Introduction to Islam (Human Values) Issues and Values in International Business Japan: Continuity and Change Multinational Corporations National Security Law: The Role of Law in a World of Espionage Path to the Future: The U.S. in the 21st Century Path to the Present: The U.S. in the 20th Century Political Legitimacy and Identity in East and Southeast Asia Political Violence: Revolution and Terrorism Propaganda and American Foreign Policy Pursuing the Tao: Chinese Religions and Philosophy (Human Values) Religion and International Affairs Religion and Politics in Modern Iran Religion and Conflict Religion, Violence & Liberation (HV Core) Religions of the Ancient Near East (Human Values) The Arab-Israeli Conflict in Perspective (Human Values) The Martyr and the Warrior: Religion and Violence The New Politics in Europe (Human Values) The Palestine-Israeli Conflict (Human Values) The Problem of War The Pursuit of Peace Theological Implications of the Holocaust (Human Values) Theology and Liberation (Human Values) Thucydides: The Greatest War . . . the Harshest Teacher Trans-Atlantic Tensions: The U.S. and Europe since 1945 Understanding Terrorism and Terrorists U.S.-Vietnam Relations: Five Themes Values Issues in International Affairs War Memories, Justice and Reconciliation: The Case of China and Japan (Human Values)