POL 13: Introduction to American Foreign Policy
Overview
The goal of this course is to provide students with comprehensive and critical coverage of U.S. foreign policy since(and before) World War II. Through a coherent chronological narrative, the course traces the evolution of U.S. foreign policy from its assumption of world leadership during and after World War II to its present concerns with sprouting democracies, a militarized policy, and global economic and political interdependence.
Political Science 12 Syllabus
The goal of this course is to provide students with comprehensive and critical coverage of U.S. foreign policy since(and before) World War II. Through a coherent chronological narrative, the course traces the evolution of U.S. foreign policy from its assumption of world leadership during and after World War II to its present concerns with sprouting democracies, a militarized policy, and global economic and political interdependence. The questions framing this class are the following:
- What caused past U.S. involvement in foreign wars and interventions?
- Were the results of U.S. policies good or bad?
- Were the beliefs that guided U.S. policy true or false?
General theories that bear on the causes and consequences of U.S. policy are applied to explain and evaluate past and present policies.