2050

Dr. Young‐bae HwangMWF 10:20AM – 11:15AMRoom  312, Cockins HallClass #: 21734Credits: 3

This course provides an introduction to thehistorical and social development of Chinaand Japan. The primary focus of the courseis to demonstrate the contemporarysimilarities and differences between the twocountries in regard to geography/ecology,social structure, religious beliefs, politics, andeconomics. This course will provideadequate preparations for studentsinterested in pursuing other course work inthe culture area of East Asia.

Prerequisites: None. GEC‐R AND GE SocialScience, and International Issues course.

Introduction to China & Japan

2100

Introduction to Latin America

Elizabeth BellT R  12:45PM – 2:05PMRoom  312, Cockins HallClass #: 21705Credits: 3

The fundamental purpose ofthis course is to acquaintstudents with Latin America,in particular the economicprogress it has experienced todate as well as the prospectsfor future development. Tobegin, the region's geography,demographic characteristics,and history are outlined.Most of the course deals witheconomic development. LatinAmerica’s experience withstate‐directed approaches todevelopment is described, asis the recent trend towardeconomic liberalization.

Fulfills the GEC‐R AND GESocial Science & InternationalIssues requirement.

Introduction to the Modern Middle East

2200

Dr. Alam Payind     TR  12:45PM – 2:05PMRoom 120, Baker Systems EngineeringCall #: 21707Credits: 3

This course presents the student with amulti‐disciplinary analysis of the issuesinvolved in the modern‐day transformationof the Middle East. The course begins with adiscussion of aspects of the traditionalculture relevant to life in the Middle Easttoday and then devotes the bulk of itsattention to the problems of rapid change asexperienced in this century including mostrecent developments. Disciplinaryperspectives normally represented in thecourse include anthropology, history,international relations, literature andreligion.

Fulfills the GEC‐R AND GE Social Science &International Issues requirement.

Rise & Fall of the Soviet Union

2250H

HONORS SECTION 2250HDr. Tatyana NestorovaMWF 1:50PM – 2:45PMRoom  A0103, Physical Activity & Edu (PAES)Call #: 21717Credits : 3

This course will provide a general survey of theformer Soviet bloc countries with a special emphasison the diversity of the region. Students will explorethe rise and fall of the Communist regimes in EasternEurope and will assess the nature of the post‐Communist changes in the area. Particular emphasiswill be placed on the disintegration of CommunistYugoslavia and the role played by the U.S. in thisprocess. Students will be expected to develop anunderstanding of the prospects and challengesfacing Eastern Europe today.

Prerequisites Honors Section:  Enrollment in the University Honors Program.

GEC‐R AND GE Social Science, and International Issues course.

Introduction to Development Studies

International Studies 215

2500

Dr. Omar KeshkTR 11:10AM – 12:30PMRoom  383, Arps HallClass #:     21722Credits: 3

This course introduces thebeginning student to the field ofdevelopment studies. Thesubject of development studies isthe development process in LatinAmerica, Africa, and Asia. Thedefinition of the concept"development" is controversial,but its core idea is improvementin human well ‐ being. Economicshas been the leading discipline indevelopment studies, buthistorians, anthropologists,sociologists, political scientistsand others have also made majorcontributions to the field.

Fulfills the GEC‐R AND GE Social Science & International Issues requirement. 

Introduction to Peace Studies

Dr. John OatesTR  3:55PM – 5:15PMRoom 395, Watts HallClass #: 21709Credits: 3

Prof. Benjamin McKeanMWF  10:20AM – 11:15AMRoom  335, Campbell HallClass #: 21714Credits: 3

This course provides a comprehensive overview of thequest for peace. It traces major issues in the field ofpeace studies and it introduces a variety of strategies toachieve peace. Students are encouraged to explore thenumerous dimensions of violence and the prospects forpeace in our world today. It is hoped that by gaining adeeper understanding of the global dialogue on themeaning of peace, students will be able to participate increative thinking about how humankind might buildsocieties based on non‐violence, social, political, andeconomic well‐being, social justice, and ecologicalbalance.

Fulfills the GEC‐R AND GE Social Science & International Issues requirement. 

2800

Introduction to Western Europe

3350

Prof. Richard GuntherT R  11:10AM – 12:30PMRoom 014, University HallClass #: 21708Credits: 3

This course presents anintroductory overview of thehistorical background to modernWestern Europe. It surveys thedevelopment of society andpolitics in seven Europeancountries, as well as theevolution of art, architecture andmusic from the 11th century untilthe outbreak of the Second WorldWar.

Prerequisites: None.  GEC‐R AND GE Social Science, and International Issues course., or  GEC‐R AND GE History course.

The Analysis & Display of Data

3400

The ability to manipulate, analyze, and present data is an essential career tool in the 21st century. Students in this class willbe taught the basics of data presentation and analysis, as well as, how to use the most common data analysis andpresentation software packages available (EXCEL, SAS, SPSS, Stata and R). Upon completion of the course, students willbe able to analyze and present data using the most common software packages in the private and public sectors as well asacademia.

Prerequisites: None. Fulfills the GEC-R and GE Data Analysis course. This course is cross-listed with Economics 3400.

Economics & International Studies 

Dr. Omar KeshkMW 11:10AM – 12:30PMRoom 125, Derby Hall Econ Class #: 20101IS Class #: 21710Credits: 3

Dr. Omar KeshkMW 2:20PM – 3:40PMRoom 125, Derby Hall IS Class #: 21720Credits: 3

Dr. Omar KeshkTR 12:45PM – 2:05PMRoom 125, Derby Hall IS Class #: 21723Credits: 3

Introduction to Intelligence

3700 & 3700H

Among the important consequences of the tragedies of 9/11 have been a renewed emphasis upon the importance of intelligence gatheringand analysis for the protection of modern societies and a critical concern for the problems and dangers inherent in such a complex anduncertain enterprise. This class will provide the student with a comprehensive introduction to the intelligence arts. After a brief historicalintroduction to the U.S. intelligence system, the “nuts and bolts” of intelligence collection, analysis, covert action and counterintelligencewill be explored.

Prerequisites: None.Prerequisite for Honors Section: Enrollment in the University Honors Program.

Dr. James SchnellTR  8:00AM – 9:20AMRoom 218, Cockins HallClass #:  21701Credits:  3

Dr. James SchnellTR  9:35AM – 10:55AMRoom 375, Journalism Bldg.Class #:  29081Credits:  3

HONORS SECTION:Anita BucknamTR  9:35AM – 10:55AMRoom  312, Central Classroom Bldg.Class #:  21702Credits:  3

Introduction to Homeland Security

3701

Prof. Frank StratmanWF 5:30PM – 6:50PMRoom 312, Cockins Hall Class #: 21712Credits: 3

This undergraduate course provides students with acomprehensive overview of U.S. homeland security.It places homeland security in the context of overallnational security and introduces students to thehistoric, current and emerging threats to strategicinterests in the U.S. homeland, with particularemphasis on domestic and foreign terrorism.Students are also introduced to the organizations,laws, strategies, plans, programs and technologiesthat exist or are being developed to deal withcurrent and future homeland-security challenges.As well, they are prepared to assess systematically,objectively and rigorously various homeland-securityproblems and issues and to develop and effectivelycommunicate appropriate recommendations toresponsible decision makers. Finally, the courseacquaints students with government and non-government career opportunities related to variousareas of homeland security.

Prerequisites: none

Introduction to GlobalizationProf. Michael YoshaMWF 11:30AM – 12:25PMRoom 034, Lazenby HallClass #: 21721Credits: 3

Globalization is perhaps the mostwidely discussed, and controversial,concept of the early 21st century. It hasbecome a watchword among politicians,policy makers, political activists,academics and the media. A commonclaim is that it is the most profoundchange taking place in human affairs, akey force shaping our lives andaffecting everyone on the planet in oneway or another. It remains, however,an essentially contested concept.

Most people have at best a vagueunderstanding of what globalizationactually is or means, not least becausethe debates surrounding this idea arecomplex and often contradictory. Thiscourse is designed to introducestudents to these debates and toexplore globalization in all its aspects,economic, political, cultural,environmental and technological. Itsaim is to provide a critical appreciationof the benefits and costs thatcontemporary globalization is likely topresent for world society.

Prerequisites: None. Fulfills the GEC‐RAND GE Social Science & InternationalIssues requirement.

3850

APPLIED NONVIOLENCE

4195

Dr. John CarlarneM 2:15 PM – 5:00 PMRoom 016, Dulles Hall Class #: 29865Credits: 3

Working as a team we will select candidatecountries for nonviolent transition. We willthen apply the principles, concepts andpractices of nonviolence within a notionalsetting in order to explore the strengths andlimitations of nonviolence as a method foreffecting long‐term change within specificregimes.

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or higher.

Introduction to

4195

Prof. Ines Valdez TappataWF 12:45PM – 2:05PMRoom 258, Central Classroom Bldg.Class #:  31344Credits:  3

This course provides an introduction to the question of human rights. Throughoutthe semester, we will examine the conceptual history as well as the practice ofhuman rights through interdisciplinary texts. As part of this assessment, we willconsider, (1) the classics texts that contributed to the development of the idea ofhuman rights and its further evolution until the present, (2) the history of humanrights’ gradual adoption in international and domestic covenants, (3) the critics thathave challenged the principles and the uses of human rights, both historically and inthe present, and (4) approaches that seek to make human rights into a politicalconcept. With the purpose of understanding and appreciating the material coveredin this course, students are expected to fully participate in the teaching process notonly as active learners, but also as peer educators and public scholars.

To achieve the aforementioned objectives, students will be required to both thinkand write critically, imaginatively and reflectively about the material dealt with inclass. Respectful participation, which is not strictly limited to verbal contribution,thus becomes a clear component of the learning process. Daily writing tasks as wellas frequent group work will be used to facilitate high levels and varied types of classinvolvement. Additionally, students will be asked to write a midterm exam and afinal essay in which you will further develop and sharpen your analytic as well asyour writing skills.

Prerequisites:  None.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Dr. Jeffrey LewisM 2:15 PM – 5:00 PMRoom 034, Lazenby Hall Class #: 33500Credits: 3

This seminar style course will explore the domestic and international impactsof the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the United States. During the class we willexplore four different but interrelated “wars:” the war against the Taliban inAfghanistan and its spillover into Pakistan; the global campaign against Osamabin Laden’s al Qaeda movement resulting in bin Laden’s death in Pakistan in2011; the American led war in Iraq, the subsequent breakdown of order, andthe establishment of a powerful al Qaeda presence there; and the war on thehome front—the curtailment of civil liberties, the question of torture, themilitarization of American society, and cases of domestic terrorism.

We will explore these four wars in a variety of ways. We will have someconventional readings and lectures to establish context. We will also readseveral memoirs and watch several films to try to understand how these facetsof the post 9/11 world are being remembered and represented. Classroomdiscussion of films and memoirs will be an essential component of a strongperformance in the course. There will be several medium‐length writtenassignments and a final paper as well.

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or higher.

The 9/11 WARS:War, Terrorism, & American Society After the 9/11 Attacks

4195

Incomplete Democracies:The (Un)Rule of Law in Latin America

Dr. Sara Schatz WF 9:35AM – 10:55AMRoom 125, Mendenhall LaboratoryClass #: 30189Credits: 3

This course explores recent trends to forge robustrule of law in Mexico and to combat various formsof political violence including electoral violenceand political assassination, organized crime, policebrutality, death squads, state‐sanctioned violenceagainst political opponents and other humanrights abuses. Examples of successes and failuresfrom other Latin American nations in combatingorganized crime, reducing state‐sanctionedviolence and armed conflicts against the state areclosely examined.

The inter‐disciplinary readings for the course wereselected to analyze the social and legalunderpinnings of political violence in the transitionfrom authoritarianism to electoral democracy. Wewill pay particular attention to the transition inMexico since 1988.

Prerequisite: Sophomore Standing or Higher.

COMPARATIVE COMMUNISM: China & Russia

4250

Prof. Alexandre PantsovTR 4:30PM ‐ 5:50PMRoom 257, Parks HallClass #: 30361Credits: 3

Perhaps the defining event for the international systemin the late 20th century was the collapse of communism.Whether it took the form of the break‐up of the SovietUnion or the Chinese embrace of capitalist economicswithin a totalitarian political framework, this collapsefundamentally re‐ordered the international economicand political systems, making the United States, forexample, the sole remaining superpower.

This course seeks to understand the differenttrajectories of the world’s two great communist powersin the 20th century. What were their commonideological origins and what explains the differenteconomic and political paths that they took, and withwhat eventual consequences for the communist regimein each of them. Most generally, does the break‐up ofthe Soviet Union and the Chinese embrace of capitalismmean the end of communism in the contemporaryinternational system?

Prerequisites: None.

Dr. Tatyana NestorovaMWF  12:40PM – 1:35PM Room  174, Mendenhall LaboratoryClass #: 21716Credits: 3

This course will examine various aspects of crime andcorruption in post‐communist Europe, a region which haswitnessed an explosion of transnational crime since the fallof the Berlin Wall in 1989. Its focus will be on Russian,Italian, and East European organized crime groups, theiractivities and enterprises, and U.S., EU, and UN efforts tocombat them. Topics will include: drug, cigarette, and organtrafficking; human trafficking; money laundering; small armsand fissile materials dealing; stolen art; stolen automobiles;political corruption; and terrorism. The impact of today’sRussia as well as the Bosnian War of 1991‐95 and the KosovoWar of 1999 will also be key themes.

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or higher, or permissionof instructor

ORGANIZED CRIME & CORRUPTION

in Contemporary Europe

4251

ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & the ECONOMY

Prof. Brent SohngenTR  2:20PM – 3:40PMRoom 010, Psychology  BuildingAED Class#:     3382IS Class #:        29787Credits:            3

Global climate change is one of the mostimportant global environmental, economic, andpolicy issues of our time. Even as the US Congressdebates major legislation to address climatechange, and the global community debates asuccessor treaty to the Kyoto Protocol, industriesworldwide are voluntarily changing their businesspractices to account for their impact on theenvironment. Green practices and greennhousegas policies are among the most widely discussedissues today. This course examines the manyeconomic implications that climate change mayhave on society. The course begins with a globalview of the energy system, economic growth, andthe potential impacts of climate change on majorsectors such as agriculture, forests, waterresources and coastal communities. We thenexamine a wide range of business practices,technologies, and policies that may be used tocombat climate change, and we assess the likelybenefits and costs of the actions society may take.

For additional information on this course, contact Professor Sohngen at Sohngen.1@osu.edu.

Prerequisite: AED Econ 2001 (200) or Econ 2001(200) or permission of the instructor. 4320

Food Security & GlobalizationProf. David KraybillTR 11:10AM – 12:30PMRoom 210, Animal Sciences Bldg.AED Class #: 3519IS Class #: 29789Credits: 3

More than 800 million people in the worldtoday are chronically undernourished andlack secure access to food. Why does hungerpersist when world food supplies are morethan adequate to feed everyone? What canbe done to reduce hunger worldwide? Thiscourse addresses the conditions that enableor prevent people from having constantaccess to food. We examine who is hungry,where they are located, and how trends inhunger and extreme poverty have changedover time. The course pays particularattention to food security problems in Sub‐Saharan Africa and South Asia, the globalregions where hunger is most prevalent. Buthunger is not limited to the developingworld, and we also study food insecurity inindustrialized countries, such as the UnitedStates. Ending global hunger would requireonly a small fraction of world GDP, and in thelatter half of the course, we examine theresources and altered priorities that wouldmake it possible to end hunger in ourlifetime.

Prerequisites: Ag Econ 2001 (200) or Econ2001 (200) , OR permission of instructor.

4532Agricultural Economics & International Studies 

Economic  Development in  Developing Countries

4535

TBAWF  3:55PM – 5:15PMRoom 034, Lazenby HallAEDE Class #:  3383IS Class #: 30254Credits: 3

This course is designed to introducestudents to the major problems of thedeveloping world and to analyze them usingthe principles and concepts of developmenteconomics. It is aimed at students whowant to develop an understanding of realworld problems. Initially it will focus onproblems of poverty, inequality,unemployment, rapid population growth,and rural development. Later the coursewill explore issues surrounding theglobalization of trade and finance, thetransition from former communist tomarket economies and the interfacebetween sustainability of the environmentand economic development.

Prerequisites: Ag Econ 2001 (200) or Econ2001 (200), or Permission of Instructor.

Agricultural Economics & International Studies 

Economic Development of Sub‐Saharan Africa

TBAWF  2:20PM – 3:40PMRoom  140, Jennings HallAED Class#: 3384IS Class #: 29790Credits: 3

The objective of this course is tobroaden the cultural and intellectualhorizons of students through study ofthe factors shaping recentdevelopment of African economies; toappreciate the complexities of thedevelopment challenge; the contrastin the gender roles in African ruraldevelopment; and the opportunitiesfor improving prospects fordevelopment through carefully craftedpolicies to address poverty, economicgrowth, agricultural stagnation, andenvironmental stress on the naturalresource base.

Prerequisites: Ag Econ 2001 (200), OREcon 2001 (200) or permission ofinstructor.

4536Agricultural Economics & International Studies 

Cooperation & Conflict in theWorld Economy

4560Economics & International Studies 

Alan OsmanMWF 3:00PM – 3:55PMRoom  160,  MacQuigg LaboratoryEcon class #:    20129IS Class #: 21733Credits: 3

The purpose of this course is to acquaint studentswith the means of conceptualizing and assessingthe impact of the process known asGLOBALIZATION. The contemporary phase ofgrowing economic interdependence of nationaleconomies will be put in the historical context ofprevious periods so that students can evaluate theextent to which the contemporary globaleconomy is something qualitatively andquantitatively unique. Students will explore themajor issues and debates regarding free trade.

Prerequisites: Ag Econ 2001 or Econ 2001.01 or2001.02, and Econ 201. Cross‐listed with Econ4560.

World Population,  Food & Environment

4597.01Agricultural Economics   &    International Studies

Prof. Brent SohngenTR 9:35AM – 10:55AMRoom 1009, Smith LaboratoryAED ECON Class #: 3385INT STDS Class #: 29791Credits: 3

This course addresses population growth and thechallenges it poses – in particular, the challenge ofproviding everyone with an adequate diet whilesimultaneously conserving the natural resourceson which agriculture and other economic activitiesdepend. Since human numbers are increasingmore rapidly in poor countries than anywhereelse, special attention is paid to population growthand the prospects for environmentally soundagricultural development in Africa, Asia, and LatinAmerica. The problems arising as a transition ismade from communism to a market economy areexamined as well since agricultural developmenthas lagged, environmental deterioration has beenpronounced, or both in many of the nationsexperiencing this transition.

This course fulfills the GEC‐R AND GE Contemporary world requirement.  Cross‐listed with Agricultural Economics.

THE CITY & CULTURE

4661Comparative Studies  & International Studies

Prof. Leo ColemanTR  2:20PM – 3:40PMRoom 046, Hagerty HallCOMP STDS  Class #:  28838INT STDS Class #:        29877Credits: 3

The majority of the world’s population now lives in cities, and thispresents both problems and opportunities. This course offers asurvey of classic theories of urban culture—drawing widely frommodern literary, anthropological, and cinematic explorations of thecity—in the context of present‐day challenges. We will examine thekey questions of a long legacy of urban thought, such as: Whatsets cities apart from other patterns of dwelling and social life? Whatpolitical forms and practices are distinctive to cities? How areindividual freedoms and collective well‐being experienced,understood, and shaped in urban environments? We will investigatethese questions as they have been asked in regard to the modernindustrial city and in the political life of American cities, and exploretheir relevance to the contemporary conditions of urbanism, fromsuburban sprawl in the United States to the rise of megacities fromMexico City to Mumbai.

Through readings of theoretical, ethnographic, and historicalaccounts of urbanism, we will seek to understand how contemporaryurbanization contributes to global problems of sustainability,citizenship, and belonging, and how it may also hold surprisingsolutions. The course will offer an overview of contemporary citylives in diverse locations, the meaning people find in urbandwelling, their desire for and hatred of the city, and the prospects fora globe increasingly going urban.

Dr. Donald HempsonMWF  1:50PM – 2:45PMRoom  133, Caldwell LabClass #: 21725Credits: 3

ONLINE SECTIONDr. Donald HempsonOnlineClass #: 29079Credits: 3

HONORS SECTIONDr. Jeffrey LewisTR 11:10AM – 12:30PMRoom 312, Central Classroom BuildingClass #: 29862Credits: 3

Terror and terrorism have been prominent features of Western politicalculture since the French Revolution. For the most part, modern terrorism isof European origin, and the ideas, goals, and methods of European terroristshave inspired terrorists in non‐Western nations. The purpose of this course isto familiarize students with the ideology, motivation, and methods ofnumerous terrorist groups of the last two centuries in order to provide a basisfor an understanding of contemporary terrorist organizations.

Specifically, we will address the terror of the French Revolution, anarchismand revolutionary terrorism in 19th century Europe, terrorism in LatinAmerica, European domestic terrorism in the 1960s and 1970s, nationalliberation and separatist movements, Middle Eastern terrorism, and theimpact of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States.

Prerequisites: None.

Terror & Terrorism

4700 & 4700H

Dr. Jeffrey LewisWF  11:10AM – 12:30PMRoom  208, Pomerene HallClass #:   21728Credits: 3

This course offers students an overview of the issuesrelating to atomic, biological, and chemical weapons,commonly referred to as weapons of mass destruction(WMD). Since the end of the Cold War, the proliferation ofthese kinds of weapons has become one of America’sprimary security concerns; thus an understanding of theweapons and their capabilities is an essential componentof understanding national security more broadly.

This class will approach WMD from three angles. First, itwill take a historical perspective, exploring thedevelopment and use of these weapons in past conflicts.Second, it will examine the scientific foundation of the mostsignificant WMD threats. While not a science class,students must certainly have a basic understanding of theway that these kinds of weapons function in order toassess the threat that they represent. No prior sciencebackground on the part of students is assumed, but theymust be prepared to learn some basic biology, chemistry,and physics.

Prerequisites: None

Development & Control of

Weapons of Mass Destruction

4701

Cultural DiplomacyDr. Donald HempsonMWF 9:10AM – 10:05AMRoom 220, Caldwell LabClass #: 21727Credits: 3

This course explores cultural diplomacy (CD), broadlyunderstood: the exchange of performances and ideas acrossstate borders with the intention of building political influence,abroad or at home. We consider the theory and practice ofcultural diplomacy in several contexts. To begin with, weexplore the current prominence of the culture concept ininternational affairs, considering both its useful ambiguitiesand its limitations as an analytical tool. Then we considerdiplomacy itself as a kind of cultural performance. Next welook at the historical context in which state‐sponsored CDtook shape in the twentieth century, followed by the rise ofgrassroots alternatives to the Cold War model, emerging fromboth postcolonial and domestic resistance. Finally we look atthe recent revitalization and reshapings of cultural diplomacyin response to consumer capitalism, the globalization ofpublic opinion, new media, and geopolitical shifts. In eachcase we’ll examine concrete examples of cultural forms inmotion to consider the possible effects and efficacy of CDinitiatives. Requirements include quizzes, two take‐homeexams, and a short paper observing a cultural performance.

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or higher.

4800

MODEL UN

Dr. Robert WoyachWF 12:45PM – 2:05PMRoom 140, Jennings HallClass #: 29082Credits: 3

An interactive diplomatic simulation of the political processes of the UN General Assembly focusing on selected global problems; involves class discussions, group projects, and significant student participation.

4801

Peacekeeping & Collective SecurityDr. Robert WoyachWF  9:35AM – 10:55AMRoom  208, Pomerene HallClass #:      21740Credits:      3

This course explores the theory and practice ofinternational peacekeeping and collective security, twokey multinational responses to international violence.Investigating specific cases in depth, we will try tobetter understand (1) when peacekeeping and collectivesecurity are appropriate, (2) when they are likely tooccur, (3) what constitutes success in such operations,and (4) the variables that affect success. Specialattention will be given to the differences betweentraditional peacekeeping, which evolved in the 1950sand 1960s, and the “new peacekeeping,” which isillustrated by various operations.

The key goals of this course are to prepare students to:analyze the evolution of peacekeeping and collectivesecurity within the international community and thetheoretical distinctions among intervention, collectivesecurity, peacekeeping, peace enforcement, and peacebuilding; identify the conditions that allowpeacekeeping or collective security to occur and theconditions that enhance its likely success; and evaluatethe effectiveness of peacekeeping in particular casesfrom an international politics, organizational, andinterpersonal/social perspective.

Prerequisite:  Sophomore standing or higher.

4803

Thinking And Writing: A Practicum for Intelligence Analysis

5703

Anita BucknamTR 2:20PM – 3:40PMRoom 175, Mendenhall LaboratoryUNDERGRAD Class #: 29094GRADUATE Class #: 29095Credits: 3

In this course we will practice writing forms regularly used bythe U.S. intelligence community. Writing for the intelligencecommunity is designed to provide high‐level US policymakerswith both raw information and detailed analysis on internationalevents. All assignments will require extensive research todevelop expertise, rigorous evaluation of sources to increasethe accuracy of analysis, and use of structured analytictechniques which will be presented and practiced in class.Because policymakers are very busy, most papers will be short,focused pieces. Students will also learn and practice preparingoral briefings to present their analysis in a face‐to‐face, analyst‐to‐consumer format. We will also discuss the differencesbetween expository writing for the intelligence community andwriting for an academic audience.

Course Goals: Writing and related skills coursework developsstudents’ skills in written communication and expression,reading, critical thinking, and oral expression.

Course Learning Objectives:Develop critical and analytic thinking skillsStrengthen expository writing skills, including editing techniquesImprove research methods, including an awareness of how to evaluate sources of informationEnhance oral communication techniques

Prerequisites:  3700 or 350.

5800

International LawProf. Basil KardarasTR 8:00AM – 9:20AMRoom 207, Pomerene HallUNDERGRAD Class #: 29949GRADUATE Class #: 29951Credits: 3

International law is an essentialdimension of global governance thataffects and shapes the lives of people,the affairs of nations, and the conditionof the planet. The objective of thecourse is to provide students with thefoundational and structural forces ofinternational law that shape the contentand character of national andinternational relations. It will examinethe complex and varied sources,traditions, customs, functions, andstructures of international law and theirsignificance in maintaining stability,order, communication, and continuitybetween nations, people, andinternational organizations.

Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing orHigher.

Children & War

5801

Prof. Sharon HouseknechtTR  3:55PM – 5:15PMRoom  185, Mendenhall LaboratoryUNDERGRAD Class #:  21744GRADUATE Class #:      30209Credits: 3

At the present time, hundreds of thousandsof children around the globe are sufferingfrom war. This course, Children and War, willexplore some of the many ways thatchildren are affected by war. The use ofchildren as soldiers is a common andgrowing pattern around the world. Thechildren are often forcibly abducted andrequired to participate. The child soldierphenomenon will be explored, includingcauses, methods of recruitment, howchildren are turned into soldiers, thereintegration of child soldiers following warand possibilities for prevention of childsoldiering.

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing orhigher.