POLI 371
Foreign Policy Analysis
Political Science
College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Course Description
Survey of research regarding multiple levels of foreign policy analysis: individual, group, bureaucratic, societal, economic, systemic.
When Taught
Contact Department
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Fixed
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Other Prerequisites
Poli 200; Poli 170 or 270.
Title
Politics, International Relations, and Political Philosophy
Learning Outcome
Students will understand the genesis, evolution, and current status of the field of Foreign Policy Analysis.
Title
Critical Thinking and Analysis
Learning Outcome
Students will appreciate explanations of foreign policy/behavior/decisionmaking on a variety of levels - individual, group, organizational, societal, systemic, etc.
Title
Political Process, Theory, and Thought
Learning Outcome
Students will understand what is meant by "foreign policy,” "foreign policy behavior," and “foreign policy decisionmaking.”
Title
Critical Thinking and Analysis
Learning Outcome
Student will begin integration of these diverse types of explanation through case studies and model formalization.
Title
Effective and Professional Writing
Learning Outcome
Students will learn to write a substantial piece of original research, and to have experience writing a book review.
Title
Effective Research and Analysis
Learning Outcome
Students will examine the various methodologies employed in Foreign Policy Analysis, such as event data, psychobiography, content analysis, and so forth.
Title
Effective Research and Analysis
Learning Outcome
Students will probe the limits of the comparative approach and of the idiosyncratic approach to explanation in foreign policy analysis.
Title
Politics, International Relations, and Political Philosophy
Learning Outcome
Demonstrate a familiarity with each of the four major subfields of political science: American politics, comparative politics, international relations, and political philosophy.
Title
Political Process, Theory, and Thought
Learning Outcome
Possess a factual and theoretical knowledge of countries, political processes, political theories, and political thought.
Title
Effective Research and Analysis
Learning Outcome
Use appropriate methods of analysis and research, including qualitative and quantitative methods, historical comparison, and textual interpretation to answer political questions.
Title
Effective and Professional Writing
Learning Outcome
Write professional grade research papers on political science questions.
Title
Critical Thinking and Analysis
Learning Outcome
Think critically, analytically, and synthetically
