Unit name | US Foreign Policy |
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Unit code | POLI30017 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Ashley Dodsworth |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
How should the U.S. respond to global nuclear proliferation? What is the best way to navigate changes in the global economy? Under what circumstances should America use military force? How should U.S. policymakers react to rapid advances in communication technology? What issues and challenges will confront the U.S. in the future? The economic, military, political and cultural reach of the United States internationally remains significant. This makes studying and understanding the actions that the U.S. government takes in the world ‘important. Complexes of histories, institutions, practices, people, objects and ideas working both domestically and internationally – from the military to the media - shape the decision-making processes that underlie U.S. foreign policy. This unit provides theory, history, and debates on current U.S. foreign policy issues to provide students with a basis for understanding the transformations and continuities in U.S. Foreign policy as a means to pressing foreign policy issues.
The aims of this unit are to:
The learning outcomes of this unit are to:
1 hour lecture and 2-hour seminar per week
The assessments will evaluate all of the intended learning outcomes listed above
Electronic reading will be provided for this unit