| Learning Goals |
Learning Objectives |
| Students will know/understand... |
Students will be able to... |
| Social science research skills and methods and how to analyze social and political issues |
- Conduct research in the field of international relations
- Perform data analysis
- Critically evaluate international relations scholarship analytically
- Clearly interpret and communicate, both in written and oral form, the results of the analysis |
| A broad knowledge base about world affairs, an understanding of the diversity of world politics, economies, and history, and how to effectively analyze global political, systems and structures |
- Demonstrate appropriate use of international relations concepts and methods
- Apply international relations literature, documents, and/or references
- Appreciate and describe the importance of ethics in the field of international relations |
| How to be informed, engaged global citizens |
- Connect classroom learning with the experience of working in government, politics or public affairs
- Apply an interdisciplinary methodology to provide new insight into a global issue, process, trend, or policy |
| Specialized and advanced knowledge of international relations of a region or on an issue area within international politics |
- Be able to use international relations theories to analyze world events and to evaluate the validity of these theoretical approaches
- Be able to identify how states, non-states actors, interests, and/or institutions interact with each other at the international and state level |
| How to communicate in a second language |
- Produce communication in a second language on a variety of topics |
| Career options available to students of international relations |
- Be able to identify what requirements are necessary for careers in a wide variety of professions related to international relations |