International Politics
POLS 261
Fall 2026
3 Units
In-person
3
one-way Exclusions
Course Description
An introduction to the major issues in the study of international relations: questions of war and peace, national security, the role of the 'state', foreign and defence policy, gender and international relations, and international institutions.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify and define key concepts and theoretical approaches in the discipline of International Relations.
- Generalize from individual case studies to broader phenomena in world politics.
- Engage with complex materials pertaining to the analysis of world politics with increased ease.
- Critically assess analyses of contemporary world politics.
- Engage in constructive discussion of the course materials in a tutorial environment.
- Identify their own inclinations and preferences in analyzing specific topics of world politics.