HIS 231 - Contemporary World Affairs

Credit(s) 3.00
Lecture Hours: 3.00
This course is designed to be a study of current events viewed in their historical context. Emphasis is placed on global politics, domestic issues, and cultural developments. This course satisfies a general education requirement in the Cultural/Historical Perspectives Area.

Recommended and Non-Course Requisites:

ENG 105

SLOs:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Analyze the impacts of fields such as history, geography, economics, and environmental science to better understand current global issues.
Describe economic theories, such as Liberalism, Neoliberalism, Marxism, Austerity, etc.
Apply theories of international behavior to current and historical issues.
Analyze how historical changes affect current international events.
Explain how the current behavior of international actors is mediated by factors such as culture, history, and geography.