2024-2025 Course Catalog

POLS 1150 Introduction to World Politics and Globalization

Develops a global perspective by exploring diverse global issues such as security, human rights, environment, economic development, foreign policies, character of globalization, interactions of nation-states and other actors, origins and effects of global capitalism, and changing effects on global affairs of technological innovations, international organizations, multinational corporations, social movements and groups, and ideologies. Course provides tools for interpreting and evaluating global politics, and it furnishes background to pursue additional courses in World Politics.

Credits

3 cr

Offered

Semesters: Fall

MnTC Goals

5, 8