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HIS 280: American Foreign Policy Since 1890 (3 Credits)
Overview

Examines American foreign policy since 1890 with an emphasis on current events and diverse points of view.

General Course Purpose
Investigates the relations and policies of the United States with regard to other countries and world events. Designed to provide an in-depth course experience that reviews and evaluates American foreign policy.

Entry Level Competencies
Students should be able to use the English language correctly and effectively at the college entry level.

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Objectives
 

If you do well in this course, you will be able to:

  1. Evaluate the major American doctrines in foreign policy since the 1890s, such as idealism, realism, and neo-realism, and to apply these doctrines to major historic events in U.S foreign policy.
  2. Evaluate the major historic interpretations of U.S foreign policy since the 1890s, such as the nationalist, hard realist, soft realist, and the radical and moderate revisionist interpretations.
  3. Compare and contrast the different philosophical approaches of U.S secretary of states to U.S involvement in world affairs.
  4. Discuss foreign policy issues with policy makers, and specialists.
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Materials
 

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Grading
 

Possible Assignments Include: (Subject to change each semester. The actual assignments are available in the Syllabus in the Blackboard course site on the first day of classes.)

Assignment
Percentage of Grade
Discussions
15%
Quizzes
15%
Group Project
20%
Midterm Exam
25%
Final Exam
25%

Your final grade may be based on the following scale. Please note that you must also pass at least one exam in order to pass the course, regardless of your scores on the other assignments.

Grading Scale
A
90-100
B
80-89
C
70-79
D
60-69
F
Fewer than 59 points
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Exams
 

There are 2 exams in this course.

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Last Updated: June 14, 2012