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International Relations

Build practical understanding of states, power, cooperation, conflict, institutions, and global political economy, then use it for analyzing international events through competing theories and evidence.

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General to university foundations
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Learning outcomes
4 focused outcomes

Topic overview

Learn the foundations of International Relations.

International Relations connects states, power, cooperation, conflict, institutions, and global political economy with practical decisions and tasks. Guided examples, comparison, practice, and feedback help members apply these ideas to analyzing international events through competing theories and evidence. The goal is to make each step easier to explain, check, and improve.

Learning outcomes for International Relations

  1. 1

    Explain the main ideas and vocabulary involved in states, power, cooperation, conflict, institutions, and global political economy

  2. 2

    Follow a repeatable process for analyzing international events through competing theories and evidence

  3. 3

    Compare examples, identify common mistakes, and improve an approach

  4. 4

    Complete an independent international relations task and reflect on the result

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How to learn International Relations step by step.

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Build the foundation

Explain the main ideas and vocabulary involved in states, power, cooperation, conflict, institutions, and global political economy

02

Practise with feedback

Follow a repeatable process for analyzing international events through competing theories and evidence

03

Practise with feedback

Compare examples, identify common mistakes, and improve an approach

04

Apply and reflect

Complete an independent international relations task and reflect on the result

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