HS 285 - History of American Foreign Relations Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisites: None
Math Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Description: This course helps students to understand the U.S. foreign policy-making process from a historical perspective. In addition, students develop an understanding of American interactions with other nations and regions of the world, become familiar with the methods of historical analysis, strengthen their research and writing skills, and develop a capacity to weigh various debates surrounding historical problems as well as to judge their relevance to the present.
Focusing on the complex ideologies and goals, as well as the historical systems and events, that have driven the past, produced the present, and guide the future of American foreign relations, this seminar is designed to focus on the 20th century, encouraging students to make connections between past and present U.S. foreign policy.
Department Consent: No Department Consent Required
General Education Distribution Category Met: Humanities and Social Sciences
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