International Political Economy and Diplomacy
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PS 1031 Intro to Political Science and Political Science Research Methods (3)
This course serves as a gateway to the study of political science for IPED majors and political science/international relations minors. We’ll survey the historical and philosophical foundations of the political science discipline, major subject fields under the general category of political science, key concepts and issues in political science, and basic scientific methods in political science study and research.
1 The Existing PSC1 103 Introduction to Political Science: Political Life and Social Change.
3 semester hours
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PS 203 U.S. Foreign Policy (3)
This course examines contemporary US foreign policy from theoretical and policy perspectives. How American foreign policy is formulated and conducted will be discussed during the first half of the semester. The second half will be devoted to evaluations of US policies, especially economic and trade policies, towards key regions of the world.
3 semester hours
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PS 233 An Introduction to the U.S. Legal System
This course will offer a comprehensive overview of the U.S. legal system, including an overview of legal practice sources and techniques with emphasis on the major substantive areas of the law. Students will begin by examining issues in constitutional law, with an overview of how government functions and how laws are made. A legal writing segment of the course will allow students to use legal analysis while refining their writing skills.
3 semester hours
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IPED 201 Economics and Development (3)
This is an introductory course of economics from a political science perspective. Major concepts and issues in both macro and micro economics will be covered, particularly as they relate to politics.
3 semester hours
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IPED 202 Intro to Political Economy (3)
The Introduction to Political Economy reviews the ways in which politics, trade, and economics are interwoven in today’s world. The course introduces students to basic concepts and issues in political economy and examines the factors that have contributed to the evolution of political economy and to the rise and fall of competing models of political economy.
3 semester hours
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IPED 203 Political Economy of North America (3)
This course examines the interactions of politics and economies of the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Issues to be covered include NAFTA, immigration, drug-trafficking, environment, terrorism, and foreign policies of the region.
3 semester hours
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IPED 329 Political Economy of China (3)*
This course is designed to help students make sense of contemporary China—its dynamic social and economic changes, its lasting political culture, its enduring struggle for modernization and democratization, and its evolving relations with the rest of the world. The focus will be on major achievements, problems, and challenges facing China today.
3 semester hours
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IPED 345 Political Economy of EU (3)*
This course studies the origin, evolution and current development of the European Union. Focus will be on the political, economic, and social impact of EU on Europe as a whole, on individual member state, and on EU-US relations.
3 semester hours
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IPED 392 The Geopolitics of Oil (3)*
Due to its critical importance in world economy, petroleum has assumed a significant role in the maintenance of a stable international political, economic, and security order. This course examines the international political economy associated with the exploration, production, trading, and consumption of petroleum. It focuses on how petroleum influences global and regional politics and economics in an interdependent world.
3 semester hours
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IPED 395 Political Economy of Environment (3)*
This course studies various environmental issues in international political economy. A global perspective is stressed with references made to several international environmental agreements, their enforcement, and their impact on global and regional economy. The course will also discuss issues related to environment such as epidemics and their relations to international political economy.
3 semester hours
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IPED 390 Multinational Corporations in IPE (3)*
This course analyzes the role of MNCs in IPE. Topics include the nature, objectives, and decisions of MNCs in today’s politics and economics, the political and economic implications of foreign direct investment, and the effects of MNCs’ operations overseas on the political economy of the host country and the home country such as issues of outsourcing and insourcing.
3 semester hours
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IPED 391 Sustainable Development (3)*
This course concentrates on the relatively new concept of sustainable development in international political economy. Topics include, but are not limited to, pollution and pollution control, environmental protection, education and occupational training, infrastructure, legal system, political and economic reform, productivity, human resources, and linkage to the outside world.
3 semester hours
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IPED 396 Seminar on IPE (3)
This is an advanced research seminar for IPED majors. It focuses on IPE research methods and senior thesis writing.
3 semester hours
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