Global Governance. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours

Catalog description

Prerequisite: GLA 1013 or POL 1013 . This course introduces students to a range of methodological approaches relevant to studying global problems and international relations. Students will study relevant background debates in the philosophy of the social sciences, explore different methods and methodologies of GLA, consider examples of contemporary research designs associated with global problems and international relations, and learn how to craft their own research questions to address real world issues. The course will include a range of different quantitative and qualitative approaches and may include discussions on advanced topics, such as measures of central tendency and dispersion, regression, and problems of description and inference, comparative case studies, content analysis, and discourse analysis, etc. (Formerly International Governance.) (Same as POL 3033 . Credit cannot be earned for both GLA 3033 and POL 3033 .) Course Fees: LRLF $10.27; STLF $18.48.