Admission requirements
Admission to the MA International Relations.
Description
In this course students study the foreign policy of the United States, engaging with history in order to understand the present. The course: (1) examines key concepts in American foreign policy, such as Wilsonianism, restraint, and America First; (2) looks at the processes by which American foreign policy is made, examining the roles of the president, Congress, and the national security agencies; and (3) looks at specific issues and regions, such as trade, immigration, and the rise of China.
Course objectives
Critically analyze key traditions in the history of American foreign relations, along with key events;
Critically analyze the key domestic processes involved in the formation of American policy, and the role of actors like the presidency, the executive branch, Congress, and the press;
Be able to understand and comment upon key issues posed to American foreign relations – and the issues posed by American power to the rest of the world;
Be able to synthesize their knowledge into group presentations and individual research papers which draw links between the various elements of the course. The research paper involves independent learning which goes beyond the information covered in the course. .
Timetable
The timetables are available through My Timetable.
Mode of instruction
- Seminars
Assessment method
Assessment
Weekly reading summaries
Critical review
Presentation
Final essay
Weighing
Weekly reading summaries, 15%
Critical review, 20%
Presentation, 15%
Final essay, 50%
Resit
The resit is only available if the final essay is insufficient.
Inspection and feedback
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Reading list
A syllabus will be provided before the course begins containing information on the literature to be used in the course. Any student wishing to start early should contact the instructor.
Registration
Enrolment through MyStudyMap is mandatory.
General information about course and exam enrolment is available on the website
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.
For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Education Administration Office: Huizinga
Remarks
Not applicable