De La Salle University

COLLEGE: College of Liberal Arts COURSE CODE: INTGLOS A59 CLASS DAYS AND TIME: MH 1440-1610 DEPARTMENT: International Studies ROOM: A1007 TERM: Term 2, SY 2011-2012

INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Al James Untalan (Assistant Lecturer) E-mail address: al.untalan@dlsu.ph Consultation: Wednesdays (by appointment), William Hall 701

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Introduction to Global Society (INTGLOS) is designed to introduce undergraduate students from the College of Liberal Arts, College of Business and School of Economics to the theory and practice of international relations. The goal of this course is to acquaint students with the concepts, ideas and analytic tools necessary to understand state behavior and relationships among actors in the international system. It intends to raise the awareness of students towards global issues and to give them new perspective on how to think about the world. The course will use three combined approaches, namely, political, historical, and economic. The political aspect would require an analysis of the behavior and actions of different actors and their impact to the global society. The historical aspect would involve an in-depth survey of the critical events of the past and how these shaped the present configuration of the international system. Lastly, the economic aspect would touch the issues encompassing the international political economy such as trade and globalization. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Expected Lasallian Graduate Attributes (ELGA) Socially Responsive Christian Achiever By the end of the course, the students should be able to: Have an overview of how interaction occurs between different actors in the international system and their repercussions to the global society. Understand how and why cooperation occurs in the international system; the various theories of state behavior and how they apply to current and past political events; the issues that concern international relations today and how they shape the foreign policy decisions of states; how non-state actors such as international organizations can affect the actions of states. Be introduced to the concept of global citizenry and how one could contribute to its development. Be acquainted to the importance of online research as a supplement to the materials available in the university library.

Critical Global Citizen

Competent Professional

Technologically Adept

COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Students will be graded according to the following: recitation (20%), quizzes (20%) and three long exams (60%). Students are expected to have read required materials prior to the beginning of a class meeting. Quizzes are objective type and will be unannounced. Three long exams will be given within the term. These exams are objective type and will require students to exhaust their learning from the topics covered. Final grades correspond to this scale: 4.0 (97-100), 3.5 (93-96), 3.0 (89-92), 2.5 (85-88), 2.0 (80-84), 1.5 (75-79), 1.0 (70-74), and 0.0 (0-69). COURSE SCHEDULE: DATE 8 September 12 September TOPICS Introduction Actors in the international system and levels of analysis Kegley, C. (2009). World Politics: Trend and Transformation, (pp. 2-24). California: Wadsworth. 15 September 19 September Schools of thought (Realism, Liberalism, Constructivism, Marxism) Kegley, C. (2009). World Politics: Trend and Transformation, (pp. 26-50). California: Wadsworth. 22 September 26 September The Quest for Hegemony and the First World War Kegley, C. (2009). World Politics: Trend and Transformation, (pp. 86-95). California: Wadsworth. 29 September 3 October The Second World War Kegley, C. (2009). World Politics: Trend and Transformation, (pp. 95-100). California: Wadsworth. 6 October 10 October 13 October 17 October First Long Exam The Cold War Era Kegley, C. (2009). World Politics: Trend and Transformation, (pp. 100-125). California: Wadsworth. Global Governance: The United Nations Kegley, C. (2009). World Politics: Trend and Transformation, (pp. 161-173). California: Wadsworth. 24 October 27 October Regionalism: The European Union

20 October

Kegley, C. (2009). World Politics: Trend and Transformation, (pp. 177-188). California: Wadsworth. 3 November From Bretton Woods to the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and World Trade Organization Kegley, C. (2009). World Politics: Trend and Transformation, (pp. 173-177, 256275). California: Wadsworth. 7 November 10 November 14 November 17 November 21 November Second Long Exam The international political economy Kegley, C. (2009). World Politics: Trend and Transformation, (pp. 276-303). California: Wadsworth. Human rights Kegley, C. (2009). World Politics: Trend and Transformation, (pp. 219-253). California: Wadsworth. 24 November Security Kegley, C. (2009). World Politics: Trend and Transformation, (pp. 375-417, 525547). California: Wadsworth. 28 December Environmental issues Kegley, C. (2009). World Politics: Trend and Transformation, (pp. 338-374). California: Wadsworth. 5 December International law Kegley, C. (2009). World Politics: Trend and Transformation, (pp. 486-513). California: Wadsworth. 8 December REFERENCES: Burchill, S., et al. (2009). Theories of International Relations. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Kegley, C. (2009). World Politics: Trend and Transformation. California: Wadsworth. Third Long Exam