INTR 330 is a cross-listed course—a course listed under 2 different disciplines—POLI 330, INTR 330 may not be taken for credit by students who have obtained credit for POLI 330.
INTR 330 is about international and global politics. While it includes the study of the relations between states in the international context, it also studies the relationships between multinational corporations, international organizations, non-governmental organizations and other actors, as well as the significance of other forces at play in the global context such as gender, class, and race.
The course enables students to explore military and security politics as well as trade, the global debt crisis, and gender. Finally, the course attempts to encourage students to recognize how global politics affects their lives and how much they are a part of it.
Outline
Unit 1: What Type of World Do We Live In and How Can We Understand it?
Unit 2: From International to Global Politics
Unit 3: Theories of International Relations
Unit 4: International Security
Unit 5: International Political Economy and Development
Unit 6: Governance in a Globalized Era
Evaluation
To receive credit for INTR 330, you must complete all assignments, and you must receive a mark of at least C (60 percent) on the exam and 50% overall required for the course. Should you obtain a grade of less than 50 percent overall you may write a supplemental final exam. A passing grade of 60 percent is also required for the supplemental exam. Only one supplemental exam is permitted.
Activity
Weight
Assignment 1
25%
Assignment 2
35%
Final Exam
40%
Total
100%
The final examination for this course must be taken online with an AU-approved exam invigilator at an approved invigilation centre. It is your responsibility to ensure your chosen invigilation centre can accommodate online exams. For a list of invigilators who can accommodate online exams, visit the Exam Invigilation Network.
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University’s online Calendar.
Materials
Kaarbo, Juliet, and James Lee Ray. 2011. Global Politics, 10th Edition. Boston, MA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. (eText)
Baylis, John, Steve Smith, and Patricia Owens. 2020. The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations. 8th Edition. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. (Print)
Knight, W. Andy, and Tom Keating. 2010. Global Politics, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. (Print)
The course materials also include a study guide and a student manual.
Challenge for credit
Overview
The challenge for credit process allows you to demonstrate that you have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university-level course.
Full information about challenge for credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
Evaluation
To receive credit for the INTR 330 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least D (50 percent) on the examination.
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized study counterparts.