International Relations (INTR) 330

Overview

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.

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.

Course Materials

eText

Registration in this course includes an electronic textbook. For more information on electronic textbooks, please refer to our eText Initiative site.

A print version of the eText may be available for purchase from the publisher through a direct-to-student link provided on the course website; you can also acquire the textbook on your own if you wish.

Textbooks

Other materials

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.

Challenge Evaluation

To receive credit for the INTR 330 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least D (50 percent) on the examination.

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form