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						Undergraduate College Catalog 2025-2026  
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                  POLS 339 - Theories of International Relations The course surveys theories of international relations (e.g., realism, the causes of war, functionalism, decision-making analysis) with the underlying goal of providing students with a framework”–or frameworks”–with which to analyze and critique behavior in the international arena.
  Prerequisites  POLS 109 or POLS 115
  Credits 4
 
 
  Compass Attributes  Global Honors, Social Science, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
				  
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