Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The political-economic perspective of international relations assumes that political and economic activities are intimately entwined. Three major schools of international political economy will be presented: Liberalism, Mercantilism, and Structuralism. It will be demonstated how each political-economic approach addresses issues of national security, trade, economic development, and the natural environment.