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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2016
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GLBL 501 001 (CRN: 13757)
GLOBAL SYSTEMS I
Long Title: GLOBAL SYSTEMS I
Department: Global Affairs
Instructor: Payan, Tony
Meeting: 6:00PM - 8:59PM T (22-AUG-2016 - 7-OCT-2016)
Part of Term: 1st Half of Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 1.5
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 23
Section Enrolled: 15
Enrollment data as of: 21-MAY-2026 8:11AM
Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam
Description: Designed to help students think theoretically and analytically about leading issues in international affairs by introducing them to social science methods and scholarship, and exposes them to the uses of such concepts in practice, through examination of contemporary problems and relations between nation states. Introduces central concepts and approaches from a variety of social science perspectives, particularly comparative politics and international relations used to explain, analyze and evaluate international politics and economics. Master of Global Affairs students only.