PLSC 1303 - Introduction to the United Nations

Description
An introduction of the history, establishment, charter, structure, and decision-making processes of the United Nations. Students will critically analyze the role of the UN in the international system during the Cold War and post-Cold War periods, specifically in the areas of international peace and security disarmament and arms control human rights humanitarian assistance and refugees and economic and social development. While learning this material, students will also prepare for and participate in Model UN competitions.

Pre-Requisite
NONE

3 Credit Hour(s)

Contact Hours
45 lecture hours

3 Faculty Load Hour(s)

Semesters Offered
Spring

ACTS Equivalent
N/A

Grade Mode
A-F

Learning Outcomes
Students will:

Identify the UN’s principal organs.
Understand the basic functions and powers of the UN’s principal organs.
Understand the history of the UN system and its predecessors.
Analyze the balance between sovereignty and international justice in the UN system.
Evaluate policy issues of international governance in the UN system.
Evaluate defenses and criticism of the UN system.

General Education Outcomes Supported
N/A

Standard Practices
Topics list

Precursors to the United Nations
Sovereignty
International Justice
UN Charter
UN General Assembly
UN Economic and Social Council
UN Human Rights Council
UN Security Council
UN Secretary General
International Criminal Court
International Development
Millennium Development Goals
International Law
Genocide
Human Rights
Laws of War
Humanitarian Interventions
Peacekeeping
Reforming the UN

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