2026-2027 Catalog

This 3-credit online graduate course is geared towards students interested in the Global Leadership emphasis within UW-Green Bay’s doctorate in Applied Leadership (Applied Leadership Ed.D.) It is a dual-listed course, so you will likely be participating on the Canvas site alongside upper-level undergraduate students (enrolled in the undergraduate section of the course, POL SCI 360) in Political Science, Global Studies, and related majors and minors with an interest in international affairs. As a graduate student enrolled in the 760-level section, keep in mind you will have distinct expectations and grade components – which are outlined in this syllabus – that differ from the undergraduate students. You will be expected to complete more advanced work, both in terms of quantity and length in the writing assignments as well as more in-depth and independent research. Together, we will explore some of the strengths and weaknesses of major International Relations (IR) theoretical and conceptual frameworks for explaining world politics and delve into some of the contemporary challenges in global conflict, human rights, international organizations, and environmental security. These topics are interconnected with questions of global leadership, intercultural communication, and the consequences of globalizing issues across regional and cultural boundaries. Our main text for the course will help us to take a global perspective in the study of international relations which advances our understanding of what Buzan and Acharya describe as “the deep pluralism” structuring the contemporary international system.
REC: Admission into Education's EdD program
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