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MIR 609

International Relations and Geopolitics
Name: International Relations and Geopolitics
Course Number: MIR 609
Credit(s): 3

Course Description

MIR 609 International Relations and Geopolitics examines the integration of international
relations (IR) and geopolitics to produce a mutually beneficial, scholarly, rewarding, and fruitful
approach to studying IR. Through this course, students learn how IR and geopolitics interact with
one another to address pressing global issues that include energy, the environment, and the world
economy. Students also learn to apply IR and geopolitics to analyze the state of world politics
and the foreign policy of nations and other territorially embedded actors within the world today.
(Formerly MIR 609 International Relations and World)

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand the variables of geopolitical analysis.
  • Learn and discuss the theoretical Approaches to territorially embedded factors and
    IR.
  • Understand and appreciate the enduring relevance of territorially embedded factors
    in IR.
  • Apply IR and geopolitical theories to world politics and the foreign policy of
    nations and other territorially embedded actors within the world today.

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