AMOUD FACULTY OF

UNIVERSITY ECONOMICS
AND POLITICAL
SCIENCE

COURSE OUTLINE

Course Code: ECN6425

Course Title: International Relations
Contact Hours 45 Credit Units :3 Duration: 15 Weeks
Lecturer: Mr. Rashid Qalib, phone: 0634456602, rashidqalib@gmail.com

Course Description

This course teaches international issues in world politics with a focus in international
relations. By the end of the course, the student should display broad conceptual and
theoretical understanding of power and foreign policy and of the nature and
consequences of international conflicts, as well as a deep comprehension of the nature
of international organizations in trade, environment and international development.
Course content: Globalization of international relations: the study of IR actors and
influences, global geography, and the evolving international system. Power politics:
Realism power, the international system, alliances, and strategy. Alternatives to power
politics: the waning of war, liberal theories, social theories, and gender theories. Foreign
policy: making foreign policy, decision making, and domestic politics. International
conflict: the wars of the world, conflict of ideas, and conflict of interest. International
organizations, law, and human rights: roles of international organizations, the United
Nations, international law, laws and sovereignty, and human rights. International trade:
theories of trade, trade regimes, and economic globalization. Environment and
population: interdependence and environment, managing the environment, natural
resources population. The north-south gap: the state of the south, theories of
accumulation, and imperialism. International development: experiences, lessons, north-
south capital flows and foreign assistance

Aims and Objectives

 Examine traditional and emerging theories of International Relations.
 Understand the wider issues and operations of international relations in different
conditions.
  Analyze, compare and contrast different theoretical perspectives and apply the
perspectives on real-world issues.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course the student will be able to:

 Understand role of theory in explaining International Relations and their

differences.
 Develop students’ grasp in understanding relations and interactions between
States as well as other political actors.
 Evaluate and analyze State and non-state actors

Course Content
Wee Content Specific Content Duration
k
1 The Globalization of The Study of IR, Actors and
International Relations Influences
Global Geography and The
Evolving International System

2 Power Politics Realism, Power, The

International System, Alliances
and Strategy

3 Alternatives to Power The waning of War, Liberal

Politics Theories
Social Theories and Gender
Theories

4 Foreign Policy Making Foreign Policy, Decision

Making and Domestic Politics
5 International Conflict The Wars Of The World, Conflict
Of Ideas and Conflict OF Interest

6 Military Force And Conventional Forces, Terrorism,

Terrorism Weapons Of Mass Destruction
and States And Military
7 International Roles of International
Organizations, Law, And Organizations, The United
Human Rights Nations, International Law
Laws And Sovereignty and
Human Rights
8 International Trade Theories of Trade, Trade
 Wee Content Specific Content Duration
k
Regimes and
Economic Globalization
9 Money And Business About Money, The Currency
System
State Financial Positions
Multinational Business
10 International Integration Super nationalism, Integration
Theory
The European Union and The
Power of Information

11 Environment And Interdependence and

Population Environment, Managing The
Environment, Natural Resources
and Population

12 The North-South Gap The State of The South, Theories

of Accumulation and
Imperialism
13 International Experiences, Lessons, North-
Development South Capital Flows and Foreign
Assistance

Methodology
There will Lectures, class discussions, student participations and presentation

Evaluation
The evaluation of the student’s performance will contain: Continuous assessment, quiz,
assignment midterm and final examinations

Attendance
All students are expected to attend class lectures, class discussions and participate the
class activities. Students who fail to attend his/her for a period of more than four weeks
will not be allowed to sit for final exam. The attendance of the student comprises 10% of
his/her total marks. The students’ attendance marks will be calculated based on the
number of classes he/she has attended.

Participation
Students are strongly encouraged to participate the activities going in his/her class
through asking, answering questions and sharing opinions.
Plagiarism
Students found plagiarized or engaging in another forms of cheating can be expected to
fail the course.

References
Textbook: International Relations Joshua S. Goldstein Jon C. Pevehouse

Textbook: International Relations Theory, Oliver Daddow

For references: Any academic material on course outline topics

All available international relations reference books will be of great value

Effective Date
March 1. 2022

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Lecturer: Mr. Rashid Qalib Abdirizak Mohamoud Osman
Dean, Faculty of Economics & Political Science