Courses - Spring 2026
GFPL
Global and Foreign Policy
Open Seats as of
11/27/2025 at 12:30 PM
GFPL100
War, Peace and Crisis: Foundations of Global and Foreign Policy
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with: PLCY288P.
Credit only granted for: GFPL100 or PLCY288P.
Why are wars, crises, and human catastrophes a regular feature of the global landscape? What can we as individuals, communities, states and societies do to make a difference? This course introduces students to core theories, concepts, and debates within global and foreign policy, and the approaches used to analyze these issues. Equal emphasis is placed on both the causes of policy issues and the policymaking challenges of operating within a fragmented international system. The course will include an introduction to themes such as security, conflict and diplomacy; human security and migration; as well as development and sustainability. This course will count in the new Global and Foreign Policy Major.
Cross-listed with PLCY288P. Credit only granted for GFPL100 or PLCY288P.
Why are wars, crises, and human catastrophes a regular feature of the global landscape? What can we as individuals, communities, states and societies do to make a difference? This course introduces students to core theories, concepts, and debates within global and foreign policy, and the approaches used to analyze these issues. Equal emphasis is placed onboth the causes of policy issues and the policymaking challenges of operating within a fragmented international system. The course will include an introduction to themes such as security, conflictand diplomacy; human security and migration; as well as development and sustainability. This course will count in the new Globaland Foreign Policy Major.
Why are wars, crises, and human catastrophes a regular feature of the global landscape? What can we as individuals, communities, states and societies do to make a difference? This course introduces students to core theories, concepts, and debates within global and foreign policy, and the approaches used to analyze these issues. Equal emphasis is placed onboth the causes of policy issues and the policymaking challenges of operating within a fragmented international system. The course will include an introduction to themes such as security, conflictand diplomacy; human security and migration; as well as development and sustainability. This course will count in the new Globaland Foreign Policy Major.
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