This course is designed to provide a framework for analyzing and understanding the foreign policy process in the United States.
Terms Offered
Spring 2022
Spring 2024
Course Details
This course is designed to provide a framework for analyzing and understanding the foreign policy process in the United States. We will consider the domestic political institutions that create the policy making environment, and the historical context of foreign policy. Most importantly, it will challenge students to think about not only how foreign policy should be implemented, but why foreign policy outcomes are the way they are. I expect students to question rhetoric and consider the behind-the scenes aspects of policy. Changes over time in public opinion, institutions, and leadership have discernible effects on foreign policy, which the class will consider in depth.
Number of credits: 3
How You Will Learn and Work
This is a Global Classrooms Connections Course. This course will include a blend of synchronous and asynchronous learning.
Cultural Connection
World-wide
General Education Credits
None
School/College
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Prerequisites & Restrictions
Students must be in the Government & Politics program; and junior standing or higher.
Faculty Highlight
Shannon Carcelli
Shannon Carcelli studies international political economy and United States foreign policy, specializing in the role of legislative and bureaucratic institutions in foreign aid and sanctions policy. She holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of California San Diego and a B.A. from Carleton College. During the 2018-2019 academic year, she served as a post-doctoral fellow at Princeton University’s Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance.
Tuition & Scholarship
Course costs should be calculated based on the university’s standard tuition and fees for undergraduate students and graduate students.
Students enrolled in winter and summer Global Classrooms courses may be eligible for the International Education Scholarship.
Cancellation and Refunds
Global Classrooms courses follow UMD's Schedule Adjustment policies.
Questions & Contact Info
For more course information contact Shannon Carcelli at carcelli@umd.edu.
For general questions, please contact the Global Classrooms team at globalclassrooms@umd.edu