AMERICAN FOREIGN RELATIONS, 1901 TO THE PRESENT

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify major turning points in American foreign relations history within the larger global context of colonialism and the 20th century. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe and apply different interpretive approaches to the study of U.S. empire. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Synthesize the history of the struggle over American foreign relations at local, national, regional, and global scales. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Analyze critically both primary and secondary sources. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Communicate clearly and effectively though argumentative writing. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Assess significant works in the historiography of U.S. Empire. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify major turning points in American foreign relations history within the larger global context of colonialism and the 20th century. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe and apply different interpretive approaches to the study of U.S. empire. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Synthesize the history of the struggle over American foreign relations at local, national, regional, and global scales. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Analyze critically both primary and secondary sources. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Communicate clearly and effectively though argumentative writing. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Assess significant works in the historiography of U.S. Empire. Audience: Graduate