Course Details
Course Code: INTL446 Course ID: 4487 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Undergraduate
This course surveys the role of narcotics and the illicit drug trade as risks to national security, international development, and progress. The purpose is to assess both domestic and foreign intelligence gathering and analysis, with an emphasis on counter-narcotics policies and strategies. Students will be able to critically analyze, strategically assess effective intelligence collection, and evaluate the impact of current drug interdiction efforts by federal domestic and international agencies.
Course Schedule
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/31/20 - 01/29/21 | 02/01/21 - 03/28/21 | Winter 2021 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/28/20 - 02/26/21 | 03/01/21 - 04/25/21 | Winter 2021 Session D | 8 Week session |
| 10/26/20 - 04/02/21 | 04/05/21 - 05/30/21 | Spring 2021 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 11/30/20 - 04/30/21 | 05/03/21 - 06/27/21 | Spring 2021 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 12/28/20 - 06/04/21 | 06/07/21 - 08/01/21 | Spring 2021 Session D | 8 Week session |
| 01/25/21 - 07/02/21 | 07/05/21 - 08/29/21 | Summer 2021 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 03/29/21 - 09/03/21 | 09/06/21 - 10/31/21 | Summer 2021 Session D | 8 Week session |
| 04/26/21 - 10/01/21 | 10/04/21 - 11/28/21 | Fall 2021 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 05/21/21 - 10/29/21 | 11/01/21 - 12/26/21 | Fall 2021 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 06/28/21 - 12/03/21 | 12/06/21 - 01/30/22 | Fall 2021 Session D | 8 Week session |
Current Syllabi
After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:
CO-1 Explain the illicit drugs available in the United States and the major organizations and countries involved in production, trafficking and distribution of these drugs.
CO-2 Distinguish U.S. and international counter-narcotics policies and strategies and their objectives.
CO-3 Assess the ability of U.S. agencies and foreign partners to address coordinating counter-narcotics operations.
CO-4 Examine the links between narcotics trafficking and other crimes (including terrorism) and the effect on national security.
CO-5 Evaluate the effectiveness of various intelligence disciplines applicable to the U.S. counter-narcotics mission.
Forum discussions – 25 percent
Each week, a discussion question is provided and posts should reflect an assimilation of the readings. Students are required to provide a substantive initial post by Thursday at 11:55 pm ET and respond to 2 or more classmates by Sunday 11:55 pm ET. Forum posts are graded on timeliness, relevance, knowledge of the weekly readings, and the quality of original ideas.
Assignments
Midterm assignment - 25 percent
This assignment is a take-home essay assignment of 2 questions, 3 pages each, to test knowledge and assimilation of the course objectives. The exclusive use of required texts and readings from this course is mandatory.
Progress assignment – Research Paper - 25 percent
Specialized Exercise. 8-10 pages including research and analysis.
Final assignment – 25 percent
This assignment is a take-home essay assignment of 2 questions, 3 pages each, to test knowledge and assimilation of the course objectives. The exclusive use of required texts and readings from this course is mandatory.
- There is no required textbook for this course
- Various resources from the APUS Library are used. Please visit http://apus.libguides.com/er.php to locate the course eReserve.
- Please visit http://apus.libguides.com/er.php and search by the course number (ex: LITR210) to access your required resources.
- External websites and other assigned reading found in the Lessons area of the classroom.
- Weekly Lesson Notes and videos or audio files are found in the Lessons area of the classroom.
| Book Title: | Various resources from the APUS Library & the Open Web are used. Please visit http://apus.libguides.com/er.php to locate the course eReserve.* |
| ISBN: | ERESERVE NOTE |