Course Details
Course Code: IRLS402 Course ID: 4590 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Undergraduate
This course focuses on the role that international law and international regimes play in global governance. Students will examine the international legal framework that governs state relations, including international organizations and norms, ordering principles, treaties and international regimes.
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 |
| 12/28/20 - 06/04/21 | 06/07/21 - 08/01/21 | Spring 2021 Session D | 8 Week session |
Current Syllabi
After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:
- Describe the origin, structure and role of regimes in international relations
- Explain the sources of international legal norms and strategies for securing international compliance
- Apply international legal norms within international relations
- Evaluate the arguments for the creation and diffusion of international norms
- Analyze the way in which international regimes shape and are shaped by international relations
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.
Midterm assignment - 20 percent
This assignment is a take-home essay assignment of 2 questions. Each answer will be 2-3 pages in length (double-spaced, 12pt font). The questions are designed to test your knowledge and assimilation of the course objectives. The exclusive use of required texts and readings from this course is mandatory. The assignment will be available in the “Assignments” folder.
Multimedia Assessment - 35 percent
This assignment is a multi-media video project that allows student to simulate testimony to a U.N. agency.
Final assignment – 20 percent
This assignment is a take-home essay assignment of 2 questions. Each answer will be 2-3 pages in length (double-spaced, 12pt font). The questions are designed to test your knowledge and assimilation of the course objectives. The exclusive use of required texts and readings from this course is mandatory. The assignment will be available in the “Assignments” folder.
| Name | Grade % |
|---|---|
| Discussion Forums | 25.00 % |
| Week 1 Forum | 3.13 % |
| Week 2 Forum | 3.13 % |
| Week 3 Forum | 3.13 % |
| Week 4 Forum | 3.13 % |
| Week 5 Forum | 3.13 % |
| Week 6 Forum | 3.13 % |
| Week 7 Forum | 3.13 % |
| Week 8 Forum | 3.13 % |
| Assessments | 40.00 % |
| White Paper | 20.00 % |
| Take Home Exam | 20.00 % |
| Project | 35.00 % |
| MultiMedia Assessment | 35.00 % |
- 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 |
| Book Title: | International Law: Contemporary Issues and Future Developments - e-book available in the APUS Online Library. Links provided inside the classroom in the Lessons section. |
| ISBN: | 9780813344713 |
| Author: | Silverburg |
| Unit Cost: | $65.47 |
| Book Title: | All Politics Is Global - e-book is available in the APUS Online Library. Links provided inside the classroom in the Lessons section. |
| ISBN: | 9780691096421 |
| Author: | Drezner |
| Unit Cost: | $29.75 |