POLS 331: Intro to World Politics

This class looks at the policies and relations of nations from a political point of view. Foreign problems and factors of these problems are discussed as well as analyses of the situations. Being an International Studies major, this is by far one of the most important classes to take. Understanding foreign relations is provides clarity to many other aspects of the nation. The way a country is run and relates to other countries, especially the United States, is very relevant to the understanding the social and economic conditions of countries also. From this course I hope to gain a better grasp on Latin American politics. I know there is much corruption and turmoil and several of the Latin American countries, but I do not fully understand why there is so much chaos in this area of the world. My peers have said this class is very fascinating. Some of the professors are more engaging than others, but the material for the class is excellent. I have also heard that the class is rather rigorous, but definitely doable if you attend class regularly. I took a sociology class on the global social and economic problems are Latin America my sophomore year. This class opened my eyes to issues in the social and economic realms. Now when I take the politics class, I have a more well rounded comprehension of the countries as a whole, and not just in one aspect.