POLS 122 The United Nations II • 3 Cr.

Description

Analyzes the present structure and purpose of the United Nations organization. Seminar format. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

After completing this class, students should be able to:

Explain the history, structure, and major operations of the United Nations.
Identify the geographic locations of all United Nations' member states.
Articulate informed opinions about issues of global importance.
Write well-researched, well-articulated position papers from the perspective of a country other than the United States.
Successfully employ United Nations' rules of procedure in classroom simulations.
Use diplomatic skills—such as public speaking, problem solving, consensus building, and conflict resolution—in classroom simulations.
Successfully represent a foreign country's diplomatic position in classroom simulations.