Overview
The formulation and implementation of US foreign policy. Covering key institutions, enduring international issues, the strategy of containment and the US role in a post-Cold War world.
The paper seeks to analyse both the process and the substance of US foreign policy since 1945. It also considers the international impact of US foreign policy and Washington's changing position in the world. About one third of the course is devoted to US foreign policy in the post-Cold War era and this section includes the current Trump era.
About this paper
| Paper title | United States Foreign Policy since 1945 |
|---|---|
| Subject | Politics |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,103.10 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 18 200-level POLS points
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Eligibility
- An interest in national and international affairs is an advantage.
- Contact
- politics@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- http://www.youtube.com/user/RobertPatman/feed
- Teaching staff
- Professor Robert Patman
- Paper Structure
The paper examines America's national experience, the well-springs of US foreign policy, America's emergence as a superpower during the Cold War, and America's post-Cold War diplomacy.
- Textbooks
Readings will be available on eReserve and the Central Library.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- Students will gain:
- an understanding of how domestic influences shape US foreign policy perceptions;
- the ability to understand cutting-edge trends in scholarship about post-war US foreign policy;
- the capability to relate theories about US foreign policy to real world developments;
- the capacity to relate opposing arguments on US foreign policy and develop reasoned, independent perspectives;
- and obtain an intellectual grasp of the major contours of US foreign policy since 1945.
Overview
The formulation and implementation of US foreign policy. Covering key institutions, enduring international issues, the strategy of containment and the US role in a post-Cold War world.
The paper seeks to analyse both the process and the substance of US foreign policy since 1945. It also considers the international impact of US foreign policy and Washington's changing position in the world. About one-third of the course is devoted to US foreign policy in the post-Cold War era and this section includes the current Trump era.
About this paper
| Paper title | United States Foreign Policy since 1945 |
|---|---|
| Subject | Politics |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2027 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 18 200-level POLS points
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Eligibility
- An interest in national and international affairs is an advantage.
- Contact
- politics@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- Robert Patman YouTube.
- Teaching staff
- Professor Robert Patman
- Paper Structure
The paper examines America's national experience, the well-springs of US foreign policy, America's emergence as a superpower during the Cold War and America's post-Cold War diplomacy.
- Textbooks
Readings will be available on eReserve and the Central Library.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students will gain:
- An understanding of how domestic influences shape US foreign policy perceptions.
- The ability to understand cutting-edge trends in scholarship about post-war US foreign policy.
- The capability to relate theories about US foreign policy to real world developments.
- The capacity to relate opposing arguments on US foreign policy and develop reasoned, independent perspectives.
- Obtain an intellectual grasp of the major contours of US foreign policy since 1945.