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PSC 405D

U.S. Foreign Policy

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeA-
Standard

Overview

Description

Environmental influences on U.S. policy; post-World War II problems; interests, principles, objectives, policies and commitments of current policy.

Requirements

Prerequisites

PSC 231
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): PSC 231.

Units

Lecture3

Learning Outcomes

  • describe the institutional background of U.S. foreign policy.
  • discuss the goals and challenges of U.S. foreign policy.
  • contrast different theories of U.S. grand strategy.
  • evaluate international context in which U.S. foreign policy is made.
  • discuss domestic process by which U.S. foreign policy is made.