Courses

• GRS IR 728: Scientific Assessments of Environmental Issues: Process and Evaluation
  A seminar on the history, practice, and evaluation of scientific assessments of environmental issues. Examples include stratospheric ozone, climate change, and biodiversity. Assessments are examined as scientific communications challenges and criteria for their success or failure are discussed. Also offered as GRS GE 710.
• GRS IR 732: Public Diplomacy
  Public diplomacy is the principal way in which states engage with overseas publics. The course examines the principles, functions, and practices of public diplomacy, as well as how they are affected by technological and political change.
• GRS IR 748: Seminar: Global Sociology
  (Meets with GRS SO 847.) Examines different sociological perspectives on global social dynamics and processes.
• GRS IR 758: Comparative Political Economy of China and India
  (Meets with GRS PO 785.) Compares China and India's economic reform, focusing on their reform policies and government-business relationships. Examines their political development (or lack thereof) during their economic reform. Discusses China and India's rise and implications for the global system.
• GRS IR 759: International Institutions for Finance, Development, and Trade
  Intensive examination of the roles the IMF, World Bank, and WTO play in the postwar international economic order-- addressing less the decision-making within these institutions and more the issues in which they are involved, including their policies and programs.
• GRS IR 778: Problems of Strategic Intelligence
  Explores major aspects of strategic intelligence; interrelationship of intelligence and other aspects of foreign policy; performance of U.S. intelligence community; and intelligence as a tool in the formulation of foreign policy.
• GRS IR 780: CIA's National Clandestine Service
  The National Clandestine Service spends 15% of the US Intelligence budget but receives 95% of public and private scrutiny. Examines the unique legal mandate and culture of the clandestine service: espionage, covert operations, counterintelligence, and special operations.
• GRS IR 786: Conflict and State-Building in Africa
  Meets with GRS PO 786. Examines conflict in contemporary Africa at both the international and domestic levels. Addresses the dynamics of insurgency and inter-state war, as well as the ways in which these conflicts have affected African state-building.
• GRS IR 788: International Relations of Asia-Pacific
  Focuses on the international relations of the Asia-Pacific region. Analysis of issues that have defined regional relations; the impact of the Cold War and its aftermath, the impact of regional economic growth and dynamism, and the emergence of contention over regional identity and its relationsip to global politics.
• GRS IR 789: Globalization, Development, Governance
  Covers the history, theory, and contemporary policy of the Bretton Woods Institutions and their offshoots, with special emphasis on developing country and policy perspectives.
• GRS IR 798: Global Development Capstone
  (Meets with GRS EC 798 and GE798.) Capstone course for MA students in Global Development Policy and Global Development Economics. Students, working in groups, design and carry out an interdisciplinary policy analysis comparable to those performed for a government or nonprofit agency.
• GRS IR 799: Master's Paper
  Provides structure and support to Masters paper writers, through individual mentorship of a faculty member. Goals include formulating researchable questions, creating viable research and writing strategies, and critiquing intermediate efforts. Normally taken in final semester for 4 credits. May be taken in two consecutive semesters with permission.
• GRS IR 825: Seminar: Women and Social Change in the Developing World
  (Meets with GRS SO 820.) Studies women in nonindustrial countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America, stressing empirical research, theory, and methodology. Comparisons between regions and with industrial countries. Focus on sex segregation, female labor force participation, migration, fertility, family roles, and women and political power.
• GRS LC 951: Directed Study in Chinese
  
• GRS LD 699: Teaching College African Studies
  The goals, contents, and methods of instruction in African Studies. General teaching-learning issues. Required of all teaching fellows.
• GRS LF 621: Reading French for Graduate Students
  Designed for graduate degree candidates preparing for language reading examinations. Develops skills in interpreting written French with minimal phonological or cultural references. Practice in translating passages relating to the sciences and humanities. No previous knowledge of French required. Students will not receive graduate credit for this course and there is no tuition charge.
• GRS LF 850: Topics in French Literature
  Satisfies departmental theory requirement. Topic for Fall 2017: Literary Theory from Structuralism to Post-colonialism. Survey of important theoretical works and trends from structuralism through post-colonial theory. Theoretical essays are read in tandem with literary works. Also offered as GRS LS 850 C1.
• GRS LF 860: Seminar: Topics in French Literature
  Topic for Fall 2017: Versailles and the Aesthetics of Power. An interdisciplinary course examining the Age of Versailles through letters, poetry, drama, art, and dance. How and why was power consolidated and spectacularly reinforced through aesthetics? Critical theories of sovereignty, power and theater. Authors include Doubrovsky, Benjamin, Marin, Foucault, Apostolides.
• GRS LF 951: Directed Study: French Language and Literature
  Hours arranged. Consent of instructor and department.
• GRS LF 952: Directed Study: French Language and Literature
  Hours arranged. Consent of instructor and department.

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