History of International Relations since 1945

CAS IR 350

  • Historical Consciousness
  • The Individual in Community
  • Research and Information Literacy

This is a foundational course in international history since 1945. We follow a basic timeline of major world events and international developments in the eight decades since the Second World Wars end while also familiarizing ourselves with the tools of the historians craft. Students learn how to navigate databases, deploy evidence, and understand the nature of arguments about causality, contingency, and change over time. We are attentive to the way events were narrated at the time as well as the way they are remembered retroactively. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Research and Information Literacy. Effective Fall 2025, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Research and Information Literacy, The Individual in Community.

FALL 2025 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 David CAS 211 MW 5:00 pm-6:15 pm

FALL 2025 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
B1 David CAS 227 M 9:05 am-9:55 am

FALL 2025 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
C1 David PRB 146 M 1:25 pm-2:15 pm

FALL 2025 Schedule

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E1 David PRB 150 M 12:20 pm-1:10 pm

SPRG 2026 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Goossen STO B50 TR 3:30 pm-4:45 pm

SPRG 2026 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
B1 Goossen PRB 146 M 9:05 am-9:55 am

SPRG 2026 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
C1 Goossen SOC B59 F 9:05 am-9:55 am

SPRG 2026 Schedule

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D1 Goossen CAS 223 M 4:40 pm-5:30 pm

SPRG 2026 Schedule

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E1 Goossen PSY B43 T 11:15 am-12:05 pm

SPRG 2026 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
F1 Goossen PSY B39 F 12:20 pm-1:10 pm

SPRG 2026 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
G1 Goossen CAS 223 W 4:40 pm-5:30 pm

SPRG 2026 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
H1 Goossen CAS 223 W 9:05 am-9:55 am

SPRG 2026 Schedule

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I1 Goossen BRB 121 F 1:25 pm-2:15 pm

SPRG 2026 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
J1 Goossen CAS 220 R 11:15 am-12:05 pm

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