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INST 1010 - Introduction to International Studies and Diplomacy

This course provides an interdisciplinary exploration of global challenges, emphasizing the importance of diplomacy and international cooperation. Through a place-based and context-driven approach, students examine the key political, economic, and social forces that shape the contemporary global order. The course centers on the role of the United Nations in addressing humanity’s most urgent challenges. Students develop foundational skills in public speaking and persuasive communication as they engage with complex global issues, learning to propose innovative solutions and participate actively in the global community.

Credit Hours: 3
OHIO BRICKS: Bridge: Ethics and Reasoning, Bridge: Speaking and Listening
General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 2CP
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.

Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Course Transferability: OTM course: TMSBS Social & Behavioral Sciences
College Credit Plus: Level 1

Term(s) Typically Offered:
  • Athens: Irregular
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to analyze global challenges and propose solutions through an interdisciplinary, place-based, and context-driven approach, emphasizing diplomacy and international cooperation.
  • Students will be able to provide credible, relevant, and convincing information (e.g., explanations, analogies, quotations, statistics, examples, contexts) that supports the principal ideas of a presentation or establishes the presenter’s credibility.
  • Students will be able to articulate a precise, compelling, and memorable purpose or main point of a presentation and group and sequence ideas and supporting material cohesively to accomplish their goals.
  • Students will be able to use unbiased vocabulary, terminology, and sentence structure appropriate to the topic and audience, as well as posture, gestures, eye contact, and voice to enhance presentation effectiveness.
  • Students will be able to identify their own ethical core beliefs, formulate ethical perspectives, theories, and concepts, and evaluate alternative ethical viewpoints in decision-making situations.
  • Students will be able to apply ethical perspectives, theories, or concepts to global and multicultural decision-making contexts.


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