Political Science · Columbia University
I would only recommend this class if you are interested in international relations theory.
Learned a great deal about IR, especially the construction and evaluation of theory.
Overview of contemporary security issues, relying on IR theories
Learned about the current discourse happening in the IR realm. I learned how to critically think using the IR theories.
Learned about various topics related to international security
I learned a lot about literal theories of international relations and their empirical understandings and testing methods. A variety of perspectives and differing applications.
I learned about discourse in international security in many topics
Key IR theories and debates with lots of great readings
I'd recommend if someone likes discussion and the course topic and is interested in writing a large paper (25 pages) in this field.
Professor Snyder is an excellent mentor to learn from.