GOV 330 - United Nations Policies and Practices

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Bay Path University

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Government 3 Credits This issue-oriented and discussion-based introduction to the United Nations overviews the history and structure of the U. N. and teaches students about the functioning of its various committees through study of current issues that are being addressed by U. N. member states. Topics include the concept of “collective security”. Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, an introduction to the Middle East conflict and the impact of the Cold War on the U.N. Case studies will include the U.N.’s response to the AIDS epidemic, genocide (Rwanda and Durfur), nuclear weapons proliferation (Iran and North Korea), women’s rights issues and global climate change. Students will research these and other issues confronting the United Nations and participate in group presentations and debates. All students in the course represent Bay Path College at the four-day Harvard National Model United Nations Conference held each year in Boston. The latter half of the course is devoted to researching the nation assigned to Bay Path College and preparing for the conference in Bosto Requirements and Prerequsites Prerequisite: Junior status and member of the Bay Path College Honors Program; students not in the Honors Program may request instructor permission to take the course Offered Fall Spring

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.baypath.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 565-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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