POLS 360 - The Media and 20th Century American Foreign Policy

Institution:

Virginia Wesleyan University

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Tells the story of American foreign policy in the 20th Century, "The American Century" as Henry Luce put it,focusing not only on traditional themes and interests, such as Isolationism, Imperialism, The Open Door, Interventionism, Internationalism, and Anti-Communism, but also on the interplay of media, public perceptions and opinion, and foreign policy choices by presidents and other decision-makers in the pursuit of national security, the American way of life, and prosperity during times of peace and war. Prerequisite: junior status or consent. Offered fall of odd-numbered years.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.vwu.edu

Phone Number:

(757) 455-3200

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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