POLS 122 - The United Nations II

3 CR

Researches a country in depth and prepares students for the annual National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference in New York. The second in a sequence of three courses. Seminar format.

Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.

Course Outcomes

Explain the history, structure, and major operations of the United Nations.
Identify the geographic locations of all United Nations’ member states.
Articulate informed opinions about issues of global importance.
Write well-researched, well-articulated position papers from the perspective of a country other than the United States.
Successfully employ United Nations’ rules of procedure in classroom simulations.
Use diplomatic skills—such as public speaking, problem solving, consensus building, and conflict resolution—in classroom simulations.
Successfully represent a foreign country’s diplomatic position in classroom simulations.

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