Please see below semester syllabi for an idea of the content and expectations for each IAFS course offered. Please note that syllabi are subject to change.
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Fall 2023
| Course Number | Course Instructor | Course Title | Syllabus |
| IAFS 1000-100 | Thomas Zeiler | Global Issues and International Affairs | Syllabus |
| IAFS 3000-001 | Steven Beard | Special Topics in International Affairs: Regional War and Peace | Syllabus |
| IAFS 3650-001 | Zach Levey | History of Arab-Israeli Conflict | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-001 | Lucy Chester | The Post-Cold War World: Borders and Conflict | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-004 | Steven Beard | The Post-Cold War World: Global Security | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4800-802 | Robert Wyrod | Honors Seminar in International Affairs | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4930-801 | Katherine Rousseau | Internship in International Affairs | Syllabus |
Fall 2022
| Course Number | Course Instructor | Course Title | Syllabus |
| IAFS 1000-100 | Tom Zeiler | Global Issues and International Affairs | Syllabus |
| IAFS 3000-002 | Antonio Papuzza | Special Topics in International Affairs: Intl Business and Management | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-001 | Myles Osborne | The Post-Cold War World: Development and Aid | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-002 | Ben Teitelbaum | The Post-Cold War World: Challenges to Global Liberalism | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-003 | Doug Snyder | The Post-Cold War World: Migration and Refugees | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4800-801 | Doug Snyder | Honors Seminar in International Affairs | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4930-801 | Katherine Rousseau | Internship in International Affairs |
Spring 2023
| Course Number | Course Instructor | Course Title | Syllabus |
| IAFS 1000-100 | Lucy Chester | Global Issues and International Affairs | Syllabus |
| IAFS 1000-101 through 105 | TAs | Global Issues and International Affairs (Recitations) | N/A |
| IAFS 3000-001 | Steven Beard | Special Topics: Global and Local Engagement in Int'l Affairs (OCE Section- Enroll only w/ Advisor Approval) |
Syllabus |
| IAFS 3000-002 | Steven Beard | Emerging Great Powers | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-001 | Steven Beard | Post Cold-War World: Global Security | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-003 | Doug Snyder | Post Cold-War World: US Foreign Relations | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4810-801 | Doug Snyder | IAFS Honors Program | N/A |
| IAFS 4930-801 | Katherine Rousseau | Internship in Int'l Affairs | Syllabus |
Summer 2023
| Course Number | Course Instructor | Course Title | Syllabus |
| IAFS 1000-200 | Doug Snyder | Global Issues and International Affairs | Syllabus |
| IAFS 3010-100 | Jennifer Fluri | Islam, Geopolitics, and Society | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4930-843 | Katherine Rouseau | Internship in International Affairs | Syllabus |
Fall 2021
| Course Number | Course Instructor | Course Title | Syllabus |
| IAFS 1000-100 | David Bearce | Global Issues and International Affairs | Syllabus |
| IAFS 1000-101 through 111 | TA | Global Issues and International Affairs (Recitations) | N/A |
| IAFS 3000-002 | Antonio Papuzza | Special Topics: International Business & Management | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-001 | Lucy Chester | Post Cold-War World: Borders and Conflict | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-002 | Greg Young | Post Cold-War World: Global Security | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-004 | Doug Snyder | Post Cold-War World: Migration and Refugees | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4800-801 | Doug Snyder | IAFS Honors Program | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4930-801 | Katherine Rousseau | Internship in Int'l Affairs | Syllabus |
Spring 2022
| Course Number | Course Instructor | Course Title | Syllabus |
| IAFS 1000-100 | Douglas Snyder | Global Issues and International Affairs | Syllabus |
| IAFS 1000-101 through 105 | TA | Global Issues and International Affairs (Recitations) | N/A |
| IAFS 3000-001 | Jaci Abeloe | Special Topics: Global and Local Engagement in Int'l Affairs (OCE Section- Enroll only w/ Advisor Approval) |
Syllabus |
| IAFS 3000-002 | Al Pisano | Special Topics: International Crime | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-001 | Greg Young | Post Cold-War World: Global Security | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-002 | Greg Young | Post Cold-War World: Global Security | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-003 | Tom Zeiler | Post Cold-War World: US Foreign Relations | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-004 | Yaffa Truelove | Post Cold-War World: Global Political Ecology | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-008 | John O'Loughlin | Post Cold-War World: Climate Change Social Outcomes | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4810-801 | Doug Snyder | IAFS Honors Program | N/A |
| IAFS 4930-801 | Katherine Rousseau | Internship in Int'l Affairs | Syllabus |
Summer 2022
| Course Number | Course Instructor | Course Title | Syllabus |
| IAFS 1000-200 | Doug Snyder | Global Issues and International Affairs | Course Description |
| IAFS 3000-001 | Ben Teitelbaum | Global Neofascism | Course Description |
| IAFS 3010-100 | Jennifer Fluri | Islam, Geopolitics, and Society | Course Description |
| IAFS 4930-843 | Katherine Rouseau | Internship in International Affairs | Course Description |
Fall 2020
| Course Number | Course Instructor | Course Title | Syllabus |
| IAFS 1000-100 | David Bearce | Global Issues and International Affairs | Syllabus |
| IAFS 1000-101 through 111 | TA | Global Issues and International Affairs (Recitations) | N/A |
| IAFS 3000/INBU 3300 -002 | Antonio Papuzza | Special Topics: International Business and Management | Syllabus |
| IAFS 3000-003 | Douglas Snyder | Special Topics: Humanitarianism | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-001 | Lucy Chester | Post Cold-War World: Culture and Conflict in South Asia | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-002 | Greg Young | Post Cold-War World: Global Security | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-003 | Robert Wyrod | Post Cold-War World: Globalization and Africa | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-004 | Yaffa Truelove | Post Cold-War World: Global Political Ecology | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4800-801 | Doug Snyder | Honors Seminar in Int'l Affairs | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4930-801 | Katherine Rousseau | Internship in Int'l Affairs | Syllabus |
Spring 2021
| Course Number | Course Instructor | Course Title | Syllabus |
| IAFS 1000-100 | Douglas Snyder | Global Issues and International Affairs | Syllabus |
| IAFS 1000-101 through 105 | TA | Global Issues and International Affairs (Recitations) | N/A |
| IAFS 3000-001 | Carol Conzelman | Special Topics: Global and Local Engagement in Int'l Affairs (OCE Section- Enroll only w/ Advisor Approval) |
Syllabus |
| IAFS 3000-002 | Gregory Young | Special Topics: Regional War and Peace | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-001 | Lucy Chester | Post Cold-War World: Culture and Conflict in South Asia | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-002 | Benjamin Teitelbaum | Post Cold-War World: Challenges to Global Liberalism | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-003 | Tom Zeiler | Post Cold-War World: US Foreign Relations | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-004 | Greg Young | Post Cold-War World: Global Security | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-005 | Robert Wyrod | Post Cold-War World: Global Health | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4810-801 | Doug Snyder | IAFS Honors Program | N/A |
| IAFS 4930-801 | Katherine Rousseau | Internship in Int'l Affairs | Syllabus |
Summer 2021
| Course Number | Course Instructor | Course Title | Syllabus |
| IAFS 1000-200 | David Bearce | Global Issues and International Affairs | Syllabus |
| IAFS 3010-100 | Jennifer Fluri | Islam, Geopolitics, and Society | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4930-843 | Katherine Rouseau | Internship in International Affairs | Syllabus |
Fall 2019
| Course Number | Course Instructor | Course Title | Syllabus |
| IAFS 1000-100 | David Bearce | Global Issues and International Affairs | Syllabus |
| IAFS 1000-101 through 111 | PSCI/HIST | Global Issues and International Affairs (recitations) | N/A |
| IAFS 3000-001 | Robert Wyrod | Special Topics: Global Health and Inequality | Syllabus |
| IAFS 3000-002 | Greg Young | Special Topics: Regional War and Peace | Syllabus |
| IAFS/GEOG 3670 | Yaffa Truelove | Cities of the Global South | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-001 | Doug Snyder | Post Cold-War World: Migration and Refugees | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-002 | Shuang Zhang | Post Cold-War World: China in the Global Economy | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-003 | Yaffa Truelove | Post Cold-War World: Global Political Ecology | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-004 | Lucy Chester | Post Cold-War World: Conflict and Culture in South Asia | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4800-801 | Doug Snyder | IAFS Honors Program | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4930-801 | Katherine Rousseau | Internship in Int'l Affairs | Syllabus |
Spring 2020
| Course Number | Course Instructor | Course Title | Syllabus |
| IAFS 1000-100 | Greg Young | Global Issues and International Affairs | Syllabus |
| IAFS 1000-101 through 105 | TA | Global Issues and International Affairs (Recitations) | N/A |
| IAFS 3000-001 | Carol Conzelman | Special Topics: Sustainability, Democracy, and Community Engagement (OCE Course - Enroll only w/ Advisor Approval) |
Syllabus |
| IAFS 3000-002 | Douglas Snyder | Special Topics: Humanitarianism | Syllabus |
| IAFS 3631/SCAN 3110 | Mathias Nordvig | Arctic Society and Culture | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-001 | Shuang Zhang | Post Cold-War World: China in the Global Economy | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-002 | Greg Young | Post Cold-War World: Global Security | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-003 | Robert Wyrod | Post Cold-War World: Globalization and Africa | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-004 | Tom Zeiler | Post Cold-War World: US Foreign Relations | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-005 | Sheila Scanlon | Post Cold-War World: Evolution in Global Military Political Thought | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-006 | Lucy Chester | Post Cold-War World: Culture and Conflict in South Asia | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4810-801 | Doug Snyder | IAFS Honors Program | N/A |
| IAFS 4930-801 | Katherine Rousseau | Internship in Int'l Affairs | Syllabus |
Summer 2020
| Course Number | Course Instructor | Course Title | Syllabus |
| IAFS 1000-200 | Doug Snyder | Global Issues and International Affairs | Syllabus |
| IAFS 3000-001 | Daniel Massey | Special Topics: Cybersecurity: U.S. & the World | Syllabus |
| IAFS 3010-100 | Jennifer Fluri | Islam, Geopolitics, and Society | Syllabus |
| IAFS 3500-880 | Thomas Zeiler | France & America: Connections through Time (Bordeaux) - cancelled for 2020 | Course Description |
| IAFS 4930-841 | Katherine Rouseau | Internship in International Affairs | Syllabus |
Fall 2018
| Course Number | Course Instructor | Course Title | Syllabus |
| IAFS 1000-100 | David Bearce | Global Issues and International Affairs | Syllabus |
| IAFS 1000-101 through 111 | TA | Global Issues and International Affairs (Recitations) | |
| IAFS 3000-001 | Robert Wyrod | Global Health & Inequality | Syllabus |
| IAFS 3000-002 | Michael Kanner | National Security | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-001 | Doug Snyder | Migration and Refugees | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-002 | Greg Young | Global Security | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-003 | Yaffa Truelove | Global Political Ecology | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-004 | Sheila Scanlon | Evolution in Global Military Political Thought | Syllabus |
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IAFS 4800-801 |
Doug Snyder | Honors Program in International Affairs | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4930-801 | Katherine Rousseau | Internship in International Affairs | Syllabus |
Spring 2019
| Course Number | Course Instructor | Course Title | Syllabus |
| IAFS 1000-100 | Greg Young | Global Issues and International Affairs | Syllabus |
| IAFS 1000-101 through 105 | TA | Global Issues and International Affairs (Recitations) | N/A |
| IAFS 3000-001 | Peter Smith | Special Topics: US-Latin America Relations | Syllabus |
| IAFS 3631/SCAN 3110 | Mathias Nordvig | Arctic Society and Culture | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-001 | Doug Snyder | Post Cold-War World: Migration and Refugees | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-002 | Greg Young | Post Cold-War World: Global Security | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-003 | Robert Wyrod | Post Cold-War World: Globalization and Africa | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-004 | Tom Zeiler | Post Cold-War World: US Foreign Relations | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4500-005 | Sheila Scanlon | Post Cold-War World: Evolution in Global Military Political Thought | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4810-801 | Doug Snyder | IAFS Honors Program | N/A |
| IAFS 4930-801 | Katherine Rousseau | Internship in Int'l Affairs | Syllabus |
Summer 2019
| Course Number | Course Instructor | Course Title | Syllabus |
| IAFS 1000-200 | Doug Snyder | Global Issues and International Affairs | Syllabus |
| IAFS 3010-100 | Jennifer Fluri | Islam, Geopolitics, and Society | Syllabus |
| IAFS 4930-841 | Katherine Rouseau | Internship in International Affairs | Syllabus |