Timely UC Berkeley course examines U.S. foreign policy; lectures open
to public
24
January 2002
By
Janet Gilmore, Media Relations
BERKELEY - Numerous departments and schools across the University
of California, Berkeley campus are offering courses this semester that
address the particularly timely and gravely important issues of war,
U.S. foreign policy and the Middle East. But one unit in particular
is offering a foreign policy course that is open to students for academic
credit as well as the general public for personal enrichment and knowledge.
International and
Area Studies is offering IAS 180, "U.S. Foreign
Policy since 9/11." The class was introduced in January
2002 and has been in demand by students and the larger community ever
since.
This course, coordinated by Harry Kreisler, executive director of
the Institute of International Studies, involves a series of lectures
and panel discussions by UC Berkeley faculty and distinguished visitors
from all over the world. Invited lecturers include experts on foreign
policy; domestic politics; international relations; security policy
(including homeland security); and terrorism. The coursework is designed
to help students gain a deeper understanding of foreign policy. Students
will be encouraged to attend other public lectures on campus that will
allow them to broaden their understanding of foreign policy concerns.
The class
is held on Mondays from 7-9 p.m. in Room 100 of the Genetics
and Plant Biology
Building (northwest corner of campus).
Parking is available in the Genetics garage on Oxford Street between
Berkeley Way and Hearst Ave. The first class takes place on Monday,
Jan. 27, with a showing of the PBS television documentary "In
Search of al Qaeda," presented by the documentary's producer,
Martin Smith.
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information:
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