I chose Political Science 1300 – Global Politics, a class that I took during the Autumn 2015 semester, as my fourth artifact. This course was an introduction to the study of international relations, and helped me to develop the analytical skills necessary for debating real world problems relating to global politics. It was taught by Dr. Jennifer Mitzen, an Associate Professor from the Department of Political Science.
This course taught me about the politics of war, economic development, and humanitarian intervention on a global scale, three topics that I am interested in but previously did not have much knowledge about. I also learned about many of the careers related to this field, such as the United Nations and other non-governmental organizations, that I would be interested in working with in the future.