Pacific Security Issues

Last Updated: Mon, 04/13/2026
Syllabus
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Summer
Course prefix:
INTA
Course number:
3131
Section:
R
CRN
57267
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Kuen-Da
Instructor last name:
Lin
Catalog Description

This course aims to introduce students to primary security issues in the Western Pacific region and provide some tools to consider the subject. Topics to be covered include the cross-Taiwan Strait dispute, territorial disputes in the South China Sea and East China Sea, international security structure in the Western Pacific, and emerging technology and societal resilience.

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Active

Special Problems

Last Updated: Mon, 04/13/2026
Syllabus
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Summer
Course prefix:
INTA
Course number:
4903
Section:
R
CRN
57306
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Kuen-Da
Instructor last name:
Lin
Catalog Description

This course aims to provide students who have taken INTA 3131/6131 Pacific Security Issues with immersive experiences to verify and rethink the primary security issues in the Western Pacific region. Topics to be covered include the cross-Taiwan Strait dispute, territorial disputes in the South China Sea and East China Sea, and international security structure in the Western Pacific. The immersive environment also allows the course to introduce on-site learning about emerging technology and societal resilience that the Atlanta campus cannot offer.

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Active

Human Rights

Last Updated: Tue, 04/14/2026
Syllabus
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Summer
Course prefix:
INTA
Course number:
3031
Section:
RBE
CRN
57262
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Carly
Instructor last name:
Potz-Nielsen
Catalog Description
Explores how processes of globalization and advances in communication and technology have heightened and shaped human rights as a concern in international politics.
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Active

Data Analytics and Security

Last Updated: Mon, 04/13/2026
Syllabus
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Summer
Course prefix:
INTA
Course number:
6450
Section:
OCY
CRN
55300
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Jeffrey
Instructor last name:
Borowitz
Catalog Description

Explores use of big data techniques to problems at the national and international levels. Topics may include cybersecurity, surveillance, economic development, behavioral prediction and manipulation.

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Active

Ethics in Int'l Affairs

Last Updated: Mon, 04/13/2026
Syllabus
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Summer
Course prefix:
INTA
Course number:
2030
Section:
A
CRN
57272
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Eliza
Instructor last name:
Markley
Catalog Description

Surveys the main traditions and theories of international ethics with a focus on intervention and the use of force, human rights, self-determination, and global distributive justice.

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Course status
Active

Pacific Security Issues

Last Updated: Mon, 04/13/2026
Syllabus
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Summer
Course prefix:
INTA
Course number:
6131
Section:
R
CRN
57268
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Kuen-Da
Instructor last name:
Lin
Catalog Description

This course aims to introduce students to primary security issues in the Western Pacific region and provide some tools to consider the subject. Topics to be covered include the cross-Taiwan Strait dispute, territorial disputes in the South China Sea and East China Sea, international security structure in the Western Pacific, and emerging technology and societal resilience.

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Course status
Active

Teaching Assistantship

Last Updated: Wed, 04/15/2026
Syllabus
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Summer
Course prefix:
INTA
Course number:
8997
Section:
A
CRN
52655
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Peter
Instructor last name:
Brecke
Catalog Description

For graduate students with a teaching assistantship.

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Course status
Active

Sem in Europe-Euro Union

Last Updated: Sat, 04/11/2026
Syllabus
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Summer
Course prefix:
INTA
Course number:
6320
Section:
R
CRN
55830
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Vicki
Instructor last name:
Birchfield
Catalog Description

This course explores the history and processes of economic and political integration within the framework of the European Union.

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Active

Sem in Europe: Euro Sec

Last Updated: Wed, 04/15/2026
Syllabus
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Summer
Course prefix:
INTA
Course number:
6121
Section:
R
CRN
55829
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Katja
Instructor last name:
Weber
Catalog Description

This course examines the history, institutional structure and functions, and current policy challenges facing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and other European security institutions.

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Course status
Active

Pol Economy-Development

Last Updated: Mon, 04/13/2026
Syllabus
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Summer
Course prefix:
INTA
Course number:
3303
Section:
A
CRN
57274
Department (you may add up to three):
Instructor first name:
Kirk
Instructor last name:
Bowman
Catalog Description

Surveys theories of economic development and political change, and examines a range of cases that include the European-American experience, the East Asian episode, and the transition from socialism.

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Active