國際政治強調理論與個案研究。面對林林總總國際政治現象，運用那些角度切入瞭解是個嚴肅課題。本課程期望從總體與個體面向著手，使學習者掌握基礎，進而對國際政治的理論與實務產生廣泛性瞭解。

This course is organized in 2 semesters and designed for the students to explore main current of international politics; prevailing theories and approaches to international studies; major forces and history of international politics; the nature of international system, the nature of power; the cause of confict;conditions for international cooperation and peace; the role of international law and organization in managing conflict and enabling world order and peace.

Joshua S. Goldstain, Jon C. Pevehouse, (2014) International Relations, Pearson New International Edition, Tenth Edition