PSCI144
RELIGION & INT'L RELATIONS
- Department
- Political Science
- Terms offered
- 7
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
This course will introduce students to the theoretical approaches in international relations and their application for understanding the connection between religion, secularism, and international relations. Using historical and contemporary cases, the course examines the impact of religion, secularism, and globalization on interstate relations, war, and peace. Questions to be considered include: How do we understand religion's impact on international relations? How do religion and secularism affect state behavior? How do religion and secularism relate to globalization? The course will look at the relationship between religion and other aspects of international relations, including human rights, gender, nationalism, modernity, democracy, and ethnic conflict. (IR)
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2015–2025
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 18% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 9 fall terms since 2018. Department course count falling about 2% per year. | 2030 Spring: 19% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 22% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 10 fall terms since 2017. | 2029 Spring: 18% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 24% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 11 fall terms since 2016. | 2028 Spring: 18% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 28% chance, high confidence. Every 3-year pattern: Fall in 2016, 2022, 2025 (12 fall terms observed). | 2027 Spring: 18% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2025 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2015 | 2 sections | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Tue, Fri, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF222 20252016
- Tue, Thu, 10:25 AM–11:40 AM Jefferson Academic Center JF222 20242020
- Tue, Thu, 9:00 AM–10:15 AM JC118 2015-12015-2
- Thu, 12:00 PM–12:50 PM Jefferson Academic Center WSSEM 2015-3
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Kristen P. Williams | Lecture | 1 | 20 of 25 enrolled | 23975 |
| Spring 2024 | Kristen P. Williams | Lecture | 1 | 26 of 25 enrolled | 33039 |
| Fall 2022 | Kristen P. Williams | Lecture | 1 | 22 of 25 enrolled | 21693 |
| Spring 2020 | Kristen P. Williams | Lecture | 1 | 26 of 25 enrolled | 37963 |
| Fall 2016 | Kristen P. Williams | Lecture | 1 | 25 of 25 enrolled | 24534 |
| Fall 2015 | Kristen P. Williams | Lecture | 1 | 27 of 27 enrolled | 24534 |
| Fall 2015 | Kristen P. Williams | Lecture | 1 | 16 of 13 enrolled | 24888 |
| Spring 2013 | Kristen P. Williams | Lecture | 1 | 24 of 25 enrolled | 32341 |