| 回 | 項目 | 内容 |
| 第1回 | Introduction to the Course | Syllabus and class materials
Important issues in international relations and politics |
| 第2回 | Topic 1: Israel, Palestine and the Middle East | The history of the Israel \ Palestine problem
Effects within the Middle East and beyond |
| 第3回 | Topic 2: Islamic Terror | The rise of Al-Qaeda
The Islamic State |
| 第4回 | Topic 3: Instability in Africa | Pirates and Somalia
Boko Haram and Nigeria |
| 第5回 | Topic 4: United States | Political influences in the United States
America as the "global policeman" |
| 第6回 | Topic 5: Russia | The current state of Russia
Russia and the Ukraine |
| 第7回 | Topic 6: European Union | The current state of the European Union
Key issues: economic and political union, expansion, immigration, debt |
| 第8回 | Topic 7: China | The rise of China as an economic power
Effects of China's rise within East Asia and beyond |
| 第9回 | Topic 8: Developing Nations | Economic development in Asia and South America
Effects on the world economy |
| 第10回 | Key Issues 1 | Vocabulary and content review
Discussion of key issues |
| 第11回 | Key Issues 2 | Questions and answers about topics 1-8 |
| 第12回 | Final Project: Planning | Brainstorming, planning, teamwork and time management |
| 第13回 | Final Project: Implementation | Research skills
Summarizing and paraphrasing
Structure of academic report and presentation |
| 第14回 | Final Project: Presentation and Final Report | Perform presentation with PowerPoint
Final report |
| 第15回 | Summary and conclusions | The points of lessons 1-14 will be summarized |
