The forces affecting relations among nations as well as the effectiveness of decision making processes in international politics are examined and analyzed by 10th through 12th grade students in the elective quinmester course clustering around political studies. Goals emphasize helping students to understand state interaction and the variables which affect this interaction, to predict the future of states in a nuclear age, and to formulate a reasoned philosophy of behavior for the interaction of states within the modern world system. Content focuses on the general understanding of international relations and foreign policy, and, in particular, the role of the state, power, diplomacy, economics, war and peace, international morality, law, and institutions. The format of the units is the same as previous quinmester courses. (SJM)