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Nov 03, 2024
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2024 - 2025 Undergraduate Catalog
International Relations (BA in International Relations)
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The International Relations major requires a minimum of 37 credits selected from the options listed under Parts A, B, C, D, and E below. In choosing courses, students are encouraged to work with their advisors to achieve an appropriate degree of substantive coherence across disciplines and analytical approaches. Such choices should also be taken into consideration by the student in selecting the language(s) used to fulfill the language co-requisite.
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Part A: Core Curriculum (7 Courses)
Part A represents the core of the IR major, and includes basic requirements in Government, Economics, History, and Sociology. All requirements must be met, and no substitutions are allowed. Prerequisites in (parentheses).
Part B: Methods (1 Course)
Part B includes courses designed to familiarize students with the basic methodological tools of disciplines contributing to the IR major. Students who intend to write an Honors thesis or independent study in IR should select the methods course that provides the necessary tools to complete their research. It may be fulfilled with any of the following courses: Part C: Social and Cultural Contexts (1 Course)
Part C emphasizes the role that social and cultural contexts play in international relations, and exposes students to relevant disciplinary approaches. Students may fulfill part C with any of the following courses: Note:
If students take more than one course from the Part C list, those courses may be used as electives to fulfill Part E. SOCL 313 can be used to fulfill EITHER the Part A SOCL core requirement or the Part C Social and Cultural Contexts requirement, not both.
Part D: Capstone (1 Course)
To fulfill part D, each student must successfully complete one of the following: Part E: Electives (2 courses)
IR majors may choose any two courses from the list below. All the courses in Part C listed above can also count as Part E courses.
- ANTH 350 - Special Topics in Anthropology Credits: (3-4) (IR Topics only)
- ANTH 475 -Globalization, Democratization and Neonationalisms
- ANTH 476 - National Formations and Postcolonial Identities
- BUAD 417 - International Finance Credits: (3) (BUAD 203 , ECON 101 , ECON 102 )
- ECON 300 - Topics in Economics Credits: (1-3) (approved IR topics only)
- ECON 342 - Global Economic History Credits: (3) (ECON 101 , ECON 102 )
- ECON 382 - Comparative Economics Credits: (3) (ECON 101 , ECON 102 )
- ECON 400 - Topics in Economics Credits: (3-4) (approved IR topics only)
- ECON 474 - Regional Economic Integration Credits: (3)
- ECON 483 - Macroeconomics of Development Credits: (3) (ECON 303 , ECON 304 )
- GOVT 203 - Introduction to Comparative Politics Credits: (3)
- GOVT 322 - Global Environmental Politics Credits: (3) (GOVT 204 )
- GOVT 324 - U.S. Foreign Policy Credits: (3)
- GOVT 325 - Global Governance Credits: (3) (GOVT 204 )
- GOVT 326 - International Law Credits: (3) (GOVT 204 )
- GOVT 327 - Theory and History in International Relations Credits: (3) (GOVT 204 )
- GOVT 330 - The Politics of European Integration Credits: (3) (GOVT 204 )
- GOVT 388 - The Bosnia Project Credits: (3)
- GOVT 391 - Topics in Government Credits: (3) (International Relations topics only)
- GOVT 433 - Seminar: Theories of the International System Credits: (4)
- GOVT 482 - Seminar: Geostrategic Thought Credits: (4)
- HIST 131 - History of Latin America to 1824 Credits: (3)
- HIST 132 - Survey of Latin American History since 1824 Credits: (3)
- HIST 142 - Survey of East Asian Civilization since 1600 Credits: (3)
- HIST 161 - History of South Asia Credits: (3)
- HIST 172 - Modern Middle East since 1400 Credits: (3)
- HIST 181 - African History to 1800 Credits: (3)
- HIST 211 - Topics in History Credits: (3) (only approved IR topics)
- HIST 212 - Topics in History Credits: (3) (only approved IR topics)
- HIST 223 - Pacific War Credits: (3)
- HIST 241 - European History, 1815-1914 Credits: (3)
- HIST 242 - European History, 1914-1945 Credits: (3)
- HIST 243 - Europe since 1945 Credits: (3)
- HIST 265 - Postwar Japan Credits: (3)
- HIST 280 - West African History since 1800 Credits: (3)
- HIST 284 - African History during Colonialism and Independence Credits: (3)
- HIST 311 - Topics in History Credits: (1-4) (only approved IR topics)
- HIST 312 - Topics in History Credits: (1-4) (only approved IR topics)
- HIST 317 - History of Modern South Africa Credits: (3)
- HIST 319 - The Nuclear World Credits: (3)
- HIST 325 - The Rise and Fall of Apartheid Credits: (3)
- HIST 327 - The Global Color Line: U.S. Civil Rights and South African Anti-Apartheid Politics Credits: (3)
- HIST 334 - Nation, Gender, and Race in South Asia Credits: (3)
- HIST 341 - United States Immigration History Credits: (3)
- HIST 352 - America in the World, 1763-1900 Credits: (3)
- HIST 353 - America in the World, 1901-Present Credits: (3)
- HIST 413 - Topics in History Credits: (3) (International Relations Topics Only)
- HIST 414 - Topics in History Credits: (3) (International Relations Topics Only)
- HIST 490C - Capstone Seminar Credits: (4) (International Relations topics only)
- HIST 491C - Capstone Seminar Credits: (4) (International Relations topics only)
- INRL 100 - Critical Questions in International Relations Credits: (4)
- INRL 150 - First-Year Seminar Credits: (4)
- INRL 390 - Topics in International Relations Credits: (1-4)
- INRL 480 - Independent Study in International Relations Credits: (1-3)
- PSYC 470 - Psychology of Peace
- SOCL 205 - Global Social Problems Credits: (3)
- SOCL 318 - Gender and Global Human Rights Credits: (3)
- SOCL 340 - Special Topics In Sociology Credits: (1-4) (International Relations Topics Only)
- SOCL 408 - Migration in a Global Context Credits: (3)
- SOCL 427 - Energy, Environment, and Development Credits: (3)
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