Coordinator: Dr. Howard Warshawsky
The International Relations major is a multidisciplinary program that deals with transnational behavior and globalization. In this program, students will be examining current international affairs as well as the economic, historical and political relationships of countries and people around the globe. International Relations majors may have an interest in a particular region or just foreign politics in general.
The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in international relations is awarded to students who successfully complete 12 units from the program of study outlined below.
I. Core Requirements: students must complete each of the following:
IR 209 Research Methods in Public Affairs
POLI 231 International Politics
POLI 247 International Relations Theory
IR 401 Seminar in International Relations
II. One unit from:
ECON 237 Comparative Economic Systems
ECON 247 Global Trade and Finance
BUAD 211 Introduction to Global Management
BUAD 333 Global Marketing
POLI 333 Global Political Economy
(ECON 120 or 121 are prerequisites for BUAD 233 which is a prerequisitve for BUAD 333)
III. One unit from:
POLI 221 Comparative Political Systems: Europe
POLI 222 Comparative Political Systems: Asia
POLI 224 Comparative Political Systems: Africa
POLI 225 Comparative Political Systems: Latin America
IV. Western Perspectives
A. American Perspectives: one unit from:
POLI 225 Comparative Political Systems: Latin America
POLI 353 The Making Of U.S. Foreign Policy
HIST 266 Modern American Diplomatic History
HIST 272 Latin America
SPAN 315 Contemporary Issues: Spanish America
B. European Perspectives: one unit from:
POLI 221 Comparative Political Systems: Europe
HIST 241 Modern Russia
HIST 242 Modern German
HIST 243 Modern Britain
HIST 340 Issues in Modern European History
GRMN 315 The Post-War Germanys
V. Global Perspectives: one unit from:
GEOG 110 World Geography
POLI 232 International Organizations
POLI 251 Environmental Public Policy
POLI 352 Human Rights Policy
RELG 130 Living Religions of the World
VI. Non-Western Perspectives: one unit from:
HIST 254 Africa from 1850
HIST 255 Southern Africa
HIST 282 Modern East Asia
HIST 284 Modern Middle East
POLI 222 Comparative Political Systems: Asia
POLI 224 Comparative Political Systems: Africa
VII. Additional Perspectives: students must select 2 additional units from among the previously listed courses and/or from among the following:
HIST 140 World History II
HIST 245 History of World War II
HIST 268 The Vietnam War
IREL 261 Special Topics
IREL 406 Independent Study
IREL 416 Internships
IREL 495/496/497 Honors*
ANTH 101 Anthropology
SOCI 324 Social Stratification
CJUS/SOCI 326 Comparative Corrections
SOCI 335 Global Population Problems
FREN 311 Building a Nation: French Civilizations and Culture I
or
FREN 312 A Nation Emerges: French Civilization and Culture II
or
FREN 315 Francophone Societies
GRMN 311 German Civilization and Culture
or
Grmn 314 Cultures of German-Speaking Countries
SPAN 311 Civilization and Culture: Spain
or
SPAN 312 Civilization and Culture: Spanish
or
SPAN 313 Civilization and Culture: Spanish America
*495 Honors Project is a prerequisite for 497 Honors Project
No more than 2 units of 100-level courses can count toward the major.
Political Science 261, History 290, Religion 270 or any one unit Intellectual Inquiry course other than 110 or 120 may serve toward the major whenever the specific topical focus is international and/or comparative in scope as determined by the major coordinator.