(39 credits)
- Students must earn a grade of C- or better in courses used for the International Relations major.
- Up to 1/3 of the credits used for any other major or minor may be used to meet the requirements of this major.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses (21 Credits) | ||
| POL227 | Intro International Politics | 4 |
| POL300 | Political Science Research Methods | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Seminar in International Relations | ||
| Seminar in American Government and Politics | ||
| Seminar in Comparative Politics | ||
| Seminar in Political Theory | ||
| Seminar in Law | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Chinese Foreign Pol and US | ||
| American Foreign Policy | ||
| US Foreign Policy Since 1898 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Principles of Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Political Anthropology | ||
| Human Geography | ||
| Select one of the following: 1 | 3 | |
| Economic Development of Latin America | ||
| Economic Development of Asia-Pacific | ||
| International Trade and Finance | ||
| Economics of Development | ||
| International Political Economy | ||
| Elective Courses (18 Credits) | ||
| Select 6 credits in a single world area (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East) and an additional 12 credits from courses accepted for credit in International Relations. Of these 18 credits, at least 9 must be political science courses and only one may be lower division (100- or 200-level). 2 | 18 | |
| Total Credits | 39 | |
- 1
Or another international economics course approved by the chair. Note that each of the courses listed has a required prerequisite of ECO207 Principles of Macroeconomics or ECO206 Principles of Microeconomics.
- 2
- Refer to Courses Accepted for International Relations Credit (Major or Minor). Consult your advisor for updates.
- No more than one 100/200-level course (3-4 credits) may count toward the elective requirement.
- Only 9 credits of internship may be applied to the major; the remaining elective credits will be upper-division credits.
- POL390 Junior Seminar in Political Science may count toward the world-area requirement or as an upper-division Political Science elective.

