Major/Minor Course Requirements

Requirements for the Major in International Relations
The major requires 45–53 semester hours of course work distributed as follows:

Language Requirement(Max. 14 semester hours)
At least one year of study of one foreign language at the intermediate level or above: depending on level of initial placement (6–14 semester hours).

Core Courses(27 semester hours)
Foundation courses (15 semester hours): POLS 221; ECON 101 and 102; ANTH 120; and one from HIST 102, or 240, or 246, or 247.

Advanced Courses(12 semester hours)
6 semester hours from POLS 128, POLS 249, POLS 310, POLS 311, or HIST 224; three semester hours from ECON 210, ECON 232, ECON 247, ECON 253 or ECON 254. Senior requirement (3 semester hours) POLS 400B (Comparative/International).

Foreign Area Studies Courses
At least 12 semester hours from among at least two disciplines, selected from the following:
AS 106 Asian Civilizations
AS/REL 212 Asian Religions
AS/BUAD 257 The Chinese Century
AS 242 Modern Korea
AS 244 Modern Middle East
AS 246 Japan
AS 247 India and Pakistan
AS 248 Vietnam and Southeast Asia
AS 251 Asian Women
AS 253 Modern China
AS 256 Newly Industrialized Countries of East Asia
AS/SOC 270 Australia and New Zealand
HIST 102 Western Civilization from 1648
HIST 240 Revolutionary Europe
HIST 242 British History from 1688
HIST 245 20th-Century Europe
HIST 255 History of Russia
HIST 256 Modern Russian History
HIST 262 20th-Century Germany
HIST 346 European Women’s History
POLS 111 Comparative Politics
POLS 215 Politics in the Third World
POLS 249 Latin-American Politics
POLS 311 Terrorism and Counter-terrorism
SPAN 230 Spanish Culture and Civilization
SPAN 231 Latin-American Culture and Civilization
Qualifying Colloqia

NOTE #1:HIST 277 and POLS 277 count toward the major only in those cases in which (a) modern or contemporary study of an aspect of the experience of a foreign area forms the major part of the course’s content; or (b) study of a problem in international relations forms the major part of the course’s content.

NOTE #2:For international students who are non-native speakers of the English language (only), the above language requirement may be completed through equivalent courses in the English discipline.

NOTE #3:For international students — i.e., non-U.S. citizens — (only), the Foreign Area Study Courses may be met by completion of courses concerning the United States in the history, and/or political science, and/or economics disciplines.

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