International Relations
Major Core Courses
Five from the International Relations Core:
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PO 211 Comparative Politics: Introduction
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PO 230 International Relations: Introduction
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PO 303 Seminar: Critical Issues in International Relations
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PO 330 Foreign Policy
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EC 203 The Global Economy
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HI 108 Europe and the World After 1500
Major Course Electives
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Six from the Comparative/International listing
• PO 231 Human Rights
• PO 317 Comparative Politics of Europe
• PO 323 Comparative Political Ideologies
• PO 325 Politics of Ethnic Conflict and Nationalism
• PO 330 Foreign Policy
• PO 331 Comparative Politics: Colonialism and Political Development
• PO 336 International Law
• PO 337 International Organizations
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PO 351 War, Conflict, and International Security
The following is a sample four-year curriculum for the Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations
First Year
|
Semester I |
Credits |
Semester II |
Credits |
|
First Year Seminar |
3 |
First Year Seminar |
3 |
|
EN 105 Writing Seminar |
3 |
EN 106 Critical Reading, Writing, and Thinking |
3 |
|
Mathematics Core Requirement |
3 |
Social Science Core Requirement I |
3 |
|
PO 211 Comparative Politics: Introduction |
3 |
PO 230 International Relations: Introduction |
3 |
|
Elective |
3 |
HI 108 Europe and the World after 1500 (Satisfies History Core Requirement) |
3 |
Second Year
|
Semester I |
Credits |
Semester II |
Credits |
|
Literature Core Requirement |
3 |
Religious Studies Core Requirement |
3 |
|
Philosophy Core Requirement |
3 |
Natural Sciences Core Requirement I |
3-4 |
|
Social Science Core Requirement II |
3 |
EC 203 Global Economy |
3 |
|
International/Comparative Politics Elective |
3 |
Elective |
3 |
|
Elective |
3 |
Elective |
3 |
Third Year
|
Semester I |
Credits |
Semester II |
Credits |
|
Expressive Arts Core Requirement |
3 |
Ethical Reasoning and Analysis Core Requirement |
3 |
|
Natural Sciences Core Requirement II |
3-4 |
International/Comparative Politics Elective |
3 |
|
PO 330 Foreign Policy |
3 |
PO 336 International Law |
3 |
|
International/Comparative Politics Elective |
3 |
Elective |
3 |
|
Elective |
3 |
Elective |
3 |
Fourth Year
|
Semester I |
Credits |
Semester II |
Credits |
|
International/Comparative Politics Elective |
3 |
PO 303 Seminar: Critical Issues in International Relations |
3 |
|
International/Comparative Politics Elective |
3 |
International/Comparative Politics Elective |
3 |
|
Elective |
3 |
Elective |
3 |
|
Elective |
3 |
Elective |
3 |
|
Elective |
3 |
Elective |
3 |
|
Elective |
3 |
Capstone Portfolio Requirement |
1 |
