Students in the BA in international affairs program must complete at least five courses (15 credits) to fulfill their concentration requirements, as indicated below. These courses must be taken in at least two different academic departments.
Students in the BS in international affairs program must complete at least three courses (9 credits) to fulfill their specialization requirements, as indicated below. It is not required that these courses be taken in two different academic departments.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| For BA in International Affairs: Five courses selected from the following. At least two courses must be from Group A and at least two courses must be from Group B. | ||
| For BS in International Affairs: Three courses selected from the following. At least one course must be from Group A and at least one course must be from Group B. | ||
| Courses in Group A are typically in the social sciences, and do not include the humanities. Courses in Group B are in history and other humanities disciplines (literature, film, religion, etc). | ||
| Group A: | ||
| ANTH 3708 | Anthropology of Africa | |
| ANTH 3801 | African Roots from Australopithecus to Zimbabwe | |
| ECON 2151 | Economic Development | |
| ECON 2198 | Special Topics in Economics - Regional (Economics of Africa) | |
| GEOG 3154 | Geography of the Middle East and North Africa | |
| GEOG 3164 | The Geography of Africa | |
| HONR 2047 | Self and Society Seminar (Identity/Politics in Africa) | |
| IAFF 2093 | Africa: Problems and Prospects | |
| IAFF 2190W | Special Topics (North Africa and the World) | |
| IAFF 2190W | Special Topics (U.S. Foreign Policy in Africa) | |
| IAFF 3188 | Special Topics in Middle East Studies (State and Society in Egypt) | |
| IAFF 3189 | Special Topics in African Studies (All IAFF 3189 topic offerings are approved for the Africa concentration Group A) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (China and Africa) | |
| IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Strategic Management in International Affairs) | |
| PSC 2337 | Development Politics | |
| PSC 2381 | Comparative Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| PSC 2482 | African International Politics | |
| PSC 3192W | Proseminar: Political Science (Comparative Politics of Africa) | |
| PSC 3192W | Proseminar: Political Science (Development Challenges in Africa) | |
| PSC 3192W | Proseminar: Political Science (Government and Politics of Africa) | |
| Group B: | ||
| HIST 2001 | Special Topics (Pan-Africanism and Africa) | |
| HIST 2305W | Majors’ Introductory Seminar: United States (African Americans and Africa: Links in History) | |
| HIST 2520 | Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World | |
| HIST 3301W | Topics: U.S. History (African Americans and Africa) | |
| HIST 3501 | Topics: Africa | |
| HIST 3510 | African History to 1880 | |
| HIST 3530 | Women in Africa | |
| HIST 3540 | West Africa to Independence | |
| IAFF 3189 | Special Topics in African Studies (African Literature and Politics) * | |
| IAFF 3189 | Special Topics in African Studies (Hip Hop and Social Change in Africa) * | |
| Any undergraduate literature or film course numbered 2000 or above with this regional focus. | ||
*Only these specific topics offered under IAFF 3189 are approved for Group B.