Requirements for the concentration

The international politics concentration focuses on the formulation and implementation of states’ foreign policies, relations between states, and the factors that affect international political cooperation and competition on a variety of global issues.

Students in the BA in international affairs program must complete at least 15 credits (five courses) 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 9 credits (three courses) to fulfill their specialization requirements, as indicated below. It is not required that these courses be taken in two different academic departments.

Required
One 3-credit course selected from the following:
PSC 2440Theories of International Politics
PSC 2446U.S. Foreign Policy
(If PSC 2440 or PSC 2446 is used to fulfill the international and comparative politics major requirement, the other course must be used to fulfill this requirement.)
Supporting courses
For students in the BA in international affairs program: Four courses from the following:
For students in the BS in international affairs program: Two courses from the following:
ANTH 3506Politics, Ethnicity, and Nationalism
GEOG 2120World Regional Geography
GEOG 3146Political Geography
HIST 2001Special Topics (Spaceflight and the Modern World. Same as IAFF 3204: Spaceflight and the Modern World)
HIST 2340U.S. Diplomatic History
or HIST 2340W U.S. Diplomatic History
HIST 3035The United States and the Wars in Indochina, 1945–1975
HIST 3045International History of the Cold War
HIST 3062War Crimes Trials (Same as JSTD 2002: War Crimes Trials)
HIST 3168Divided and United Germany Since 1945
HIST 3332History of American Foreign Policy Since World War II
HIST 3333History of American Foreign Policy Since World War II
HIST 3334The Nuclear Arms Race
HIST 3801Topics in Middle Eastern History (The Middle East Since WWII. Same as IAFF 3188: The Middle East Since WWII)
HIST 3811The Emergence of the Modern Middle East
HONR 2047Self and Society Seminar (Holocaust Memory. Same as IAFF 3205 and JSTD 2002: Holocaust Memory)
HONR 2047Self and Society Seminar (Transitional Justice)
IAFF 2040Basic Topics in International Affairs (Global Organizations)
IAFF 2090Latin America: Problems and Promise
IAFF 2091East Asia-Past and Present
IAFF 2092Russia and Eastern Europe: An Introduction
IAFF 2093Africa: Problems and Prospects
IAFF 2094Europe in Transition
IAFF 2095The Middle East in International Affairs
IAFF 2190Special Topics (Nuclear Weapons)
IAFF 2190Special Topics (Gender in International Affairs)
IAFF 2190WSpecial Topics (Arab Politics)
IAFF 2190WSpecial Topics (Politics and Culture in the Middle East)
IAFF 2190WSpecial Topics (Terrorism and Counterterrorism)
IAFF 2201WWomen in Global Politics
IAFF 2202WCritical Issues in U.S.-Asia Relations
IAFF 2444International Law
or PSC 2444 Public International Law
IAFF 3171U.S. Foreign Policy Summer Program
IAFF 3172Conflict and Conflict Resolution
IAFF 3179Special Topics in Science and Technology Policy (Space in International Affairs)
IAFF 3180Special Topics in Security Policy (Air Power & International Politics)
IAFF 3180Special Topics in Security Policy (Global Energy Markets)
IAFF 3180Special Topics in Security Policy (Global Energy Security)
IAFF 3180Special Topics in Security Policy (Globalization and National Security)
IAFF 3180Special Topics in Security Policy (Women and Violent Extremism)
IAFF 3182Special Topics in Foreign Policy
IAFF 3183Special Topics in Development Policy (Globalization and Sustainable Development)
IAFF 3183Special Topics in Development Policy (Human Trafficking)
IAFF 3183Special Topics in Development Policy (International Energy and Environmental Regulations)
IAFF 3184Special Topics in Trade and International Economic Policy (Rising Markey Powersand 21st Century Globalization)
IAFF 3184Special Topics in Trade and International Economic Policy (The West and Russia)
IAFF 3185Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (Ukrainian Security)
IAFF 3186Special Topics in Asian Studies (Asian Order & Community-Building)
IAFF 3186Special Topics in Asian Studies (Central Asia Security)
IAFF 3186Special Topics in Asian Studies (Indo-Pacific Security Challenges)
IAFF 3186Special Topics in Asian Studies (Women in Asia)
IAFF 3187Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Argentina in Global Context. Same as HIST 3701: Argentina in Global Context)
IAFF 3187Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Contemporary Issues of US-Mexico Relations)
IAFF 3187Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Cuba in the Global Arena)
IAFF 3187Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Historical Memory & Human Rights in Chile)
IAFF 3187Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Immigration and Weak States)
IAFF 3187Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Latin American Migration)
IAFF 3187Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Security in the Americas)
IAFF 3188Special Topics in Middle East Studies (Israeli Society and Politics)
or JSTD 2002 (Israeli Society and Politics)
IAFF 3188Special Topics in Middle East Studies (International Relations-Middle East)
or PSC 2478 International Relations of the Middle East
IAFF 3188Special Topics in Middle East Studies (Iran in the Middle East)
IAFF 3188Special Topics in Middle East Studies (Political Economy of the Middle East)
IAFF 3188Special Topics in Middle East Studies (Partitions: A History)
or JSTD 2002 (Partitions: A History)
IAFF 3189Special Topics in African Studies (Africa: Declassified)
IAFF 3189Special Topics in African Studies (Africa in the Global Economy)
IAFF 3189Special Topics in African Studies (Ethnic and Religious Conflict in Africa)
IAFF 3189Special Topics in African Studies (Foreign Influence in Senegal)
IAFF 3189Special Topics in African Studies (International Affairs in Africa)
IAFF 3189Special Topics in African Studies (Women and Leadership in Africa)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Arctic Affairs)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Congress and National Security Enterprise)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Climate Change, AI, Energy and the UN COP Process)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Geopolitics of Climate Change)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Global Gender Policy)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Global Governance)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Humanitarianism. Same as HONR 2047 and PSC 2454: Humanitarianism)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Illiberalism and Democracy)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (International Business and Modern Slavery)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (International Environmental Policy)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (International Conflict and Politics Research Seminar. Same as IAFF 4191W: International Conflict and Politics Research Seminar)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Introduction to Intelligence)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Law and Diplomacy)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Arms Control and Nonproliferation)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (National Security Policymaking)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Populist Authoritarianism)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Refugee and Migrant Crisis)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (The UN and the International System)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (U.S. Foreign Policy Decision Making)
IAFF 3190Special Topics in International Affairs (Women, Rights, and Gender Equality)
IAFF 3190WSpecial Topics (Masculinities in International Affairs)
IAFF 3191WPopulism and Regime Change in Latin America
IAFF 3201WChina’s Rise and Its Implications
IAFF 3202Space Policy
IAFF 3204Outer Space and International Security (Same as HIST 2001: Spaceflight and the Modern World)
IAFF 3205Holocaust Memory (Same as JSTD 2002 and HONR 2047: Holocaust Memory)
IAFF 3352Israeli and Palestinian Peacebuilding
IAFF 3402Oil: Industry, Economy, Society
or IBUS 4403 Oil: Industry, Economy, and Society
IAFF 3633Gender, Conflict, and Security
IAFF 3752WEquitable Development in Southeast Asia
IAFF 3753International Relations of South Asia
IAFF 3754U.S.-China Relations
IAFF 3758China and the World
IAFF 3853Latin American Geopolitics and Geoeconomics
IAFF 4191WResearch and Writing Seminar (International Conflict and Politics Research Seminar. Same as IAFF 3190: International Conflict and Politics Research Seminar)
IAFF 4192Team-Based Applied Learning Seminar (Conflict & Stabilization Applied Research)
IAFF 4192Team-Based Applied Learning Seminar (Applied Research on Africa)
IAFF 4192Team-Based Applied Learning Seminar (National Security Crisis Simulation)
IBUS 4403Oil: Industry, Economy, and Society
or IAFF 3402 Oil: Industry, Economy, Society
JSTD 2002Topics in Judaic Studies: Modern (Antisemitism Origins-Present)
JSTD 2002Topics in Judaic Studies: Modern (Holocaust Memory. Same as IAFF 3205 and HONR 2047: Holocaust Memory)
JSTD 2002Topics in Judaic Studies: Modern (War Crime Trials. Same as HIST 3062: War Crimes Trials)
PHIL 3100Selected Topics (Global Justice. Same as PSC 2991: Global Justice)
PSC 2332European Integration
PSC 2333Reunification, Reconciliation, and Resentment
PSC 2338Nationalism
PSC 2367Human Rights
PSC 2368Politics in the Two Koreas
PSC 2371Politics and Foreign Policy of China
PSC 2374Politics and Foreign Policy of Japan
PSC 2439International Political Economy
PSC 2440Theories of International Politics *
PSC 2442International Organizations
PSC 2444Public International Law
or IAFF 2444 International Law
PSC 2446U.S. Foreign Policy *
PSC 2449International Security Politics
PSC 2454Humanitarianism (Same as HONR 2047 and IAFF 3190: Humanitarianism)
PSC 2475International Relations of East Asia
PSC 2476The Arab-Israeli Conflict
PSC 2478International Relations of the Middle East
PSC 2482African International Politics
PSC 2484International Relations of Latin America
PSC 2991Special Topics in Political Thought (Global Justice. Same as PHIL 3100: Global Justice)
PSC 2994Special Topics in International Relations (IR of East Europe)
PSC 2994Special Topics in International Relations (International Politics in Central and Eastern Europe)
PSC 2994Special Topics in International Relations (U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East)
PSC 3500Advanced Topics in Political Science (Emerging Tech, AI, and International Politics)
SMPA 3194Selected Topics in Political Communication (Advocacy and Technology)
SMPA 3195Selected Topics in Journalism and Mass Communication (Media and Peacebuilding)
SMPA 3350Public Diplomacy
SOC 2189Special Topics in Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Extremism)

 *These course can be taken as supporting courses only if they was not taken as the required course.