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B.A. in International Affairs:  Major Requirements

 

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS MAJOR

Required Courses (18 Credits)

  • PSCI 321 - Theory of International Politics
  • PSCI 350 - Politics of the Third World
  • PSCI 356 - American Foreign Policy
  • ECON 384 - Economic Development OR ECON 382 - International Economics
  • HIST 371 -European Diplomatic History I OR 372 - European Diplomatic History II
  • GEOG 336 - Globalization and local development OR GEOG 338 - Geopolitics

Support Courses (21 credits)

Twenty-one (21) additional elected hours required -- to be selected by student and advisor.

Language Requirement:

  • Option A: Completion of two languages through the intermediate level.
  • Option B: At least six credits in one language at the advanced level.

 

CONCENTRATIONS: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

  • National Security Studies
  • International Economics and Business
  • Area Concentrations -- Soviet Successor States and Eastern Europe; Western Europe; South and East Asia; Latin America
  • Third World Studies

 

Honors/Independent Study

Each year several students in Political Science and International Affairs avail themselves of the opportunity to pursue honors and independent study projects. Examples of such projects in the recent past have included: "Counterinsurgency in the Philippines," "The Shining Path in Peru," "Independent Peace Movements in Eastern Europe," "The Latin American Debt Crisis," and "Conservatism in America."

Honors Thesis Registration Requirements

Students interested in writing an honors thesis must fill out an independent study form with the registrar, and specify that the project is for honors (PSIA 491H). The form requires the signature of the professor chairing the thesis and the department chair.