International Relations Concentration
The International Relations concentration prepares students for careers in global governance and policy, international business, and humanitarian organizations. Students learn about politics, economics, and law, including relations between political parties, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Building on the fields of political science, law and justice, and economics, students choose from a range of courses that address global economics and development, human rights and ethics, international law, and policy and planning.
Requirements Effective Fall 2027
Total Credits for the concentration: 15 credits
One of the following introductory cognate courses:
- POL 1500: Intro to Political Science (4 credits)
- POL 2005: Intro to Comparative Politics (4 credits)
- POL 2010: Governments & Politics Worldwide (4 credits)
- POL 2020: Intro to International Relations (4 credits)
At least one of the following Global Studies courses:
- LBS 3011: Health and Human Rights (3 credits)
- LBS 3014: Fundamentalism (3 credits)
- LBS 3019: Migration: World on the Move (3 credits)
- LBS 3022: Housing Humanity (3 credits)
- LBS 3027: Truth and Digital Citizenship (3 credits)
Two cognate courses from the list below:
- POL 1120: West Meets the Non-west (4 credits)
- POL 2005: Introduction to Comparative Politics (4 credits)
- POL 2010: Governments and Politics Worldwide (4 credits)
- POL 2020: International Politics (4 credits)
- POL 2110: Introduction to Political Theory (4 credits)
- POL 3235: Globalization, Development & Poverty (4 credits)
- POL 3245: Gender & Health: International Issues (4 credits)
- POL 3280: Globalization of International Security (4 credits)
- POL 3285: The United Nations (4 credits)
- POL 3361: Cuba, Latin America, and the U.S. (4 credits)
- POL 3570: Human Rights (4 credits)
- POL 3573: Human rights and Literature (4 credits)