Programs and Requirements

Majors are required to take eleven courses, organized in terms of seven core courses and four concentrations. Each student works with his/her major adviser to construct a program appropriate to their interests and career goals. Generally, Introduction to International Affairs (International Affairs 100) should be taken early in the student's academic career. This course provides an overview of the central concepts used in understanding international relations and is a prerequisite for most of the courses in the department. Majors take six additional core courses including introductory courses in economics and political science; students have a wide range of choice of courses from several disciplines to fulfill the four required concentrations. The major culminates with the final core course, the International Affairs Seminar (International Affairs 430), which is the required senior thesis class.

For more information, see the L&C Catalog