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International Relations
The International Relations major builds from core requirements in political science and adds interdisciplinary study in economics, foreign language and history to equip students with the tools they need to understand and analyze world affairs, international development and international political economy. The major provides focused training for students who plan to work in a wide variety of international career fields including international affairs, international business, area studies, development work, international law and graduate study in foreign affairs, law and international politics.

Requirements for an International Relations major are:

• 30 hours of courses in international relations
• 16 hours of supporting courses.
• Core courses include:
  • Comparative Politics
  • International Relations
  • a 4 credit-hour internship
  • a senior seminar

Also required are:

• a course in microeconomics
• 8 hours of language beyond the 201 level or its equivalent
• 4 hours from select history courses
• 4 hours from select economics courses
• 16 hours of electives in the major

For further information regarding courses within the International Relations major please consult the Departmental Handbook.