Core Courses

Students are required to complete International Politics (POL-UA 700) and either Economic Principles I (ECON-UA 1) or Economic Principles II (ECON-UA 2) prior to application. Majors must complete four core courses, comprising ECON-UA 1, ECON-UA 2, POL-UA 700, and one statistics course from the list below. For course descriptions and prerequisites, see Economics, Politics, or Sociology in this Bulletin, as appropriate.

Economic Principles I
ECON-UA 1 Liberal Studies students may substitute ECI-UF 1001. Offered every semester. 4 points.

Economic Principles II
ECON-UA 2 Liberal Studies students may substitute ECI-UF 1002. Offered every semester. 4 points.

International Politics
POL-UA 700 Offered every year. 4 points.

Choose one statistics course from the four options below (AP credit in Statistics is not acceptable):

Statistics (Economics)
ECON-UA 18 Offered every semester. 4 points.

Quantitative Methods in Political Science
POL-UA 800 Offered every semester. 4 points.

Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (Psychology)
PSYCH-UA 10 Offered every year. 4 points.

Statistics for Social Research (Sociology)
SOC-UA 302 Offered every semester. 4 points.

The International Relations Environment

Majors must complete four IR environment courses from the approved list of courses below. Please note that courses may be added or deleted from semester to semester. For the most up-to-date list of courses, please consult the IR website. For course descriptions and prerequisites, see under the appropriate academic departments in this Bulletin.

International Economics
ECON-UA 238 Offered every year. 4 points.

Economic Development
ECON-UA 323 Offered every year. 4 points.

Topics in the Global Economy
ECON-UA 324 Offered every year. 4 points.

International Trade
ECON-UA 335 Offered every other year. 4 points.

U.S. Foreign Policy
POL-UA 710 Offered every year. 4 points.

National Security
POL-UA 712 Offered every year. 4 points.

Diplomacy and Negotiation
POL-UA 720 Offered every other year. 4 points.

International Organization
POL-UA 730 Offered in the fall. 4 points.

Business and American Foreign Policy
POL-UA 736 Offered every other year. 4 points.

International Law
POL-UA 740 Offered in the spring. 4 points.

War, Peace, and World Order
POL-UA 741 Offered every year. 4 points.

Terrorism
POL-UA 742 Offered every other year. 4 points.

International Politics of the Middle East
POL-UA 760 Offered every other year. 4 points.

International Relations of Asia
POL-UA 770 Offered every other year. 4 points.

International Political Economy
POL-UA 775 Offered every year. 4 points.

Inter-American Relations
POL-UA 780 Offered every other year. 4 points.

Undergraduate Field Seminar: International Relations
POL-UA 795 Offered every year. 4 points.

Immigration and Politics in Western Europe
POL-UA 511 4 points.

Games, Strategy, and Politics
POL-UA 844 Offered in the fall. 4 points.

IR Seminar: EU and Central Europe in Transition
INTRL-UA 9801 Offered in Prague. 4 points.

International Relations Senior Sequence

Senior Seminars
INTRL-UA 990, 991 Offered in fall and spring respectively. 4 points per term.
The international relations major's two-semester capstone experience. In the fall term, students acquire the skills required to write an excellent international relations thesis. They learn how to develop explanations for international phenomena and derive testable hypotheses, and then how to develop research designs capable of testing these hypotheses. The honors thesis is written in the spring term.