International Relations Requirements

Requirements for the major

10 credits as follows*:

• Survey Courses: PS 210, PS 220, and PS 317
• Major Subfields of International Relations. Students must take a course from each of the following:
  • Foreign Policy: PS 207, PS 209, or PS 315
  • International Organizations: PS 312
  • International Political Economy: PS 260
  • Peace and Conflict: PS 208 or PS 266
• Research Methods: PS 230A (0.5), one of PS 230B (0.5), 230C (0.5), or 230D (0.5), and STAT 200
• Any two credits not used for other requirements in the major from: PS 128, PS 131, PS 207, PS 208, PS 209,      PS 236, PS 238, PS 260, PS 266, PS 312, PS 315, and PS 320

* At least two credits must be at the 300 level

Requirements for the minor

5 credits as follows:

• Survey of International Relations: PS 210
• Additional Survey Course: PS 220 or PS 317
• Choose three of the following not used to satisfy the requirement for an additional survey course: PS 128, PS 131, PS 207, PS 209, PS 220, PS 236, PS 238, PS 260, PS 266, PS 312, PS 315, PS 317, or PS 320
  • At least one course must be at the 300 level
  • If PS 317 was chosen as the additional survey course, then any 3 courses can be chosen