The Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs with a concentration in global security processes gives you the opportunity to choose from electives in political science, anthropology and history. You’ll learn about racial, ethnic, gender and religious dynamics in both historic and contemporary situations. You’ll study different social processes and systems of government around the world and develop your problem-solving skills.
International Affairs Major with a Global Security Processes Concentration, Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Note: the 74–76 credit major concentration does not require the completion of a foreign language minor.
| Core–no substitutions for core courses. | ||
| Required Disciplinary Core | ||
| INST 200 | GLOBAL ISSUES | 4 |
| POLI 203 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | 5 |
| POLI 204 | INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL POLITICS | 5 |
| Required Disciplinary Core | ||
| POLI 320 | INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS | 5 |
| POLI 321 | INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS | 5 |
| POLI 322 | INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY | 5 |
| POLI 493 | PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT | 2 |
| Methods Requirement | ||
| CSBS 310 | FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES THEORY | 5 |
| or CSBS 320 | STATISTICS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES | |
| Required Global Security Processes Concentration | ||
| POLI 323 | U.S. FOREIGN POLICY | 5 |
| Required POLI Supporting Course–choose one from the following | 5 | |
| EUROPEAN POLITICS | ||
| POLITICS OF DEVELOPING NATIONS | ||
| POLITICS OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA | ||
| POLITICS OF SOUTH ASIA | ||
| TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COMPARATIVE POLITICS | ||
| Concentration Electives–credits in this section must be taken from at least two of the following disciplines. | 23-25 | |
| POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| MODERN EUROPE | ||
| IMPERIAL CHINA | ||
| COLONIALISM AND NATIONALISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA | ||
| GENDER AND WAR IN THE 20TH CENTURY | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF REVOLUTIONS | ||
| Required Senior Capstone | ||
| INST 490 | SENIOR CAPSTONE: GLOBALIZATION | 5 |
| Total Credits | 74-76 | |