2020-2021 Catalog

International Relations Minor

Requirements

Minor Requirements: 5 courses, 20 credits

Core Requirements (2 courses, 8 credits)

POLS-115Evolution of the Global System

4

POLS-181Intro to Comparative Politics

4

Electives (3 courses, 12 credits)

Choose 3 of the following. Courses may not be taken to fulfill the Political Science minor. No more than 1 internship course may be used to fulfill the minor.

POLS-307Globalization of Gender Politics

4

POLS-308International Security

4

POLS-309Transitional Justice

4

POLS-H309Transitional Justice

4

POLS-311The Conflict in Israel/Palestine

4

POLS-359Global Politics of Sport

4

POLS-363American Foreign Policy

4

POLS-382Crisis and Integration in Europe

4

POLS-383African Politics

4

POLS-385

POLS-389Politics of China

4

POLS-391Canada: Multicultural Politics

4

POLS-393

POLS-404International Political Marketing

4

POLS-411Politics of North and Southeast Asia

4

POLS-463International Legal Systems

4

POLS-469International Human Rights

4

Experiential Courses
POLS-387SL-Conflict & Development in Asia Service Abroad

4

POLS-505Washington Seminar on National Security

4

POLS-509United Nations Seminar

4

Internship Courses
POLS-521Internship in Government

4

POLS-526International Internship-London

8

POLS-527International Internship-Brussels

8

POLS-533International Internship-Edinburgh

8

POLS-534Experiential Learning in Government

1

Residency Requirement Policy

In the College of Arts and Sciences, a two-course (8 credit) residency requirement must be satisfied for completion of a minor and a four-course (16 credit) residency requirement must be satisfied for the completion of a major.

Minor Programs Policy

A student declaring a minor may use no more than two courses from a major or double major combination to fulfill the requirements for the minor. No more than one course from one minor may count toward the fulfillment of a second minor. Students may not minor in a subject in which they are also completing a major. For more information, see the Minor Programs section of the CAS Degree Requirements page.