International Politics Minor
91制片厂's International Politics minor introduces students to the forces shaping global affairs: great power competition, emerging powers, foreign policy, nationalism, and international conflict. The 15-credit program is built from an approved list of political science courses covering international relations theory, U.S. foreign policy, and regional politics.
This minor is open to non-Political Science majors, and it's a natural fit for students in international relations, international security studies, international business, global health, history, Spanish, or any field where understanding world affairs adds career value.
What you鈥檒l learn with an International Politics Minor
With an international politics minor, you will have the skills needed to achieve your bigger goals, regardless of industry or area of expertise within the politics realm and will be able to:
- Understand the forces shaping global affairs, including great power competition, emerging powers, foreign policy, nationalism and international conflict.
- Apply international relations theory to evaluate power dynamics between great powers and emerging powers.
- Analyze how U.S. foreign policy decisions are made and how they shape global outcomes.
- Analyze how nationalism, ethnicity and identity drive international and regional conflict.
- Build evidence-based positions on international law, diplomacy and global institutions.
Program Information
The International Politics minor introduces students to the forces shaping global affairs, from great power competition to foreign policy and international conflict. Students complete 15 credits chosen from courses in international relations theory, U.S. foreign policy, and regional politics. Open to non-Political Science majors.
Program Type
Minor
Degree
Bachelor's
Academic Department
Political Science
Duration
4-year
Required Credit Hours
120
Modality
In-Person
Program Requirements
Any 15 political science credits from the approved list of courses below. Special Topics courses in political science may count with the approval of the Chair of the Political Science Department.
- POSC 110 Current Problems in International Politics (3 Credits)
- POSC 116 Current Challenges for Liberal Democracies (3 Credits)
- POSC 208 Politics of Great Powers (3 Credits)
- POSC 209 Politics of Emerging Powers (3 Credits)
- POSC 245 International Relations (3 Credits)
- POSC 255 American Foreign Policy (3 Credits)
- POSC 303 Politics of Immigration (3 Credits)
- POSC 321 Politics of Russia and Eastern Europe (3 Credits)
- POSC 408W Democracy, Conflict and World Politics (3 Credits)
- POSC 419W Nationalism, Ethnicity and Conflict (3 Credits)
- POSC 497 Advanced IR Theory (3 Credits)
