International Relations, B.A.

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B.A. in International Relations with a Specialization in Foreign Affairs and Diplomacy

Requirements for the liberal arts major in international relations, B.A. program

The major requires a minimum of 46-50 credits, with a possible 62-66 depending upon a student’s competency in foreign language. Credit toward the major will be allowed only for courses completed with a grade of C or higher.

A. Core

PS 1600 - Issues in World Politics (4)
PS 1400 - Comparative Politics (4)
PS 3040 - International Politics: Theory and Practice (4)
PS 2500 - The Research Process in Political Science (4)
PS 2550 - Data Analysis in Political Science (4)
ECN 2020 - Principles of Global Macroeconomics (4) or ECN 2100 - Principles of Economics (6)

A capstone course selected from

B. Electives in political science - 12 credits selected from

PS 3940 - Special Topics in Comparative Politics and International Relations (1 TO 4)
PS 3615 - Comparative Foreign Policy (4)
PS 3610 - United States Foreign Policy (4)
PS 3710 - International Politics of Human Rights (4)
PS 3810 - Conducting Political Surveys (4)
PS 3435 - Chinese Politics and Foreign Policy (4)
PS 3420 - European Political Systems (4)
PS 3550 - Politics of Development (4)
PS 3415 - Politics of the Middle East and North Africa (4)
PS 3410 - African Politics (4)
PS 3430 - Political Systems of Asia (4)
PS 3405 - Politics of Latin America (4)
PS 3565 - Dictatorships (4)
PS 3425 - The Russian Political System (4)
PS 3640 - International Political Economy (4)
PS 3560 - Revolution, Intervention, and Democratization (4)
PS 3730 - Global Environmental Governance (4)
PS 3780 - International Terrorism: Causes, Consequences, Responses (4)
PS 3630 - International Organizations (4)
PS 3605 - Model United Nations (2 OR 4) (may be taken up to two times for a total of four credits toward the international relations major)
PS 3555 - Global Democratization (4)
PS 3715 - Gender and Int’l Relations (4)
PS 3750 - International Conflict and Security (4)
PS 3755 - International Negotiation and Bargaining (4)
PS 4955 - Political Science/International Relations Internship (4) (Applicants must seek departmental approval at the beginning of the semester prior to that of the internship.)
PS 3650 - Globalization and International Economic Institutions (4)

C. Electives in economics, history, philosophy - 6-8 credits

ECN 2010 - Principles of Microeconomics (4)
ECN 3260 - International Economic Development (3)
ECN 3730 - International Trade (3)
ECN 3740 - Economics of Intl Finance (3)
HST 2602 - Introduction to Latin American History since 1825 (4)
HST 3206 - Cold War America, 1945-1990 (4)
HST 3210 - History of American Foreign Relations in the Twentieth Century (4)
HST 3435 - Britain, 1911 to Present (4)
HST 3400 - Europe since 1914 (4)
HST 3480 - Germany since 1740 (4)
HST 3450 - Modern Italy: National Unification and the 20th Century (4)
HST 3405 - Nationalism in Modern Europe (4)
HST 3490 - History of Modern Russia (4)
HST 3510 - The Modern Middle East (4)
HST 3540 - The Arab-Israeli Conflict (4)
HST 3520 - The Cold War in the Middle East (4)
HST 3550 - Modern Iran and Iraq (4)
HST 3660 - History of Argentina, Brazil, and Chile (4)
HST 3875 - Twentieth-Century Japan (4)
HST 3820 - China since 1949 (4)
HST 3730 - Postcolonial Conflicts in African History (4)
HST 3720 - Modern African History Since 1800 (4)
HST 3740 - African Environmental History (4)
HST 3670 - Latin American Revolutions (4)
HST 3665 - Indigenous Movements in Latin America, 1492-Present (4)
HST 4250 - The U.S. and the War in Vietnam (4)
PHL 3610 - Philosophy of International Relations: Law, War and Peace (4)
PHL 3620 - Global Justice (4)

D. Foreign language corequisite - 16 credits or equivalency

Students must complete two years of a single modern foreign language or demonstrate equivalent competency at the second year level in a single modern foreign language.

Note

Students using this catalog to meet international relations major requirements may also use any course subsequently approved as satisfying requirements in the electives categories and published in a later catalog.

Additional Information

In addition to these major requirements, students must complete the Oakland University General Education Requirements, the College of Arts and Sciences College Exploratory Requirement, and an appropriate number of free elective classes to meet the overall credit requirement for the degree (in most cases 124; some degrees may require a greater number). As a general rule, no more than eight credits of course work used to satisfy one major, minor or concentration may be applied toward another, but exceptions to this rule may be allowed with the written approval of the program coordinators.