International Relations (B.A.) - PS 28

The study of the nation-state and its relationships.  Conflict and cooperation among countries - war and peace, global economics and climate. 

ALL COURSES FOR THE MAJOR MUST BE TAKEN FOR A LETTER GRADE. 

Requirements:

Lower Division required:

1. POLI 12 or 12D
2. Two (2) from the following introductory sequence lower division courses: POLI 10 or 10D, POLI 11 or 11D, POLI 13(R)* or 13D(R)*

3. POLI 30 or 30D

Upper Division required:

1. Five (5) upper-division International Relations courses, of which:
   1. One (1) course must be from the Foreign Policy/National and International Security area: POLI 124, 140 B-C, 140D, 142A, 142D, 142I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q, 143, 143A, 145, 145A, 146A, 147B, 149, 150A, 153, 178
   2. One (1) course must be from the Political Economy/Theory of International Relations area: POLI 126AA, 126AB, 140A, 142L, 144 144AB, 144D, 144E, 144F, 145C, 146A, 151
   3. The additional three (3) courses for the International Relations concentration must be chosen from: POLI 140 - 159 
2. Seven (7) additional upper division Political Science elective courses from POLI 100 - 199, except for POLI 197 courses.

*If POLI 13(R) or POLI 13D(R) are taken, then only one of the following can be taken for credit toward the major: POLI 13, POLI 13R, POLI 13D, or POLI 13DR.

Major Checklist:

In order to plan out your Political Science - International Relations major and remaining courses effectively, please utilize the Major Checklist below. The document is a fillable PDF; students are encouraged to review their plan and progress with the Department's Undergraduate Advisor.

Political Science - International Relations (B.A.) Major Checklist