International Relations

The interdisciplinary degree program in International Relations requires the following courses:

• FIIR 2813 Intro. to International Relations
(same as PLSC 2813)
Six hours of upper-division foreign language courses or equivalent. (May be satisfied with approved study abroad courses related to language field. If upper-division language courses or unavailable in field of study, (appropriate courses will be approved as substitutes.)
• ECON 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics and ECON 2023 Principles of Microeconomics, or ECON 2143 Basic Economics and one upper-level international economics course: ECON 4633 International
Trade Policy, or ECON 4643 International Macroeconomics & Finance
• From the following (depending on ECON option selected): (Courses must be selected from at least two departments.)
COMM 4343 Intercultural Communication
ECON 4633 International Trade Policy, or
ECON 4643 International Macroeconomics & Finance* (if not used to meet ECON requirement)
GEOG 2103 Emerging Nations
GEOG 2203 Developed Nations
GEOG 4243 Political Geography
HIST 3063 Military History
HIST 3443 Modern Imperialism
HIST 3533 World War II
HIST 3583 U.S. and Vietnam
HIST 4763 Diplomatic History
PLSC 3533 Political Development
PLSC 3803 International Organization
PLSC 3813 International Law
PLSC 3823 Theories of International Relations
PLSC 3853 American Foreign Policy
PLSC 4513 Creating Democracies
PLSC 4803 Foreign Policy Analysis
PLSC 4813 Politics of the Cold War

Area Studies Concentration
• Three hours of an Area Studies Colloquium (AIST, EUST, LAST, MEST, or RSST 4003) and approved area studies courses from GEOG, HIST, or PLSC. (A second Area Studies Colloquium may be taken with advanced approval.)
• FIIR (IREL) 4003 International Relations Seminar
(Credits in study-abroad courses on an international topic or an honors colloquium on an international topic may be applied toward the major if approved in advance. Such courses may not be substituted for FIIR/PLSC 2813, the ECON requirement, or FIIR 4003.)

International Relations Eight-Semester Degree Program
Students wishing to follow the eight-semester degree plan should see page 42 in the Academic Regulations chapter of the Catalogue of Studies for university requirements of the program. The following eight-semester plan refers to additional BA Core Requirement Areas (areas a, b, c, d, e, f, and g) found on page 194 in the catalogue. Core requirement hours may vary by individual, based on placement and previous credit granted. Once all core requirements are met, students may substitute a three-hour (or more) general elective in place of a core area.

Fall Semester 1
• 3 ENGL 1013 Composition I
• 3 MATH 1203 (If required) or †MATH 2043, 2053, 2183 or 2554
• 3 PLSC 2003 American Nat’l. Government (meets requirement in core area b)
• 3 Foreign Language (as needed)
• 3 FIIR 2813 Intro. to International Relations or Core from areas a or d (as needed)

Spring Semester 1
• 3 ENGL 1023 Composition II
• 3 †MATH 2043, 2053, 2183 or Core from areas a or d (as needed)
• 3 FIIR 2813 Intro. to International Relations or Core from areas a or d (as needed)
• 3 Foreign Language (as needed)
• 4 Core from area f (as needed)

Fall Semester 2
• 3 ECON 2143 Basic Economics or †ECON 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics
• 3 Foreign Language (as needed)
• 3 WCIV 1003 Western Civilization I
• 3 Core from areas a or d (as needed)
• 4 Core from area f (as needed)

Spring Semester 2
• 3 †Core area g (if required) or GEOG 2103 Emerging Nations or GEOG 2203 Dev. Nations
• 3 Foreign Language (as needed)
• 3 WCIV 1013 Western Civilization II
• 3 †ECON 2023 Microeconomics (if ECON 2013 completed in fall 2) or IREL Course from list above
• 4 Core from area f (as needed)

Fall Semester 3
• 3 Upper Level Foreign Language
• 3 ECON 4633 International Trade Policy or ECON 4643 International Macroeconomics & Fin.
• 3 GEOG 2103 or GEOG 2203 (if needed) or IREL Course from list above
• 3 Area Studies Course above
• 3 Core from area a or d (as needed)

Spring Semester 3
• 3 †‡Upper Level Foreign Language
• 3 Core from area a or d (as needed)
• 3 Core from area a or d (as needed)
• 3 Core from area a or d (as needed)
• 3 †‡Area Studies Colloquium above or Minor Requirement Course below

Fall Semester 4
• 3 †‡FIIR 4003 International Relations Seminar (Completes Senior Writing Requirement)
• 3 †‡Area Studies Colloquium (if needed) or Other Area Studies Course above
• 3 †‡IREL Course from list above
• 3 Minor Requirement Course below
• 3 Minor Requirement Course below
• 1 Elective

Spring Ssemester 4
• 3 †‡IREL Course from list above or Minor Requirement Course below (as needed)
• 3 †‡Area Studies Course above or Minor Requirement Course below (as needed)
• 3 Minor Requirement Course below (as needed)
• 3 Minor Requirement Course below (as needed)
• 3 Core from areas a or d (as needed)

124 Total Hours
† Meets 40-hour advanced credit hour requirement. See College Academic Regulations on page 118 of the Catalogue of Studies for Fulbright College.
‡ Meets 24-hour rule (24 hours of 3000-4000 level courses in Fulbright College), in addition to meeting the 40-hour rule. See College Academic Regulations on page 118 the catalogue.

• Disciplinary or Area Studies Minor
Students must complete a minor (15-18 hours) in one of these disciplines, consisting of approved international-related courses:
Anthropology (15)
Economics (18)
Geography (15)
History (15)
Political Science (18)
Asian Studies (15)
European Studies (15)
Latin American Studies (15 and language requirements)
Middle East Studies (18)
Russian Studies (18)

Approved Courses for Minor in Anthropology for International Relations majors:
ANTH 3003 World Prehistory
ANTH 3033 Egyptology
ANTH 3123 Anthropology of Religion
ANTH 3503 Power and Popular Protest in Latin America
ANTH 3523 Gender and Politics in Latin America
ANTH 3923H Honors Colloquium (for honors students
if the topic is international-related)
ANTH 4123 Ancient Middle East
ANTH 4163 Globalization: Crisis, Conflict and Capitalist
Development
ANTH 4253 Peoples and Cultures of World Regions
ANTH 4513 African Religions: Gods, Witches, Ancestors
ANTH 4533 Middle East Culture
ANTH 4583 Peoples and Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa

Approved Courses for Minor in Economics for International Relations majors:
ECON 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics
and ECON 2023 Principles of Microeconomics
or ECON 2143* Basic Economics
ECON 3033 Microeconomic Theory
ECON 3133 Macroeconomic Theory
ECON 4633 International Trade Policy
ECON 4643 International Macroeconomics & Finance
*Students who take ECON 2143 will be required to take an additional
upper division economics course to complete the minor.

Approved Courses for Minor in Geography for International Relations majors:
GEOG 2023 Economic Geography
GEOG 2103 Emerging Nations
GEOG 2103H Honors Emerging Nations
GEOG 2203 Developed Nations
GEOG 3353 Economic Geography of NAFTA
GEOG 3923H Honors Colloquium
(for honors students if the topic is international-related)
GEOG 4033 Geography of the Middle East
GEOG 4243 Political Geography
GEOG 4723 Australia and the Pacific Islands
GEOG 4783 Geography of Europe
GEOG 4793 Geographic Concepts for Global Studies

• Approved courses for minor in History for International Relations majors:
HIST 1113 Institutions and Ideas of World Civilization
HIST 1113H Honors World Civilization
HIST 1123 Institutions and Ideas of World Civilization
HIST 1123H Honors World Civilization
HIST 3003 History of Christianity
HIST 3033 Islamic Civilization
HIST 3043 History of the Modern Middle East
HIST 3063 Military History
HIST 3203 Colonial Latin America
HIST 3213 Modern Latin America
HIST 3443 Modern Imperialism
HIST 3473 Palestine and Israel in Modern Times
HIST 3503 Far East in Modern Times
HIST 3533 World War II
HIST 3583 The United States and Vietnam, 1945-1975
HIST 3923H Honors Colloquium
(for honors students if the topic is international-related)
HIST 4003 Greece and the Ancient Near East
HIST 4013 Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World
HIST 4023 The Roman Republic and Empire
HIST 4043 Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages
HIST 4053 Late Middle Ages
HIST 4073 Renaissance and Reformation, 1300-1600
HIST 4083 Early Modern Europe, 1600-1800
HIST 4103 Europe in the 19th Century
HIST 4113 Twentieth Century Europe, 1898-1939
HIST 4133 Society and Gender in Modern Europe
HIST 4143 Intellectual History of Europe Since the Enlightenment
HIST 4163 Tudor-Stuart England
HIST 4193 Great Britain, 1901-1982: Empire to Welfare State
HIST 4213 The Era of the French Revolution
HIST 4223 France Since 1815
HIST 4243 Germany, 1789-1918
HIST 4253 History of Germany, 1918-1949
HIST 4283 Russia to 1861
HIST 4293 Russia Since 1861
HIST 4313 History of China to 1644
HIST 4323 Modern China
HIST 4343 Modern Japan
HIST 4353 Middle East 600-1500
HIST 4373 Mongol & Mamluk Middle East 1250-1520
HIST 4383 The History of Sub-Saharan Africa
HIST 4393 The Ottoman Empire and Iran 1300-1722
HIST 4413 New Women in the Middle East
HIST 4423 The Mediterranean World
HIST 4433 Social and Cultural History of the Modern Middle East
HIST 4463 The American Frontier
HIST 4473 Environmental History
HIST 4763 Diplomatic History of U.S. 1890 to 1960

• Approved courses for Minor in Political Science for International Relations majors:
18 hours including PLSC 2003 or PLSC 2013. At least nine of these hours must be in courses numbered 3000 or above, and courses must be chosen from at least two of the five political science fields.
PLSC 2813 Intro. to International Relations
PLSC 3503 Government and Politics of East Asia
PLSC 3523 Government and Politics of the Middle East
PLSC 3533 Political Development
PLSC 3553 Western European Politics
PLSC 3573 Government and Politics of Latin America
PLSC 3803 International Organization
PLSC 3813 International Law
PLSC 3823 Theories of International Relations
PLSC 3853 American Foreign Policy
PLSC 4503 African Politics
PLSC 4513 Creating Democracies
PLSC 4543 Government and Politics of Eastern Europe
PLSC 4563 Government and Politics of Russia
PLSC 4583 Political Economy of the Middle East
PLSC 4593 Islam and Politics
PLSC 4803 Foreign Policy Analysis
PLSC 4813 Politics of the Cold War
PLSC 4823 Foreign Policy of East Asia
PLSC 4843 Middle East in World Affairs
PLSC 4873 Inter-American Politics

Approved Courses for Minor in Asian Studies:
Students must complete 15 credit hours of courses from the list of approved Asian Studies courses in the catalog, including at least three hours in AIST 4003 Asian Studies Colloquium.

Approved for Minor in European Studies must fulfill the Colloquium (EUST 4003) and language requirements for European Studies minors described in the catalog and must complete 12 hours from the list of approved European Studies courses in the catalog, including at least three hours in EUST 4003 European Studies Colloquium.

Approved Courses for Minor in Latin Aamerican Studies:
Students must fulfill the Colloquium (LAST 4003) and language requirements for Latin American Studies minors described in the catalog and must complete 12 hours from the list of approved Latin American studies courses listed in the catalog.

Approved for Minor in Middle East Students must complete a minimum of 9 hours of approved MEST core courses, 3 hours in the MEST Colloquium (MEST) 4003, and 6 hours of Arabic beyond the 12 credit college language requirement.

Approved Courses for Minor in Russian Studies:
Students must fulfill the Colloquium (RSST 4003) and language requirements for Russian Studies described in the catalog and must complete 12 hours from approved Russian Studies courses listed in the catalog.