IR/CP CONCENTRATION

B.A., B.S. degrees

Required Courses (15 hours)

  • PSC 105 (3) Introduction to American Government and Politics (Group III-B)

  • PSC 150 (3) World Politics (Group III-B)

  • PSC 242 (3) Introduction to Comparative Politics (Group III-B)

  • PSC 280 (3) Introduction to Empirical Methods of Political Research

  • PSC 351 (3) International Relations

Electives I (6 hours)

Select two from the following American National Political Institutions and Processes courses:

  • PSC 320 (3) The American Legislative Process

  • PSC 321 (3) The American Chief Executive

  • PSC 322 (3) Judicial Process and Politics

  • PSC 323 (3) American Parties and Politics

  • PSC 325 (3) The Civil Rights Movement (Group IV-C)

  • PSC 326 (3) Women and Politics (Group IV-A)

  • PSC 327 (3) Lobbying and Interest Group Behavior

  • PSC 328 (3) Campaigns and Elections

  • PSC 421 (3) Constitutional Law: Powers of Government

  • PSC 422 (3) Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties

  • PSC 520 (3) American National Government and Politics

Electives II (3 hours)

Select one from the following Political Theory courses:

  • PSC 275 (3) Great Political Thinkers (Group I-A)

  • PSC 375 (3) Socialism, Fascism, and Liberalism (Group IV-A)

Electives III (3-6 hours)

Select from the following International Relations courses:(3-6 hours)

  • PSC 151 (3) The US and the World (Group III-B)

  • PSC 352 (3) US-Latin American Relations

  • PSC 353 (3) Model United Nations

  • PSC 354 (1) Advanced Model United Nations

  • PSC 453 (3) American Foreign Policy

  • PSC 551 (3) Seminar in International Relations

  • PSC 555 (3) International Law I

  • PSC 556 (3) International Law II

Note: If you select 3 from this group, you must select 6 from the Comparative Politics courses below

Electives IV (3-6 hours)

Select from the following Comparative Politics courses:

  • PSC 340 (3) African Political Systems and Processes (Group IV-B)

  • PSC 341 (3) Comparative Politics: Eastern Europe (Group IV-B)

  • PSC 342 (3) Comparative Immigration Politics

  • PSC 343 (3) Southeast Asian Political Systems and Processes (Group IV-B)

  • PSC 344 (3) East Asian Political Systems and Processes (Group IV-B)

  • PSC 345 (3) Middle Eastern Political Systems (Group IV-B)

  • PSC 346 (3) The Politics of Islam

  • PSC 347 (3) Comparative Politics: Western Europe (Group IV-B)

  • PSC 348 (3) Latin American Political Systems (Group IV-B)

  • PSC 349 (3) Panama: Exploring Politics and Society in a Central American Nation (Group IV-B)

  • PSC 515 (3) Comparative Public Policy

  • PSC 540 (3) Cultural Heritage and Politics of Eastern Europe

Note: If you select 3 from this group, you must select 6 from the International Relations courses above.

Total: 33 semester hours

  • A minimum of 15 hours of coursework must be at the 300 level or above, with at least one course at the 400-500 level.

  • PSC 405 cannot be used to fulfill this requirement.

  • PSC 395, Internship in Government and Politics, cannot be counted toward the International Relations/Comparative Politics Concentration.

  • Credit/No Credit cannot be counted toward the International Relations/Comparative Politics Concentration.