Courses and Concentrations

Concentrations

International Relations majors have the opportunity to choose elective course work from one of the seven areas of concentration:

1. Africa	5. Latin America
2. Asia	6. Russia and Central Asia
3. European Culture or Policy	7. Security Studies
4. Humanitarian Operations	8. US Foreign Policy

When combined with an appropriate semester abroad, these concentrations provide students with an advanced understanding and specialization in a particular area or field.

Courses

The following courses are all cross listed with History, Modern Languages and Literatures, and Political Science. All courses are three credits with the exception of the internship, which can be one to three credits.

1. Asia

IR 204 Japanese Culture	IR 374 The Vietnam Era
IR 205 Japanese Culture II	IR 390 Asian Politics
IR 253 Modern Middle East	IR 412 Israeli-Arab Conflict
IR 255 Asia in the Age of Imperialism	IR 475 East and West in Film and Print
IR 256 Asia in the 20th Century	IR 485W China in Revolution
IR 291 History of Japan	IR 488W China & the West
IR 292 Traditional China	IR 491 Internship
IR 293 History of Modern China

2. Europe

*Culture*	*Policy*
IR 307W Italian Culture & Society	IR 261 Eastern Europe: Nationalism through Commmunism
IR 310W Spanish Culture & Civilization	IR 372 The Holocaust in Modern History
IR 322W German Culture & Civilization	IR 392 Germany: Kaiser to Hitler
IR 400W Spanish Cinema	IR 398W Spain and the E.U.
IR 402W Contemporary Italian Cinema	IR 399W Italy and the E.U.
IR 461W French Culture & Civilization	IR 419W European Union
IR 475 East & West in Film & Print	IR 425W 19th Century Europe
IR 476W Eastern & Central Europe in Film & Print	IR 426W 20th Century Europe
IR 477W Classics of Mod. European Cinema	IR 491 Internship
IR 491 Internship

3. Humanitarian Operations

IR 308 Post-Conflict Reconciliation & Justice	IR 372 The Holocaust in Modern History
IR 345W Ethics in International Relations	IR 385 International Law and Organization
IR 349 United Nations I -and-	IR 413 Human Rights: Politics and Policy
IR 350 United Nations II -or-	IR 420 Ethnicity: Politics and Policy
IR 353 United Nations III -and-	IR 429 Negotiation & Mediation in International Conflict
IR 354 United Nations IV	IR 491 Internship
IR 360 Crisis Management in Complex Emergencies

4. Latin America

IR 270 Latin America from Conquest to Independence	IR 376 Revolution in Modern Latin America
IR 271 Modern Latin America	IR 382 Latin American History Through Film
IR 277 History of Mexico	IR 453W Trends in Latin American Literature I
IR 310W Spanish Culture & Society	IR 482W Inter-American Relations
IR 327W Spanish Culture & Civilization	IR 491 Internship
IR 330W Revolt & Change: Protest in Spanish American Literature

5. Russia and Central Asia

IR 258 20th Century Russia	IR 445W Imperial Russia
IR 321 Government and Politics of Russia & Independent States	IR 446W Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
IR 329 Political Economy of Russia	IR 450W Cold War
IR 428 Global Energy Policy	IR 491 Internship

6. Security Studies

IR 295 War & Peace in the Nuclear Age	IR 423 Comparative Intelligence Agencies
IR 346 World War II	IR 450W Cold War
IR 347 War in Modern Society	IR 455 Theories of Conflict
IR 360 Crisis Management in Complex Emergencies	IR 491 Internship
IR 422 American Defense Policy

7. US Foreign Policy

IR 254 American Foreign Policy	IR 479W Diplomatic History of the US
IR 374 The Vietnam Era	IR 482W Inter-American Relations
IR 422 American Defense Policy	IR 484W US and China in the 20th C.
IR 450W Cold War	IR 491 Internship