International Politics Minor

Duquesne's International Politics minor introduces students to the forces shaping global affairs: great power competition, emerging powers, foreign policy, nationalism, and international conflict. The 15-credit program is built from an approved list of political science courses covering international relations theory, U.S. foreign policy, and regional politics.

This minor is open to non-Political Science majors, and it's a natural fit for students in international relations, international security studies,  international business, global health, history, Spanish, or any field where understanding world affairs adds career value.

What skills will I learn?

An International Politics minor will give you the skills to achieve your bigger goals, including:

• Global political analysis skills that apply international relations theory to evaluate power dynamics between great powers and emerging powers.
• Foreign policy assessment skills for analyzing how U.S. foreign policy decisions are made and how they shape global outcomes.
• Conflict analysis skills for identifying how nationalism, ethnicity, and identity drive international and regional conflict.
• Cross-cultural and geopolitical reasoning skills for evaluating political developments across regions, from Russia and Eastern Europe to emerging democracies.
• Research and argumentation skills for building evidence-based positions on international law, diplomacy, and global institutions, valuable for careers in international business, government, and NGOs.