International Politics Minor

Our minor in International Studies draws from a wide curriculum covering many themes in our international courses. These courses range from issues like political economy to theory to music and popular culture to specific global phenomena such as migrations, race, nationalism, and indigenous resistance. They also have broad geographical coverage including the Middle East, Asia, Asia-Pacific, Africa, Latin America, Russia, Europe, and the U.S.

Minor Requirements
Requirements through Spring 2023 Requirements effective Fall 2023

100 level requirements (6 credits)

  • POLT 12800 Intro to Int'l Relations
    or
    POLT 12900 Intro to Global Studies (3 credits)
  • POLT 12200 Politics & Society (3 credits)

100 level requirements (8 credits)

  • POLT 12800 Intro to Int'l Relations
    or
    POLT 12900 Intro to Global Studies (4 credits)
  • POLT 12200 Politics & Society (4 credits)

300 level requirements (12 credits)

  • POLT 30600 US Foreign Policy (3 credits)
  • POLT 32100-34099 Three 300 level
    Comparative/ International courses (9 credits). 
    One of these must be a "place" course

300 level requirements (8 credits)

  • POLT 30600 US Foreign Policy (4 credits)
  • POLT 32100-34099 One 300 level Comparative /International course (4 credits)

400 level requirements (3 credits)

  • One 400 level international course:
    Seminar, Tutorial, Internship. 
    ** POLT 401xx Seminar in Comparative/ International Studies;
    POLT 403xx Tutorial in Comparative/International Studies;
    or an internship if the chair or
    director of internships determines
    that the internship falls within the field of comparative/international studies; if so the course number is POLT 40550.

400 level requirements (4 credits)

  • POLT 40100-40199 Seminar (4 credits)
    or
    POLT 40300-40399 Tutorial (4 credits)

*A grade of “C” or better is required in all courses to count towards the major