International Relations

Old International Relations Curriculum

Old International Relations Curriculum

If you have declared your IR major under the old curriculum you should continue to follow that program of study.  Reforms to the IR Program that are now in place will not affect you.  The IR Program is housed in Morton Hall Room 226,  the Program Director is Professor Mike Tierney (Morton 31, mjtier@wm.edu),  Director of Advising is Professor Katherine Rahman (Morton 17, kirahm@wm.edu), and our Administrative Assistant is Luanna Martins (Morton 226, ldmartins@wm.edu).  All the forms that you will need are available on this web site.

 

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (INRL)

The International Relations major requires a minimum of thirty hours selected from the options listed under Parts A, B, C, and D below.  No more than 18 hours can be from any one discipline.  In choosing courses from Parts B, C, and D, students are encouraged to work with their advisors to achieve an appropriate degree of substantive coherence across disciplines and analytical approaches.  For example, a student might combine History 142 (Survey of East Asian Civilization) in Part B with Anthropology 340 (Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia) under Part D.  Such choices should also be taken into consideration by the student in selecting the language(s) used to fulfill the language co-requisite of this major.

Part A: Core Curriculum in International Relations (all four courses required) 

  •       Govt 204, Introduction to International Politics
  •       Govt 328, International Political Economy
  •       Govt 329, International Security
  •       Econ 375, Introduction to International Economics (Econ 101/151, 102/152)

    Note: A student may take Econ 475 and Econ 476 in place of Econ 375

Part  B: Elective from History (one course)

  •       Hist 112, History of Europe 
  •       Hist 192, Global History, 1500-present
  •       Hist 142, Survey of East Asian Civilization, 1600-present
  •       Hist 161, History of South Asia
  •       Hist 182, African History, 1800-present
  •       Hist 132, Survey of Latin American History, 1824-present
  •       Hist 172, Modern Middle East, 1800-present

 

Part C: Electives from Government and Economics (two courses)

  •       Govt 312, Politics of Developing Countries
  •       Govt 322: Global Environmental Governance
  •       Govt 325, International Organization (Govt 204)
  •       Govt 326, International Law (Govt 204)
  •       Govt 327, Intermediate International Relations Theory (Govt 204)
  •       Govt 482, Geostrategic Thought
  •       Econ 382, Comparative Economics (Econ 101/151, 102/152)
  •       Econ 383, Survey of Development Economics (Econ 101/151, 102/152)
  •       Econ 474, Seminar in International Economic Integration (Econ 304, and  either Econ 375 or 475)
  •       Econ 475, International Trade Theory and Policy (Econ 303)

  •       Econ 476, International Finance and Open Economy Macroeconomics (Econ 304)

    Note: A student using Econ 475 and Econ 476 to satisfy part A may use one of those in Part C, but must take one additional part C elective besides 475 and 476.

Part D: Additional Electives

Students will take nine additional hours from among the following courses, subject to the constraint that no more than 18 hours from Parts A, B, C, and D can be from any one department.

  •       Anth 335, Peoples and Cultures of Africa
  •       Anth 338, Native Cultures of Latin America
  •       Anth 342, Peoples and Cultures of East Asia
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  •       Anth 475, Globalization, Democratization and Neo-nationalisms
  •       Anth 476, National Formations and Postcolonial Identities
  •       Bus   417, International Banking and Trade Financing
  •       Econ 382, Comparative Economics (Econ 101/151, 102/152)
  •       Econ 383, Survey of Development Economics (Econ 101/151, 102/152)
  •       Econ 474, Seminar in International Economic Integration (Econ 304, and either Econ 375 or 475)
  •       Econ 475, International Trade Theory and Policy (Econ 303)
  •       Econ 476, International Finance and Open Economy Macroeconomics (Econ 304)
  •       Econ 480, East Asian Economic Development
  •       Econ 484, Topics in Economics of Development (Econ 303, 304)
  •       Econ 485 Macroeconomics of Development (Econ 304, and either Econ 303 or Econ 383)  
  •       Govt 312, Politics of Developing Countries
  •       Govt 322, Global Environmental Governance
  •       Govt 324, U. S. Foreign Policy
  •       Govt 325, International Organization (Govt 204)
  •       Govt 326, International Law (Govt 204)
  •       Govt 327, Intermediate International Relations Theory (Govt 204)
  •       Govt 330, Politics of European Cooperation (Govt 204)
  •       Govt 335, Politics of Eastern Europe
  •       Govt 336, Government and Politics of China and Japan
  •       Govt 338, Latin American Politics and Government
  •       Govt 339, Middle Eastern Political Systems
  •       Govt 347, Southern Africa:  Politics and Society
  •       Govt 391, Topics (where relevant)
  •       Govt 417  Government and Politics in South Asia
  •       Govt 433, Theories of the International System
  •       Govt 436, International Relations of East Asia
  •       Govt 482, Geostrategic Thought
  •       Hist  131, Survey of Latin American History [to 1824]
  •       Hist  132, Survey of Latin American History [1824 to present]
  •       Hist  141, Survey of East Asian Civilization [to 1600]
  •       Hist  142, Survey of East Asian Civilization [1600 to present]
  •       Hist 171, The modern Middle East I (1516-1798)
  •       Hist 172, The modern Middle East II (1798-present)
  •       Hist 223, Pacific War     
  •       Hist  241, European History, 1815-1914
  •       Hist  242, European History, 1914-1945
  •       Hist  243, Europe Since 1945
  •       Hist  182, African History
  •       Hist 270, Nation, Gender and Race in South Asia
  •       Hist 280, West Africa since 1800
  •       Hist  330, American and China:  US-China Relations Since 1784
  •       Hist  433, History of American Foreign Policy [1775-1899]
  •       Hist  434, History of American Foreign Policy [1899-1945]
  •       Hist  431, United States Immigration History
  •       Hist  435, America and Vietnam
  •       Hist  300 The Caribbean
  •       Hist  436 History of American Foreign Policy in the Cold War
  •      Hist 490/491, Topics in History 9International Relations Topics only)
  •       Hist  490C/491C, Seniors Colloquia (International Relations Topics only)
  •       Inrl   390, Topics
  •       Inrl  480, Independent Study
  •       Inrl   495-96, Senior Honors
  •       Socl 313, Globalization and International Development
  •       Socl 408, Migration in Global Context

 

Language Co-Requisite

 Each student must either

a)     complete three courses beyond the 202 level in one modern language or

b)    achieve a 202 level proficiency in two modern languages and take one course beyond the 202 level in one of those languages.

 

 

Major Writing Requirement (MWR). The major writing may be satisfied by (1) fulfilling the major writing requirement for a department contributing courses to your degree program or (2) completing a writing project designed to meet the CWR with special permission from a faculty member. The CWR must be completed in the English language.

Major Computer Proficiency Requirement (CPR). International Relations and International Studies majors may satisfy the computing proficiency General Education Requirement (GER) by (1) fulfilling the computing requirement for a department that offers a course in the student’s area of major or (2) completing Computer Science 131 or higher.
   

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