The new IR Curriculum is now in effect as of May 2007. If you declared under the old curriculum, these changes do NOT apply to you. Click here to see the old curriculum.
You may also find answers in the curriculum FAQs. Additional questions can be directed to your faculty advisor, to Professor Tierney (mjtier@wm.edu), or Professor Rahman (kirahm@wm.edu).
Students who declare their majors from Summer 2007 forward will have the following requirements:
Part A: Core Curriculum (7 courses)
Part A represents the core of the IR major, and includes basic requirements in Government, Economics, and History. All courses must be taken, and no substitutions are allowed.
GOVT 204: Introduction to International Politics
GOVT 328: International Political Economy (Govt 204)
GOVT 329: International Security (Govt 204)
ECON 475: International Trade Theory and Policy (ECON 101, 102, 303)
ECON 476: International Finance Open Econ Macro (ECON 101, 102, 304)
HIST 192: Global History since 1500
INRL 300: Contemporary Problems in IR (GOVT 204, HIST 192, ECON 101/102)
Part B: Methods (1 course): Computer Proficiency is satisfied by Part B
Part B includes courses designed to familiarize students with the basic methodological tools of disciplines contributing to the IR major. It may be fulfilled with any of the following courses:
BUAD 231: Statistics
GOVT 301: Research Methods
GOVT 307: Political Polling and Survey Analysis
ECON 307: Principles and Methods of Statistics
PSYC 302: Experimental Methods (201, 202, 301 prerequisites, 302L co-req.)
SOCL 352: Methods of Social Research (Soc 250)
SOCL 353: Social Statistics (Soc 250 or consent)
Part C: Social and Cultural Contexts (1 course)
Part C emphasizes the role that social and cultural contexts play in international relations, and exposes students to relevant disciplinary approaches. Students may fulfill part C with any of the following courses:
ANTH 330: Caribbean Cultures (ANTH 202)
ANTH 335: Peoples and Cultures of Africa
ANTH 338: Native Cultures of Latin America
ECON 382: Comparative Economics
GOVT 312: Politics of Developing Countries
GOVT 334: Russian and Post-Soviet Politics
GOVT 335: Politics of Eastern Europe
GOVT 336: Governments and Politics of China and Japan
GOVT 337: Politics in Africa
GOVT 338: Latin American Politics and Government
GOVT 339: Middle Eastern Political Systems
HIST 211: Topics in History (only approved IR topics)
HIST 212: Topics in History (only approved IR topics)
HIST 280: West Africa
HIST 300: The Caribbean
HIST 305: History of Mexico
HIST 304: Brazil
HIST 325: Race, Culture, and Modernization in South Africa
HIST 326: Ethnicity and State in the African Context
HIST 328: Modern Japanese History
HIST 329: Modern Chinese History
HIST 330: America and China: US-China Relations since 1784
HIST 332: Modern Korean History
HIST 340: Maroon Societies
HIST 370: History of Britain
HIST 373: East Central Europe
HIST 378: The History of Russia
HIST 384: The History of Germany
SOCL 312: Comparative Sociology
SOCL 313: Globalization and International Development
If students take more than one course from the Part C list, those courses may be used as electives to fulfill Part E.
Part D: Capstone (1 course): Major Writing Requirement is satisfied by Part D
To fulfill part D, each student must successfully complete an independent research project. This requirement may be met by completing one of the following:
INRL 495-496: Senior Honors in International Relations
INRL 480: Independent Study in International Relations.
xxx xxx 400-level seminar in contributing department (approved IR topics
only)
xxx xxx Three credit directed internship in contributing department
(approved IR topic only, and must not be Pass/Fail).
Part E: Electives (2 courses)
IR majors may choose any two courses from the list below, provided that no more than nine of the twelve total courses required for the concentration may come from the economics and/or government department.
ANTH 475: Globalization, Democratization and Neo-nationalisms
ANTH 476: National Formations and Postcolonial Identities
BUAD 417: International Banking and Trade Financing
ECON 400: Economics of Immigration--Econ 400:03
ECON 474: Seminar in International Economic Integration (ECON 303 and 304)
ECON 483: Development Economics (ECON 303, 304)
ECON 484: Economics of Growth (ECON 303, 304)
ECON 485: Seminar in the Macroeconomics of Development (ECON 303 and 304)
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 347: Southern Africa: Politics and Society
GOVT 391: Topics in Government (International Relations topics only)
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 161: History of South Asia
HIST 172: The Modern Middle East II (1798-present)
HIST 182: African History
HIST 223: Pacific War
HIST 241: European History, 1815-1914
HIST 242: European History, 1914-1945
HIST 243: Europe Since 1945
HIST 280: West Africa Since 1800
HIST 330: American and China: US-China Relations Since 1784
HIST 373: East Central Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries
HIST 431: United States Immigration History
HIST 433: U.S. Foreign Relations, 1763-1900
HIST 434: U.S. Foreign Relations, 1900-present
HIST 435: America and Vietnam
HIST 490/491: Topics in History (International Relations topics only)
HIST 490C/491C: Senior Colloquia in History (International Relations topics only)
INRL 390: Topics in International Relations
INRL 480: Independent Study
INRL 495-496: Senior Honors
PSYC 470: Topics in Psychology: Psychology of Peace Keeping
SOCL 408: Migration in Global Context
SOCL 430: Comparative Studies in Gender and Work