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Major Requirements:
Thirty-three (33) semester hours with no more than 12 hours taken in one department.
Required courses: Must have the following 18 credits. Each course is worth 3 credits.
  • PS332 Politics of Developing Countries (Prerequisite: PS150)
  • PS387 International Relations (Prerequisite: PS150)
  • PS388 American Foreign Policy (Prerequisite: PS150)
  • ES213 Macroeconomics
  • ES342 Interational Trade Theory
  • HY162 World History II
Minimum G.P.A. of 2.0 (C) required in core courses.
A working knowledge of at least one modern language, in addition to English, is also required.
 
Additional course work to complete the major may be taken from the areas described within the departmental entries below:
 
Economics Courses:
ES185 Rich Nations, Poor Nations:
The Economies of the World (3) BE
ES313 International Business (3) BE
ES214 Microeconomic Principles (3) BE ES435 Development Economics (3)
ES280 Capitalism and Socialism (3) ES492 History of Economic Ideas (3)
 
English Courses:
EH211 World Literature (3)
 
Geography Courses:
GY120 Culture, Environment, and Change (4) CPG
GY151 World Regional Geography - Developing World (3) CPG
GY150 World Regional Geography - Developed World (3) CPG
 
History Courses:
HY161 World History I (3) HP HY271 The Middle East (3)
HY230 Latin American History (3) HY303 History of China (3)
HY221, 222 East Asia I, II (3,3) HY 312 Special Topics in World History (3)
HY250 Russian History (3) HY 371 Europe Since 1945 (3)
HY270 Modern Europe (3) HY422 Modern Germany (3)
 
Political Science Courses:
PS150 The World in Crisis (3) CPG PS/PH218 History of Political Thought (3)
PS331 Comparative Government: Western Europe* (3) PS332 Politics of Developing Countries* (3)
PS333 Latin American Politics* (3) PS 334 Middle East Politics* (3)
PS 335 African Politics* (3) PS387 International Relations* (3)
PS388 American Foreign Policy* (3) PS390 International Law* (3)
PS391 International Organizations* (3)  
* Prerequisite: PS150 or consent of instructor
 
Sociology Courses:
SY103 Cultural Anthropology (3) PS
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