International Relations

To concentrate in International Relations, students must complete their two Foundations Courses, the Introduction to International Relations (PS 160) or America in the World: Contemporary Power Politics on a Global Scale (PS 113CCD), four electives within the concentration, one capstone course within the concentration, and two additional Political Science Courses not in the concentration. 

This document provides a list of the courses that meet each requirement. Below is a description of each class taught by political science faculty.

Number Title Codes Notes
POLSCI 107 Intro to Comparative Politics: How to Compare the Incomparable CCI, SB, SS
POLSCI 113CCD America in the World: Contemporary Power Politics on a Global Scale CC, SB
POLSCI 128 Climate Change: A Political Economy Perspective STS, SB, SS
POLSCI 159 Israel/Palestine: Comparative Approaches to Rights and Justice CCI, EI, SS
POLSCI 160D Introduction to International Relations CCI, SB, SS
POLSCI 168CNS International Conflict Resolution SB
POLSCI 176FS Human Rights and World Politics EI, IJ, SS
POLSCI 177FS 9/11 And After: The World We've Inherited and The Quest to Make A Difference CCI, EI, SB, CZ
POLSCI 204 9/11 and Its Aftermath: How Bin Laden Changed America and the World EI, IJ, CZ, SS
POLSCI 207 National Security Simulation: The Arctic, Climate Change and Great Power Competition EI, SB, SS
POLSCI 215 The United States and the World, 1898 to the Present CCI, EI, CZ, SS
POLSCI 217 Discovering Game Theory: Social Complexity and Strategic Interdependence QC, SB, QS, SS
POLSCI 228 Politics of Authoritarian Regimes CCI, R, SS
POLSCI 229S Institutions and Self Governance R, IJ, SB, SS
POLSCI 232 Politics of Terrorism CCI, SS
POLSCI 233 Nuclear Weapons: US Foreign Policy and the Challenges of Global Proliferation STS, SS
POLSCI 237 Religion and Foreign Policy CCI, EI, CZ, SS
POLSCI 254S The US Intelligence Enterprise EI, SS
POLSCI 257 Latin American Wars of Independence CCI, IJ, CZ, SS
POLSCI 259 Russia in the World: From Cold War to Putin's Wars CCI, IJ, CZ, SS
POLSCI 262 The Holocaust CCI, EI, STS, IJ, CZ
POLSCI 277D The Ethics of War: Self-Defense, Humanitarian Intervention, Terrorism and Law EI, SS
POLSCI 290 Special Topics in Political Science
POLSCI 290S Special Topics in Political Science
POLSCI 317S Global Corruption CCI, SB, SS
POLSCI 321 International Law and International Institutions CCI, R, W, SB, SS
POLSCI 322 Introduction to Middle East Politics CCI, EI, CZ, SS
POLSCI 324S Chinese Politics CCI, SS
POLSCI 328 Statecraft and Strategy CCI, SB, CZ, SS
POLSCI 329S Politics in Violence R, W, SB, SS
POLSCI 332 Games and Politics QC, SB, QS, SS
POLSCI 334 How to Rule the World: Empire and Global Governance from Greece to America CCI, EI, W, IJ, WR, CZ
POLSCI 350 International Political Economy CCI, R, SB, SS
POLSCI 352S U.S. Policy in the Middle East CCI, EI, SS
POLSCI 361 Political and Criminal Armed Groups CCI, SS
POLSCI 362 International Security EI, STS, SS
POLSCI 364 Political Violence, Repression, and Organized Crime CCI, SS
POLSCI 365D Foreign Policy of the United States CCI, SS
POLSCI 367DS Environment and Conflict: The Role of the Environment in Conflict and Peacebuilding CCI, EI, W, SS
POLSCI 367S Environment and Conflict: The Role of the Environment in Conflict and Peacebuilding CCI, EI, W, IJ, SS
POLSCI 403D Introduction to Tools of Political Risk Analysis SS This Course will Count as a Capstone for International Relations
POLSCI 427S World in Your Hand R, QC, SB, QS, SS This Course will Count as a Capstone for International Relations
This Course will Count as a Capstone for Decision Theory and Data Science
POLSCI 432S Money and Power in Christian Thought and the Social Sciences EI, IJ, CZ This Course will Count as a Capstone for International Relations and Law & Political Theory.
POLSCI 524 National Security Simulation: The Arctic, Climate Change and Great Power Competition EI, SB, SS
POLSCI 547 Politics of United States Foreign Policy EI, R, SS This Course will Count as a Capstone for International Relations
POLSCI 555S Global Political Economy of AI R, SB, SS This Course will Count as a Capstone for International Relations
POLSCI 562S American Grand Strategy R, W, CZ, SS This Course will Count as a Capstone for International Relations and American Political Institutions and Behavior
POLSCI 563S Foundational Scholarship in International Relations SB, SS This Course will Count as a Capstone for International Relations
POLSCI 564S Intelligence for National Security EI, IJ, SS This Course will Count as a Capstone for International Relations
POLSCI 565S National Security Decision Making EI, SB, SS This Course will Count as a Capstone for International Relations
POLSCI 599S Political Economy of Conflict, Development, and Peacebuilding in Africa and the Middle East CCI, SS This Course will Count as a Capstone for Political Economy
This Course will Count as a Capstone for International Relations
POLSCI 659S Civil Wars CCI, EI, R, SS This Course will Count as a Capstone for International Relations
POLSCI 667S American Civil-Military Relations R, SB, SS This Course will Count as a Capstone for International Relations and American Political Institutions and Behavior
POLSCI 668S Theory and Practice of International Security R, SB, SS