Major Requirements

Nine courses (27 credits) listed below.

• IRDP 110 - World Cultures
• IRDP 252 - Globalization
• IRDP 372 - International Organizations: Fundamentals
• IRDP 373 - International Organizations: Model UN
• IRDP 340 - The Art and Science of International Relations
• IRDP 356 - International Negotiation and Diplomacy
• IRDP 420 - International Security, Threats, and Conflicts (cc)
• IRDP 471 - Capstone Project 1
• IRDP 472 - Capstone Project 2

Language Requirements

• Two courses (6 credits). This requirement may be waived by taking two language courses (6 credits) at another institution, or by demonstrating competency in a foreign language. Please note: this requirement is in addition to the two language courses (6 credits) that are part of the General Education Requirements.

Major Electives

Three courses (9 credits) designated as IRDP major electives may be chosen from this list (other courses may be so designated by permission of the program director):

• HIST 309 - History of 20th Century Europe
• HIST 332 - China in History: From Antiquity to the Present
• HIST 333 - Asia in Revolution
• HIST 336 - Africa: Colonialism and Independence
• HIST 367 - American Foreign Policy
• ENGL 257 - Latin American Literature
• ENGL 263 - The Black Atlantic World: Literature/History
• ENGL 352 - Contemporary African Literature
• IRDP 295 - Contemporary Issues in International Relations and Diplomacy
• SOCL 249 - Race, Culture, and Ethnicity (cc)
• INBU 250 - International Business
• COMM 250 - Psychology of Communication
• IRDP 441 - Model UN 2
• IRDP 442 - Model UN 3
• IRDP 431 - Study Abroad 1
• IRDP 432 - Study Abroad 2
• IRDP 461 - Internship 1
• IRDP 462 - Internship 2

Note(s)

There is an 18-credit residency requirement in the major concentration of international relations and diplomacy.