International Relations Program — Required Courses

For course descriptions, please refer to entries by department in this catalogue. Additional information is available in the department office—where you can also consult course syllabi.

1. Introductory Course: POLSCI 220 (International Relations)
2. Fields of Concentration: Five courses, including a minimum of one course from each of three categories.

        B1. Area and Sociocultural Study

        ANTH 270-274 (Culture Areas of  the World)

        ANTH 363 (Cultural Ecology)

        E&GSCI 102 (World Regional Geography)

        E&GSCI 352 (Political Geography)

        LATAM 101 (Culture and Society in Contemp. Latin America)

        HIST 160, 161 (East Asian Civilizations)

        POLSCI 201 (Politics of Industrialized Societies)

        POLSCI 202 (Politics of Developing Nations)

        POLSCI 225 (WWII Internment of Japanese-Americans)

        POLSCI 349 (Cities and World Development)

        POLSCI 353 (European Political Development)

        POLSCI 354 (Postwar European Problems)

        POLSCI 360 (Government and Politics of Britain)

        POLSCI 361 (Politics of Eastern Europe)

        POLSCI 363 (Politics and Society in Present-Day Russia)

        POLSCI 366 (Media and International Affairs)

        POLSCI 371 (Latin American Politics)

        POLSCI 372 (Central American Politics)

        POLSCI L385 (Politics of Middle East)

        POLSCI 387 (Govt and Politics of China)

        POLSCI 430 (Russia and Other Successor States)

        SOCIOL 272 (Social Change in the Third World)

        MDNLNG 200 (Europe Today)

        WOST 110 (Women in Global Perspectives)

* UMass Boston overseas study programs (contact Study Abroad Office for information)

        B2. International Conflict and Cooperation

        POLSCI 307 (Political Change and Group Identity)

        POLSCI 376 (Religion and International Relations)

        POLSCI 402 (World Politics and World Order)

        POLSCI 411 (International Organizations I)

        POLSCI 412 (International Organizations II)

        POLSCI 415 (Law and International Relations)

        POLSCI 422 (Nationalism)

        POLSCI 424 (American Foreign Policy)

        POLSCI 430 (Russian Foreign Policy)

        HIST 388 (History of East Asian–American Relations)

        HIST 349 (America and Russia)

        EASIAN 388 (East Asian–American Relations)

        WOST/ANTH L295 (Introductionto Human Rights)

* UMB overseas study programs (contact Study Abroad Office for information)

        B3. International Political Economy

        POLSCI 355 (The European Union)

        POLSCI 357 (Food Policy)

        POLSCI 375 (Third World Development)

        POLSCI 410 (Politics of International Economic Relations)

        ECON 334 (International Trade)

        ECON 335 (International Finance)

        ECON 336 (Economic Development)

        ECON 337 (The African Economy)

        ECON 338 (Latin American Economy)

        ECON 372 (Comparative Economic Systems)

        ECON 435 (The Multinational Corporation)

        MGT 434 (Managing in the Global Economy)

        MGT 435, 436 (International Perspectives on Business and Government)

        WOST/SOC L355 (Gender, Development and Globalization)

3. Senior Project: IR 499 (Seminar in International Relations)

This seminar has three major goals: integrating the knowledge gained from other courses already taken in the program; review of different approaches and perspectives on international relations; and completion of a substantial research project.

4. Foreign Language / International Experience

The purpose of this requirement is to assure that students gain insight into other cultures outside the United States, either by participating in a program of study overseas or by completing courses in a foreign language. Through immersion in another language and/or through experience in a different country, students develop an appreciation for other cultures and a critical perspective on global awareness.