International Affairs Major (B.A.)

Developing future leaders aiming to contribute to the international community, an International Affairs major helps prepare students for post-graduate professional activity in fields such as public service, law, public policy, diplomacy, political activism, journalism, economic development, international education, non-government organizations, and internationally-oriented careers in the private sector.

Major Requirements

41-44 credits

Concepts and Methods (12 credits)

POEC-1200	International Politics	4 credits
POEC-2180	Regimes and Revolutions	4 credits
POEC-2980	International Research Methods	4 credits

Political Economy Core (12 credits)

POEC-2150	Power and Policy	4 credits
-	or
POEC-3170	Capitalism and Socialism	4 credits
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POEC-2500	Introduction to Political Philosophy	4 credits
-	or
POEC-2550	Intro Political Philosophy Through Plato	4 credits
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POEC-2630	Introduction to Political Economy	4 credits

International Affairs Seminars (8 credits)

Complete at least two of the following:

POEC-3350	International Law and Organizations	4 credits
POEC-3510	Political Economy of Development	4 credits
POEC-3800	International Political Economy	4 credits

International Affairs Electives (8 credits)

Complete 8 credits (at least two courses) from the following:

ENVS-1050	Introduction to Human Geography	4 credits
ENVS-3053	Working Landscapes	4 credits
ENVS-3055	Urban Geography	4 credits
HIST-2210	Manga and East Asia	4 credits
HIST-2310	History of Modern Europe	4 credits
HIST-2510	History of Modern Latin America	4 credits
HIST-2530	Twentieth-Century Mexico	4 credits
HIST-2550	African Diaspora in Latin America	2 credits
HIST-3220	Modern China	4 credits
HIST-3230	People's Republic of China	4 credits
HIST-3240	Modern Japan	4 credits
HIST-3250	The Vietnam Wars	4 credits
HIST-3370	Creatng Russia: Extndng Eur Into Eurasia	4 credits
HIST-3420	History of Modern Israel/Palestine	4 credits
HIST-3530	Women and Feminisms in Modern Latin Amer	4 credits
POEC-	Elective POEC coursework, any level	2-8 credits

Experiential Learning (1-4 credits)

Complete one course from the following or an international study away program approved by your advisor, including approved winter courses led by College of Idaho faculty.

INTR-4997	Internship	1-4 credits
POEC-1070	Model United Nations I	1 credit
POEC-3070	Model United Nations II	1 credit

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this major, students will be able to:

Apply core concepts and established theories in the field sufficient to analyze international affairs and global issues in both written and oral formats;
Critically assess social science perspectives and analytical methods sufficient to research issues in international affairs, and to interpret the research conducted by others in international affairs;
Express in both written and oral formats complex positions regarding public policies, normative questions, and culturally-based values central to international affairs (for example, policies such as those related to international conflict and cooperation, political and economic development, transnational issues, or the functioning of states and markets; and cultural and normative questions such as those related to human rights, political order, and social justice); and
Write evidenced-based arguments positioned amidst broader debates in international affairs scholarship and formatted in Chicago/Turabian style.