International Affairs Minor

Minor Requirements

21 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

Seminars (4 credits)

Complete one 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

Experiential Learning (1 credit)

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.

POEC-1070	Model United Nations I	1 credit
POEC-3070	Model United Nations II	1 credit

Electives (4 credits)

Complete 4 credits 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

Outcomes

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

1. Apply core concepts and established theories in the field sufficient to analyze international affairs and global issues in both written and oral formats; and
2. 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.