International Relations, BA Security Studies Emphasis
39 credit hours
The International Relations with a security studies emphasis program focuses particularly on the threats and opportunities present in the global security environment of the twenty-first century. Students with this emphasis will gain an in-depth knowledge of issues such as the evolution of terrorism, nuclear proliferation and rogue states, great power politics and diplomacy, civil war and state collapse, and other challenges facing the international community today and in coming decades.
Requirements
Four required courses:
| IR 10000 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 |
| IR 35000 | International Relations Theory | 3 |
| IR 35100 | American Foreign Policy | 3 |
| IR 40100 | Intelligence, Military, and National Policy | 3 |
One of the following courses:
One of the following courses:
| IR 20000 | International Organizations and the Global Architecture | 3 |
| IR 48000 | Geopolitics, Grand Strategy, and War | 3 |
One of the following courses:
| IR 30000 | Diplomatic Affairs: Peace and Conflict Resolution | 3 |
| IR 36000 | Origins of War: How the World Stumbles into War | 3 |
| IR 36100 | Paris 1919: Making of the Modern World | 3 |
Three of the following courses:
| IR 20000 | International Organizations and the Global Architecture | 3 |
| IR 30000 | Diplomatic Affairs: Peace and Conflict Resolution | 3 |
| IR 32000 | Transpacific Relations | 3 |
| IR 32100 | Issues in Asia-Pacific Security | 3 |
| IR 35200 | Politics and Culture | 3 |
| IR 36000 | Origins of War: How the World Stumbles into War | 3 |
| IR 36100 | Paris 1919: Making of the Modern World | 3 |
| IR 36200 | Seapower: History and Application | 3 |
| IR 48000 | Geopolitics, Grand Strategy, and War | 3 |
| MGMT 38900 | Game Theory | 3 |
| PS 30000 | Comparative Analysis | 3 |
Three of the following courses:
Note: No duplication of coursework allowed. Some substitutions, especially for study abroad and IR special topics courses, may be possible at the request of program faculty and with approval of the dean of the School of Humanities.