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Minor in International Relations

The courses listed below are offered with general regularity. Participating departments may develop and offer other courses that are appropriate for the IR major. See the IR advisor if you have any questions.

Core Courses:

History (9 units)
  History/SDS 79-231
88-329		 American Foreign Policy, 1945-Present
 
Social and Decision Sciences (18 units)
  SDS/History 88-326
79-350		 Theories of International Relations -AND-
  SDS 88-205 Comparative Politics -OR-
  SDS 88-357 Comparative Foreign Policy
       
Modern Languages
  Demonstrate a basic competency in a foreign language via one of the following options:
 
  • Complete a Modern Languages course at the 200 level, with a minimum grade level of C; or
  • Achieve a score of 4 or higher on a foreign language Advanced Placement examination; or
  • Study Abroad programs which earn transfer credits equivalent to Modern Languages courses; or
  • Demonstrate equivalent competency through exams administered by Modern Languages.

Regional Specialization
Complete three courses in history, international politics, or literature in a single country or region of the world in which the student’s foreign language is widely spoken. The aim is to achieve in-depth command of a non-U.S. culture through the study of its language, history, political economy and culture.
Africa
  History 79-258 Introduction to African History: 18th Century to Neo-Colonialism
  History 79-267 Pre-Colonial West African History
  History 79-268 Globalization in East African History
  History 79-294 The Making of the African Diaspora in the New World
  History 79-356 African History: Earliest Times - Origins of Slave Trade
  History 79-383 African History: From the Slave Trade to the Present
 
  Modern Lang 82-404 Francophone Realities: Africa
 
  SDS 88-370 African Politics
 
Asia
  English 76-354 South Asian Literature
 
  History 79-225 Religions of China
  History 79-236 Eighteenth Century China Through Literature
  History 79-254 Hawaii: America's Pacific Island State
  History 79-261 A History of Asian Americans in the United States
  History 79-264 China's Neighbors
  History 79-270 Chinese Culture and Society
  History 79-271 Modern China
  History 79-278 China's Environment: Past and Present
  History 79-283 East Asia and World War II
  History 79-293 Chinese History Through Film
 
  Modern Lang 82-273 Introduction to Japanese Language and Culture
  Modern Lang 82-278 Japanese Literature in Translation
  Modern Lang 82-333 Introduction to Chinese Language and Culture
  Modern Lang 82-431 China and the West
  Modern Lang 82-432 Popular Culture in China
  Modern Lang 82-433 Topics in Contemporary Culture in China
  Modern Lang 82-434 Studies in Chinese Traditions
  Modern Lang 82-473 Topics in Japanese Studies
  Modern Lang 82-474 Topics in Japanese Studies II
       
  SDS 88-411 The Rise of East Asian Economies
 
Europe
  History 79-205 20th Century Europe
  History 79-207 Development of European Culture
  History 79-216 French History: From the Revolution to DeGaulle
  History 79-219 The Holocaust in Historical Perspective
  History 79-220 Early Christianity
  History 79-221 Religion in European Society
  History 79-226 History of German Cinema
  History 79-247 Family, Gender and Sexuality in European History, 500-1800
  History 79-250 Europe's Two Revolutions: Dynamics of Change in 19th Century
  History 79-251 Flesh and Spirit: Early Modern Europe, 1400-1800
  History 79-255 Irish History
  History 79-275 Religious Identities and Religious Conflicts in 19th Century Europe
  History 79-295 Germany and World War II
  History 79-307 The Anthropology of Europe
  History 79-310 Modern Spain: Culture, Politics and Society
  History 79-319 The City and Country in Modern Europe
  History 79-362 Law and Disorder in Early Modern Europe, 1400-1800
  History 79-396 Music and Society in 19th/20th Century Europe and US
 
  Modern Lang 82-303 French Culture
  Modern Lang 82-305 French in Its Social Contexts
  Modern Lang 82-323 Germany, Austria and Switzerland in the 20th Century
  Modern Lang 82-324 Contemporary Germany, Austria and Switzerland
  Modern Lang 82-325 Introduction to German Studies
  Modern Lang 82-342 Spain: Language and Culture
  Modern Lang 82-345 Hispanic Literacy and Cultural Studies: The Individual and Society in Transatlantic Hispanic Culture
  Modern Lang 82-361 Introduction to Italian Culture
  Modern Lang 82-362 Italian Language and Culture: Italy As Seen on Film
  Modern Lang 82-401 French Popular Song
  Modern Lang 82-402 The French in Love
  Modern Lang 82-403 The French at War
  Modern Lang 82-410 Advanced Research in French Francophone Language and Culture
  Modern Lang 82-415 Topics in French Francophone Studies
  Modern Lang 82-416 Topics in French Francophone Studies
  Modern Lang 82-421 German Literature of the 19th Century
  Modern Lang 82-422 German Literature of the Early 20th Century
  Modern Lang 82-424 The New Germany
  Modern Lang 82-425 Topics in German Literature and Culture
  Modern Lang 82-426 Topics in German Literature and Culture
  Modern Lang 82-427 Nazi and Resistance Culture
  Modern Lang 82-428 History of German Film
  Modern Lang 82-441 Studies in Peninsular Literature and Culture: Family Life and Strife in 20th Century Spain
  Modern Lang 82-446 Political Drama of Spain
 
Latin America / Caribbean
  History 79-253 The Development of Caribbean Culture
  History 79-260 Mayan America
  History 79-288 Bananas, Baseball, and Borders: A History of Latin America - U.S. Relations
  History 79-289 Development and Democracy in Latin America
  History 79-290 Between Revolutions: The Development of Modern Latin America
 
  Modern Lang 82-343 Latin America: Language and Culture
  Modern Lang 82-344 U.S. Latinos: Language and Culture
  Modern Lang 82-345 Hispanic Literary and Cultural Studies
  Modern Lang 82-450 Advanced Research in Hispanic Literature and Culture
  Modern Lang 82-451 Studies in Latin American Literature and Culture
  Modern Lang 82-452 The Latin American Fin de Siglo: Modernity, Modernismo and Underdevelopment
  Modern Lang 82-453 Voices from Within: The Crisis of Latin American Identity
  Modern Lang 82-454 The Hispanic Caribbean: Rhyme, Reason and Song
  Modern Lang 82-455 Topics in Hispanic Studies
  Modern Lang 82-456 Topics in Hispanic Studies
 
  SDS 88-383 Latin America in the New International System
 
 
Middle East
  History 79-233 The U.S. and the Middle East since 1945
  History 79-299 U.S.-Arab Encounters
  History 79-352 The Arab-Israeli Condition: War and Peace
  History 79-397 Religion and Politics in the Middle East
 
Russia
  English 76-493 The Historical Imagination in 19th-Century Russian Literature
 
  History 79-249 Catherine the Great: Social and Political History
  History 79-269 A Century of Russian Film
  History 79-272 Russian History: Tsar, Lord and Peasant
  History 79-280 Russian History from the First to the Last Tsar
  History 79-281 Russian History: From Communism to Capitalism
  History 79-282 The Soviet Union in World War II
  History 79-284 Family and Gender in Russian History
  History 79-314 Nationalities and the New States of the Former USSR
  History 79-354 Stalin and Stalinism
  History 79-418 Literary Culture of 19th Century Russia
  History 79-419 Literary Culture of 20th Century Russia
  History 79-432 The Historical Imagination in 19th-Century Russian Literature
 
  Modern Lang 82-293 Introduction to Russian Culture
  Modern Lang 82-294 Topics in Russian Language and Culture
  Modern Lang 82-296 A Century of Russian Film
  Modern Lang 82-399 Special Topics Russian
  Modern Lang 82-400 Russian Studies Topics
  Modern Lang 82-491 Literature, Politics and Film in Russia & East Europe Today
  Modern Lang 82-492 The Historical Imagination in 19th-Century Russian Literature
  Modern Lang 82-493 Joseph Brodsky in Context

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