Minor in International Relations and Politics
The International Relations and Politics (IRP) minor examines international relations, comparative politics, and domestic politics from the discipline of political science. It analyzes the role of politics at the national, regional, international, and transnational levels; examines political and institutional arrangements within and among these levels; and investigates current issues relevant to the field of international relations.
The IRP minor studies the ways in which leaders construct foreign and national security policy; the impact of domestic and international forces on states’ security and economic policies; and the significance of alliances, coalitions, and international institutions for world politics. The minor emphasizes the importance of political institutions (domestic and comparative), decision making by leaders in shaping policy, and contemporary challenges to the international system.
A maximum of two courses may double count between the minor in International Relations and Politics and another major or minor.
Curriculum
63 units
Core Courses
Students must take all three core courses (27 units):
84-104 | Decision Processes in American Political Institutions | 9 |
84-226 | International Relations | 9 |
84-275 | Comparative Politics | 9 |
Economics Requirement
Students must complete one of the following courses. Excluded from all double counting rules.
84-110 | Foundations of Political Economy | 9 |
73-102 | Principles of Microeconomics | 9 |
73-103 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 9 |
Electives
Students select three courses (27 units) from any of the elective sequences below. Two courses (18 units) must be taken from the Institute for Politics and Strategy and have an 84-number.
Institute for Politics and Strategy Electives | |
84-200 | Security War Game Simulation |
84-252 | Briefing in the Policy World |
84-303 | International Human Rights |
84-304 | In the News: Analysis of Current Events |
84-306 | Latin American Politics |
84-307 | Economic and Political History of Contemporary China |
84-310 | International Political Economy |
84-312 | Terrorism in Sub-Saharan Africa |
84-313 | International Organizations and Law |
84-315 | Political Economy of International Migration |
84-316 | Political Economy of Transatlantic Partnership |
84-317 | Defense Resourcing: From Strategy to Execution |
84-318 | Politics of Developing Nations |
84-319 | Civil-Military Relations |
84-322 | Nonviolent Conflict and Revolution |
84-323 | War and Peace in the Contemporary Middle East |
84-324 | The Future of Democracy |
84-325 | Contemporary American Foreign Policy |
84-327 | Repression and Control in Dictatorships |
84-328 | Military Strategy and Doctrine |
84-329 | Asian Strategies |
84-352 | Representation and Voting Rights |
84-362 | Diplomacy and Statecraft |
84-365 | The Politics of Fake News and Misinformation |
84-370 | Nuclear Security & Arms Control |
84-372 | Space and National Security |
84-373 | Emerging Technologies and International Law |
84-374 | Technology, Weapons, and International Conflict |
84-380 | US Grand Strategy |
84-383 | Cyber Policy as National Policy |
84-386 | The Privatization of Force |
84-387 | Technology and Policy of Cyber War |
84-388 | Concepts of War and Cyber War |
84-389 | Terrorism and Insurgency |
84-390 | Social Media, Technology, and Conflict |
84-393 | Legislative Decision Making: US Congress |
84-402 | Judicial Politics and Behavior |
84-405 | The Future of Warfare |
84-421 | Advanced Topics in American Politics |
84-440 | Collaborative Research in Political Science |
Additional Electives | |
19-452 | EPP Projects II |
70-342 | Managing Across Cultures |
70-365 | International Trade and International Law |
70-430 | International Management |
73-332 | Political Economy |
76-318 | Communicating in the Global Marketplace |
79-203 | The Other Europe: The Habsburgs, Communism, & Central/Eastern Europe, 1740-1990 |
79-205 | 20th Century Europe |
79-223 | Mexico: From the Aztec Empire to the Drug War |
79-227 | Modern Africa: The Slave Trade to the End of Apartheid |
79-229 | The Origins of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, 1880-1948 |
79-230 | Arab-Israeli Conflict Since 1948 |
79-233 | The United States and the Middle East since 1945 |
79-257 | Germany and the Second World War |
79-262 | Modern China: From the Birth of Mao ... to Now |
79-264 | Tibet and China: History and Propaganda |
79-265 | Russian History: Game of Thrones |
79-266 | Russian History and Revolutionary Socialism |
79-267 | The Soviet Union in World War II: Military, Political, and Social History |
79-275 | Introduction to Global Studies |
79-288 | Bananas, Baseball, and Borders: Latin America and the United States |
79-301 | History of Surveillance: From the Plantation to Data Capitalism |
79-302 | Killer Robots: The Ethics, Law, and Politics of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems |
79-307 | Religion and Politics in the Middle East |
79-313 | "Unwanted": Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Patterns of Global Migration |
79-314 | The Politics and Culture of Memory |
79-318 | Sustainable Social Change: History and Practice |
79-320 | Women, Politics, and Protest |
79-343 | Education, Democracy, and Civil Rights |
79-377 | Food, Culture, and Power: A History of Eating |
79-381 | Energy and Empire: How Fossil Fuels Changed the World |
79-385 | Out of Africa: The Making of the African Diaspora |
79-398 | Documenting the 1967 Arab-Israeli War |
80-135 | Introduction to Political Philosophy |
80-136 | Social Structure, Public Policy & Ethics |
80-249 | AI, Society, and Humanity |
80-321 | Causation, Law, and Social Policy |
80-335 | Social and Political Philosophy |
80-348 | Health, Human Rights, and International Development |