International Relations
International Relations is an interdisciplinary major in the
College of Arts and Science with core (21 credits),
concentration (21 credits), and regional
specialization (9 credits) requirements.
Students must choose one of four concentrations and one of six regional
specializations, as detailed in the curriculum below. An honors degree option is available.
Area Studies and the
International Relations Major:
Students whose regional specialization is Africa, East Asia,
or Latin America should give serious consideration to adding one of the
university’s Area Studies programs: African Studies, East Asian Studies, and
Latin American Studies. Course work in these area studies programs will allow
students to develop much richer and deeper knowledge of these regions. Moreover, most of the courses approved for
the Regional Specialization within the International Relations major are also
approved as fulfilling the Area Studies requirements thereby facilitating a
minor or double major with an area studies program.
Study Abroad, Internships,
and Undergraduate Research:
International Relations majors are strongly encouraged to
consider a study abroad experience as a part of their program. Students participating in study abroad
programs not only enrich their education through exposure to foreign cultures,
but often have the opportunity to take courses, internships, and undertake
other educational experiences abroad not otherwise offered in University of
Delaware course lists. In many instances, these courses may count towards IR
Concentration and Regional Specialization requirements. Similarly, internships and undergraduate
research experiences offered from the Newark campus may be applied to IR
Concentration and Regional Specialization requirements. Students
should check with the IR Program Director when enrolling in study abroad
courses and programs, internships, and undergraduate research programs to
determine if the specific course, program, or educational experience meets a
particular IR major requirement, or, if some major requirement might be waived
by means of study abroad, internships, or undergraduate research programs.
Transfer Students:
Student changing their major to
international relations must have completed POSC 240 with a grade of C- or
better and completed at least 12 additional hours of university courses. Students must have a minimum of a 2.3
average to change their major to international relations. Students transferring to major from outside
the University of Delaware will have their transcripts evaluated by the
director on a case-by-case basis. For
information contact Professor Kenneth J. Campbell, 411 Smith Hall (302) 831-1463 or by e-mail: kjcamp@udel.edu.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
The International Relations major is a 51 credit
interdepartmental major. Each IR major
must complete a set of required “Foundations” courses (21
credits), usually by the end of the fifth semester. The student must also complete an
International Relations Concentration (21 credits)
and a Regional Specialization (9 credits).
Approved study abroad, internships, or undergraduate research may be
applied towards the IR Concentrations and the Regional Specialization. Courses used to meet one IR requirement
cannot be used to fulfill other IR requirements.
A. Foundations. 21 credits to include:
______ECON 151:
Microeconomics
______ECON 152:
Macroeconomics
______ECON 340:
International Economics
______GEOG 120: World
Regional Geography
______HIST: 1 course from:
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HIST 102: Western Civilization: 1648 to Present
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HIST 104: World History II
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course from:
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HIST 131: Islamic Near East: 1500 to Present
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HIST 134: History of Africa
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HIST 135: Introduction to Latin American History
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HIST 137: East Asian Civilization: China
·
HIST 138: East Asian Civilization: Japan
______POSC 240: Introduction
to International Relations
B. IR Concentration (21
credits) and Regional Specialization (9 credits).
Courses--including
required POSC and ECON courses--to be selected from approved IR Concentration
courses and Regional Specialization course lists found on pages 2-6. Courses used to meet Concentration
requirements cannot be used to fulfill Specialization requirements.
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required course
________________ ECON 340 (or ECON
311 for the
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Concentration)
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Concentration course
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Concentration course
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Concentration course
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Concentration course
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One (1) POSC course: ______________
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INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS CONCENTRATIONS
You must choose one of four IR
concentrations: (1) Development, (2) Diplomacy and World Order, (3)
International Political Economy, or (4) U.S. Foreign Policy. Concentrations require l8 hours of course
work. Each concentration has a required
POSC course and ECON 340 (or ECON 311 for the
Development Concentration). Students must take at least three approved
Political Science and International Relations and at least one additional approved economics
course. One 3 credit course from IR
concentration course lists other than the student’s IR Concentration may be
used to fulfill a student’s chosen concentration. The applicability of “Problems”
courses will depend on content in the semester offered. At
least three courses must be taken at the 400 level.
Development Concentration
Required
POSC 3l1 Politics of
Developing Nations
ECON 311 Economics
of Developing Countries
At least two from:
POSC 315 Third World Women in
Politics
POSC 3l6 International
Political Economy
POSC 341 Environment of
Multinational
Corporations
POSC 362 Diplomacy
POSC 408 International
Organization
POSC 4l4 Problems of American
Foreign Policy
POSC 444 Global Agenda
POSC 445 Human
Rights and World Politics
POSC 446 International Human
Rights on Film
POSC 448 Theories of
International Relations
POSC 463 The United Nations
and World
Affairs
POSC 465 Model OAS
POSC 475 Model UN
POSC 640 International
Development Policy
and Administration
At least one from:
ECON 305
Comparative Economic Systems
ECON 3l1 Economics of Developing Countries
ECON 340 International
Economics
ECON 341 Environment of
Multinational
Corporations
ECON 345 Economies
in Transition
ECON 405 The
Planned Economies
ECON 4l1 Economic Theory of
Developing
Other Approved Courses:
ANTH 222 Technology and Culture
ANTH 225 Peasant Societies
ANTH 230 Peoples of the World
ANTH 330 Development and
Underdevelopment
ANTH 363 Women in Cross- Cultural
Perspective
ANTH 370 Culture of Food Production and
Economic Development
ANTH 401 The Idea of Race
GEOG 2l0 Economic Geography
GEOG 236 Conservation: Global Issues
GEOG 422 Resources, Development, and the
Environment
GEOG 460 Women in International
Development
HIST 395 Pan Africanism
SOCI 328 Work in a Global Economy
SOCI 331 World Population: Profiles and
Trends
SOCI 360 Sociology of Religion
SOCI 361 Racial Inequality
SOCI 460 Women in International
Development
FREC 4l0 International Agricultural Trade
and
Marketing
FREC 420 Agriculture in Economic
Development
PHIL 204
World Religions
Diplomacy and World Order Concentration
Required:
POSC 362 Diplomacy
ECON 340
International Economics
At least two from:
POSC 3l3 American Foreign Policy
POSC 3l6 International Political Economy
POSC 330 Political Terrorism
POSC 333 Communism, Fascism
and
Democracy
POSC 341 Environment of Multinational
Corporations
POSC 363 International Law and Organization
POSC 408 International Organization
POSC 409 Contemporary Problems of World
Politics
POSC 4l4 Problems in American Foreign
Policy
POSC 4l5 Force and World Politics
POSC 444 Global Agenda
POSC 445 Human Rights and World Politics
POSC 446 International Human Rights on Film
POSC 448 Theories of International Relations
POSC 463 The United Nations and World
Affairs
POSC 465 Model OAS
POSC 475 Model United Nations
POSC 604 International Law
At least one from:
ECON 305 Comparative Economic
Systems
ECON 311 Economics
of Developing Countries
ECON 341 Environment of Multinational
Corporations
ECON 344 The Making
of the European Economy
ECON 345 Economies
in Transition
ECON 441 Advanced
International Microeconomics
ECON 443 International
Monetary Economics
Other Approved Courses:
ANTH 222 Technology and Culture
ANTH 230 Peoples of the World
ANTH 401 The Idea of Race
GEOG l02 Human Geography
GEOG 203 Introduction to Cultural Geography
GEOG 2l0 Economic Geography
GEOG 236 Conservation: Global Issues
GEOG 422 Resources, Development, and the
Environment
GEOG 438 World Cities in Comparative
Perspective
HIST 2l0 War and Society
HIST 254 Jewish Holocaust: l933-l945
HIST 302 The World in Our Time
HIST 306 History of American Foreign Policy
HIST 351 Europe in Crisis: l9l9-l945
HIST 483 Seminar in Comparative History
SOCI 306 Personality and Society
SOCI 320 Personality and Politics
SOCI 328 Work in a Global Economy
SOCI 331 World Population: Profiles and
Trends
SOCI 360 Sociology of Religion
SOCI 361 Racial Inequality
SOCI 460 Women in International
Development
FREC 4l0 International Agricultural Trade
and
Marketing
FREC 420 Agriculture in Economic
Development
International Political Economy Concentration
Required:
POSC 3l6 International Political Economy
ECON 340
International Economics
At least two from:
POSC 333 Communism, Fascism and
Democracy
POSC 341 Environment of Multinational
Corporations
POSC 362 Diplomacy
POSC 409 Contemporary Problems of World
Politics
POSC 4l4 Problems in American Foreign
Policy
POSC 444 Global Agenda
POSC 448 Theories of International Relations
POSC 640 International Development and
Policy Administration
At least one from:
ECON 305 Comparative Economic Systems
ECON 3l1 Economics of Developing Countries
ECON 341 Environment of Multinational
Corporations
ECON 344 The Making
of the European Economy
ECON 345 Economies in Transition
ECON 405 The Planned Economies
ECON 4l1 Economic Theory of Developing
Countries
ECON 441 Advanced
International Microeconomics
ECON 443 International Monetary Economics
Other Approved Courses:
ANTH 222 Technology and Culture
ANTH 230 Peoples of the World
ANTH 370 Culture of Food Production and
Economic Development
ANTH 401 The Idea of Race
GEOG 203 Introduction to Cultural Geography
GEOG 2l0 Economic Geography
GEOG 236 Conservation: Global Issues
GEOG 422 Resources, Development and the
Environment
GEOG 438 World Cities in Comparative
Perspective
GEOG 460 Women in International
Development
HIST 2l0
War and Society
HIST 302 The World in Our Time
HIST 306 History of American Foreign Policy
HIST 351 Europe in Crisis: l9l9-l945
SOCI 328 Work in Global Economy
SOCI 331 World Population: Profiles and
Trends
SOCI 460 Women in International
Development
FREC 410 International Agricultural Trade
and
Marketing
FREC 420 Agriculture in Economic
Development
U.S. Foreign Policy Concentration
Required:
POSC 3l3 American Foreign Policy
ECON 340
International Economics
At least two from:
POSC 330 Political Terrorism
POSC 333 Communism, Fascism, and
Democracy
POSC 341 Environment of Multinational
Corporations
POSC 362 Diplomacy
POSC 363 International Law and Organization
POSC 408 International Organization
POSC 409 Contemporary
Problems of World
Politics
POSC 4l4 Problems in American Foreign
Policy
POSC 4l5 Force and World Politics
POSC 444 Global Agenda
POSC 445 Human Rights and World Politics
POSC 446
International Human Rights on Film POSC
448 Theories of International Relations
POSC 463 The United Nations and World
Affairs
POSC 465 Model OAS
POSC 604 International Law
At least one from:
ECON 305 Comparative Economic
Systems
ECON 3l1 Economics or Developing Countries
ECON 341 Environment of Multinational
Corporations
ECON 344 The Making
of the European Economy
ECON 405 The
Planned Economies
ECON 345 Economies
in Transition
ECON 4l1 Economic Theory of Developing
Countries
ECON 441 Advanced
International Microeconomics
ECON 443 International Monetary
Economics
Other Approved Courses:
ANTH 222 Technology and Culture
ANTH 230 Peoples of the World
ANTH 401 The Idea of Race
GEOG l02 Human Geography
GEOG 2l0 Economic Geography
GEOG 422 Resources, Development and the
Environment
GEOG 438 World Cities in comparative
Perspective
HIST 2l0 War and Society
HIST 302 The World in Our Time
HIST 306 History of American Foreign Policy
HIST 351 Europe in Crisis: l9l9-l945
HIST 483 Seminar in Comparative History
SOCI 306 Personality and Society
SOCI 320 Personality and Politics
SOCI 361 Racial Inequality
PHIL 204 World Religions
Regional Specializations
You must pick
one of six regional specializations:
(1) Africa, (2) Asia, (3) Europe, (4) Latin America, (5) Middle East,
(6) Russia and Central Europe.
Specializations require 9 hours of course work. At least one course must be taken from the
Department of Political Science and International Relations list of Regional
Specialization courses. At least one course must be at the 400
level.
African Specialization
At least one course from:
POSC 270 Comparative Politics
POSC 3l1 Politics of Developing Nations
POSC 433 African Politics
POSC 439 Southern African Politics
Other approved courses::
ANTH 225 Peasant Societies
ANTH 260 Sociocultural History of Africa
ANTH 330 Development and
Underdevelopment
ANTH 333 Peoples of Africa
ECON 311 Economics of Developing Countries
HIST l34 History of Africa
HIST 330 Peasants and Revolution in Africa
HIST 394 Africa Since l960
HIST 395 Pan Africanism
HIST 397 History of South Africa
HIST 439 Women and Revolution in Africa
HIST 440 Seminar in Africa Under Colonial
Rule
Asian Specialization
At least one course from:
POSC 270 Comparative Politics
POSC 3l1 Politics of Developing Nations
POSC 3l2 East Asian Political Systems POSC 427 Politics in China
POSC 428 Politics in Japan
POSC 429 Southeast Asia and the World
POSC 443 China and the World
Other approved courses:
ANTH 225 Peasant Societies
ANTH 330 Development and
Underdevelopment
ECON 305 Comparative Economic Systems
ECON 311 Economics of Developing
Countries
ECON 341 Environment of Multinational
Corporations
ECON 405 The Planned Economies
ECON 345 Economies in Transition
ECON 411 Economic Theory of Developing
Countries
HIST l37 East Asian Civilization: China
HIST l38 East Asian Civilization: Japan
HIST 270 History of Modern Asia
HIST 368 Modern China l600-l920
HIST 369 China Since 1900
HIST 370 History of Modern Japan
HIST 371 Postwar Japan
HIST 390 History of Modern Southeast Asia
HIST 393 History of Modern Vietnam
HIST 479 Studies in Asian History
PHIL 309 Indian Religion and Philosophy
PHIL 3l0 Chinese Religion and Philosophy
European Specialization
At least one course from:
POSC 270 Comparative Politics
POSC 3l0 European Governments
POSC 339 Britain and Europe
POSC 441 Problems of
Western European
Politics:
Countries
POSC 442 Problems of Western European
Politics
Other approved courses:
ANTH 225 Peasant Societies
ANTH 325 Peoples of Europe
ECON 305 Comparative Economic Systems
ECON 341 Environment of Multinational
Corporations
ECON 344 The Making of the European
Economy
ECON 444 Analysis of European Economic
Performance
GEOG 454 New Europe: Culture, Geopolitics,
Milieu
HIST 254 Jewish Holocaust: l933-l945
HIST 339 Topics in Modern European History
HIST 351 Europe in Crisis: l9l9-l945
HIST 352 Contemporary European Society
HIST 353 Modern Germany: l770-l9l9
HIST 354 Germany in the Twentieth Century
1914 to
Present
HIST 373 Modern Ireland: l534-Present
HIST 374 History of England to l7l5
HIST 375 History of England: l7l5 to Present
HIST 474 Studies in English History
HIST 475 Seminar in Modern European
History
FREN 308 Contemporary France II
GRMN 308 Contemporary Germany
II
ITAL 308 Contemporary Italy II
SPAN 308 Contemporary Spain II
Latin American Specialization
At least one course from:
POSC 270 Comparative Politics
POSC 3l1 Politics of Developing Nations
POSC 426 Latin American Political System
POSC 431 Latin American Politics: Countries
POSC 450 Problems of Latin American Politics
Other approved courses:
ANTH 225 Peasant Societies
ANTH 327 Peoples of the Caribbean
ANTH 330 Development and
Underdevelopment
ANTH 375 Peoples and Cultures of Modern
Latin America
ANTH 380 Peoples and Cultures of Mexico
and Central America
ECON 305 Comparative Economic Systems
ECON 311 Economics of Developing
Countries
ECON 341 Environment of Multinational
Corporations
ECON 411 Economic Theory of Developing
Countries
GEOG 226 Geography of Latin America
HIST l35 Introduction to Latin American
History
HIST 331 History of Caribbean I
HIST 332 History of Caribbean II
HIST 336 Topics in Latin American History
HIST 349 Hispanic Societies: 1800-Present
HIST 430 Seminar in 20th Century Latin
American Revolutions
HIST 477 Seminar in Latin American History
Middle East Specialization
At least one course from:
POSC 270 Comparative Politics
POSC 3l1 Politics of Developing Nations
Other approved courses:
ANTH 330 Development and
Underdevelopment
ECON 305 Comparative Economic Systems
ECON 311 Economics of Developing Countries
ECON 341 Environment of Multinational
Corporations
HIST l31 Islamic Near East: l500-Present
HIST 377 Radicalism and Revolution:
Islamic Movement/Modern Middle
East
HIST 380 History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
HIST 444 Seminar: Women in Islamic Middle
East
Russia/Central European Specialization
At least one course from:
POSC 270 Comparative Politics
POSC 372 East Central European Politics
POSC 4l2 Foreign Policy of Post-Soviet Union
POSC 432 Political System of the Post-Soviet
Union
Other approved courses:
ANTH 225 Peasant Societies
ECON 305 Comparative Economic Systems
ECON 345 Economies in Transition
ECON 405 The Planned Economies
GEOG 454 New Europe: Culture,
Geopolitics, Milieu
HIST 358 Russian History: l80l-l9l7
HIST 359 Soviet Russia: l9l7-l990
Course Substitutions.
In addition to the preceding
courses, course substitutions may be possible.
All substitutions must be approved by the IR program director before
course registration.
ADVISEMENT FACULTY
Alice Ba (Virginia) Assistant Professor. East Asia and Comparative Politics.
Gretchen Bauer (Wisconsin), Associate Professor.
African and Comparative Politics.
Yaroslav Bilinsky (Princeton),
Professor.
Russia and East
Europe. Retired
Kenneth Campbell (Temple), Assistant Associate
Professor. U.S. Foreign and
Defense Policy,
World Politics. Director, International Relations Program
Julio Carrion (Pittsburgh), Assistant Professor. Latin American Politics.
Robert A. Denemark (Minnesota), Associate Professor. International Political Economy and
World Politics.
Daniel Green (Indiana), Associate Professor. Transnational Comparative Politics,
International Political Economy, Africa.
Matthew Hoffmann (George Washington),
Assistant Professor. Global Governance,
Environmental Politics
William Meyer (Iowa), Associate Professor.
International Political Economy, Human Rights, and World Politics.
Mark J. Miller (Wisconsin),
Professor.
West Europe and Middle East,
International
Immigration.
James K. Oliver (American),
Professor. U.S. Foreign and Defense Policy, World Politics, International
Relations Theory and Organizations.