This page is to be used as a planning tool. Your degree audit is the official record of degree requirements. Updated August 2023.
International Relations BA & BS Requirements
A. Core Courses, 12-13 s.h.
- Complete all of following:
- POLI:1500 Introduction to International Relations 3 s.h. (F, Sp)
- POLI:3512 International Conflict 3 s.h. (F, Sp)
- POLI:3516 Politics of International Economics 3 s.h. (Fall only)
- Choose one of the following:
- HIST:1101 The Modern World, 3 s.h.
- HIST:1403 The West and the World: Modern 4 s.h. (F, Sp)
- HIST:3143 International Politics: The History of the Present 3-4 s.h.
- HIST:3155 World Since 1945 3 s.h.
B. Methods Course, 3 s.h.
- Choose one of the following. Should be taken prior to POLI:4800 IR Senior Seminar
- POLI:2000 Designing Political Research 3 s.h. (F)
- POLI:3000 Analyzing Political Data 3 s.h., (Sp)
C. Senior Seminar, 4 s.h.
- POLI:4802 IR Senior Seminar Preparation 1 s.h. (Fall only)
- Choose one of the following:
- POLI:4800 International Relations Senior Seminar 3 s.h. (Spring only)
- POLI:4801 Honors Senior Seminar in International Relations, 3 s.h. (Spring only)
D. IR Track, 18 s.h.
- Choose one of four (For more information on approved courses for track, see the UI General Catalog):
- Conflict and Foreign Policy
- International Business and Economic Relations
- Regional Politics and Relationships
- Transnational Issues
E. Math and Statistics Requirement for the B.S. ONLY, 11-13 s.h.
- Choose one set:
- Set 1:
- MATH:1850 Calculus I 4 s.h. (or equivalent or higher-level calculus course)
- STAT:4143 Introduction to Statistical Methods 3 s.h.
- STAT:6513 Intermediate Statistical Methods 4 s.h.
- Set 2:
- MATH:1850 Calculus I 5 s.h.
- MATH:1860 Calculus II 5 s.h.
- STAT:4143 Introduction to Statistical Methods 3 s.h.
- Set 1:
Total hours required for the international relations major:
- B.A. = 37 s.h.
- B.S. = 48 s.h.