Concentration in International Relations (MA)

A variation of the standard curriculum, this concentration in international relations is available to students particularly interested in government service or international business careers. This concentration does not preclude pursuit of a doctorate in history, but it is designed primarily as a terminal degree program that will expand the job opportunities of graduates. Students must complete a total of 30 credit hours and successfully defend a thesis.

Required Courses

• HIST 6001 Historical Research & Writing

• One proseminar-seminar sequence from the following:
  HIST 6501-6502, HIST 6601-6602, or HIST 6803-6804

• One additional proseminar in a field different from the sequence field (U.S., Europe, or non-Western)

• POLI 4800G

• POLI 4800G or ECON 4261* or ECON 4262*

• One 6000-level course in either Political Science or Economics

• HIST 7000 Thesis research

* Note that most upper-level Economics courses carry a prerequisite of ECON 2300, 2203, or 2204, for which no graduate credit is extended.

All candidates for the International Relations concentration must be certified as having a reading and oral proficiency in one modern foreign language. As with the standard curriculum, the concentration will culminate with a thesis and a comprehensive oral examination.

Sugar refinery, Philippines. No date.
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