International Relations, B.S.

Department of Political Science
615-898-2708
Stephen Morris, program coordinator
Stephen.Morris@mtsu.edu

The major in International Relations requires 36 semester hours of work. It is preferable that minors and electives be in foreign languages, humanities, or social science offerings that significantly contribute to an understanding of economic, geographical, historical, and cultural factors in international relations or in areas that provide students with substantive skills related to a professional environment such as business and computer science. Recommended related courses in social science are ANTH 2010 ; ECON 2410 , ECON 4440 , ECON 4470 ; GEOG 3420 , GEOG 3430 , GEOG 3460 , GEOG 4330 , GEOG 4500 ; HIST 3150 , HIST 4530 , HIST 4330 , HIST 4340 ; SOC 4511 , SOC 4520 . Interdisciplinary minors with a cross-cultural or area studies emphasis are also recommended.

Core (18 hours)

PS 1010 - Foundations of Government 3 credit hours
PS 3001 - Research Methods in Political Science 3 credit hours (formerly PS 4000)
PS 3210 - International Relations 3 credit hours
PS 3220 - Comparative Politics 3 credit hours
PS 4240 - American Foreign Policy 3 credit hours
PS 4801 - Senior Seminar in International Relations 3 credit hours

Field Courses (12 hours)

International Relations (6 hours)

PS 3500 - International Law 3 credit hours
PS 3510 - International Political Economy 3 credit hours
PS 3780 - Study Abroad 3 to 6 credit hours
PS 3910 - International Organization 3 credit hours
PS 4030 - Human Rights 3 credit hours
PS 4070 - Political Violence and Terrorism 3 credit hours
PS 4210 - International Conflict: Causes, Consequences, and Responses 3 credit hours
PS 4220 - World Politics 3 credit hours
PS 4260 - The Political Status of Women in the World 3 credit hours
PS 4860 - Advanced Studies in International Relations 3 credit hours

Comparative Government (6 hours)

PS 3200 - British Government and Films 3 credit hours
PS 3780 - Study Abroad 3 to 6 credit hours
PS 4180 - African Politics 3 credit hours
PS 4190 - Middle East Politics 3 credit hours
PS 4260 - The Political Status of Women in the World 3 credit hours
PS 4300 - Comparative European Government 3 credit hours
PS 4310 - Comparative Asian Government 3 credit hours
PS 4770 - Russian Politics 3 credit hours
PS 4850 - Advanced Studies in Comparative Politics 3 credit hours
PS 4900 - Latin American Politics 3 credit hours

Note:

Substitutions may be made with the advisor’s consent.

Electives (6 hours)

Six hours from the courses listed above or from

PS 4200 - Problems in Government 3 credit hours
PS 4230 - Classical Political Theory 3 credit hours
PS 4290 - Public Service Internship 1 to 12 credit hours
PS 4700 - American Political Thought 3 credit hours
PS 4800 - Senior Seminar 3 credit hours
PS 4920 - Modern Political Theory 3 credit hours
PS 4930 - Introduction to Contemporary Political Philosophy 3 credit hours

Curriculum: International Relations

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
PS 1010 - Foundations of Government 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
Mathematics 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences (2 prefixes) 8 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
General elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Sophomore

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
PS 3001 - Research Methods in Political Science 3 credit hours
PS 3210 - International Relations 3 credit hours
PS 3220 - Comparative Politics 3 credit hours
PS 4240 - American Foreign Policy 3 credit hours
Minor courses 6 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours