International Diplomacy and Strategy Concentration (4182)

This concentration prepares students for eventual careers with the State Department and embassies, other government agencies like the CIA, the military, private contractor, international organizations, and research institutes.

Students must take 18 credits, but no more than 6 credits can come from each area below. Special topics classes (across the disciplines listed for the minor) or other relevant classes approved by the International Studies adviser may also be counted.

Some courses must be taken as pairs or sequences and are designated as such.

Political Science

POSC 321 - International Relations Credit(s): 3
POSC 322 - American Foreign Policy Credit(s): 3
POSC 333 - The President and Congress Credit(s): 3
POSC 341 - Survey of Comparative Politics Credit(s): 3
POSC 361 - Introduction to Public Administration Credit(s): 3
POSC 362 - Introduction to Public Policy Credit(s): 3
POSC 423 - International Organizations and Law Credit(s): 3
POSC 482 - Introduction to International Security Studies Credit(s): 3
POSC 491 - Dimensions of Globalism Credit(s): 3

Geography

GEOG 270 - Introduction to Geospatial Technology Credit(s): 3
GEOG 310 - Principles of Geographic Information Systems Credit(s): 3
(must take both)
GEOG 364 - Introduction to Remote Sensing Credit(s): 3
GEOG 201 - Introduction to Physical Geography
GEOG 380 - Geography of North America Credit(s): 3
GEOG 381 - Geography of Europe Credit(s): 3
GEOG 410 - Geographic Information Systems: Modeling and Applications Credit(s): 3
GEOG 461 - Economic Geography Credit(s): 3
GEOG 462 - Political Geography Credit(s): 3
GEOG 471 - Cartography Credit(s): 3

History

HIST 310 - American Military History Credit(s): 3
HIST 324 - The Modern Middle East Credit(s): 3
HIST 343 - Europe, 1945 Credit(s): 3
HIST 441 - History of Latin America Credit(s): 3
HIST 442 - History of Mexico Credit(s): 3
HIST 445 - China since 1600 Credit(s): 3
HIST 446 - Japan since 1600 Credit(s): 3
HIST 448 - Russia Since 1552 Credit(s): 3
HIST 459 - The Twenty-First Century World Credit(s): 3
HIST 463 - U. S. Foreign Relations to 1920 Credit(s): 3
HIST 464 - U. S. Foreign Relations since 1920 Credit(s): 3
HIST 484 - History of Africa 1400 to Present Credit(s): 3

Communications

COMM 334 - International Public Relations Credit(s): 3
COMM 356 - Communication in Professional Environments Credit(s): 3
COMM 491 - Communication Law and Ethics Credit(s): 3

Research & Statistics

MATH 210 - Elementary Statistics and Probability Credit(s): 3
POSC 303 - Scope and Methods of Political Science Credit(s): 3
CJ 303 - Methods and Analysis in Social Research Credit(s): 3
SOC 318 - Social Research Methods Credit(s): 3

Military Science and Leadership

MSL 421 - Contemporary Developments in the U. S. Army Credit(s): 3

Sociology

SOC 386 - Technology and Society Credit(s): 3
SOC 390 - Social Movements Credit(s): 3
(must take both)
SOC 431 - Urban and Community Sociology Credit(s): 3 AND
SOC 201 - General Sociology Credit(s): 3
OR
SOC 202 - Social Problems Credit(s): 3