International Relations Minor: Regional and Comparative Studies, Track

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This minor provides the interested student the opportunity to gain a substantive and analytical background in foreign affairs. The program affords the student the opportunity to study the significant domestic and international factors affecting relations among countries with particular emphasis on the political and economic dimensions of these relations and their implications for American policy in the world. The program provides both the fundamental background in international relations and the chance for students to specialize in an area. Opportunities for participation in Model United Nations, study abroad, and Washington internships in the area of international relations may be available to qualified students.

Successful completion of the program prepares students for career possibilities in the Federal foreign affairs and defense community, international business, or related areas. The program would also prepare students for graduate study in international relations, business, or area studies.

Total Credits Required to Complete Minor: 21-41

Basic Requirements: (9 Credits)

PLSC 120 - Comparative Politics Credit(s): 3
PLSC 140 - International Politics Credit(s): 3
PLSC 382 - U.S. Foreign Policy Credit(s): 3
Four courses chosen from any one International Relations Track* **

* No more than two courses from any academic department; at least two at the 300-level.

** Political Science majors must choose their electives outside Political Science; Economics and Management majors must choose two of their electives outside the School of Business.

Related Requirements: (0-16 Credits)

Foreign language through the first intermediate level or its equivalent is required.
The foreign language requirement may be satisfied by one of the following:

satisfactory completion of course work in a single language through the 213-level;* (including meeting this requirement through high school years or placement testing)** or
satisfactory completion of course work in one foreign language through the 102 level (including meeting this requirement through high school years or placement testing) AND completion of coursework in a second foreign language through the 102 level.

* Geneseo regularly offers Spanish, French, and German through the 213 level each year. Other languages are offered through the 213 level when demand is sufficient. Consult Department of Global Languages and Cultures listings. Additional advanced foreign language study, whether at Geneseo or overseas, is strongly encouraged for International Relations majors.

** Students who place into a 300 level language through a placement exam have met the requirement.

Regional and Comparative Studies Track

ANTH 214 - Ethnography of Southeast Asia Credit(s): 3
ANTH 318 - Gender and Sexuality in Latin America Credit(s): 3
ENGL 308 - Modernity in West Africa Credit(s): 4
FREN 313 - Contemporary French Civilization Credit(s): 4
FREN 314 - Contemporary Francophone Civilizations Credit(s): 4
FREN 325 - French Civilization Credit(s): 4
FREN 326 - Early Non-European Francophone Civilizations Credit(s): 4
FREN 312 - Modernity in West Africa Credit(s): 4
FREN 460 - French Literature from Romanticism to the Present Credit(s): 4
FREN 474 - Francophone Literature, Africa and the Caribbean Credit(s): 4
GEOG 259 - Geography of Canada Credit(s): 3
GEOG 362 - Geography of Latin America Credit(s): 3
GEOG 363 - Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa Credit(s): 3
GEOG 365 - The Geography of Islam Credit(s): 3
GEOG 366 - Geography of the Western Pacific Rim Credit(s): 3
GEOG 369 - Geographic Field Studies in Western Canada Credit(s): 3
GERM 313 - Contemporary German Civilization Credit(s): 4
GERM 325 - German Civilization Credit(s): 4
GERM 382 - Selected Topics in German Literatures and Cultures: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
HIST 230 - Modern Ireland, 1550 to the Present Credit(s): 4
HIST 232 - Early Modern Europe and the World, 1450-1750 Credit(s): 4
HIST 271 - History of Latin America since 1789 Credit(s): 4
HIST 272 - Pacific Worlds, 1500 to Present Credit(s): 4
HIST 282 - History of Modern East Asia Credit(s): 4
HIST 292 - The Modern Islamic World: 1800 to the Present Credit(s): 4
HIST 420 - The U.S. and Vietnam Credit(s): 4
HIST 453 - Nationalism and Ethnic Violence Credit(s): 4
HIST 455 - War and Peace in the Balkans Credit(s): 4
HIST 470 - History of Modern Mexico Credit(s): 4
HIST 476 - Modern China Credit(s): 4
EURO 215 - Central European Cultural History Credit(s): 4
INTD 245 - Irish Studies (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
PLSC 350 - Democratization Credit(s): 3
PLSC 355 - Politics of East Asia Credit(s): 3
PLSC 357 - Gender and Law Credit(s): 3
PLSC 358 - Politics of Eastern Europe Credit(s): 3
PLSC 359 - Politics of Western Europe Credit(s): 3
PLSC 360 - Developing World Politics Credit(s): 3
PLSC 361 - Women and Politics Credit(s): 3
PLSC 362 - Government and Politics in Africa Credit(s): 3
PLSC 380 - Asia in the Global Setting Credit(s): 3
PLSC 381 - Politics of Genocide Credit(s): 3
PLSC 384 - The European Union Credit(s): 3
PLSC 422 - Germany from the Nazis to the Present Credit(s): 3
PLSC 425 - Politics of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean Credit(s): 3
PLSC 426 - Government and Politics of South America Credit(s): 3
PLSC 428 - Middle East Politics Credit(s): 3
PLSC 429 - Politics of Russia and Eurasia Credit(s): 3
PLSC 430 - War and Peace in the Middle East Credit(s): 3
PLSC 442 - Human Rights in a Global Perspective Credit(s): 3
PLSC 448 - Politics of International Economic Relations Credit(s): 3
PLSC 451 - Fragile and Collapsed States Credit(s): 3
PLSC 453 - Religion, Church and State in Contemporary Europe Credit(s): 3
PLSC 454 - Government and Politics of Latin America Credit(s): 3
SPAN 313 - Peninsular Civilization: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
SPAN 314 - Latin American Civilizations: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
SPAN 472 - Peninsular Literature: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
SPAN 473 - Latin American Literature: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
WGST 240 - Arab Women, Islam, and Feminism Credit(s): 3

Footnotes

Note that many upper division track courses have prerequisites other than the basic requirements. Students should plan their schedules accordingly to ensure that they meet any relevant prerequisites.