Requirements for a Major in International Affairs (B.A.)

A minimum of 12 Units with the following distribution:

Core requirements - 3 units

Political Science 251; Economics 101; Political Science 350.

Foreign Language Requirement - 1 unit

Must be at 112 level or above. Wagner offers language study in French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Students already demonstrating language proficiency, and who thereby meet this requirement, are required to take one additional unit from the elective requirements below.

Elective Requirements - 6 units

Within the International Affairs major, students may concentrate in International Politics or International Economics.

They shall take 4 units from their own concentration and 2 units from the other concentration. (Note that Political Science 355 is required for students in the International Politics concentration, and Economics 305 is required for students in the International Economics concentration.)

In addition to the courses listed, students may petition to have other courses count towards the major if the courses have a substantial international component and are approved by the director and advisory committee of the International Affairs major.

International Politics Concentration - 6 units

Political Science 355 (required); and 3 additional units chosen from: Anthropology 201; History 269, 311; Political Science 232, 246, 356; PO 354/HI 356; PO/HI 234, PO/HI 242, PO/HI 247.

Two additional units must be chosen from the International Economics track below. Note: At least one course should be drawn from one non-European region (i.e., Africa, Asia, Latin America, or the Middle East).

International Economics Concentration - 6 units

Economics 305 (required); and 3 additional units chosen from: Business Administration 211, 531; Economics 301, 304, 311, 412; Finance 411; Marketing 411; Management 521.

Two additional units must be chosen from the International Politics track above.

The Senior Learning Community - 2 units

Students will take the Senior Learning Community and Reflective Tutorial for History and Political Science majors. For course descriptions see the appropriate sections of the Courses of Study in this bulletin.