Specialized Tracks in International Relations (Old)
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Track A – Global Security
Only active courses are shown below. To see archived courses also, click here.
For History Department courses, old course numbers appear in brackets.
- PSCI/INTR 106 Introduction to International Relations
- PSCI 161 Introduction to International Politics
- PSCI 167 Politics of the Middle East
- INTR 222 Preventive Wars
- INTR 224 Domestic Politics and International Relations
- INTR 226 America's 21st Century Wars
- INTR 227 Peace and War
- INTR 228 International Security
- INTR 229 Terrorism
- INTR 230 American Foreign Policy
- INTR 231 Counterinsurgency in Theory and Practice
- INTR 231 Cold War
- INTR 233 Internal Conflict and International Intervention
- PSCI/INTR 239 International Environmental Law
- INTR 241 Polish Foreign Policy After Communism, 1989-2019
- INTR 246 Religious Nationalism
- INTR 247 Zionism and Its Discontents
- PSCI/INTR 248 Politics of the Middle East
- INTR 248 The Arab-Israeli Conflict
- INTR 249 Israel/Palestine
- PSCI/INTR 254 The U.S. in the Middle East
- PSCI/INTR 259 Order, Violence, and the State
- PSCI/INTR 260 The Cold War: Europe between the US and the USSR
- PSCI/INTR 265 Civil War and the International System
- PSCI/INTR 268 International Organization
- PSCI/INTR 270 Mechanisms of International Relations
- PSCI/INTR 271 Territory and Group Conflict
- PSCI/INTR 271 Russia and Eastern Europe: Politics and International Relations
- PSCI/INTR 272 Theories of International Relations
- PSCI/INTR 273 The Politics of Terrorism
- PSCI/INTR 275 American Foreign Policy
- PSCI/INTR 276 The Politics of Insurgency
- PSCI/INTR 277 International Security
- PSCI/INTR 278 War and Political Violence
- PSCI/INTR 278 Foundations of Modern International Politics
- PSCI/INTR 279 War and the Nation State
- INTR 280 Communism and Democracy in Eastern Europe
- PSCI/INTR 372 International Politics Field Seminar
- PSCI/INTR 373 Territory and Group Conflict
- PSCI 465 Civil War and the International System
- ANTH 229 War and Migration
- ANTH 264 Islam and Global Politics (RELC 248)
- CLTR 160 The New Europe: Formations and Transformations
- HIST 103 The West and the World since 1492
- HIST 139 History of India
- HIST 174 [173] American Military History
- HIST 204 [287] History of International and Global Health
- HIST 205 [244] Islam and the Third World (RELC 247)
- HIST 225 [214] Europe and the Great War, 1914-1919
- HIST 226 [205] Europe since 1945
- HIST 234 [225] Germany and Austria, 1800-1914
- HIST 235 [226] Hitler's Germany, 1914-1945
- HIST 236 [206] The Holocaust
- HIST 240 [238] History of British India
- HIST 244 [280] China-U.S. Relations
- HIST 247 [285] The Korean War
- HIST 303W [314] International Human Rights
- HIST 323W [310] World War II: The Eastern Front
- HIST 330W [360] War, Money, and Ordinary People
- HIST 333W [330] Russia in East Asia
- HIST 334W [331] The Soviet Union and the Cold War
- HIST 360W [333] America and the World to 1865
- HIST 361W [334] America and the World since 1865
- HIST 381W [345] Just and Unjust Wars
- PHIL 116Q Philosophy, History, and Practice of Non-Violence
- PHIL 301 Selected Topics in the Ethics of Non-Violence
- PHIL 308 Morality and War
- RELC 247 Islam and the Third World (HIST 205)
- RELC 248 Islam and Global Politics (ANTH 264)
Track B – Political Economy and Development
Only active courses are shown below. To see archived courses also, click here.
For History Department courses, old course numbers appear in brackets.
- PSCI/INTR 102 Introduction to International Political Economy
- PSCI/INTR 108 Introduction to Political Economy
- PSCI 151 Political Economy of Developing Countries
- PSCI 162 Business and Foreign Policy
- INTR 205 Global Sustainable Development
- INTR 211 Political Economy of Africa
- INTR 213 Political and Economic Development in Post-Colonial Societies
- INTR 216 Political Economy of Post-Communism
- PSCI/INTR 217 How Countries Become Rich
- INTR 218 China & Asia: Politics and Economics
- INTR 220 Non-State Actors in World Politics
- INTR 221 International Politics of Development
- INTR 225 Politics & Policymaking in the Developing World
- INTR 229 International Political Economy
- INTR 232 Political Economy of Europe
- INTR 237 Gender and Development
- INTR 238 Political Economy of International Migration
- INTR 239 Women, Men, Gender and Development
- INTR 240 Human Rights, Minorities and Migration in Europe
- PSCI 244K Politics and Markets: Innovation and The Global Business Environment
- PSCI/INTR 251 Political Economy of Development
- PSCI/INTR 255 Poverty and Development
- PSCI/INTR 257 The Origins of the Modern World
- PSCI/INTR 262 Globalization Past and Present
- PSCI/INTR 266 Politics of the European Union
- PSCI/INTR 268 Economics and Elections
- PSCI/INTR 268 International Organization
- PSCI/INTR 269 Russian Politics
- PSCI/INTR 271 Russia and Eastern Europe: Politics and International Relations
- PSCI/INTR 273 Political Economy of East Asia
- PSCI/INTR 274 International Political Economy
- INTR 280 The Politics and Economy of China
- INTR 281 Business and Politics in Eastern and Central Europe
- INTR 282 Eastern Europe: Philosophy and Reform
- INTR 286 Political Economy of Developing Countries
- PSCI/INTR 289 The Role of the State in Global Historical Perspective
- PSCI 290 Unequal Development and State Policy: Brazil, the U.S., and Nigeria
- PSCI/INTR 356 Political Economy of Reform
- PSCI/INTR 364 Comparative Political Economy
- PSCI/INTR 372 International Politics Field Seminar
- PSCI/INTR 374 International Political Economy
- ANTH 104 Contemporary Issues and Anthropology
- ANTH 224 Anthropology of Development
- ANTH 244 Marriage, Families, and Communities in a Global Perspective
- ANTH 249 Global Masculinities
- ANTH 266 Global Culture
- ANTH 278 Birth and Death II: Making Populations Healthy
- ECON 192Q Population Growth
- ECON 226 Economic Development of the North Atlantic
- ECON 252 Economies and Societies of Latin America (HIST 250)
- ECON 255 Africa's Sleeping Giant: Nigeria since the Islamic Revolution of 1805 (HIS 212)
- ECON 268 Economics of Globalization
- ECON 269 International Economics
- ECON 270 International Finance
- ECON 272 International Political Economy (PSCI 274)
- ECON 273 Economic Growth and Development
- ECON 291 Political Economy of Economic Development
- ECON 293 Politics and Economics of Post-Communist Transformation
- ECON 294 Economic Development in a Global Perspective
- ECON 371 Evolution of the World Economic Order since the Sixteenth Century (HIST 306W)
- ECON 385 The Atlantic Slave Trade and Africa, 1650-1850 (HIST 356)
- HIST 201 The Third World
- HIST 204 [287] History of International and Global Health
- HIST 209 [257] Corruption of the Global Economy: A Historical Perspective
- HIST 210 Africa Welcomes China in a New Global Economy
- HIST 212 [272] Africa's Sleeping Giant: Nigeria since the Islamic Revolution of 1805 (ECON 255)
- HIST 226 [205] Europe since 1945
- HIST 250 [203] Economies and Societies of Latin America and the Caribbean since 1493
- HIST 306W [357] Evolution of the World Economic Order from 1500 (ECON 371)
- HIST 307W Socioeconomic Development of the Atlantic World
- HIST 310W [347] The Political Economy of Food in Africa
Track C – Governance of Nations
Only active courses are shown below. To see archived courses also, click here.
For History Department courses, old course numbers appear in brackets.
- PSCI/INTR 101 Introduction to Comparative Politics
- PSCI 115 Intro to Comparative Politics
- PSCI 152 Politics in Developing Nations
- PSCI 160 Campaigns & Elections: A Global Perspective
- PSCI 164 Politics of Authoritarian Regimes
- PSCI 167 Politics of the Middle East
- PSCI 167M Democracy: Past and Present
- PSCI 169 Politics of New Europe
- INTR 200 Politics of Authoritarian Regimes
- INTR 201 Comparative Legislatures and Executives
- INTR 202 India, Pakistan, and the Politics of South Asia
- INTR 204 Dictatorship and Democracy
- INTR 210 Russian Politics
- INTR 211 Political Economy of Africa
- INTR 212 Democratization in Non-Western Societies
- INTR 213 Political and Economic Development in Post-Colonial Societies
- INTR 214 Political Violence in Comparative Perspective
- INTR 215 Corruption and Good Governance
- INTR 215 Populism in 21st Century Politics
- PSCI/INTR 217 How Countries Become Rich
- INTR 218 China & Asia: Politics and Economics
- INTR 219 Democracy in Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico
- INTR 220 Elections, Parties and Coalitions in Comparative Perspective
- INTR 221 European Nationalism
- INTR 222 Politics of New Europe
- INTR 223 Opposition in an Authoritarian State: Poland, 1945-1989
- INTR 224 Domestic Politics and International Relations
- INTR 225 Politics & Policymaking in the Developing World
- INTR 232 Political Economy of Europe
- INTR 234 Comparative Authoritarianism
- INTR 235 Elections under Democracy and Dictatorship
- INTR 236 Contentious Politics and Social Movements
- PSCI/INTR 239 International Environmental Law
- INTR 240 Human Rights, Minorities and Migration in Europe
- INTR 246 Religious Nationalism
- INTR 247 Zionism and Its Discontents
- PSCI/INTR 248 Politics of the Middle East
- INTR 249 Israel/Palestine
- PSCI/INTR 250 Conflict in Democracies
- PSCI/INTR 250 Comparative Democratic Representation
- PSCI/INTR 251 Politics of Authoritarian Regimes
- PSCI/INTR 252 Ethnic Politics and Ethnic Conflict
- PSCI/INTR 253 Comparative Political Parties
- PSCI/INTR 256 Theories of Comparative Politics
- PSCI/INTR 257 Poland in the New Europe
- PSCI/INTR 257 The Origins of the Modern World
- PSCI/INTR 258 Democratic Regimes
- PSCI/INTR 259 Order, Violence, and the State
- PSCI/INTR 260 Contemporary African Politics
- PSCI/INTR 260 Democratic Erosion
- PSCI/INTR 261 Latin American Politics
- PSCI/INTR 262 Globalization Past and Present
- PSCI/INTR 262 Elections in Developing Countries
- PSCI/INTR 263 Comparative Law and Courts
- PSCI/INTR 264 Comparative Political Institutions
- PSCI/INTR 265 Civil War and the International System
- PSCI/INTR 266 Politics of the European Union
- PSCI/INTR 266 The Politics of India and Pakistan
- PSCI/INTR 267 Identity, Ethnicity and Nationalism
- PSCI/INTR 268 Economics and Elections
- PSCI/INTR 269 Russian Politics
- PSCI/INTR 271 Russia and Eastern Europe: Politics and International Relations
- PSCI/INTR 271 Territory and Group Conflict
- PSCI/INTR 276 The Politics of Insurgency
- INTR 280 Communism and Democracy in Eastern Europe
- INTR 280 The Politics and Economy of China
- INTR 281 Business and Politics in Eastern and Central Europe
- INTR 282 Eastern Europe: Philosophy and Reform
- INTR 283 Politics in the European Union
- PSCI/INTR 350 Comparative Politics Field Seminar
- PSCI/INTR 351 Western European Politics
- PSCI/INTR 355 Democratic Political Processes
- PSCI/INTR 356 Political Economy of Reform
- PSCI/INTR 364 Comparative Political Economy
- PSCI/INTR 373 Territory and Group Conflict
- PSCI 465 Civil War and the International System
- AAAS 247 Black Paris
- ANTH 239 Latin American Immigration
- ANTH 248 Colonial and Contemporary Africa
- ANTH 255 Perspectives on Modern Middle East
- ANTH 264 Islam and Global Politics (RELC 248)
- ANTH 266 Global Culture
- CLTR 160 The New Europe, Formations and Transformations
- ECON 255 Africa's Sleeping Giant: Nigeria since the Islamic Revolution of 1805 (HIST 212)
- HIST 110 [106] Colonial and Contemporary Africa
- HIST 111 The African Diaspora
- HIST 112 Introduction to African Religions of the Diaspora
- HIST 124 Modern Europe
- HIST 126 Hitler's Germany, 1914-1945
- HIST 130 [150] Russian Civilization
- HIST 133 [152] The Russian Revolutions from Lenin to Putin
- HIST 134 [154] Russia Now
- HIST 137 [116] History of Poland
- HIST 139 History of India
- HIST 141 [186] East Asia after 1600
- HIST 142 [108] Traditional China
- HIST 143 [183] Modern China, 1600-Present
- HIST 144 [105] Traditional Japan
- HIST 145 [184] Modern Japan
- HIST 147 Issues in Contemporary Japanese Culture
- HIST 150 [130] Colonial Latin America
- HIST 151 Modern Latin America
- HIST 152 History of Mexico
- HIST 153 [126] History of Brazil, 1500-2009
- HIST 154 History of Latin America through Soccer
- HIST 183 [118] History of Christianity
- HIST 184 [117] History of Islam
- HIST 201 The Third World
- HIST 205 [244] Islam and the Third World (RELC 247)
- HIST 206 [243] Dangerous Texts: Literature and Politics in Russia
- HIST 208 [240] Comparative Modern Revolutions: France, Japan, Mexico, Russia
- HIST 211 [274] Guns, War, and Revolution in Southern Africa
- HIST 212 [272] Africa's Sleeping Giant: Nigeria since the Islamic Revolution of 1805 (ECON 255)
- HIST 214 Modern Turkish History (CLTR 285)
- HIST 226 [205] Europe since 1945
- HIST 227 [289] History of European Exploration
- HIST 229 [237] England and Ireland since 1800
- HIST 231 [232] The French Revolutions
- HIST 232 [223] Modern France
- HIST 233 [228] In Arezzo (Study Abroad): Modern Italy, 1796-1948
- HIST 234 [225] Germany and Austria, 1800-1914
- HIST 235 [226] Hitler's Germany, 1914-1945
- HIST 236 [206] The Holocaust
- HIST 237 [224] Modern Germany, 1945-Present
- HIST 238 [288] Secret Nation: Russia's Hidden Past
- HIST 239 [292] Totalitarianism and Everyday Life
- HIST 240 [238] History of British India
- HIST 243 [281] Chinese Revolution
- HIST 248 African Diaspora in Latin America, 1804-2009
- HIST 251 [210] African Diaspora in Latin America, 1441-1804
- HIST 283 [241] Politics of Identity: Russians, Poles, Jews, and Communists
- HIST 295 [202] Jews in Italy: History, Society, and Culture
- HIST 308W [325] The Global City
- HIST 332W [323] Stalinism
- HIST 342W Rich China, Poor China
- RELC 103 History of Judaism
- RELC 104 History of Christianity
- RELC 105 The Asian Search for Self
- RELC 106 From Confucius to Zen
- RELC 107 History of Islam
- RELC 108 An Introduction to Hinduism
- RELC 149 The Arab Revolutions
- RELC 231 Christian History I
- RELC 232 Christian History II
- RELC 234 Cry Freedom
- RELC 235 Religion and Society in Latin America
- RELC 240 Muhammad & the Qur'an
- RELC 247 Islam and the Third World (HIST 205)