Director: H.R. Friman, Ph.D.
Interdisciplinary Major in International Affairs
The major or minor offers interdisciplinary study of international affairs. Students take core courses in international politics and economics and, for the major, additional courses in history, languages, culture and other areas to complete one of the following concentrations based either on a theme or a region: Area Studies (European Studies, Asian Studies, Latin American Studies, Third World Studies), Cross-Cultural Studies, International Economic Relations, International Political-Military Relations, International Communication, or Peace Studies. Students may also work with the Director of INIA to design a concentration on a special topic in which they are interested.
By graduation, students will have gained a solid base of knowledge regarding international affairs and the ability to integrate the diverse perspectives of several disciplines to gain subtle understandings of complex problems.
For more information visit the Interdisciplinary Major/Minor in International Affairs website.
International Affairs Major
The major consists of ten courses (30 cr. hrs.), including six courses (18 cr. hrs.) for the INIA core, and four courses (12 cr. hrs.) in a concentration. Students must complete one of the seven concentrations as listed below: Area Studies (European Studies, Asian Studies, Latin American Studies, Third World Studies), Cross-Cultural Studies, International Economic Relations, International Political-Military Relations, International Communication, Peace Studies, or an approved Special Topics Concentration.
In addition, students must complete seven background courses (21-22 cr. hrs.) in history, economics, political science, and statistics, as listed below.
Students must also have a demonstrated competency in a foreign language through the intermediate (2002 or 2003) level. Students are encouraged to take at least two language courses beyond the intermediate level, and preferably to minor in a foreign language.
Notes:
- INIA 4997 Senior Capstone Seminar in International Affairs is usually completed during the final spring semester of study at Marquette.
- Other courses may satisfy concentration requirements (especially for students who study abroad) but that any substitutions must be approved by the Director of INIA.
- ECON 4953 Seminar in Economics– must be pre-approved by the Director of INIA.
- No more than two courses (6 cr. hrs.) counted to fulfill the International Affairs (INIA) major or minor may be counted toward any other major or minor.
| Background requirements: | ||
| History (Western Civilization): | ||
| HIST 1001 | Growth of Western Civilization to 1715 | 3 |
| or HIST 1002 | Growth of Western Civilization since 1715 | |
| History Courses: Choose one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Survey of Latin America | ||
| Africa | ||
| East Asia | ||
| Economics Courses: | ||
| ECON 2003 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 2004 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Political Science Courses: | ||
| POSC 2401 | Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POSC 2601 | International Politics | 3 |
| Statistics Courses: Choose one of the following courses: | 3-4 | |
| Modern Elementary Statistics | ||
| Business Statistics | ||
| Psychological Measurements and Statistics | ||
| Social Statistics | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 21-22 | |
| Concentration I: Area Studies | ||
| Required Political Science Core Courses: | ||
| POSC 4601 | International Law | 3 |
| POSC 4611 | International Organization | 3 |
| POSC 4631 | World Conflict and Security | 3 |
| Required International Political Economy Core Course: Choose one of the following. | 3 | |
| Politics of the World Economy | ||
| The Political Economy of Development | ||
| Required International Economics Core Course: Choose one of the following. | 3 | |
| International Economic Issues (recommended option ) | ||
| International Currency Markets | ||
| Comparative Economic Development | ||
| International Trade | ||
| Required Senior Capstone Seminar: | ||
| INIA 4997 | Senior Capstone Seminar in International Affairs | 3 |
| Area Studies Concentration Requirement: Choose one of the following four Areas. | 12 | |
| European Studies Concentration: Choose four of the following courses. | ||
| Pre-Revolutionary Europe: 1648 to 1789 | ||
| Reaction, Revolution, and Nationalism: 1814 to 1914 | ||
| Twentieth Century Europe | ||
| "The Great War": World War I, 1914-18 | ||
| World War II | ||
| Intellectual History of Modern Europe | ||
| Modern Britain | ||
| The British Empire | ||
| Modern Ireland | ||
| Modern France | ||
| Modern Germany | ||
| The Russian Revolution and the Soviet Union | ||
| The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1787 to 1815 | ||
| Public Policy in Industrial Democracies | ||
| European Politics | ||
| Russian and Post-Soviet Politics | ||
| International Politics of Europe | ||
| Asian Studies Concentration: Choose four of the following courses. | ||
| Modern Japan | ||
| Modern China | ||
| Japanese Culture and Civilization | ||
| Asian Philosophy | ||
| Chinese Politics | ||
| Japanese and Korean Politics | ||
| Politics of the Indian Subcontinent | ||
| International Politics of Asia | ||
| Islam: Faith and Practice | ||
| Hinduism, Yoga, and Buddhism | ||
| Latin American Studies Concentration: Choose four of the following courses. | ||
| Prehistory of South America | ||
| The Caribbean | ||
| History of Mexico | ||
| Latin American Politics | ||
| United States-Latin American Relations | ||
| Peoples and Cultures of Spanish America | ||
| Spanish-American Literature: Pre-Columbian to Baroque | ||
| Spanish-American Literature: Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries | ||
| Novels and Novelists in Spanish-America | ||
| Third World Studies Concentration: Choose four of the following courses. | ||
| People and Cultures of the Middle East | ||
| The Rise of Agriculture | ||
| Culture Change and Development | ||
| Post-Colonial Literature | ||
| Modern Middle East Since 1500 | ||
| History of Mexico | ||
| North Africa | ||
| Modern China | ||
| Chinese Politics | ||
| Latin American Politics | ||
| Politics of the Indian Subcontinent | ||
| Politics of the Developing World | ||
| Islam: Faith and Practice | ||
| Hinduism, Yoga, and Buddhism | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
| Concentration II: Cross-Cultural Studies | ||
| Required Political Science Core Courses. | ||
| POSC 4601 | International Law | 3 |
| POSC 4611 | International Organization | 3 |
| POSC 4631 | World Conflict and Security | 3 |
| Required International Political Economy Core Course: Choose one of the following. | 3 | |
| Politics of the World Economy | ||
| The Political Economy of Development | ||
| Required International Economics Core Course: Choose one of the following. | 3 | |
| International Economic Issues (recommended option) | ||
| International Currency Markets | ||
| Comparative Economic Development | ||
| International Trade | ||
| Required Senior Capstone Seminar: | ||
| INIA 4997 | Senior Capstone Seminar in International Affairs | 3 |
| Cross-Cultural Studies Concentration: Choose four of the following courses. | 12 | |
| Cultural Identity, Media and World Religions | ||
| Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Human Geography | ||
| Anthropology of Religion | ||
| Culture Change and Development | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Race, Ethnicity, and Identity in American Literature and Culture | ||
| Post-Colonial Literature | ||
| Contributions of the French and Francophone World (GRMN 3200) | ||
| French Civilization (SPAN 3300) | ||
| German Contributions to Western Civilization | ||
| Italian Culture and Civilization | ||
| Japanese Culture and Civilization (ITAL 3200) | ||
| Asian Philosophy | ||
| Marx and Marxism | ||
| Modern Revolutions | ||
| Politics of the Developing World | ||
| Social Inequality | ||
| Peoples and Cultures of Spain | ||
| Peoples and Cultures of Spanish America | ||
| Christian Faith in Cultural Contexts | ||
| Theology, Violence, and Nonviolence | ||
| History and Theology of the Christian East | ||
| Theology of the Church | ||
| Protestant Thought and Practice | ||
| Christian Theology in Global Contexts | ||
| Christ and World Religions: Theology of Interreligious Dialogue | ||
| Survey of World Religions | ||
| Jewish Thought and Practice | ||
| Islam: Faith and Practice | ||
| Hinduism, Yoga, and Buddhism | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
| Concentration III: International Economic Relations | ||
| Required Political Science Core Courses: | ||
| POSC 4601 | International Law | 3 |
| POSC 4611 | International Organization | 3 |
| POSC 4631 | World Conflict and Security | 3 |
| Required International Political Economy Core Course: Choose one of the following. | 3 | |
| Politics of the World Economy | ||
| The Political Economy of Development | ||
| Required International Economic Core Courses: | ||
| ECON 4044 | International Currency Markets | 3 |
| ECON 4046 | International Trade | 3 |
| Required Senior Capstone | ||
| INIA 4997 | Senior Capstone Seminar in International Affairs | 3 |
| International Economic Relations Concentration | ||
| Required International Economics Courses: Choose one of the following courses. | 3 | |
| Environmental and Natural Resource Economics | ||
| Comparative Economic Development | ||
| Money, Banking and Monetary Policy | ||
| Seminar in Economics (may be taken if topic is relevant) | ||
| Required International Economic Relations Courses: Choose two of the following courses not taken above. | 6 | |
| The Legal and Regulatory Environment of International Business | ||
| Environmental and Natural Resource Economics | ||
| Comparative Economic Development | ||
| Money, Banking and Monetary Policy | ||
| Seminar in Economics (may be taken if topic is relevant) | ||
| International Finance | ||
| International Management | ||
| International Marketing | ||
| Public Policy in Industrial Democracies | ||
| Politics of the World Economy | ||
| Politics of the Illicit Global Economy | ||
| The Political Economy of Development | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
| Concentration IV: International Political-Military Relations | ||
| Required Political Science Core Courses: | ||
| POSC 4601 | International Law | 3 |
| POSC 4611 | International Organization | 3 |
| POSC 4631 | World Conflict and Security | 3 |
| Required International Political Economy Core Course: Choose one of the following. | 3 | |
| Politics of the World Economy | ||
| The Political Economy of Development | ||
| Required International Economics Core Course: Choose one of the following. | 3 | |
| International Economic Issues (recommended option) | ||
| International Currency Markets | ||
| Comparative Economic Development | ||
| International Trade | ||
| Required Senior Capstone Seminar: | ||
| INIA 4997 | Senior Capstone Seminar in International Affairs | 3 |
| International Political-Military Relations Concentration: Choose four of the following. | 12 | |
| American Military History | ||
| The Vietnam War Era | ||
| Reaction, Revolution, and Nationalism: 1814 to 1914 | ||
| "The Great War": World War I, 1914-18 | ||
| American Foreign Relations 1 | ||
| American Foreign Relations 2 | ||
| The British Empire | ||
| The Cold War | ||
| News Media and Foreign Policy | ||
| American National Security Policy | ||
| Modern Revolutions | ||
| United States Foreign Policy | ||
| International Politics of Europe | ||
| International Politics of the Middle East | ||
| International Politics of Asia | ||
| United States-Latin American Relations | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
| Concentration V: International Communication | ||
| Required Political Science Core Courses: | ||
| POSC 4601 | International Law | 3 |
| POSC 4611 | International Organization | 3 |
| POSC 4631 | World Conflict and Security | 3 |
| Required International Political Economy Core Course: Choose one of the following. | 3 | |
| Politics of the World Economy | ||
| The Political Economy of Development | ||
| Required International Economics Core Course: Choose one of the following. | 3 | |
| International Economic Issues (recommended option) | ||
| International Currency Markets | ||
| Comparative Economic Development | ||
| International Trade | ||
| Required Senior Capstone Seminar: | ||
| INIA 4997 | Senior Capstone Seminar in International Affairs | 3 |
| International Communication Concentration: Choose four courses as listed below.* | 12 | |
| College of Communication: Choose at least two courses. | ||
| International Communication | ||
| News Media and Foreign Policy | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Communicating in Multinational Organizations | ||
| College of Arts and Sciences courses: | ||
| International Trade (if not taken above) | ||
| American Foreign Relations 1 | ||
| American Foreign Relations 2 | ||
| The Cold War | ||
| American National Security Policy | ||
| Public Policy in Industrial Democracies | ||
| Democracy, Authoritarianism, and Totalitarianism | ||
| Modern Revolutions | ||
| Politics of the Developing World | ||
| United States Foreign Policy | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
*NOTE: For the International Communication Concentration, at least two of the four required courses must be chosen from the College of Communication. The remaining courses may be chosen from the list of College of Arts and Sciences courses.
| Concentration VI: Peace Studies | ||
| Required Political Science Core Courses: | ||
| POSC 4601 | International Law | 3 |
| POSC 4611 | International Organization | 3 |
| POSC 4631 | World Conflict and Security | 3 |
| Required International Political Economy Core Course: Choose one of the following. | 3 | |
| Politics of the World Economy | ||
| The Political Economy of Development | ||
| Required International Economics Core Course: Choose one of the following. | 3 | |
| International Economic Issues (recommended option) | ||
| International Currency Markets | ||
| Comparative Economic Development | ||
| International Trade | ||
| Required Senior Capstone Seminar | ||
| INIA 4997 | Senior Capstone Seminar in International Affairs | 3 |
| Peace Studies Concentration | ||
| Preventing War: Choose two courses from the following. | 6 | |
| Communication and Conflict | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| The Vietnam War Era | ||
| "The Great War": World War I, 1914-18 | ||
| World War II | ||
| Modern Middle East Since 1500 | ||
| The Cold War | ||
| Politics of the Indian Subcontinent | ||
| International Politics of the Middle East | ||
| Building Peace: Choose two courses from the following. | 6 | |
| Environmental and Natural Resource Economics | ||
| Comparative Economic Development (if not taken above) | ||
| Race, Ethnicity, and Identity in American Literature and Culture | ||
| Twentieth Century Europe | ||
| Politics of the Developing World | ||
| International Politics of Europe | ||
| International Politics of Asia | ||
| Theology, Violence, and Nonviolence | ||
| Christ and World Religions: Theology of Interreligious Dialogue | ||
| Survey of World Religions | ||
| Islam: Faith and Practice | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
| Concentration VII: Special Topics* | ||
| Required Political Science Core Courses: | ||
| POSC 4601 | International Law | 3 |
| POSC 4611 | International Organization | 3 |
| POSC 4631 | World Conflict and Security | 3 |
| Required International Political Economy Core Course: Choose one of the following. | 3 | |
| Politics of the World Economy | ||
| The Political Economy of Development | ||
| Required International Economics Coure Course: Choose one of the following. | 3 | |
| International Economic Issues (recommended option) | ||
| International Currency Markets | ||
| Comparative Economic Development | ||
| International Trade | ||
| Required Senior Capstone Seminar: | ||
| INIA 4997 | Senior Capstone Seminar in International Affairs | 3 |
| *Special Topics Concentration: Four Courses. | 12 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
*NOTE: Special Topics:
Students may work with their advisers to design a concentration on a topic in which they have a special interest. All such concentrations must meet the following conditions:
- A special topics concentration must include four related three credit upper division courses on a topic in international affairs significantly different than any of the existing concentrations.
- A special topics concentration must be declared and approved in writing at least a year prior to the student’s graduation.
- The proposal must be signed and approved by the student, the student’s adviser and the INIA coordinator.
International Affairs Minor
The minor consists of 6 courses (18 credit hours). In addition, students must fulfill the background requirements in economics and political science (12 cr. hrs.) for the minor.
Students must also have a demonstrated foreign language competency to the second intermediate (2002 or 2003) level. Students are encouraged to take at least two language courses beyond the intermediate (2002 or 2003) level, and preferably to minor in a foreign language.
Any substitutions must be approved by the Director of INIA.
| Background Requirements: | ||
| Economics Courses: | ||
| ECON 2003 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 2004 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Political Science Courses: | ||
| POSC 2401 | Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POSC 2601 | International Politics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 12 | |
| INIA Minor Requirements | ||
| Required Political Science Courses: | ||
| POSC 4601 | International Law | 3 |
| POSC 4611 | International Organization | 3 |
| POSC 4621 | Politics of the World Economy | 3 |
| POSC 4631 | World Conflict and Security | 3 |
| International Economics Course: Choose one upper division course. | 3 | |
| International Economic Issues (recommended option) | ||
| Senior Capstone Seminar: | ||
| INIA 4997 | Senior Capstone Seminar in International Affairs | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
Note:
The INIA 4997 Senior Capstone Seminar in International Affairs is usually taken during the student's last spring semester of study at Marquette.
Courses
INIA 4997. Senior Capstone Seminar in International Affairs. 3 cr. hrs.
Senior seminar for INIA majors and minors that offers students the opportunity to integrate their background, core and concentration studies of economics, political science and history as well as other disciplines in exploring a prominent issue in international affairs. Topics vary. Combines extensive readings, lecture, class discussion and student presentations. Prereq: Sr. stndg. and INIA major or minor.
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