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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 a concentration based either on a theme or a region. 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
No more than six hours of the credits counted to fulfill an Interdisciplinary International Affairs (INIA) major or minor may be counted toward any other major or minor.
Interdisciplinary Major in International Affairs
The major consists often courses (30 credit hours). In addition, students must fulfill the background requirements which consists of seven courses (21-22 credit hours) for the major.
Students must also have a demonstrated foreign language competency to the second intermediate (fourth term) 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.
| 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 | |
| Requirements for INIA Core: | ||
| Political Science Courses: | ||
| POSC 4601 | International Law | 3 |
| POSC 4611 | International Organization | 3 |
| POSC 4631 | World Conflict and Security | 3 |
| International Political Economy: Choose one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Politics of the World Economy | ||
| The Political Economy of Development | ||
| International Economics Course: Choose one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| International Economic Issues (recommended option for non-Economic Relations Concentration) | ||
| International Currency Markets (required for Economic Relations Concentration) | ||
| Comparative Economic Development (recommended option for Economic Relations Concentration) | ||
| International Trade (required for Economic Relations Concentration) | ||
| Senior Capstone Seminar: | ||
| INIA 4997 | Senior Capstone Seminar in International Affairs | 3 |
| Concentration Area Requirement | 12 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
In addition, students must complete additional credit hours in one of the following concentrations. At least three of the courses must be numbered 3000 or above.
- Area Studies
- Cross-Cultural Studies
- International Economic Relations
- International Political-Military Relations
- International Communication
- Peace Studies
- Special Topics
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 INIA coordinator.
1. Area Studies (12 credit hours):
Students in area studies must choose four courses in one area: European Studies, Asian Studies, Latin American Studies or Third World Studies.
| European Studies: Choose four of the following courses: | 12 | |
| 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 | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Asian Studies: Choose four of the following courses: | 12 | |
| 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 | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Latin American Studies: Choose four of the following courses: | 12 | |
| 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 | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Third World Studies: Choose four of the following courses: | 12 | |
| 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 | 12 | |
2. Cross-Cultural Studies (12 credit hours):
| Cross-Cultural Studies: 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 | ||
| History and Theology of the Christian East | ||
| Theology of the Church | ||
| Protestant Thought and Practice | ||
| Christian Theology in Global Contexts | ||
THEO 4420 | Course THEO 4420 Not Found | |
| 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 | 12 | |
3. International Economic Relations (12 credit hours):
Students with a concentration in international economic relations must complete the INIA major’s core, as well as an additional 12 credit hours of course work as listed below:
| Required international economics courses: | ||
| ECON 4044 | International Currency Markets | 3 |
| ECON 4046 | International Trade | 3 |
| International economic relations courses: Choose two of the following courses: | 6 | |
| The Legal and Regulatory Environment of International Business | ||
| Environmental and Natural Resource Economics | ||
| Comparative Economic Development | ||
| Money, Banking and Monetary Policy | ||
| 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 | 12 | |
4. International Political-Military Relations (12 credit hours):
| International Political-Military Relations: Choose four courses from 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 | 12 | |
5. International Communication (12 credit hours):
Students in this concentration must complete at least two courses from the College of Communication.
| International Communication: Choose four courses from the following | 12 | |
| College of Communication courses: 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 | ||
| 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 | 12 | |
6. Peace Studies (12 credit hours):
Students in this concentration must complete two courses from each area: Preventing War and Building Peace.
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
THEO 4420 | Course THEO 4420 Not Found | |
| Christ and World Religions: Theology of Interreligious Dialogue | ||
| Survey of World Religions | ||
| Islam: Faith and Practice | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 12 | |
7. 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.
Other relevant courses and many courses taken while studying abroad may fulfill the concentration requirement with the prior approval of the program coordinator. Any substitutions must be approved by the program coordinator.
Interdisciplinary Minor in International Affairs
The minor consists of 6 courses (18 credit hours). In addition, students must fulfill the background requirements for the minor.
Students must also have a demonstrated foreign language competency to the second intermediate (fourth term) 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 program coordinator.
| Background Requirements: | ||
| ECON 2003 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 2004 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| POSC 2401 | Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POSC 2601 | International Politics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Program Requirements: | ||
| 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 |
| An upper-division course in international economics. The following course is recommended: | ||
| ECON 4040 | International Economic Issues | 3 |
| 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.
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