Checklist for the IR Major

Comparative Politics Core

Take 2 of the following:

• PSC/IR 101 Introduction to Comparative Politics
• PSC/IR 250 Comparative Democratic Representation
• PSC/IR 251 Authoritarianism
• PSC/IR 252 Ethnic Politics
• PSC/IR 253 Comparative Political Parties
• PSC/IR 255 Poverty and Development
• PSC/IR 256 Theories of Comparative Politics
• PSC/IR 257 Origins of the Modern World
• PSC/IR 258 Democratic Regimes
• PSC/IR 259 Order, Violence, and the State
• PSC/IR 260 Democratic Erosion
• PSC/IR 261 Latin American Politics
• PSC/IR 262 Elections in Developing Countries
• PSC/IR 263 Comparative Law and Courts
• PSC/IR 264 Comparative Political Institutions
• PSC/IR 265 Civil War and the International System
• PSC/IR 266 The Politics of India and Pakistan
• PSC/IR 267 Identity, Ethnicity and Nationalism
• PSC/IR 271 Territory and Group Conflict
• PSC/IR 276 The Politics of Insurgency and Terrorism
• PSC/IR 286 Political Economy of Developing Countries

International Relations Core

Take 2 of the following:

• PSC/IR 102 Introduction to International Political Economy
• PSC/IR 106 Introduction to International Relations
• PSC/IR 252 Ethnic Politics
• PSC/IR 255 Poverty and Development
• PSC/IR 259 Order, Violence, and the State
• PSC/IR 265 Civil War and the International System
• PSC/IR 268 International Organization
• PSC/IR 270 Mechanisms of International Relations
• PSC/IR 271 Territory and Group Conflict
• PSC/IR 272 Theories of International Relations
• PSC/IR 273 The Politics of Terrorism
• PSC/IR 274 International Political Economy
• PSC/IR 276 The Politics of Insurgency and Terrorism
• PSC/IR 278 Foundations of Modern International Politics
• PSC/IR 279 War and the Nation State

5 courses from the IR tracks

Notes:

Approved courses taken abroad count toward track requirements (including that of two PSC or IR courses).
Courses applied to the Comparative Politics or International Relations core requirements cannot count toward the track requirements.

• 3 courses in one track (at least 2 in PSC or IR)

  Track:

  • PSC/IR
  • PSC/IR
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• 2 others in any track

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3 more courses that are electives

Notes:

Can be any course in PSC/IR, ECO, or HIS.
May include 1 AP or IB exam—AP Government or History (4 or 5), Higher Level IB Global Politics (5, 6, or 7), or Higher Level IB History (6 or 7)—toward these 3 courses (considered introductory and a transfer).

Two of the above courses must be "W" courses

Notes:

The W courses do not have to be PSC or IR courses. PSC 202 counts as a W course. The W courses must be taken in residence at the University of Rochester; except in extraordinary circumstances, transfer courses cannot satisfy this requirement.

12 courses altogether

Notes:

Approved courses taken abroad count toward the requirement of 9 PSC or IR courses.
No more than 4 of the 12 may be transferred from elsewhere (only 3 if transferred from other U.S. colleges).

• 9 must be PSC or IR courses
• No more than four may be introductory courses

Two (or more) college-level language courses

(If two introductory courses are taken, they must be in the same language.)

An organized program of study abroad

• In (country):