Mar 28, 2024  
USC Catalogue 2022-2023 
    
USC Catalogue 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

International Relations


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The Department of Political Science and International Relations offers: a BA in International Relations; a BA in International Relations (Global Business); a BA in International Relations and the Global Economy; and a BA in Intelligence and Cyber Operations. The department also offers minors in international relations, global communication, and international policy and management.

The international relations major encourages undergraduate double majors, especially with economics, environmental studies, geography, history, journalism, political science and sociology. Programs are flexible, allowing students to gain a broad background in international studies and, at the same time, to specialize in a particular area.

Center for International and Public Affairs, CPA 330
(213) 740-6278; 740-2136
FAX: (213) 821-4424
Email: poir@usc.edu

Chair: Ange-Marie Hancock-Alfaro, PhD

Faculty: see Political Science and International Relations  

Advisement

Advisement is required for all majors and minors. Students are encouraged to meet with International Relations advisers at least once a semester to review the direction of their individual programs. Students are also encouraged to seek the advisement of faculty members whose specializations are appropriate to their programs of study.

Academic Specialization

Students majoring in international relations who wish to develop their own specialization or emphasize a particular regional area may establish with a faculty adviser, or with International Relations advisers, an academic program that will accomplish the students’ objectives.

International Relations Honors Program

The department offers a two-semester honors program for outstanding undergraduate students in the junior and senior years. The organization of the course during the first semester follows the seminar model, emphasizing independent research, discussion, and oral and written reports. In the second semester, the student is required to write a thesis under the direction of a substantive faculty adviser. Students are admitted to the program after careful screening on the basis of their academic record and an interview with a prospective adviser.

Graduate Degrees

Degree Requirements

These degrees are under the jurisdiction of the Graduate School. Refer to the Requirements for Graduation  section and The Graduate School  section of this catalogue for general regulations. All courses applied toward the degrees must be courses accepted by the Graduate School.

All graduate students are required to maintain regular contact with the graduate coordinator to assure compliance with departmental regulations.

Programs

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