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International Relations at the University of

International Relations at UD: International Relations A Distinctive Experience The study of behavior that occurs The provides across the boundaries of states, the broader relationships of which opportunities to study you will such behavior is a part, and the not find at other institutions. In addition institutions (private, , to our award-winning faculty you will nongovernmental, and have many unique opportunities and intergovernmental) that oversee resources: those interactions. International Relations Quick The Center for Political Facts: ! International Relations majors can easily add minors The CPC offers speakers series featuring or a double major national political figures, guest lectures, ! Small class sizes for undergraduate research, state-wide individualized attention candidate debates, film series, ! Study abroad with our faculty for four weeks during the Night Central celebration and more! winter session ! Earn academic credit for A Small State Equals Big internships anywhere around Opportunities the globe ! Everyone can graduate in Delaware’s state-wide officials are frequent four years ! guests in our classrooms bringing All faculty teach undergraduate courses Washington and Dover to Newark. UD ! Opportunities for majors secure internships in undergraduate research Delaware and Washington, D.C. and some ! You can earn an Honors are promoted to paid staff positions. Degree in International Relations Legislative Fellows Program Contact us: Legislative Fellows spend a semester working in Department of Political Science and the Delaware General Assembly for International Relations representatives and committees. Students gain 347 Smith Hall valuable insight into state and local politics, Newark, DE 19716

make valuable employment connections and https://www.poscir.udel.edu/ earn a stipend. (302)-831-2355

Biden Domestic Institute David Redlawsk, Professor and Chair Jason Mycoff, Associate Professor and A new institute that will deliver even more Director of Undergraduate Studies 1 resources and opportunities to students. International Relations Student Career Success International Relations develops important skills like , critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork, and data analysis. International Relations students find jobs in politics, , business, and the non-profit sector. Since nobody knows what the job market will look like in four years, we provide a broad skill set that helps our students get placed in any economy and enjoy career advancement. Check out our students’ jobs below!

1 – 3 Years After Graduation 4 -6 Years After Graduation êAccount , Yelp êAssociate, Halloran and Sage LLP, êAssociate Bank Secrecy Act Analyst Hartford, CT Bridgehampton National Bank êCampaign Manager, Kathleen Rice for êAuction Manager, Sports Marketing Congress êBusiness Technology Analyst, Deloitte ê Fundraising Associate, Flanagan, Fulkerson & Company, Washington, êCouncil on International Educational D.C. Exchange, English Teacher, Madrid, Spain êPolicy Analyst, Securing America's Future Energy, Washington, D.C. êConstituent Advocate, U.S. Senate êSenior Account Executive, MSLGROUP êDeputy Campaign Manager for John Public Relations and Carney for Governor Communications êDeputy Communications Director, êStaff Assistant, U.S. Senate Office of Governor êStatewide Director and co-founder of êFinancial Advisor at Bank of America Delaware Right to Marry Political êGeneral Electric: Edison Engineering Action Committee Development Program in renewable êSupply Chain Planner, Dr. Reddy's energy Laboratories êGlobal Data Analyst, Bloomberg êTransportation Planner, Tennessee êIntelligence Analyst, U.S. Air Force Department of Transportation êInternational Business Development êU.S. Foreign Service Officer Coordinator, Delaware Department of State ê Journalist, Amman, Jordan 93 percent of employers say êLegislative Assistant, that “a demonstrated êOADP Anti-Money Laundering Analyst capacity to think critically, at J.P. Morgan communicate clearly, and êPeace Corps, Dominican solve complex problems is êStaff Assistant, U.S. House of Representatives more important than [a êTargeting Analyst, Central Intelligence candidate’s] undergraduate Agency major.”1 êUnited Nations Online Communications, Copenhagen, 2 1Association of American Colleges & Universities 2013 National Survey of Business and Nonprofit Denmark Leaders. https://www.aacu.org/leap/presidentstrust/compact/2013SurveySummary Our students pursue graduate and Mid-Career Professionals professional degrees at prestigious êAdvanced Modeling Specialist, NPD Group universities in many exciting fields. Political ê Assistant Director of Events, The Brookings Science prepares students for success in Institution post-graduate . êAssistant Professor of Political Science, ê Associate, Weir and Partners LLP, , PA Fields of Study êBudget Analyst, State of Maryland Architecture, , Education, êBusiness Development, Moody’s Financial English as a Second Language, Services Entrepreneurship & Design, Finance, êChemical Demilitarization Analyst, , Global Inclusion and Social Barbaricum, Washington, D.C. Development, International Affairs, Interior êClient Development Strategist, Spark451 Inc. Design, , Medicine, Political Marketing and Advertising Communication, Political Science, Public êCountry Director, Burundi at One Acre Fund, Administration, , Religion, Burundi , and Homeland Security Policy, U.S. and êDelaware Press & Policy Advisor, U.S. House . of Representatives êDoctors Without Borders Field Project Law Programs Coordinator êField Communications Manager, Vaccines, American University; Brooklyn Law; GlaxoSmithKline ; Emory University; ; George Mason êGlobal Human Resources Manager, University; George Washington Corporation Service Company University; ; ê Intelligence Analyst, U.S. Department of Indiana University; John Marshall Law; Justice Pace University; ; êIntelligence Analyst, U.S. Air Force ; Rutgers êLegislative Liaison, Office of Governor John University; St. Johns University; Seton Hall Carney University; Syracuse University; Suffolk UCLA; êPolicy Director, Office of Governor John University; University of Maryland; Carney University of Pennsylvania; Vanderbilt; Villanova; Washington University in St. êSenior Director, Enrollment Services Louis; Weidner; Yale; and more. Communication at Arizona State University Graduate Programs

Advanced Career Professionals Aarhus University; American University; ê Chief Justice, Delaware Supreme Court Augsburg University; of ê Deputy Assistant Secretary, US Governance, Berlin; London School of Department of Commerce Economics and Political Science; Michigan ê Foreign Service Officer, Havana, Cuba State University; St. Andrews University; ê Foreign Service Officer, Jerusalem, Israel Thomas Jefferson University; University ê McCain Presidential Campaign Manager College London; University of Edinburgh; ê Obama Presidential Campaign Manager University of Maryland; University of ê Senator, Massachusetts, Boston; University of ê Vice President, United States Minnesota; University of Rochester; ; and more.

3 Employer Priorities for Most Important College Learning Outcomes

ê Knowledge of Human and the Physical and Natural World P • Knowledge and understanding of democratic institutions and values 87%¤ P • Broad knowledge in the liberal arts and sciences 78%¤ P • Intercultural skills and understanding of societies and cultures outside the US 78%¤

ê Intellectual and Practical Skills P • Oral communication 85%² P • Teamwork skills in diverse groups 83%² P • Written communication 82%² P • Critical thinking and analytic reasoning 81%² P • Complex problem solving 70%² P • Information literacy 68%² P • Innovation and creativity 65%² • Technological skills 60%² P • Quantitative Reasoning 56%²

ê Personal and social responsibility P • Problem solving in diverse settings 96%¤ P • Civic knowledge, skills, and judgment essential for contributing 86%¤ P • Ethical judgment and decision making 81%²

ê Integrative applied learning P • Applied knowledge in real-world settings 80%²

Note: These data are taken from Falling Short? College Learning and Career Success, a 2015 report on findings from a survey of employers and a survey of college students conducted for AAC&U by Hart Research Associates. For a full report on this survey and earlier reports on employer views, see www.aacu.org/leap.

¤Indicates percentage of employers who “strongly agree” or “somewhat agree” that, “regardless of a student’s chosen field of study’” every student should attain this area of knowledge or skill. ²Indicates percentage of employers who rate this outcome as very important (8-10 on a ten point scale) for recent graduates entering the job market. üIndicates a skill or knowledge political science and international relations majors work on in and out of class through projects, simulations, written assignments, debates and other course activities.

4 International Relations Plan of Study

The interdisciplinary International Relations major at UD is All International Relations designed to give majors flexibility in both plan of study and majors take eight core course selection. Students can take a wide variety of courses from courses including different departments to satisfy major requirements. See page introductory courses on seven for a full list of department course offerings. American Politics, , , , and International Relations Major Requirements: World , an upper-level 24 Credits Core Courses language course, and a 18 Credits Topical Concentration choice of Western 9 Credits Regional Specialization and regional history courses. Internships and undergraduate research can count towards major requirements. All International Relations majors choose a topical concentration Topical Concentrations and a regional specialization. Many Development students complete two Students study the politics and economics of of their three regional developing nations around the globe and their specialization courses relations with each other and the developed world. during abroad trips. and Students study diplomacy, the rule of international As an interdisciplinary law and the role international organizations play. major students complete many of their International requirements with Students study politics, economics, the interplay of courses offered outside corporations and government in both international the Department of and comparative perspectives. Political Science and U.S. Foreign Policy International Relations. Majors take at least Students study American foreign policy and the three economics foreign policy apparatus, national security, force courses, at least one and politics and . language course and courses in other fields Regional Specializations like , Philosophy, History, Students choose a specialization in one of five regions Geography, , Applied Economics and around the globe: Africa; Asia; ; Latin America; and Statistics, and Women the . Each major will develop a deep and . understanding of politics and history in their respective region. 5 Minors and Related Programs

Minors in our Department Minors in Affiliated Programs

Political Science

We offer a 15 credit minor in Students can minor in the study of Political Science. Minors complete seven areas including: African two introductory-level courses and Studies, Asian Studies; Islamic three upper-level courses across at Studies; Jewish Studies; Latin least two of the traditional political American and Iberian Studies; and science subfields. This minor cannot . be paired with a major in Political Science or International Relations. Legal Studies

Political Communication Students have the opportunity to explore the law from an minors interdisciplinary perspective. The learn about leading edge concepts law is central to theories and of political communication and research in the social sciences, digital technology found in political , business, and public campaigns and policy. debate at all levels of politics. Minors complete 18 credits of Women and Gender Studies Communication and Political Science course work. We offer this Students take an interdisciplinary minor in cooperation with the approach to studying sexuality and Department of Communication. gender, women in a global perspective and domestic violence.

Other Majors and Minors

International Relations students also commonly add minors or second majors in Black American Studies, , Economics, English, History, Foreign Languages, Sociology, and many more disciplines.

6 Department Course Offerings

Introductory International Relations POSC 150 Introduction to American Politics POSC 304 , Identity and Governance POSC 313 American Foreign Policy POSC 220 Introduction to Public Policy POSC 309 Political By Country POSC 316 International Political Economy POSC 240 Introduction to Global Politics POSC 310 European Politics POSC 329 International Migration POSC 270 Introduction to Comparative Politics POSC 311 Politics of Developing Nations POSC 330 Political Terrorism POSC 285 Introduction to Political Theory POSC 312 Politics of East Asian Development POSC 362 Diplomacy POSC 300 Research Methods for Political POSC 317 POSC 363 Science POSC 330 Political Terrorism POSC 368 Politics of Difference POSC 339 POSC 408 International Organization American Politics POSC 350 Politics and the Environment POSC 409 Topics in World Politics POSC 301 State and Local Government POSC 377 Arab-Israeli Politics POSC 410 Islam in Global Affairs POSC 317 Gender and Politics POSC 426 Latin American Politics POSC 414 Topics in American Foreign Policy POSC 318 Public Opinion POSC 427 Politics of POSC 415 Force and World Politics POSC 319 Topics in Politics and Broadcast POSC 430 Intermestic Relations of Islam and POSC 416 and Conflict Journalism America Resolution POSC 320 Parties and Interest Groups POSC 433 African Politics POSC 417 National Security Policy POSC 322 Politics and the African-American POSC 436 Politics and Literature POSC 419 International Relations History Experience POSC 439 Topics in African Politics POSC 420 International Crimes, Criminals, POSC 324 and POSC 440 Comparative Public Opinion and Courts POSC 340 Politics and the Media POSC 441 Contemporary Politics by Country POSC 428 Topics in Asian Politics POSC 350 Politics and the Environment POSC 442 Topics in European Politics POSC 429 Southeast Asia and the World POSC 355 Urban Politics POSC 450 Topics in Latin American Politics POSC 430 Intermestic Relations of Islam and POSC 368 Politics of Difference POSC 453 Comparative Political Economy America POSC 380 Introduction to Law POSC 458 Post- POSC 443 China and the World POSC 401 Topics in Law and Politics POSC 461 Topics in Gender and Politics POSC 444 Global Agenda POSC 402 The First Amendment POSC 480 Topics in Environmental Politics POSC 445 and World Politics POSC 403 Civil Liberties POSC 482 America in the Middle East POSC 446 International Human Rights on POSC 404 The Judicial Process Film POSC 405 Constitutional Law POSC 448 Theories of International Relations Political Theory POSC 407 American Presidency POSC 449 Ethics and Politics POSC 308 Theories of Sexuality POSC 411 Politics and Poverty POSC 463 and Gender POSC 413 Topics in American Politics POSC 475 POSC 333 Contemporary POSC 421 Political POSC 482 America in the Middle East Political POSC 423 Congress POSC 361 Feminist Political POSC 425 Advanced Topics in Politics and Theory Broadcast Journalism POSC 387 American Political POSC 447 National Agenda Thought POSC 452 Topics in Urban Politics POSC 434 Political Thought I POSC 457 Political Science Careers and Practice POSC 435 Political Thought II POSC 461 Topics in Gender and Politics POSC 438 Topics in Political POSC 462 Climate Change: Policy, Equity and Theory Mitigation POSC 459 Sexuality and Law POSC 471 Polling Research and Analysis POSC 472 Democratic Theory POSC 476 Election Law POSC 473 Gender, Sex and Law POSC 480 Topics in Environmental Politics POSC 483 Washington D.C. Policy Practicum

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