SJSU Political Science Department - Focus on International Politics


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Focus on International Politics Requirements

This focus is designed for students who wish to pursue professional international careers, and to prepare citizens to function in the globalized and interdependent 21st century world.

Advisor: Danopoulos, Harris.

Lower Division: (12 units )

PS 001
PS 002
PS 003
PS 004

Key Courses for the focus (18 units):

150 War and Peace
152A International Organizations
154 U.S. Foreign Policy
147 Third World Politics

Any two courses selected from:

136 U.S. National Security Policy
148 Democratization
149 Comparative Public Policy and Administration
152B Model United Nations
180 or 184 Individual Studies or Directed Reading (arranged with advisor)
181 Internship (international internship)
Another course in Political Science (as appropriate, arranged with advisor)

International Regional Concentration (9 units):

Student may select from the following regional concentrations:

Europe
Russia/CIS
Africa
Middle East
Asia
Latin America

Regional concentration requirements are fulfilled as follows:

One Political Science core regional course: PS 140, 141, 142, 144, 145, 146
Two additional regional elective courses

Regional elective courses will be selected from disciplines in consultation with an advisor-constituting a single international regional concentration.

Methods, Capstone: ( 29 units )

Soc 15 or Stat 95 (GE, prep for major)
PS 100W (GE, prep for major)
Two years foreign language proficiency (20 units). Language should correspond to regional concentration.
PS 190 or 190H (3 units)

Upper Division: ( 6 Units )

One course in Political Theory: 160A, 160B, 160C (3 units)
One course in U.S. Politics: 102, 103, 105, 106, 114, 122, 130 (3 units)

Electives outside Political Science (0-10 units)

20 units outside the discipline and outside the regional concentration. Courses taken to satisfy the language requirement are counted to satisfy this elective requirement as well as other courses selected in consultation with an advisor.

Total: 61-68 units (16-26 from outside major, plus 6 units supporting from GE)