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, Sasikumar

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)

Total: 61-68 units

(16-26 from outside major, plus 6 units supporting from GE)