Program Overview

International Affairs Certificate Program

The International Affairs Certificate program requires satisfactory completion of the language requirements for the degree program in which a student is enrolled. The program also includes a core course, POL SCI 1800: World Politics, and four elective courses from at least three of the following eleven areas:

Elective Course Areas

• Area 1: Anthropology
  • ANTHRO 3236: Sex Trafficking in Cross-Cultural Perspective
• Area 2: Biology
  • BIOL 1202: Environmental Biology
  • BIOL 3202: Conservation Biology
• Area 3: Business Administration
  • INTL BUS 3299: Independent Study In International Business
  • INTL BUS 3280: The Law Of International Business Transactions
  • FINANCE 3580: International Corporate Finance
  • INTL BUS 3281: Business In China
  • FINANCE 3582: International Investments
  • LOG OM 4381: International Logistics And Operations Management
  • MGMT 3680: International Management
  • INTL BUS 3282: Managing The Global Workforce
  • INTL BUS 3284: The Japanese Management System
  • MGMT 3685: Role Of The Global Corporation
  • INTL BUS 3283: International Business And Society
  • INTL BUS 4289: International Strategic Management
  • MKTG 3780: International Marketing
  • MKTG 3787: Marketing in the European Union
• Area 4: Communication
  • COMM 3332: Intercultural Communication
• Area 5: Economics
  • ECON 3300: International Economic Analysis
• Area 6: Geography
  • GEOG 1002: World Regions
• Area 7: History
  • HIST 2024: US Foreign Relations and Military History Since 1900
  • HIST 3033
  • HIST 2064: African Diaspora in the Age of Migration
  • HIST 2091: Europe in the Nineteenth Century: From Waterloo to World War I
  • HIST 3092: Europe, War And Upheaval
  • HIST 3093: Europe, 1950-Present: Peace And Prosperity
• Area 8: Media Studies
  • MEDIA ST 2500: Introduction To Comparative International Media Systems
  • MEDIA ST 3356: Global Media Systems And Trends
• Area 9: Political Science
  • POL SCI 1820: Global Issues
  • POL SCI 2510: The Politics of European Union
  • POL SCI 2520: Middle Eastern Politics
  • POL SCI 2820: United States Foreign Policy
  • POL SCI 3830: International Political Economy
  • POL SCI 3850: International Organizations And Global Problem-Solving
  • POL SCI 3860: Studies In War And Peace
  • POL SCI 3890: Studies In International Relations
  • POL SCI 4850: International Law
• Area 10: Social Work
  • SOC WK 2330: Asians In Migration
• Area 11: Sociology
  • SOC 1241: Globalization and Social Change
  • SOC 4354: Sociology Of Business And Work Settings

Independent Study Course

Students seeking the certificate must complete an independent study course in which a research paper will be written focusing upon some aspect of international affairs. The topic should be approved in advance by International Studies and Programs.

Program Requirements

The program requires a total of 21 hours, including the core course, four elective courses, and the independent study course.