Middle Tennessee State University
BS in International RelationsMurfreesboro, USA
DEGREE TYPE
BSc
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
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Introduction
The International Relations major offers courses to open doors around the world. Learn why nations go to war or make treaties and why nations disintegrate into civil war or several states. Investigate international economic links that affect life on a daily basis. Study different political systems. A career in international relations can expand opportunities to travel to places like Paris, Tokyo, Beijing, Venice, Sâo Paulo, Nairobi, or London and experience other cultures.
Admissions
Curriculum
Curriculum: International Relations, B.S.
Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
Freshman
- ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- PS 1010 - Introduction to Global Politics 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)
- Mathematics 3 credit hours
- Natural Sciences (2 prefixes) 8 credit hours
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
- Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
- General elective 3 credit hours
- HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 32 Hours
Sophomore
- ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or
- ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or
- HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
- COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
- PS 2000 - Political Science and International Relations as a Profession 1 credit hour
- PS 3001 - Research Methods in Political Science 3 credit hours
- PS 3210 - International Relations 3 credit hours
- PS 3220 - Comparative Politics 3 credit hours
- PS elective in Comparative Government 3 credit hours
- PS elective in International Relations 3 credit hours
- Minor course 3 credit hours
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
- HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 31 Hours
Junior
- PS 4240 - American Foreign Policy 3 credit hours
- PS elective in Comparative Government 3 credit hours
- PS elective in International Relations 3 credit hours
- Minor courses 18 credit hours
- PS elective 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 30 Hours
Senior
- PS 4801 - Senior Seminar in International Relations 3 credit hours
- Minor courses 15 credit hours
- PS elective 3 credit hours
- General electives 6 credit hours
Subtotal: 27 Hours
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the International Relations program can be found all over the globe; examples include:
- City development managers
- Combat engineers
- Diplomats
- Educators
- Equal employment opportunity coordinators
- Government employees
- Import company representatives
- International trade compliance analysts
- Linguists
- Program analysts
- Public servants
- Senior intelligence specialists in defense
- Staff assistants to members of Congress
- Store managers