Certificate in International Relations

      APPLICATION FORM

To qualify for the Certificate in International Relations a student must fulfill three kinds of requirements:

·         Foreign language:  Proficiency in a foreign language at least up to the intermediate college level;

·         Introductory courses:  Courses in international politics, economics, and the history of the contemporary international system; and

·         Advanced courses:  Upper-level courses in the global systems and area studies.

The requirements are set forth in detail below.

Students who wish to earn the Certificate should finish the first two parts of the requirements – Foreign Language and Introductory Courses – before junior year, if possible.  Students are urged to study abroad, preferably in a non-English-speaking country so that they can improve their language skills.  Internships in foreign policy fields (with international organizations, government agencies, multinational corporations, or nonprofit organizations) are encouraged, but may not count for credit in some departments.  A statistics course in economics, government, or sociology is strongly recommended but not required.

The PAC Governing Board administers the Certificate in International Relations through the PAC Director, currently Prof. J. Donald Moon.  Application is made using the Application Form printed out from this webpage.  Students who wish to earn the Certificate are advised to consult the Director during the fall of their senior year, taking with them a completed draft application.  Final application is made during the student's last semester by submitting a completed form to the Director.  Once the form is checked against the Registrar's records, the Certificate is awarded and appears on the student's transcript after graduation. 

A.  FOREIGN LANGUAGE

The Foreign Language requirement is met by coursework through the intermediate college level in any foreign language, or by demonstration of proficiency gained elsewhere to the satisfaction of the PAC Governing Board.  The intermediate level normally means one of the following:

  French 215

  Spanish 112

  Italian 112

  German 211 or 214

  Russian 112

  Chinese 204

  Japanese 205

  Hebrew 202

With the approval of the appropriate department, a course taken elsewhere and accepted by Wesleyan for transfer credit may count toward this requirement.

B.  INTRODUCTORY COURSES

(1)  International Politics:  GOVT 155; or GOVT 388 if GOVT 155 has been missed.

(2)  Economics:  ECON 101 or ECON 110

(3)  International History:  One course from the following list:

  CSS 418,  The Emergence of Modern Europe (CSS majors only)

  HIST 203,  Modern Europe

  HIST 209,  Europe in the Age of Violence

  HIST 222,  European Imperialism and the Third World II

  HIST 251,  A Psychohistorical Study of the Modern World

C.  ADVANCED COURSES

A candidate for the Certificate must take five advanced courses, meeting the following distribution requirement:

            at least one course must be taken from each of three different disciplines;

            at least two courses must be taken from category A and two from category B;

at least two category B courses must focus on less developed countries (denoted by asterisks).

An average grade of B+ or better over these 5 courses is required.  Students failing to satisfy this grade requirement can qualify for the Certificate by successfully completing a sixth course from either category.

A course that is listed under more than one heading may be counted only once toward the Certificate.  Courses that are not listed but are suitable for the purposes of the Certificate may be counted with the written approval of the appropriate department chair.

Up to two of the five courses may be taken during a semester abroad, and up to three during a year abroad, on a Wesleyan-approved program.  No more than one of the five courses may be a credit transferred from another U.S. institution.  Any course taken at another institution, whether Wesleyan-approved or not, must be certified in writing by the appropriate department chair as having been granted Wesleyan credit; once this is done, the PAC Director will determine the course's suitability for credit toward the Certificate.  Note that most departments require prior approval for courses taken elsewhere, so students should seek the chair's approval of credit before they take a course at another institution.

A.  Global Systems.

Anth 339         Anthropology of Globalization

CSS 425/426   Politics of International Economic Relations

CSS 429/430   International Economics

Econ 210         Economics of the Environment

Econ 266        The Economics of Developing Countries

Econ 270         International Economics

Econ 271         International Trade, Lower Level

Econ 310         Environmental and Resource Economics

Econ 331         International Finance

Econ 349         Political Economy of Growth and Development

Econ 371         International Trade       

Econ 375         Institutions and Development

Govt 278         Nationalism

Govt 285         War, Technology and Society

Govt 311         U.S. Foreign Policy

Govt 315         Understanding Civil Wars

Govt 320         UN Peacekeeping

Govt 327         Politics of Terrorism

Govt 329         International Political Economy

Govt 331         International Law for Political Scientists

Govt 333         International Organization

Govt 334         International Security in a Changing World

Govt 386         Political Geography and International Conflict

Govt 387         Ethnonational Conflict and Third Party Intervention (Spring 04 only)

Govt 388          Theory of World Politics

Govt 389          The Global Village: Globalization in the Modern World

Govt 398          International Justice

Hist 233           United States Foreign Relations

Hist 264           Waterways, Boats, Oceans, and History

Hist 265           Global Christianity

Hist 312           Islam and Revolution

Hist 355           Race, Culture, and the Cold War

Hist 389           Models of of Imperialism & Globalization

Soc 152           American as a Global Thing

Soc 260           Globalization and Democracy

Soc 264           Sociology of the World-System

Soc 291           Post-Colonialism and Globalization

Soc 294           Diasporas, Transnationalism and Globalization

Soc 310           Capitalism and Globalization

2. Area Studies

Anth 271*       Modern Southeast Asia

CSS 427/426* Violence in Southeast Asia

Econ 261*       Latin American Economic Development

Econ 263*       Entrepreneurship and Economic Development

Econ 265         Economies of Transition

Econ 267*       East Asian Economics

Econ 268*       Vulnerability, Development, and Social Protection in Latin America

Econ 274         Asian Economies in the World Economy

Econ 349         Political Economy of Growth & Development

Econ 357         Topics in European Economic History

Econ 362         Economy of Japan

Germ 299         Seminar in German Studies: States of Crisis, Narratives of Transgression

Govt 271*        Political Economy of Developing Nations

Govt 272*        Introduction to Middle East Politics

Govt 274          Russian Politics

Govt 275*        Democracy in Developing Countries

Govt 284          Comparative Politics of Western Europe 

Govt 286*        Transitions to Democracy in Southern Europe and Latin America

Govt 295*       Politics of East Asia         

Govt 297*        Political Development in the People’s Republic of China

Govt 299          United Kingdom and Japan

Govt 302*        Latin American Politics

Govt 309*        East Asian and Latin American Development

Govt 313*        Security in Africa

Govt 314          Public Opinion and Foreign Policy

Govt 316          Decision-Making and International Security

Govt 324*        War in Former Yugoslavia

Govt 326*        International Politics in East Asia

Govt 354          Genocide in the 20th Century

Govt 390          Presidential Foreign Policy and Decision Making

Hist 207           Women in Modern Europe

Hist 210*         From Balkan People’s to Balkan Countries

Hist 214           German Studies Seminar

Hist 218           Russian History to 1881

Hist 219           Russian and Soviet History – 1881 to the Present

Hist 220           France Since 1870

Hist 221*         European Imperialism I

Hist 224*         Modern China

Hist 226           Japan Since 1800

Hist 230*         History of Southern Africa

Hist 234*         Arab World in the 20^th Century

Hist 245*         Survey of Latin American History

Hist 246*         Religion and South African Society

Hist 258           Mughal India

Hist 260           Archipelago to Nation State: Introduction to Japanese History and Culture

Hist 263           Inside Nazi Germany 1932-1945

Hist 269           Modern Britain 1688 to the Present

Hist 271*         Modern Southeast Asia

Hist 275           The New Germany, 1870-1990

Hist 279           Italy and Spain in the 20^th Century

Hist 283           Fascism

Hist 285*         Empire: India and Britain, 1660-1947

Hist 311*         Ethnicity, Religion and Class in the Middle East

Hist 316*         Advanced Seminar in African History

Hist 317           Ireland: Colonialism and Decolonialism

Hist 320*         Power and Resistance in Latin America

Hist 321*         Social Change in Latin America

Hist 327*         War and Society in India

Hist 335*         Africa in Brazil

Hist 377           Comparative French Revolutions

Last 300*         Power and Reistance in Latin America

Reli 284*          Magic and Religion in Latin America

Reli 382*         Religion and Nation in India and Pakistan

Reli 388           Socially Engaged Buddhism - East and West

Russ 207*        Russian Popular Culture

Soc 260*         Globalization, Democracy and Social Change in the Americas

Soc 266*         The Americas: The North-South Divide

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