Certificate in International Relations
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
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 20th 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 20th 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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