{"id":32318,"date":"2021-11-04T13:23:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T17:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/?page_id=32318"},"modified":"2026-02-23T09:54:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T14:54:45","slug":"international-relations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/undergraduate\/programs\/international-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"International Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        International Relations\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"international-relations\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">International Relations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The new version of this concentration as of Fall 2024 is <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/undergraduate\/programs\/international-relations-and-world-politics\/\">International Relations and World Politics<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/IR.Concentration.mortaza-shahed-dmPkzeXUJUE-unsplash-240x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32361\" title=\"Photo by Mortaza Shahed on Unsplash \" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/IR.Concentration.mortaza-shahed-dmPkzeXUJUE-unsplash-240x360.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/IR.Concentration.mortaza-shahed-dmPkzeXUJUE-unsplash-160x240.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/IR.Concentration.mortaza-shahed-dmPkzeXUJUE-unsplash-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/IR.Concentration.mortaza-shahed-dmPkzeXUJUE-unsplash-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/IR.Concentration.mortaza-shahed-dmPkzeXUJUE-unsplash-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/IR.Concentration.mortaza-shahed-dmPkzeXUJUE-unsplash-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/IR.Concentration.mortaza-shahed-dmPkzeXUJUE-unsplash-360x540.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Relations (IR) concentration addresses world politics at multiple levels of analysis \u2013 from history-defining decisions to the forces that influence our personal choices. IR is an intellectually diverse field of study that addresses some of the most dramatic and controversial global issues of the day. Students explore the theory and practice of how political power shapes the way the world works \u2013 or doesn\u2019t work. Students debate topics such as war and conflict, wealth and poverty, foreign policy and national security, human rights and climate change, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In their second year of the program, students in this concentration earn 1.0 credit in the following two courses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PSCI 2601 [0.5 credit]: International Relations: Global Politics<br>\nIntroduction to theories, concepts and issues in global politics. Topics may include conflict and intervention, peace and security, international institutions, norms and ethics, human rights, gender, culture, and globalization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PSCI 2602 [0.5 credit]: International Relations: Global Political Economy<br>\nIntroduction to the international political economy. Topics may include contemporary changes in the global political economy, multinational corporations, foreign economic policy, global and regional economic institutions, environmental issues, international development and relations between rich and poor countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In their third and fourth years of the program, students take an additional 2.5 credits in International Relations, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PSCI 3107 \u2013 The Causes of War<br>\nPSCI 3207 \u2013 The Government and Politics of European Integration<br>\nPSCI 3601 \u2013 Theories of International Politics<br>\nPSCI 3603 \u2013 Strategic Thought and International Security<br>\nPSCI 3801 \u2013 Environmental Politics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PSCI 4303 \u2013 Governmentality and Politics<br>\nPSCI 4605 \u2013 Gender in International Relations<br>\nPSCI 4606 \u2013 American Foreign Policy<br>\nPSCI 4805 \u2013 Political Economy of Global Money and Finance<br>\nPSCI 4807 \u2013 Politics of Citizenship and Migration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the full list of course options in International Relations, and the specific degree requirements for your program, consult the <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/undergradprograms\/politicalscience\/#Concentration_in_International_Relations\">Undergraduate Calendar<\/a>. Please note that not all courses in this list are offered each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Relations The new version of this concentration as of Fall 2024 is International Relations and World Politics The International Relations (IR) concentration addresses world politics at multiple levels of analysis \u2013 from history-defining decisions to the forces that influence our personal choices. 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