M3: Government and Politics (International Relations)

Requirements

(International Relations Concentration available with Bachelor of Arts only)

Course List
		CourseTitleCredits
College Requirements
Required Courses
GVPT170	American Government	3
Select one of the following:		3-4
STAT100	Elementary Statistics and Probability
MATH107	Introduction to Math Modeling and Probability
MATH120	Elementary Calculus I
MATH135	Discrete Mathematics for Life Sciences
MATH136	Calculus for Life Sciences
MATH140	Calculus I
GVPT Theory Requirement
GVPT241	The Study of Political Philosophy: Ancient and Modern	3
GVPT Methods Requirement
GVPT201	Scope and Methods for Political Science Research	3
GVPT International Relations Foundational Courses
GVPT200	International Political Relations	3
GVPT280	The Study of Comparative Politics	3
or GVPT282	The Politics of Global Development
GVPT Courses of Choice
GVPT Course of Choice (any level)		3
GVPT Course of Choice 300-400 level (any subfield)		3
GVPT IR/Comparative Courses of Choice 300-400 level ¹		15
Skills Requirements
ECON200	Principles of Microeconomics	3
Completion of a foreign language through the entire elementary level ²		4-12
Quantitative Skills course ³		3
Intermediate-level foreign language course ²		3-6
Total Credits		52-64

¹See GVPT website for approved IR/Comparative course list, https://gvpt.umd.edu/undergraduate/major-requirements.

²See GVPT website for approved foreign language course list, https://gvpt.umd.edu/undergraduate/major-requirements. Students may be eligible for exemption from the foreign language requirement(s) based on demonstrated language proficiency, see GVPT website for details.

³See GVPT website for approved Quantitative Skills course list, https://gvpt.umd.edu/undergraduate/major-requirements.

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