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International Relations M.A. pre-approved electives

In choosing your electives, please note the following:

• In addition to graduate electives, International Relations M.A. students may take a maximum of 3 upper-level (100 or above) undergraduate electives.

o No course may be taken that was already taken as an undergraduate at Fresno State.

o GE courses may not be taken by graduate students for credit. If you register for any undergraduate course, always double-check that the course is not listed as a GE course.

• Undergraduate writing “W” courses, lower-division courses, professional (300-level) courses, and courses used to fulfill the requirements for another degree may not be used in fulfillment of the program requirements for the graduate degree.

• Most courses are not offered every semester (and it is possible a course may not be offered at all during the time you are in the program). If you see a course you really want to take, register for it when it is offered or check with your advisor.

• The courses listed below are pre-approved electives.

o Other electives not listed may be acceptable but require advance approval by the IR M.A. Graduate Coordinator.

o International students may be allowed to take a U.S. politics course not on this list (consult with the IR Coordinator).

• Please contact the IR Director/Coordinator/Advisor if you have any questions: Dr. Melanie Ram, meram@csufresno.edu, 559-278-5324

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS/POLITICAL SCIENCE (recommended)

Graduate

PLSI 270: Advanced Research and Writing in IR

PLSI 280T: Topics in IR (changing topics)

Undergraduate

PLSI 111: Political Thought Since Machiavelli

PLSI 121: American Foreign Affairs

PLSI 122: Politics of Foreign Aid

PLSI 125: Russian Foreign Policy

PLSI 126: International Law and Organization

PLSI 128T: Topics in International Relations (summer 2013 in Ghana: Global Governance and Human Rights)

PLSI 140: Approaches to Comparative Politics

PLSI 141: Russian Politics

PLSI 142T: Area Studies in Western Europe

PLSI 142T: British Parliament

PLSI 143T: Area Studies in Eastern Europe

PLSI 144T: Area studies in Africa and Middle East

PLSI 145T: Area Studies in Asia

PLSI 146T: Area Studies in Latin America

PLSI 147: East Asian Politics

PLSI 148: Latin American Politics

PLSI 149T: Seminar in Comparative Government

PLSI 158 Internship (requires individual approval)

PLSI 183: Comparative Administration

PLSI 188T: American Indian Law

OTHER GRADUATE ELECTIVES

CRIM 270T: ONLY pre-approved if Borders & Homeland Security OR International Intelligence

HIST 220T: (if international topic)

HIST 230T: Topics in World History

MCJ (Mass Communication & Journalism) 216: Global Media and International Relations

MBA 204: Global Environment of Business (every fall)

MBA 231: Seminar in International Finance (not recommended without business B.A.)

MBA 241: International Human Resources (summer overseas only)

MBA 261: Global Marketing and Logistics (every spring)

MBA 289T: Topics in International Business (summer overseas only)

[Note: For MBA courses with prerequisites, request a permission number from the instructor to register.]

MPA 120G: Quantitative Applications for Public Administration

MPA 287: Internship (requires individual approval)

SPAN 210: Spanish American Short Story

SPAN 214. Generation of '98

SPAN 225. Modernismo-1950

SPAN 245: Mexican Literature

SPAN 249: Golden Age in Spanish Literature

SPAN 250. Spanish Post-War Literature

SPAN 267: Early 20th C. Spanish Literature

SPAN 250: Spanish Post-War Literature

[Note: Most Spanish courses are taught in Spanish.]

Other courses are also available through Study Abroad:

OTHER UNDERGRADUATE ELECTIVES

AGBS140: International Agricultural Economics (every semester)

AGBS 163: Agricultural Export Marketing is taught (every spring)

AGBS 185T = Chile: Farm to Port (winter intersession abroad)

AGBS 185T = China’s Food System (spring break abroad 2013)

ANTH 124: Peoples and Cultures of East Asia

ANTH 134: Muslim Communities in the Middle East

ARM 108B: Armenian History II: Modern & Contemporary

ASP 105: National Security Affairs

BA 174: Introduction to International Business

BA 175 Tools and techniques of International Business

BA 176: The International Business Environment

BA 177: Legal Environment of World Commerce

BA 178: International Finance

CLAS 115: Mexico-U.S. Relations Since 1910

CRIM 109: Comparative Systems of Criminal Justice

ECON 111: European Economic History

ECON 114: Economic Development of Poor Nations

ECON 140: The Political Economy of the Military-Industrial Complex

ECON 178: International Economics

ECON 179: International Political Economy

GEOG 127 Global Environmental Change

GEOG 162: Political Geography

GEOG 163: World Crises

GEOG 165: Medical Geography

GEOG 166: Geography of World Economy

GEOG 170T: Latin American Regions

GEOG 174: European Regions

GEOG 175T: African Regions

GEOG 176: Geography of the Commonwealth of Independent States—Formerly USSR

GEOG 177T: Asian Regions

GEOG 179: Geography of the Middle East

HIST 104: History of Women & Men in Modern Europe

HIST 105 (& ARMS 105): Armenian Genocide in Comparative Context

HIST 107: Modern Middle East

HIST 132: Revolutionary Europe

HIST 133: Europe in the 20th century

HIST 134: 20th Century Dictators

HIST 135: European Cultural History

HIST 138: World War II: A Global Conflict

HIST 141: Modern Germany

HIST 143: Russia & Eurasia in the 20th Century

HIST 144: Warfare in the Western World

HIST 145: Spain & Portugal

HIST 149T: The Holocaust in Germany

HIST 149T: The Holocaust in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe

HIST 157: Modern Africa

HIST 162: South America

HIST 165: Modern Mexico

HIST 166: United States--Latin American Diplomacy

HIST 167: Social Revolution in Latin America

HIST 192: Modern Far East: 1949-Present

HIST 194: US & Vietnam

MGT 131: International Management (every semester)

MCJ 177T: Middle Eastern Cinema and Culture

WS (Women’s Studies) 103: History of Feminism

WS 136T: Topics in International Women’s Studies

Upper-level (100 or above) foreign language/literature courses (in FREN, GERM, ITAL, JAPN, SPAN) & LING (Linguistics) may also be acceptable – check with your advisor if you find a course of interest. Note that many/most are taught in a foreign language.

Other courses are also available through Study Abroad:

Fulfilling your foreign language proficiency requirement

In addition to your elective courses, you may need a foreign language course to complete the requirements for your degree. If you wish to fulfill your foreign language requirement on campus, courses are available in the departments below.

• Note: those who are already proficient in a foreign language may test out – see your advisor.

• International students have already fulfilled the foreign language requirement with the TOEFL or IELTS exam.

in Linguistics Department:

Arabic (ARAB)

Chinese (CHIN)

Hmong (HMONG)

Japanese (JAPN)

Persian (PERS)

in Modern & Classical Languages Dept.:

French (FREN)

German (GERM)

Italian (ITAL)

Portuguese (PORT)

Spanish (SPAN)

(Rev. 5/22/13)

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