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Department of Political Science

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS GENERAL FIELD

These are minimum requirements. Additional courses may be desirable and are up to the supervising committee to designate. Courses used to satisfy requirements in other fields may not be used to satisfy International Relations requirements.

Requirements for the PhD

Completion of at least five courses distributed as follows:

A. Pol S 521 Core Course requirement - International Relations I: Theory and Method (5 credits).

B. Pol S 528 Required course - Advanced International Relations Theory (5 credits).

C. Completion of Core Course and two additional courses (one may be Pol S 528) are minimum requirements before the defense of the Masters Essay of Distinction.

D. Two additional courses.

International Relations Course List

Pol S 522 International Political Economy (5 credits)
Pol S 524 International Security (5 credits)
Pol S 525 International Law—Policy (5 credits)
Pol S 527 Special Topics in International Relations Research (5 credits, max. 15)
Pol S 534 International Affairs (3 credits)
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Department of Political Science
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Seattle, WA 98195-3530
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