How to Apply/Declare
Current Undergraduate Students: Declare or change your minor by completing an Undergraduate Program Add/Change form.
Prospective Undergraduate Students: Apply for admission to UMass Boston by completing an application. Start by reviewing the first-year and transfer application pages for important information about requirements, deadlines, and application status checks. Use the links below to apply:
Curriculum
Introductory Course (3 Credits)
- POLSCI 220 - International Relations (B) 3 Credit(s)
Electives (15 Credits)
Take five electives from the list below. At least three courses must be 300-level or higher. It is strongly recommended that students take at least one course in each group.
Area and Socio-Cultural Studies:
- AFRSTY 310 - Modern Caribbean Society 3 Credit(s)
- AMST 440L - United States in a Global Context 3 Credit(s)
- ANTH 272 - Peoples and Cultures of Africa 3 Credit(s)
- ANTH 273 - Peoples and Cultures of Mesoamerica (Mexico and Guatemala) 3 Credit(s)
- ANTH 274 - Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean 3 Credit(s)
- ASIAN 361L - The History of Modern China 3 Credit(s)
- ASIAN 363L - Modern Japan 3 Credit(s)
- HIST 214 - Modern World History 3 Credit(s)
- HIST 313 - Nineteenth Century Europe 3 Credit(s)
- HIST 316 - Europe since 1945 3 Credit(s)
- HIST 322 - Shakespeare’s London 3 Credit(s)
- HIST 324 - Russia and the Soviet Union: From the 1917 Revolution to Putin 3 Credit(s)
- HIST 361L - The History of Modern China 3 Credit(s)
- HIST 363L - Modern Japan 3 Credit(s)
- HIST 364L - India since 1857 3 Credit(s)
- LATAM 270 - Human Rights in Latin America 3 Credit(s)
- LATAM 303 - Reform and Revolution in Latin America 3 Credit(s)
- POLSCI 202 - Comparative Politics 3 Credit(s)
- POLSCI 369 - Politics of the Middle East (C) 3 Credit(s)
- POLSCI 371 - Latin American Poltc 3 Credit(s)
- POLSCI 372 - Central American Politics (C) 3 Credit(s)
- POLSCI 387 - The Government and Politics of China (C) 3 Credit(s)
- AMST 349L - The Cold War: Rise and Fall 3 Credit(s)
- ANTH 324 - A Biocultural Approach to War 3 Credit(s)
- HIST 315 - Europe 1900-1945 3 Credit(s)
- HIST 349L - The Cold War: Rise and Fall 3 Credit(s)
- HIST 357 - The Vietnam War 3 Credit(s)
- HIST 387 - US Foreign Policy since 1898 3 Credit(s)
- POLSCI 402 - World Politics and World Order (B) 3 Credit(s)
- POLSCI 404 - The Politics of the Arab-Israeli Conflict 3 Credit(s)
- POLSCI 422 - Nationalism (C) 3 Credit(s)
- POLSCI 424 - American Foreign Policy (B) 3 Credit(s)
International Political Economy:
- ECON 334 - International Trade 3 Credit(s)
- ECON 335 - International Finance 3 Credit(s)
- ECON 336 - Economic Development 3 Credit(s)
- ECON 337 - Emerging Economies in Asia 3 Credit(s)
- ECON 372 - Comparative Economic Systems 3 Credit(s)
- ECON 435 - The Multinational Corporation 3 Credit(s)
- ENVSCI 280 - Global Society and the Environment 3 Credit(s)
- MGT 434 - Mngng Global Environ 3 Credit(s)
- POLSCI 375 - Third World Development (C) 3 Credit(s)
- POLSCI 410 - Pol Intrnatnl Econ 3 Credit(s)
Transnational Studies:
- ANTH 295L - Introduction to Human Rights 3 Credit(s)
- ANTH 346 - Culture, Globalization, and the Environment 3 Credit(s)
- ECON 339 - Political Economy of International Migration 3 Credit(s)
- ENVSCI 260 - Global Environmental Change 3 Credit(s)
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ENVSCI 280 - Global Society and the Environment 3 Credit(s)
- HIST 290G - Globalization in Historical Perspective 3 Credit(s)
- SOCIOL 355L - Gender, Development, & Globalization 3 Credit(s)
- SOCIOL 372 - Globalization and Social Change 3 Credit(s)
- WGS 295L - Introduction to Human Rights 3 Credit(s)
- WGS 355L - Gender, Development, & Globalization 3 Credit(s)
Senior Project (3 Credits)
- IR 499L - Seminar in International Relations (B) 3 Credit(s) OR
- POLSCI 380 - Theories of International Relations 3 Credit(s)
Completion Requirements
Complete 21 credits from seven courses, including one introductory course, five electives, and one senior project.
Pass/fail: No more than one course taken pass/fail may be applied toward the minor. The introductory and senior project courses may not be taken pass/fail.
Residency: At least three courses applied toward the major must be completed at UMass Boston.
Contact
Political Science Department
Wheatley Hall, 5th Floor, Room 70
617.287.6920
Pol.Sci [@] umb.edu
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