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Mar 28, 2024
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Courses of Study 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
International Relations Minor
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Objective
The Einaudi Center offers an International Relations Minor, which is an interdisciplinary program open to undergraduates enrolled in any of the seven Cornell undergraduate colleges. It provides a structured yet flexible program for undergraduates to take advantage of the vast resources available at the university for studying the politics, economics, history, languages, and cultures of the countries and regions of the world.
Graduates of the program have gone on to pursue further education in fields such as political science and anthropology and to successful careers in international law, economics, agriculture, trade, finance, and government service. They have worked in international and nongovernmental organizations, in cross-cultural affairs, in journalism, and in education.
The IR Minor is not a major or a department, but rather a program offering a selection of courses reaching across colleges and departments. Students pursue the Minor in addition to their regular degree. Students have majored in such fields as anthropology, city and regional planning, communications, government, history, natural resources, industrial and labor relations, and computer science. International course work and language study add a global and cross-cultural dimension to those majors. Some students even design an independent major in some aspect of international relations or comparative social or cultural studies. Spending a semester or year of study abroad can contribute to meeting the course requirements of the IR Minor, including the language requirement.
Course Requirements
These requirements are designed to expose students to a broad range of perspectives in international relations while allowing them to tailor their course selections to specific interests. Courses throughout the university are grouped into four subject areas:
- International Economics and Development
- World Politics and Foreign Policy
- Transnational Processes and Policies
- Cultural Studies
Courses within these four subject areas are designated as “core” or “elective.” Students must complete eight courses selected from the four groups according to one of two strategies.
Option A emphasizes the politics and economics of international relations.
- One core course from each group
- One elective from each group
Option B puts greater stress on culture.
- One core course from each group
- One elective from either Group 1 or Group 2
- One elective from Group 3, one elective from Group 4, and one additional elective from either Group 3 or Group 4
In choosing either option, students should ensure that they acquire familiarity with more than one geographic region or country.
All courses used to fulfill the Minor requirements, including language courses, must be taken for a letter grade.
Before pre-enrollment each semester, a course list for the following semester (as well as lists for the current and previous semesters) can be obtained from the IR administrative coordinator, as well as from the IR website. Note: These lists of elective courses are illustrative, not complete. Other courses throughout the university qualify for the IR minor. Please contact the IR administrative coordinator for details.
Language Requirement
IRM students are expected to complete additional language study beyond the College of Arts and Sciences degree requirement of “proficiency.” For most languages, proficiency is attained by completing a course at the 2000 level, by which point the basic grammar and structure of the language will have been covered.
The requirement can be fulfilled in one of two ways:
- Demonstrated proficiency in two foreign languages, or
- Demonstrated facility in one foreign language (proficiency plus one course that uses the language to explore some aspect of a foreign culture, such as literature or film)
All language courses must be taken for a letter grade.
Study Abroad
IRM students are strongly encouraged to study abroad to bring a practical dimension to their expertise in international issues. Those who choose this option will find the requirements for the Minor highly compatible with courses taken abroad. To learn more about programs available for study abroad, consult Cornell Abroad, and contact the Administrative Coordinator of the IR Minor to discuss how your study abroad program can help fulfill the Minor requirements.
Enrollment
Students may enroll in the International Relations Minor at any point but are encouraged to do so early in order to be put on the email list for announcements of news and activities of the program. There is no penalty for withdrawing from or not completing the Minor. To enroll, please contact the Administrative Coordinator.
Completion
Transcripts reflect successful completion of the requirements for the Minor. In addition, students receive a certificate and a letter of confirmation signed by the Director of the International Relations Minor and the Director of the Mario Einaudi Center.
Course List
Core course options (one from each group) and selected possible electives are listed below. Please note that the electives list is intended to be representative but not exhaustive. Other elective courses are commonly taken; options should be discussed with the administrative coordinator. Please note that some courses, especially in Group 1, have prerequisites and others have limited enrollment. Most courses are offered one semester only. Offerings may change, so see the administrative coordinator, Class Roster, and IR website for updates and further details.
Group 1: International Economics and Development
Group 2: World Politics and Foreign Policy
Group 3: Transnational Politics and Policies
Electives
- AEM 3547 - America, Business and International Political Economy (crosslisted)
- AMST 3420 - Refugees and the Politics of Vulnerability: Intersections of Feminist Theory and Practice (crosslisted)
- AMST 4851 - [Refugees] (crosslisted)
- ASIAN 3395 - [What is China?] (crosslisted)
- ASIAN 4462 - [Religion, Colonialism, and Nationalism in South and Southeast Asia] (crosslisted)
- BSOC 2061 - Ethics and the Environment (crosslisted)
- BSOC 3311 - Environmental Governance (crosslisted)
- BSOC 4303 - [The GMO Debate: Science and Society] (crosslisted)
- CAPS 3967 - [What is China?] (crosslisted)
- CRP 4170 - Economic Development: Firms, Industries, and Regions
- DSOC 3230 - Gender and Global Change (crosslisted)
- DSOC 3700 - Comparative Social Inequalities (crosslisted)
- FDSC 4020 - Agriculture in Developing Nations I (crosslisted)
- FGSS 3230 - Gender and Global Change (crosslisted)
- FGSS 3400 - Refugees and the Politics of Vulnerability: Intersections of Feminist Theory and Practice (crosslisted)
- FGSS 4640 - [Women in the Modern Middle East] (crosslisted)
- GOVT 2225 - Controversies About Inequality (crosslisted)
- GOVT 3284 - Populism, Democracy & Authoritarianism
- GOVT 3401 - Refugees and the Politics of Vulnerability: Intersections of Feminist Theory and Practice (crosslisted)
- GOVT 3547 - America, Business and International Political Economy (crosslisted)
- GOVT 3967 - [What is China?] (crosslisted)
- GOVT 4303 - [The GMO Debate: Science and Society] (crosslisted)
- HIST 2760 - [The British Empire]
- HIST 2791 - International Humanitarianism
- HIST 4642 - [Women in the Modern Middle East] (crosslisted)
- HIST 4851 - [Refugees] (crosslisted)
- IARD 4020 - Agriculture in Developing Nations I (crosslisted)
- IARD 4303 - [The GMO Debate: Science and Society] (crosslisted)
- IARD 4940 - Special Topics in International Agriculture and Rural Development
- ILRIC 2301 - [Migrants and Migration]
- ILRIC 2350 - Work, Labor, and Capital in the Global Economy
- ILRIC 4360 - Global Comparative Disability Policy
- ILRLR 3830 - Workers’ Rights as Human Rights
- LSP 4851 - [Refugees] (crosslisted)
- NES 4642 - [Women in the Modern Middle East] (crosslisted)
- NTRES 3311 - Environmental Governance (crosslisted)
- NTRES 3320 - Introduction to Ethics and Environment
- PHIL 2460 - Ethics and the Environment (crosslisted)
- PLSCS 4303 - [The GMO Debate: Science and Society] (crosslisted)
- RELST 4462 - [Religion, Colonialism, and Nationalism in South and Southeast Asia] (crosslisted)
- SOC 2220 - Controversies About Inequality (crosslisted)
- SOC 3710 - Comparative Social Inequalities (crosslisted)
- STS 2061 - Ethics and the Environment (crosslisted)
- STS 3311 - Environmental Governance (crosslisted)
- STS 4303 - [The GMO Debate: Science and Society] (crosslisted)
Group 4: Cultural Studies:
Electives:
- AMST 4771 - [Indigenous Art, Film, and New Media: Anti-Colonial Strategies] (crosslisted)
- ANTHR 2421 - Sex and Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective (crosslisted)
- ANTHR 2546 - [South Asian Religions in Practice: The Healing Traditions] (crosslisted)
- ANTHR 3432 - [Hasidism: History, Community, Thought] (crosslisted)
- ANTHR 3516 - [Power, Society, and Culture in Southeast Asia]
- ANTHR 4620 - Jewish Cities (crosslisted)
- ANTHR 4725 - [American Indian Lands and Sovereignties]
- ANTHR 4771 - [Indigenous Art, Film, and New Media: Anti-Colonial Strategies] (crosslisted)
- ARTH 2400 - Introduction to Art History: Renaissance and Baroque Art (crosslisted)
- ARTH 2550 - [Introduction to Art History: Latin American Art] (crosslisted)
- ARTH 3800 - Introduction to the Arts of China (crosslisted)
- ARTH 3850 - The Arts of Southeast Asia (crosslisted)
- ARTH 3900 - [Bollywood and Beyond: South Asian Cinema] (crosslisted)
- ASIAN 1191 - [Introduction to Modern Asian History] (crosslisted)
- ASIAN 2206 - [The Occidental Tourist: Travel Writing and History in Southeast Asia and Beyond] (crosslisted)
- ASIAN 2208 - Introduction to Southeast Asia
- ASIAN 2211 - Introduction to Japan
- ASIAN 2212 - Introduction to China (crosslisted)
- ASIAN 2218 - [Introduction to Korea]
- ASIAN 2250 - Introduction to Asian Religions (crosslisted)
- ASIAN 2254 - [South Asian Religions in Practice: The Healing Traditions] (crosslisted)
- ASIAN 3344 - [Introduction to Indian Philosophy] (crosslisted)
- ASIAN 3350 - The Arts of Southeast Asia (crosslisted)
- ASIAN 3396 - Transnational Local: Histories of the Modern in Southeast Asia (crosslisted)
- ASIAN 4468 - [Transpacific Studies]
- ASRC 3652 - African Economic Development Histories (crosslisted)
- ASRC 4606 - The Family and Society in Africa and the African Diaspora (crosslisted)
- CAPS 1910 - [Introduction to Modern Asian History] (crosslisted)
- COML 4771 - [Indigenous Art, Film, and New Media: Anti-Colonial Strategies] (crosslisted)
- ENGL 2740 - Scottish Literature (crosslisted)
- FREN 3400 - French Identities: 21st Century Culture and Society in France
- HIST 1910 - [Introduction to Modern Asian History] (crosslisted)
- HIST 1950 - The Invention of the Americas (crosslisted)
- HIST 1960 - [Modern Latin America] (crosslisted)
- HIST 1970 - [Pirates, Slaves, and Revolutionaries: A History of the Caribbean from Columbus to Louverture] (crosslisted)
- HIST 2070 - [The Occidental Tourist: Travel Writing and History in Southeast Asia and Beyond] (crosslisted)
- HIST 3050 - [Eighteenth-Century Britain]
- HIST 3490 - [Renaissance England, 1485 - 1660]
- HIST 3519 - History of State and Society in Modern Iran (Through Literature and Film) (crosslisted)
- HIST 3652 - African Economic Development Histories (crosslisted)
- HIST 3960 - Transnational Local: Southeast Asian History from the Eighteenth Century (crosslisted)
- ITAL 2900 - Perspectives in Italian Culture
- ITAL 4820 - [Invention of Italy]
- JWST 3432 - [Hasidism: History, Community, Thought] (crosslisted)
- JWST 4520 - Jewish Cities (crosslisted)
- LATA 2050 - [Introduction to Art History: Latin American Art] (crosslisted)
- LATA 2150 - Contemporary Latin American Survey (crosslisted)
- LATA 2800 - Perspectives on Brazil (crosslisted)
- NES 3519 - History of State and Society in Modern Iran (Through Literature and Film) (crosslisted)
- NES 4520 - Jewish Cities (crosslisted)
- PORT 2800 - Perspectives on Brazil (crosslisted)
- SOC 4780 - The Family and Society in Africa and the African Diaspora (crosslisted)
- SPAN 2140 - Modern Spanish Survey
- SPAN 2150 - Contemporary Latin American Survey (crosslisted)
- SPAN 2170 - Early Modern Iberian Survey (crosslisted)
- SPAN 2230 - Perspectives on Spain
- VISST 3696 - The Arts of Southeast Asia (crosslisted)
- VISST 3901 - [Bollywood and Beyond: South Asian Cinema] (crosslisted)
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