Please Note: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS MINOR Fall 2017 Course List I. This list includes the most commonly taken courses, but not all possible electives, for Groups 1-4. If you are interested in a course that you believe satisfies the IR Minor requirements, please see the administrative coordinator (during office hours or by appointment at irm@einaudi.cornell.edu). Please bring along the course description and the syllabus if possible. II. To recall, the course requirements for the IR Minor are a total of 8 courses: Option A: One core course from each of groups 1, 2, 3, and 4. One elective from each of groups 1, 2, 3, and 4. Option B: One core course from each of groups 1, 2, 3, and 4. One elective from either group 1 or group 2. One elective from each of groups 3 and 4, and one additional elective from either group 3 or group 4. III. Examples of possible elective courses are listed for Groups 1-4. These do not include all possible electives. If you are interested in a class that is not listed on this or prior course lists but is comparable to one that is, please bring it to the IR Coordinator s attention to assure that it counts as an IR elective before you enroll. IV. For additional information or questions, please contact the administrative coordinator: 156 Uris Hall, Einaudi Center for International Studies Phone: 607-255-7645 Email: irm@einaudi.cornell.edu More information at: https://einaudi.cornell.edu/international-relations-minor
GROUP 1: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT ECON 4510: International Trade Theory and Policy ECON 4520: International Monetary Theory and Policy AEM 2350: Introduction to the Economics of Development AEM 3547/DSOC 3547/GOVT 3547/ILRIC 3547: America, Business & International Political Economy AEM 3388/ASIAN 3380/CAPS 3387/GOVT 3384/ILRIC 3380: The Asian Century: The Rise of China and India AEM 4420: Emerging Markets AEM 4450: Food Policy for Developing Countries AEM 4640: Economics of Agricultural Development ASIAN 3393/CAPS 3380/ECON 3380: China s Economy Under Mao and Deng ASIAN 4498/GOVT 4194: Asian Political Economy ASRC 3652/HIST 3652: African Economics Development Histories ECON 3740/PAM 4140: Global Health Economics and Policy ILRIC 2350: Work, Labor, and Capital in the Global Economy ILRIC 4325: Labor Unions and Labor Market Institutions in Europe ILRIC 4344: International Labor Law
GROUP 2: WORLD POLITICS AND FOREIGN POLICY GOVT 1817: Making Sense of World Politics ASIAN 3327/CAPS 3827/GOVT 3827: China and the World ASIAN 4475/CAPS 4870/ GOVT 4877: China and Asian Security ASRC 2674/GOVT 2747/ HIST 2674/NES 2674: History of the Modern Middle East GOVT 3303/ILRIC 4330: Politics of the Global North GOVT 3364: Europe in Times of Crisis GOVT 4987: Domestic Politics and International Relations HIST 2163: History of the United Nations
GROUP 3: TRANSNATIONAL PROCESSES AND POLICIES DSOC 3230: Gender and Global Change BSOC 3311/DSOC 3311/NTRES 3311/STS 3311: Environmental Governance CRP 3011: Ethics, Development, and Globalization FDSC 4020/IARD 4020: Agriculture in Developing Nations I GOVT 3284: Populism, Democracy & Authoritarianism HIST 2690: History of Terrorism NTRES 3320: Introduction to Ethics and Environment
GROUP 4: CULTURAL STUDIES ANTHR 1400: The Comparison of Cultures AAS 2100/ANTHR 2410: South Asian Diaspora ANTHR 2421/FGSS 241/LGBT 2421: Sex and Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective ASIAN 2208: Introduction to Southeast Asia ASIAN 2211: Introduction to Japan ASIAN 2245: Gamelan in Indonesian History and Cultures ASIAN 3318: Literature and Media in Japan ASRC 4606/SOC 4780: The Family and Society in Africa and African Diaspora FGSS 2516/NES 2516: Gender, Sexuality, and Social Change in the Modern Middle East HIST 2530/NES 2655/MEDVL 2655/RELST 2655: Introduction to Islamic Civilization HIST 2607/NES 2522/RELST 2617: Islam and Politics: Between an Islamic State and Daily Life ITAL 3730: Italian Modernities JWST 3108/NES 3108: Israeli Culture Through Literature LATA 2150: Contemporary Latin American Survey LATA 2800: Perspectives on Brazil SPAN 2230: Perspectives on Spain VISST 3175: Global Cinema I