International Politics and Foreign Policy Undergraduate Certificate
Introduction
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The International Politics and Foreign Policy certificate for undergraduates allows students to specialize in international politics and foreign policy, engaging topics and methods essential for graduate study in international relations and for successful careers in the field. More broadly, this certificate is useful to students in any discipline who expect to work or study abroad in the future or who plan to work in a field with significant international dimensions, potentially from business and economics to public health and engineering. One of the unique attributes of this certificate is that it dispenses with the traditional and well-worn “capstone”, and instead emphasizes independent and experiential learning and coursework in order to best meet the needs of students seeking job-relevant skills and looking to prepare for graduate school.
Program Delivery
- The certificate can be earned through a mix of on-campus and online courses.
Declaring This Certificate
- Any undergraduate admitted to CU Denver in a degree-seeking or non-degree seeking program may pursue this certificate.
- To declare this certificate, students must meet with the Political Science Department advising faculty.
These program requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their International Politics and Foreign Policy certificate advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.
General Requirements
Students must satisfy all requirements as outlined below and by the department offering the certificate.
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Certificate Requirements
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Students must complete 12 credit hours from the approved courses.
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Students must complete six credit hours of upper division (3000 or 4000 level) level courses.
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Students must earn a minimum grade of C (2.0) in all courses that apply to the certificate and must achieve a minimum cumulative certificate GPA of 2.0. Courses taken using P+/P/F or S/U grading cannot apply to certificate requirements.
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All courses in this certificate must be taken in residency at CU Denver.
| Code | Title | Hours |
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| Complete one of the following required courses: | ||
| PSCI 3022 | Political Systems of the World | 3 |
| or PSCI 3042 | World Politics | |
| or PSCI 4126 | Politics, Power, and Profit | |
| or INTS 2020 | Foundations of International Studies | |
| Complete two of the following elective courses-substitutions may be approved by the program advisor: 1 | 6 | |
International Politics, Law, and Culture | ||
| Topics in Political Science | ||
| Comparative Politics: Europe | ||
| Third World Politics | ||
| Indigenous Political Systems | ||
| Indigenous Politics | ||
| Gender Politics in the Middle East: Beyond Orientalism & Islamism | ||
| Political Systems of the Middle East and North Africa | ||
| The Arab-Israeli Peace Process | ||
| East Asia in World Affairs | ||
| Political Systems of Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
| Women's Rights, Human Rights: Global Perspectives | ||
| International Politics: Human Rights | ||
| Dictatorships in 21st Century | ||
| Democracy and Democratization | ||
| International Law | ||
| Conflicts and Rights in International Law | ||
| The Politics of War Law | ||
| Political System of Russia and Its Neighbors | ||
| The Irish Diaspora | ||
| Politics and Governments of South Asia | ||
| Politics and Government of China | ||
| Seminar on U.S. and China Relations | ||
| The Middle East in World Affairs | ||
Foreign Policy and National Security | ||
| Islamophobia | ||
| Corruption in the U.S. and Abroad | ||
| The United Nations in World Affairs | ||
| American Foreign Policy | ||
| American National Security | ||
| International Security | ||
| The Politics of War Law | ||
| International Relations: War or Peace? | ||
| Coercion and the State | ||
| Political Violence | ||
| Strategies of Peacebuilding | ||
| War, Film, and International Law | ||
Political Economy, Development, and Inequality | ||
| Politics of Climate Change | ||
| Theories of Capitalism | ||
| Comparative Governance: Environment and Society | ||
| Local Governance and Globalization | ||
| Third World Politics | ||
| Indigenous Politics | ||
| Gender Politics in the Middle East: Beyond Orientalism & Islamism | ||
| Political Systems of the Middle East and North Africa | ||
| East Asia in World Affairs | ||
| Political Systems of Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
| Women's Rights, Human Rights: Global Perspectives | ||
| Gender, Development and Globalization | ||
| Social Justice And Globalization | ||
| Advanced International Political Economy: Global Supply Chain | ||
| Global Ecological Crises | ||
| Complete three credit hours from one of the following capstone experiences: | 3 | |
| Independent Study: PSCI | ||
| Internship | ||
| Independent Study: PSCI | ||
| Directed Research | ||
| Global Study Topics | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
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Students are advised to complete elective courses in one of the three thematic pathways.
Students who complete the International Politics and Foreign Policy certificate will build knowledge and skills around the following five learning objectives:
- Explore international issue areas, central debates, and the politics of specific countries and regions.
- Analyze actors, institutions, and relationships within and among countries and regions of the world.
- Apply international relations theories and methods, and use them to evaluate policy interventions and programming in the international arena.
- Build new solutions to the world’s most pressing problems.
- Develop and refine key intellectual and academic skills, including the ability to use these skills independently and/or in professional contexts: reading, research, writing, critical and analytical thinking.