International Relations Courses

Below is a list of PhD courses for International Relations and the most recent syllabi. REQ are courses that students in the field are expected to take; REC are courses that most students in the field take; OPT are courses that some students in the field may take depending on scheduling, previous coursework, and intellectual interests. This listing does not replace advising by the field convenor or the Director of Graduate Studies.

A full list of political science courses, with descriptions, can be found in University Bulletin Graduate Programs.
ยป Course Descriptions

CODE   TITLE   REQ   INSTRUCTOR   SYLL  
PSC 8441 Advanced Theories of International Relations Req Rector  
PSC 8441 Advanced Theories of International Relations Req Farrell  
PSC 8452 Theories of International Security Req Glaser  
PSC 8453 Advanced Theories of International Political Economy Req Kaplan  
PSC 8454 Advanced Theories of Foreign Policy Decision-Making Opt Saunders  
PSC 8226 Politics and Organizations Opt Finnemore  
PSC 6439 International Political Economy Opt Hughes  
PSC 6362 Nation-Building in the Balkans Opt Mylonas  
PSC 6372 Foreign Policy of China Opt Shambaugh  
PSC 6478 International Relations of the Middle East Opt Lynch  
PSC 6484 International Relations of Latin America Opt McClintock  
PSC 8388 Nationalism and Nation-building Opt Mylonas  
PSC 8489 Selected Topics in International Politics: Comparative Post-Soviet Politics Opt Hale  
PSC 8489 Selected Topics in International Politics: Psychology and International Relations Opt Goldgeier  
PSC 8489 Selected Topics in International Politics: Asian Security Opt Mochizuki  
PSC 8489 Selected Topics in International Politics: Japanese Politics Opt Mochizuki  
PSC 8489 Selected Topics in International Politics: Origins of Major Wars and Terrorism Opt Nau  
PSC 8489 United States-China Relations Opt Shambaugh  
PSC 8489 Humanitarianism Opt Barnett
PSC 8489 Politics of Institutions Opt Farrell