Dec 05, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Department of Political Science and International Relations


International Relations - Development and Political Economy Concentration BA Four-Year Plan

FALL SPRING
First Year
POSC 240 - Introduction to Global Politics  (Breadth Requirement: Group C) POSC 150 - Introduction to American Politics   or POSC 270 - Introduction to Comparative Politics  (Breadth Requirement: Group C)
ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics  (Breadth Requirement: Group C) ECON 103 - Introduction to Macroeconomics  
ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing   Foreign Language Requirement
MATH 114 , MATH 115 MATH 117  or other Breadth Requirement: Group A
Foreign Language Requirement Breadth Requirement: Group B
UNIV 101 - First Year Experience I    
Credits: 17 Credits: 16
Second Year
HIST 102 - European History since 1648  or HIST 104 - World History since 1400  (Breadth Requirement: Group B) One Languages, Literatures and Cultures course beyond the intermediate level taught in the relevant language
GEOG 102 , GEOG 120 , or GEOG 203   (Multicultural Requirement) Breadth Requirement: Group A
Foreign Language Requirement Breadth Requirement: Group B
Breadth Requirement: Group D Breadth Requirement (Group D with laboratory)
Free Elective Free Elective
Credits: 16 Credits: 16
Third Year
POSC 316 - International Political Economy * POSC 4XX*
ECON 311 - Economics of Developing Countries  or ECON 340 - International Economics  POSC 4XX*
Breadth Requirement: Group A Discovery Learning Experience
Breadth Requirement: Group D Free Elective
Free Elective Free Elective
Credits: 15 Credits: 15
Fourth Year
4XX Concentration course* Specialization course**
POSC Specialization course** Specialization course**
Second Writing 1 credit Capstone
Free Elective  Free Elective 
Free Elective  Free Elective 
  1 credit Free Elective 
Credits: 15 Credits: 14
   
Total Credits: 124

*Concentration must consist of at least three courses in POSC and nine credits at the 400-level

**Specialization must include one course in POSC and three credits at the 400-level

This is one example, among many, of how graduation can be accomplished in four years.

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department.  It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. This document is intended as a supplemental advisement tool to be used in conjunction with in-person advisement and the UDSIS Degree Audit.  Students should direct any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to their advisor or Academic Assistant Dean.