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Students need to complete ONE course per requirement; consequently, the major involves 11 courses total.
Core Sequence
Global History 201-1, 2, and a third course from the list (see Advising - FAQ - Question # 7)
Core Electives
1. International Politics
PSc 240* Introduction to International Relations
PSc 340* International Relations Theory
PSc 342* International Organizations
PSc 343* International Law
PSc 344-1, -2* Foreign Policy
PSc 345* National Security
PSc 349* International Environmental Politics
2. International Economics
Econ 305* Comparative Economic Systems
Econ 325* Economic Growth and Development
Econ 326* The Economics of Developing Countries
Econ 361* International Trade
Econ 362* International Finance
PSc 341* International Political Economy
PSc 348* Globalization
3. Approaches to Culture
Anth 211* Culture and Society
Anth 215* The Study of Culture through Language
Anth 235* Attending to Culture
Relg 170* Religion and Human Experience
Ling 221* Language and Prejudice
Ling 222* Language, Politics, and Identity
PFST 216* Performance and Culture
4. Approaches to International Ethics/Cooperation
Anth 390* Global Bioethics
PSc 347* Ethics in International Relations
PSc 395-21* Global Inequality
* Note: the courses marked with * can count towards the New Thematic Cluster plan. Please make an appointment to see an advisor as this list is not exclusive.
Regional Electives
Choose one of the following regional or thematic areas:
Africa | Asia | Europe | Latin America | Middle East | Comparative
Within this area, choose one course from each of the following disciplinary areas:
- Historical Studies
- Literature and The Arts
- Beliefs and Social Systems.
See suggested courses by region at the links above.
Upper Level Requirement
Students must complete an upper-level requirement, either an international studies seminar, an independent research project (International Studies 399) approved by their faculty adviser, or a seminar course in other departments that has been approved by the International Studies office. Each quarter the office prepares a list of the seminar courses that meet this requirement. These courses must be taken during the junior or senior year at Northwestern. SAMPLE courses include:
INTL 389-7 Reading and Writing Culture: A Course for Study Abroad Returnees
INTL 394* Managing in a Cross-Cultural Environment
INTL 394* Civil Society & Non-Governmental Organizations: An International Perspective
HUM 395* The Afterlife of Marx
HIST 392-22 Intellectuals & the State in Modern China
HIST 392-23 Dominion and Resistance in Colonial Africa
HIST 392-24 The Six-Day War: Effects on Arab-Iraeli Relations
PSCI 395-21: Political Research Seminar : Transnational Black Politics
PSCI 395-21
Political Research Seminar : Global Inequality
Highly motivated juniors and seniors are strongly encouraged to undertake independent research projects. Planning, researching, and writing a substantial piece of independent writing is usually the most rewarding learning experience within an undergraduate education. Such an enterprise provides a solid accomplishment that can help set directions for plans after graduation.
Students who wish to pursue this option must begin to define their project at the earliest possible moment and find an adviser no later than the end of the junior year. With advance permission, students may use the same body of research to write two separate papers for a departmental honors project and for the International Studies upper-level requirement; however the same paper may not be submitted for two requirements.
See the International Studies Office for the quarter's upper-level selection
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