Declared IR majors will complete 30 units worth of core courses from those listed below. Check the Stanford Bulletin for course availability.
1) International Politics (5 units)
- POLISCI 101: Introduction to International Relations (INTNLREL 1) **Prior to Autumn15-16, this course was numbered as POLISCI 1
2) Comparative Governance (5 units)
Choose ONE of the following courses:
- POLISCI 104: Introduction to Comparative Politics **Prior to Autumn15-16, this course was numbered as POLISCI 4
- HISTORY 102: History of the International System (INTNLREL 102)
3) American Foreign Policy (5 units)
Choose ONE of the following courses:
- INTNLREL 154: The Cold War: An International History (HISTORY 266C)
- INTNLREL 168: America as a World Power: U.S. Foreign Relations, 1914 to Present
- INTNLREL 173: Presidents and Foreign Policy in Modern History (HISTORY 261G)
- INTNLREL 174: Diplomacy on the Ground: Case Studies in the Challenges of Representing Your Country (HISTORY 252B)
- POLISCI 110C: America and the World Economy (INTNLREL 110C)
- POLISCI 110D: War and Peace in American Foreign Policy (INTNLREL 110D)
- POLISCI 110G: Governing the Global Economy
- POLISCI 214R: Challenges and Dilemmas in American Foreign Policy
4) Introductory Economics (5 units)
Choose ONE of the following:
- ECON 1: Principles of Economics
- ECON 50: Economic Analysis I
- ECON 51: Economic Analysis II
- ECON 52: Economic Analysis III
5) Applied Economics (5 units)
Choose ONE of the approved upper-division economics courses.
6) Skills Class (5 units)
Choose ONE of the following courses:
- STATS 60: Introduction to Statistical Methods: Precalculus (PSYCH 10, STATS 160)
- ECON 102A: Introduction to Statistical Methods (Postcalculus) for Social Scientists
