BA in International Relations
The BA in IR is a boutique program based on a prevalent US prototype. It is characterized by a strong public service ethos, and features a classic pre-law option for American students and career-track training in international diplomacy for all degree candidates.
The undergraduate program of studies in International Relations is characterized by a firm grounding in the disciplinary foundations to the IR degree, with courses in IR theory, international law, European integration, foreign policy, and political economy. Simultaneously, students also receive solid training in the social sciences, with a particular emphasis on culture, gender, ethnography, and economic relations. These two core program focal points are complemented by the IR electives students take in their final four semesters in residence, which in turns have a theoretical (e.g., war and peace), practical (e.g., civil society), and pre-professional character (e.g., diplomacy). The program is book-ended by preliminary and advanced examinations of the nature of conflict in human societies (Politics 101, Politics 301).
Finally, the ACT BA in IR features a series of inquiries into more fundamental questions: what people believe, where they live, how they interact. Several junior and senior IR requirements and electives echo these preoccupations, focusing on such themes as intercultural relations, globalization, democracy, equality, rights and justice, and citizenship.
Program requirements
ACT Years 1-2 (OU Level 4)
Politics 201 International Relations
Politics 231 International Law
History 201 Women in Modern Times
Social Science 210 Introduction to Global Studies and Human Geographies
European Studies 210 Foundations of European Integration
English 250 Advanced Writing and Professional Communication
Economics 101 Introduction to Macroeconomics
Economics 102 Introduction to Microeconomics
ACT Year 3 (OU Level 5)
History 245 Foreign Policy of the USA
History 221 Global Modernities: World History Since 1900
Politics 249 Politics of International Economic Relations
Politics 232 International Organizations and Institutions
4 IR Elective (see below)
ACT Year 4 (OU Level 6)
Politics 301 War and Peace
Social Science 349 Contemporary Globalization
Politics 350 Thesis I
Politics 351 Thesis II
4 IR Electives (see below)
Junior IR electives (OU Level 5)
History 231 Modern Greek History
Humanities 221 Film in History, History in Film
Humanities 246 Introduction to American Cultural Studies
Politics 207 The Modern Greek Nation State
Politics 221 The Balkans in Contemporary International Relations
Politics 229 US Federal Government
Social Science 215 Studies in Media and Contemporary Society
Social Science 219 Individual and Society
Social Science 228 Society and Culture: Theory, Texts, and Practices
Social Science 234 Gender, Cultures, and Society
European Studies 212 The Political Economy of European Integration
Management 218 International Business*
Economics 232 International Economics*
Finance 210 Banking and Finance*
Senior IR electives (OU Level 6)
History 331 Topics in Modern Greek History
Politics 304 Women, Power, and Politics
Politics 305 Gender and International Development
Politics 321 US Policy in Southeast Europe
Politics 332 Human Rights
Politics 333 Diplomacy and Negotiation
Politics 335 Civil Society
Politics 399 Topics in International Relations
European Studies 311 The Idea of Europe
European Studies 351 European Environmental Governance
Anthropology 349 Intercultural Communication in Theory and Practice
Marketing 318 Global Marketing*
* Courses offered by the Anatolia Business School
