International Relations M.A. pre-approved electives
In choosing your electives, please note the following:
 In addition to graduate electives, International Relations M.A. students may take a maximum of 3
upper-level (100 or above) undergraduate electives.
o No course may be taken that was already taken as an undergraduate at Fresno State.
o GE courses may not be taken by graduate students for credit. If you register for any
undergraduate course, always double-check that the course is not listed as a GE course.
 Undergraduate writing “W” courses, lower-division courses, professional (300-level) courses, and
courses used to fulfill the requirements for another degree may not be used in fulfillment of the
program requirements for the graduate degree.
 Most courses are not offered every semester (and it is possible a course may not be offered at all during
the time you are in the program). If you see a course you really want to take, register for it when it is
offered or check with your advisor.
 The courses listed below are pre-approved electives.
o Other electives not listed may be acceptable but require advance approval by the IR M.A.
Graduate Coordinator.
o International students may be allowed to take a U.S. politics course not on this list (consult
with the IR Coordinator).
 Please contact the IR Director/Coordinator/Advisor if you have any questions: Dr. Melanie Ram,
meram@csufresno.edu, 559-278-5324
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS/POLITICAL SCIENCE (recommended)
Graduate
PLSI 270: Advanced Research and Writing in IR
PLSI 280T: Topics in IR (changing topics)
Undergraduate
PLSI 111: Political Thought Since Machiavelli
PLSI 121: American Foreign Affairs
PLSI 122: Politics of Foreign Aid
PLSI 125: Russian Foreign Policy
PLSI 126: International Law and Organization
PLSI 128T: Topics in International Relations (summer 2013 in Ghana: Global Governance and Human
Rights)
PLSI 140: Approaches to Comparative Politics
PLSI 141: Russian Politics
PLSI 142T: Area Studies in Western Europe
PLSI 142T: British Parliament
PLSI 143T: Area Studies in Eastern Europe
PLSI 144T: Area studies in Africa and Middle East
PLSI 145T: Area Studies in Asia
PLSI 146T: Area Studies in Latin America
PLSI 147: East Asian Politics
PLSI 148: Latin American Politics
PLSI 149T: Seminar in Comparative Government
PLSI 158 Internship (requires individual approval)
PLSI 183: Comparative Administration
PLSI 188T: American Indian Law
OTHER GRADUATE ELECTIVES
CRIM 270T: ONLY pre-approved if Borders & Homeland Security OR International Intelligence
HIST 220T: (if international topic)
HIST 230T: Topics in World History
MCJ (Mass Communication & Journalism) 216: Global Media and International Relations
MBA 204: Global Environment of Business (every fall)
MBA 231: Seminar in International Finance (not recommended without business B.A.)
MBA 241: International Human Resources (summer overseas only)
MBA 261: Global Marketing and Logistics (every spring)
MBA 289T: Topics in International Business (summer overseas only)
[Note: For MBA courses with prerequisites, request a permission number from the instructor to register.]
MPA 120G: Quantitative Applications for Public Administration
MPA 287: Internship (requires individual approval)
SPAN 210: Spanish American Short Story
SPAN 214. Generation of '98
SPAN 225. Modernismo-1950
SPAN 245: Mexican Literature
SPAN 249: Golden Age in Spanish Literature
SPAN 250. Spanish Post-War Literature
SPAN 267: Early 20th C. Spanish Literature
SPAN 250: Spanish Post-War Literature
[Note: Most Spanish courses are taught in Spanish.]
Other courses are also available through Study Abroad:
http://www.fresnostate.edu/cge/international/abroad/programs.html
OTHER UNDERGRADUATE ELECTIVES
AGBS140: International Agricultural Economics (every semester)
AGBS 163: Agricultural Export Marketing is taught (every spring)
AGBS 185T = Chile: Farm to Port (winter intersession abroad)
AGBS 185T = China’s Food System (spring break abroad 2013)
ANTH 124: Peoples and Cultures of East Asia
ANTH 134: Muslim Communities in the Middle East
ARM 108B: Armenian History II: Modern & Contemporary
ASP 105: National Security Affairs
BA 174: Introduction to International Business
BA 175 Tools and techniques of International Business
BA 176: The International Business Environment
BA 177: Legal Environment of World Commerce
BA 178: International Finance
CLAS 115: Mexico-U.S. Relations Since 1910
CRIM 109: Comparative Systems of Criminal Justice
ECON 111: European Economic History
ECON 114: Economic Development of Poor Nations
ECON 140: The Political Economy of the Military-Industrial Complex
ECON 178: International Economics
ECON 179: International Political Economy
GEOG 127 Global Environmental Change
GEOG 162: Political Geography
GEOG 163: World Crises
GEOG 165: Medical Geography
GEOG 166: Geography of World Economy
GEOG 170T: Latin American Regions
GEOG 174: European Regions
GEOG 175T: African Regions
GEOG 176: Geography of the Commonwealth of Independent States—Formerly USSR
GEOG 177T: Asian Regions
GEOG 179: Geography of the Middle East
HIST 104: History of Women & Men in Modern Europe
HIST 105 (& ARMS 105): Armenian Genocide in Comparative Context
HIST 107: Modern Middle East
HIST 132: Revolutionary Europe
HIST 133: Europe in the 20th century
HIST 134: 20th Century Dictators
HIST 135: European Cultural History
HIST 138: World War II: A Global Conflict
HIST 141: Modern Germany
HIST 143: Russia & Eurasia in the 20th Century
HIST 144: Warfare in the Western World
HIST 145: Spain & Portugal
HIST 149T: The Holocaust in Germany
HIST 149T: The Holocaust in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
HIST 157: Modern Africa
HIST 162: South America
HIST 165: Modern Mexico
HIST 166: United States--Latin American Diplomacy
HIST 167: Social Revolution in Latin America
HIST 192: Modern Far East: 1949-Present
HIST 194: US & Vietnam
MGT 131: International Management (every semester)
MCJ 177T: Middle Eastern Cinema and Culture
WS (Women’s Studies) 103: History of Feminism
WS 136T: Topics in International Women’s Studies
Upper-level (100 or above) foreign language/literature courses (in FREN, GERM, ITAL, JAPN, SPAN) &
LING (Linguistics) may also be acceptable – check with your advisor if you find a course of interest.
Note that many/most are taught in a foreign language.
Other courses are also available through Study Abroad:
http://www.fresnostate.edu/cge/international/abroad/programs.html
Fulfilling your foreign language proficiency requirement
In addition to your elective courses, you may need a foreign language course to complete the requirements for
your degree. If you wish to fulfill your foreign language requirement on campus, courses are available in the
departments below.
 Note: those who are already proficient in a foreign language may test out – see your advisor.
 International students have already fulfilled the foreign language requirement with the TOEFL or
IELTS exam.
in Linguistics Department:
Arabic (ARAB)
Chinese (CHIN)
Hmong (HMONG)
Japanese (JAPN)
Persian (PERS)
in Modern & Classical Languages Dept.:
French (FREN)
German (GERM)
Italian (ITAL)
Portuguese (PORT)
Spanish (SPAN)
(Rev. 5/22/13)