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World Politics (LUC)

Major

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Major requirements:

Major requirements (85 EC) for the Classes of 2026 and 2027:

  • 15 EC: at least three out of the five 100-level courses (Introduction to IR and Diplomacy, Introduction to Globalisation and Transnational Politics, Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies, Birth of the Modern World, or Media & Communication Theory;

  • 15 EC in methodology courses to include Political Research Design;

  • 45 EC within the WP major, including at least four 300-level courses and one General Knowledge course;

  • 10 EC Capstone.

Note: students need to take at least 20 EC worth of courses at the 300-level within the World Politics Major to be able to graduate.

Major requirements (85 EC) for the Class of 2028 onwards:

  • 15 EC: at least three out of the five 100-level courses (Introduction to IR and Diplomacy, Introduction to Globalisation and Transnational Politics, Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies, or Media & Communication Theory;

  • 15 EC in methodology courses to include Political Research Design;

  • 40 EC within the WP major, including at least four 300-level courses and one General Knowledge course;

  • 15 EC Capstone.

Note: students need to take at least 20 EC worth of courses at the 300-level within the World Politics Major to be able to graduate.

100-level

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2
Introduction to Gender Studies 5
Introduction to International Relations & Diplomacy 5
Introduction to Globalization and Transnational Politics 5
Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies 5
Birth of the Modern World 5
Introduction to Global Order and Justice 5
Media and Communication Theory 5

200-level

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2
Qualitative Research Methods 5
Quantitative Research Methods 5
Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality 5
Cultural & Visual Analysis 5
Essentials of Journalism 5
Ethics of Contemporary Warfare 5
Political Cinema 5
Nations and Nationalism 5
Power in World Politics 5
Conflict & Democracy 5
Historical Research Methods: History and Testimony 5
Intersectionality, Media and Conflict 5
Regionality in World Politics: Political Islam in the Middle East 5
Thinking About Politics: From Machiavelli to Marx 5
Ways of Seeing International Law: Theories, Frames, and the Everyday Life of International Law(yers) 5
International and Regional Organisations in World Politics 5
Political Research Design 5
An American Century? US Foreign Relations from 1898 to the Present 5
Gender & Development 5
Social and Gender Analysis for Sustainability 5
Struggles for Decolonisation: Past and Present 5
Women, Human Rights, and World Religions 5
Digital Politics 5
Leadership in Politics and Diplomacy: Practitioners' Perspectives 5

300-level

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2
Diplomacy of International Conflict 5
Topics in Philosophy: Death and the Dead in the Digital World 5
Regional Trends: The Rise of China 5
Researching Radicalisation & Counter-Extremism 5
Feminist Philosophy 5
The International Politics of Climate Change 5
Religion in World Politics 5
Cyber Security 5
Designing Policy Interventions: Peacebuilding, Development and Public Health 5
Global Security and Collective Action 5
Investigative Journalism 5
Regional Trends: Russia in World Politics 5
Politics of Cultural Memory 5
Advanced Quantitative Research Methods 5
Asia in Global History: From Colonialism to the Post-Cold War Era 5
Equity and Justice in Food System Transformations 5
Multimedia Journalism 5
Regional Trends: The EU in World Politics 5
The Lusophone South Atlantic 5
Video Journalism 5
Vulnerability, Gender and the Politics of Care 5