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Welcome to our incoming International
Affairs majors attending summer 2009 orientation!
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We'll be lauching our new website with
the start of Fall classes. Stay tuned!
Summer at CU-Boulder
Welcome to the International Affairs
Program website!
The International Affairs Program (IAFS) at
the University of Colorado Boulder is a multidisciplinary
major within the College of Arts & Sciences. Located
in the University
Club, IAFS is an academically challenging program within
an energetic community, offering our students small school
opportunities within the broader campus. We focus on citizenship,
from CU to the world.
Due to the growing interdependence of global
society, the United States has seen an expansion of employment
opportunities in government and international organizations,
agencies, and businesses. Today there is a need for college
graduates with a strong background in international affairs.
The University of Colorado offers a comprehensive and flexible
multidisciplinary program in international affairs leading
to the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree. Our major
requirements include courses from the Political Science,
Economics, History, Anthropology, and Geography departments.
In addition, through your geographic concentration, you
will become well acquainted with at least one selected region
of the world outside of the United States and attain proficiency
in the language of that region, as well as familiarity with
its cultural and political activities. Regions of concentration
include: Africa,
Asia, Europe/Eurasia,
Latin America,
and the Middle
East. The program also offers an internship
class and an honors program,
as well as an International Media
Certificate with the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
IAFS majors begin their studies with a survey of the most
compelling global issues of the day and then go on to detailed
analysis of international relations and economics. Courses
also focus on problems of international development, the
environment, international economic relations, political
geography, international institutions, and United States
foreign policy. As the curriculum progresses, you will analyze
the effects of international trade, investment, world population,
and the use of resources. In addition, you may choose elective
courses that apply the theories of conflict behavior and
social organization to the problems of war and peace. Because
geographic boundaries have an important influence on the
political activities of a country, the program includes
a systematic study of power and strategic concepts.
We invite you to explore our website and learn more about
our program.
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