Distinguished faculty offer a carefully constructed, interdisciplinary major in international relations, which educates students generally about world affairs and prepares them for graduate study and professional careers in the international arena. Chief Bucknell benefits An interdisciplinary program that offers courses from a variety of departments and programs, including East Asian studies, economics, geography, history, international relations, Latin American studies, political science, sociology, and modern languages. Develops a sophisticated understanding of the discipline through a junior-level course on theories of international relations. Provides specific knowledge of the history, language, society, and foreign policy of a world region or country through the area study concentrations.
Most majors become fluent in a foreign language.
Nearly all majors study abroad in their area of concentration. A senior seminar fosters small group discussion of controversial issues. International relations program attracts 40-45 majors from each class, including a number of international students. Bucknell distinctions The international relations program is a separate academic entity and is not placed within a traditional department, as at many universities. Faculty from the international relations program staff this college.