Indiana University offers still more multidisciplinary resources. The Center for the Study of Global Change concentrates on the practical effects of globalization on the lives of people throughout the world. This center also offers an interdisciplinary seminar on research methods applied to countries in the developing world. In addition to IR seminars discussed above, students are required to complete a minor in another department or program. Minors typically consist of four courses in economics, sociology, SPEA, REEI, WEST, or the Business School.
Some students pursue an eclectic minor of courses specifically relevant to their own interests.
Students are also required to take a program of courses that develop the research skills necessary to complete their chosen line of research. Comprehensive language training is available through the area studies institutes. It is particularly important for prospective IR scholars to become adept at the formal models and statistical methods so frequently employed in the current research literature. The political science department offers a full array of courses in basic and advanced statistical methods as well as courses in game theory, social choice theory, public choice, and dynamic models. Additional specialized technical courses are available from economics, sociology, or other departments.