Requirements
All International and Public Affairs concentrators take a common core of classes including a “gateway” lecture course that examines broad global themes and provides an introduction to multidisciplinary analysis; one qualitative and one quantitative research methods course (language study at the 0400 level or above can substitute for one of the methods courses); a junior seminar; and a capstone.
In addition to taking these core classes, students choose one of three tracks of specialization:
- Development
- Policy & Governance
- Security
Total Credits: 11 (12 with Honors Thesis)
See courses page for CURRENT offerings.
| Requirement | Courses |
| Gateway Gateway courses cannot be substituted. | |
| Track Foundational Foundational course must correspond to your track. | 1 |
| Track Electives | 5 |
| Qualitative Research Methods | 1* |
| Quantitative Research Methods | 1* |
| Junior Seminar | 1 |
| Senior Capstone | 1 (2, if writing thesis) |
Research and Writing Workshops
Non-credit bearing, optional but very strongly encouraged.
*Language Study
One of the two methods requirements – either the qualitative or quantitative course – can be substituted by successful completion of a Brown or Brown-approved language course at the 0400 level or above. The upper-level language course must be taken for a grade.