Overview
The International and Public Affairs concentration comprises 11 courses, including a common core of classes featuring a themed gateway lecture course, junior seminars, senior thesis or capstone seminars, and a qualitative and quantitative methodology course. For the many students interested in language, students can choose to pursue language study as an alternative to one of the two required methodology courses.
NOTE
- Retroactive approval of track elective courses is permitted only in extenuating circumstances and requires approval from the track director.
- Gateway and foundational courses cannot be substituted.
- IAPA core courses (gateway, track foundational, and seminars) do not satisfy elective requirements.
Total Credits: 11 (12 with Honors Thesis)
See courses page for offerings.
| Requirement | Course | Credits |
| Gateway Gateway courses cannot be substituted. | Select course from approved list. | |
| Track Foundational Foundational course must correspond to your track. | Foundations of Development, or Foundations of Policy & Governance (Intro to Public Policy), or Foundations of Security | 1 |
| Track Electives | Multi-disciplinary elective courses from approved list | 5 |
| Qualitative Research Methods | Select course from approved list. | 1 |
| Quantitative Research Methods | Select course from approved list. | 1 |
| Junior Seminar | Select course from approved list. | 1 |
| Proposal-writing workshop | Non-credit bearing, optional but very strongly encouraged. | 0 |
| Senior Capstone | Senior Seminar from approved list, or Senior Honors Thesis Seminar, or Directed Independent Study. | 1 (2, if writing thesis) |
| Language | 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. | 0 |
*ANTH 0110 qualifies as the Foundations of Development course, for those students who have taken it previously.