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.
Total Credits: 11 (12 with Honors Thesis)
| Requirement | Course | Sem Taken | Credits |
CORE (5 courses) | |||
| Gateway | Select course from approved list | 01 - 04* | |
| Junior Seminar | Select course from approved list | 05 or 06 | 1 |
| Qualitative Research Methods | DEVL 1500 | 03 - 07 | 1** |
| Quantitative Research Methods | Select from:
| 03 - 07 | 1** |
| Research and Writing Workshop | Non-credit bearing, optional but very strongly encouraged | 03 - 07 | 0 |
| Senior Capstone | Senior Seminar from approved list, or Senior Honors Thesis Seminar, or Directed Independent Study | 07 or 08 | 1 (2, if writing thesis) |
* Students graduating in 2022 may take the gateway course in semesters 05 or 06 as well. ** 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. | |||
TRACK (6 courses)Development | Policy & Governance | Security | |||
| Track Foundation | Foundations of Development, or Foundations of Policy & Governance, or Foundations of Security, or | 01 - 06 | 1 |
| Track Electives | Multi-disciplinary elective courses from approved list | 01 - 08 | 5 |