BA in International Studies & Political Science

Virginia Military Institute (VMI)
United States
Qualification
Bachelor's Degree
Study mode
Full-time
Duration
4 years
Intakes
August
Total tuition fee (local)
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Total tuition fee (foreign)
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Entry Requirements

  • Official Application  
  • Official Copy of High School Transcript  
  • Admissions Secondary School Report / Counselor Recommendation 
  • International students whose first language is English must also take either the SAT I. Applicants whose first language is not English must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). 

Optional

  • Personal Statement: Applicants are encouraged, though not required, to submit a personal statement:

*All items must be mailed to admissions either with your application or after you have submitted your online application. 

Curriculum

  • Introduction to International Studies and Political Science
  • American Government
  • International Politics
  • Comparative Politics
  • Techniques of Computer Analysis
  • American Foreign Policy
  • The American Congress
  • The American Presidency
  • National Security Policy
  • International Political Economy
  • Intelligence and Policy
  • The United States, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
  •  The United States and Iran
  • U.S. - Soviet Relations during the Cold War
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Politics in Western Europe
  • Politics in Russia and Eastern Europe
  •  Politics in East Asia
  • Politics in Southeast Asia
  •  Politics of Central Asia
  • Politics in Latin America
  •  Politics in China
  • Politics of India and the Subcontinent
  • Political Theory
  •  Ethnic Conflict and Politics
  • Multinational Peacekeeping
  • Politics and the Media
  • Intermediate Special Seminar
  • National Security and Homeland Defense Seminar
  • Science, Technology, and International Affairs
  • The Political Economy of Biotechnology
  •  International Studies Seminar
  • The Politics of Terrorism
  • Domestic Politics and International Conflict
  •  Studies in Grand Strategy
  • Religion and War
  • Transatlantic Security 1941-2015
  •  Democracy and Elections
  •  Riots, Protests, Social Movements
  •  Political and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • South Asian Politics & International Relations
  • Authoritarianism
  • - Comparative Political Economy
  • War and Peace in Africa
  • 20th Century Revolutions and Revolutionaries
  • American Political Thought
  • Conservative Political Thought
  • Law, Morality, and Power
  • The Morality of War
  • Criminal Law
  • Constitutional Law
  • International Law
  •  Research Design for Political Science
  • Advanced Special Seminar
  • Advanced Special Seminar
  •  Science and War
  • Independent Study
  • Reading for IS Honors
  • Writing for IS Honors
  • International Studies Senior Thesis 

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