Watson Institute for International StudiesBrown University

International Relations at Brown

Room 130 Watson Institute
401.863.3318

Margareta Levitsky, Program Coordinator

SPRING '10:
  • Sophomore Concentration Fair,  Wed. Feb. 17, Sayles Hall, 7-8:30pm
  • IR OPEN HOUSE

    February 25, 5-6:30 pm

    Watson Institute: North Common Room, 232

  • SOPHOMORES: IR Concentration Filing Deadlines:
    March 15: Last name A-L; April 15: Last  name M-Z

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    The IR concentration is a rigorous and comprehensive program that maximizes student choice with cross-disciplinary training and strong international skills. The objective is to foster creative thinking about pressing global problems and equip students with the analytic tools, language expertise, and cross-cultural understanding to guide them in that process. To this end, the concentration draws on numerous departments including political science, history, economics, anthropology, sociology, psychology, religion, and environmental studies. It also incorporates courses from the humanities and has a 3-year language requirement. The IR concentration is organized around a multidisciplinary core and the sub-themes of global security, political economy and development, and culture and identity. It offers a quality honors program in which students undertake thesis research on an international topic.

    The concentration is located within and draws upon the expertise of the Watson Institute for International Studies, a research and policy-oriented center whose faculty come from many different countries and international agencies. The IR curriculum emphasizes 1) a solid grounding in the methods of analysis used in the social sciences to help students think critically about international phenomena, 2) the exploration of the empirical and the normative domains of the subject, and 3) flexibility to allow students to customize their IR concentration around the themes and disciplines of their choosing.

    IR is one of the largest concentrations at Brown. It is housed in the Watson Institute for International Studies. Most Watson Institute faculty teach courses in the concentration. In the course of a year, the Institute sponsors numerous talks, conferences, and other events on a wide range of global issues. IR concentrators are encouraged to become familiar with the Watson Institute and to participate in its many activities.

    Please note: Individuals interested in a Ph.D. program in international relations should contact Brown’s Political Science Department. Brown does not offer a master’s program in international relations.

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