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Tentative Summer 2012 schedule now posted - check back for updates. IAFS summer offerings - IAFS 3000: Statebuilding in the 21st Century in Maymester (Functional Area 4 or Africa/Middle East), IAFS 3000: Political Economy of the Middle East in A-term (Functional Area 2 or Africa/Middle East), and IAFS 3000: US-Africa Relations in B-term (Functional Area 3 or Africa/Middle East). We are also offering an A-term IAFS 4500 section and a B-term IAFS 1000 online. Mike Hammer, Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, will be on campus speaking about his career as a Foreign Service officer, as well as his current role as the spokesman for the State Department. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity! When: Thursday, 2/23, 5 pm; Where: Wolf Law, 206 **RSVP by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ** IAFS Honors Program in Fall 2012 – our application is online on our Honors page. The deadline to submit your application for the Fall 2012 honors class is Friday, March 16, 2012 at 5pm. Upcoming information meetings: Feb. 21 in UMC 325: Fall 2012 honors info meeting at 4pm and summer internship class info meeting at 5pm.
Application deadline for International Media Certificate (IMC) in Spring 2012: Friday, March 9 @ 4pm. Please bring two copies of your application to University Club A5 -- application here. Professional Development Workshop for IAFS Majors: Using Social Media to Leverage Your Job Search - February 23rd at 6:00pm. To register, click here. If you have any questions, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Study Abroad - find out more about our summer global seminars, France and America: Connections through Time, in Bordeaux, France and Economy, Politics and Society in the Middle East: Kuwait. IAFS & G-RAP students - studying abroad this summer or next year? Apply for a Global Grant scholarship for your CU-Boulder Study Abroad program. Application deadline 3/1/12. |
The International Affairs Program (IAFS) at the University of Colorado Boulder is an interdisciplinary major within the College of Arts & Sciences. IAFS has grown to become one of the largest majors at CU-Boulder. Based in the University Club, IAFS is an academically challenging undergraduate program with an energetic community, offering our students small school opportunities within the broader campus. In keeping with CU-Boulder's Flagship 2030 strategic plan, we recognize the importance of globalization to our ideas and our lives. We value citizenship, from CU to the world.
Due to the growing interdependence of global society, the United States has seen an expansion of employment opportunities in government and international organizations, agencies, and businesses. Today there is a need for college graduates with a strong background in international affairs. The University of Colorado offers a comprehensive and flexible multidisciplinary program in international affairs leading to the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree. Our major requirements include courses from the Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History and Political Science departments, as well as other departments across the college and campus. In addition, through your geographic concentration, you will become well acquainted with at least one selected region of the world outside of the United States and attain proficiency in the language of that region, as well as familiarity with its cultural and political activities. Regions of concentration include: Africa/Middle East, Asia, Europe/Eurasia, and Latin America. The program also offers an internship class and an honors program, as well as an International Media Certificate with the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
IAFS majors begin their studies with a survey of the most compelling global issues of the day and then go on to detailed analysis of international relations and economics. Courses also focus on problems of international development, the environment, international economic relations, political geography, international institutions, and United States foreign policy. As the curriculum progresses, students analyze the effects of international trade, investment, world population, and the use of resources. In addition, students may choose elective courses that apply the theories of conflict behavior and social organization to the problems of war and peace. Because geographic boundaries have an important influence on the political activities of a country, the program includes a systematic study of power and strategic concepts.
We invite you to explore our website and learn more about our program!
