Bachelor of Arts in World Politics

The Bachelor of Arts in World Politics provides an in-depth understanding of political institutions and processes around the world at the national, cross-national and international levels. This major will prepare students to live and work in a globalized environment in which international events influence domestic politics, and vice versa, with increasing intensity.  The World Politics major provides a globally-focused, innovative, unique, high quality program that is responsive to the needs and interests of a rapidly growing number of Ohio State students.

Major Requirements [pdf] for Bachelor of Arts in World Politics

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The World Politics major is organized into four areas of specialization:  foreign policy and security, political economy and development, political institutions and processes in countries outside the United States, and international political theory.  Students are required to take at least one course in each of these four areas, and to acquire depth by taking at least four courses in one of them.

This major will help to prepare students for careers in intelligence and national security, foreign policy and diplomacy, international business analysis and consulting, international finance and global investment banking, international humanitarian and development organizations (e.g. CARE, Oxfam, USAID), international governance organizations (e.g. the UN, the World Bank, the World Health Organization), conflict mediation and resolution, research institutes and think tanks with a global focus, and secondary and higher education.

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