Liberal Arts Track

A new track in partnership with Siena College, in Liberal Arts with an emphasis in International Relations. This is an inter-disciplinary track addressing key global challenges, issues, and approaches to politics with the goal of training students with a comprehensive education in the social sciences.

This program leads students to earning a Bachelor’s of Arts from Siena College.

Year 1: Semester 1

  • Business Computer Applications
  • Principles of Microeconomics
  • English Composition I
  • Communication & Academic Methodology
  • Political Theory
  • Foreign Language (other than English)

Year 1: Semester 2

  • Principles of Macroeconomics
  • English Composition II
  • Intro to Statistics
  • Professional Workshop I
  • Research Design & Qualitative
  • Issues in International Politics

Year 1: Summer 1

  • Public Speaking
  • Open elective from Siena College (Faculty-Led)

Year 2: Semester 1

  • Art History
  • American Literature
  • American History (1660-1877)
  • Professional Workshop II
  • Understanding the European Union
  • International Organizations
  • Dimensions of Diversity

Year 2: Semester 2

  • Legal Environment of International Business
  • Political Economy
  • US Since the Civil War
  • Intellectual Heritage II
  • International Law & Diplomacy
  • Environmental Science

Year 2: Summer 2

  • 2-Month Internship
  • Online class from Siena

Year 3: Classes at Siena (45 credits)

  • Comparative Politics (3 credits)
  • Statistical Applications in Quantitative Research (4 credits)
  • Political Science Capstone Experience (4 credits)
  • Human Rights (3 credits)
  • Two electives (Political Science or International Relations) ((3 credits each)
  • General electives* (19 credits)

*General electives may be from any discipline. 

Students may opt for up to 3 extra Politics courses, for a maximum of 48 credits.