Undergraduate core course. Explores major issues in international relations, including conflict, cooperation, and governance. Addresses dominant international relations theories and their application. Investigates state system, international law and organization, transnational actors, state behavior, and globalization. Carries social science divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry I, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy.
FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A1 |
de la Paz |
PSY B37 |
F 9:05 am-9:55 am |
Mts w/CAS IR271 A1 |
FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A2 |
de la Paz |
CAS 233 |
F 10:10 am-11:00 am |
Mts w/CAS IR271 A2 |
FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A3 |
de la Paz |
CAS 225 |
F 10:10 am-11:00 am |
Mts w/CAS IR271 A3 |
FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A4 |
de la Paz |
CAS 233 |
F 9:05 am-9:55 am |
Mts w/CAS IR271 A4 |
FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A5 |
de la Paz |
CAS 228 |
F 11:15 am-12:05 pm |
Mts w/CAS IR271 A5 |
FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A6 |
de la Paz |
CAS 225 |
F 11:15 am-12:05 pm |
Mts w/CAS IR271 A6 |
FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A7 |
de la Paz |
CAS 225 |
F 9:05 am-9:55 am |
Mts w/CAS IR271 A7 |
FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A8 |
de la Paz |
CAS 222 |
F 12:20 pm-1:10 pm |
Mts w/CAS IR271 A8 |
FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A9 |
de la Paz |
CAS 233 |
F 12:20 pm-1:10 pm |
Mts w/CAS IR271 A9 |
FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| AA |
de la Paz |
CAS TSAI |
TR 11:00 am-12:15 pm |
Mts w/CAS IR271 AA |
FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| B1 |
Ewenstein |
CAS 116 |
F 10:10 am-11:00 am |
Mts w/ IR 271 B1 |
FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| B2 |
Ewenstein |
CAS 116 |
F 12:20 pm-1:10 pm |
Mts w/ IR 271 B2 |
FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| B3 |
Ewenstein |
PSY B37 |
F 1:25 pm-2:15 pm |
Mts w/ IR 271 B3 |
FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| BB |
Ewenstein |
EPC 205 |
TR 3:30 pm-4:45 pm |
Mts w/ IR 271 BB |
SPRG 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A1 |
Grimes |
COM 101 |
TR 12:30 pm-1:45 pm |
Mts w/CAS IR271 |
SPRG 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| B1 |
Grimes |
CAS 237 |
F 9:05 am-9:55 am |
Mts w/CAS IR271 |
SPRG 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| B2 |
Grimes |
CAS 237 |
F 10:10 am-11:00 am |
Mts w/CAS IR271 |
SPRG 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| C1 |
Grimes |
CGS 115 |
F 1:25 pm-2:15 pm |
Mts w/CAS IR271 |
SPRG 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| C2 |
Grimes |
PSY B39 |
F 2:30 pm-3:20 pm |
Mts w/CAS IR271 |
SPRG 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| D1 |
Grimes |
CAS 227 |
F 3:35 pm-4:25 pm |
Mts w/CAS IR271 |
SPRG 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| D2 |
Grimes |
CAS 214 |
F 9:05 am-9:55 am |
Mts w/CAS IR271 |
SPRG 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| E1 |
Grimes |
BRB 122 |
F 10:10 am-11:00 am |
Mts w/CAS IR271 |
SPRG 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| E2 |
Grimes |
CAS 208 |
F 11:15 am-12:05 pm |
Mts w/CAS IR271 |
SPRG 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| F1 |
Grimes |
CAS 214 |
F 2:30 pm-3:20 pm |
Mts w/CAS IR271 |
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