The Department of International Relations in the College of Liberal & Creative Arts explores

the interrelations of the world’s primary political institutions, nation-states. As the world is
changing, so is the field of International Relations. Increasingly, International Relations at
SF State also focuses on multinational corporations, international governmental and non-
governmental organizations and social movements. Our curriculum is under constant review
to reflect these global and regional trends.

Our students study specific countries and geographic regions and their interconnections
through political treaties, trade, migration, cultural and ethnic affinities, shared social,
economic, and ideological goals, hierarchies of power and wealth and other factors. We
train students in different theoretical approaches and empower them to make their own
methodological choices.