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B.A. in International Relations

120

Credit Hours

Washington Fellowship

Spend a semester as an intern in the nation’s capital

Financial Aid

94% of undergrad students receive financial aid

Transfer Credits

Transfer up to 75% of degree total to Liberty

Accreditation

Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC

Washington Fellowship

Spend a semester as an intern in the nation’s capital

Financial Aid

94% of undergrad students receive financial aid

Transfer Credits

Transfer up to 75% of degree total to Liberty

Accreditation

Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC

Residential B.A. in International Relations

Gain an understanding of the intellectual philosophies that have shaped the modern world. Our Bachelor of Arts in International Relations degree gives you a broad approach to the disciplines of economics, law, philosophy, and geography.

Prepare for your career in areas like politics, intelligence, or diplomacy as you study relationships among countries, peoples, and comparative governments. Study a foreign language and branch into a deeper understanding of either international politics and policy or strategic intelligence studies.

Learn about politics, public administration, and public policy on a global scale with the International Politics and Policy cognate. Or, study government service and intelligence with the Strategic Intelligence Studies cognate.

At the Helms School of Government, you’ll get the unique opportunity to study global issues from a Christian perspective and the ability to impact the world for Christ.

Learn How To:

  • Evaluate the nature and role of government from a Biblical worldview
  • Integrate ethical decision-making in government scenarios
  • Communicate effectively in both written and oral formats
  • Demonstrate competence in the basic principles of international relations
  • Evaluate dilemmas in geopolitical or international relations
  • Recognize and apply major fundamental concepts of international relations to international relations dilemmas/practices

Academics: International Relations (B.A.)

Courses You’ll Take

  • Constitutional Government and Free Enterprise (GOVT 200)
  • International Relations (GOVT 340)
  • Political Geography (GOVT 440)
  • Political Theory (GOVT 490)

Career Opportunities in International Relations

  • Foreign Service Officer
  • Political Consultant
  • Political Scientist
  • Politician
  • Federal Agent (CIA, FBI, DEA, etc.)
  • Intelligence Analyst
  • Diplomat

Where Students Have Interned

Find internship opportunities on our internships page and on Handshake.

  • Department of Homeland Security
  • House Committee on Homeland Security
  • U.S. Department of State
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • Foreign policy advisor for the Office of Senator Marco Rubio
  • Israeli Embassy

Where Alumni Have Worked

  • Automotive Service Association (Legislative Analyst)
  • BAE Systems (Intelligence Analyst)
  • e3 Partners/I Am Second (Communications Director on the Middle East and Central Asia)
  • Intelligence Agencies
  • Israeli Embassy, Cultural Department
  • US Army (Battalion Intelligence Officer)
  • U.S. House of Representatives

“At Liberty, I learned to interpret reality from a biblical worldview, which helped shine a more trenchant light on my study of jurisprudence, civil government, and international relations.”

Branden Grosvalet – International Relations

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