Minor in International Affairs
CU Boulder ranks in the top 100 best schools for international relations in the world.
(Foreign Policy magazine, 2024)
Gain real-world experience by studying abroad and applying credits from your coursework abroad toward your minor.
Take electives in four functional areas: development and culture; international economics, business and political economy; political geography, international security, and foreign policy; and institutions, rights and norms.
Academic Plan & Requirements
The minor in international affairs is open to all interested students and can complement any major at CU Boulder. The coursework might be particularly relevant to students from social science, arts and humanities, natural sciences, business or communication programs.
The minor requires a total of 19 credit hours of international affairs coursework, 15 of which must be at the upper-division level.