The undergraduate Certificate in Political Risk Analysis requires a minimum of 18 s.h. of credit. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.00 in work for the certificate. Certificate courses cannot be taken pass/nonpass. A maximum of 6 s.h. of transfer credit may be accepted toward certificate requirements, with the approval of the political risk analysis advisor.
The certificate may be earned by any student admitted to the University of Iowa who is not enrolled in a UI graduate or professional degree program. Undergraduate to Graduate (U2G) students may earn the certificate when the undergraduate classification is primary.
The Certificate in Political Risk Analysis requires the following coursework.
Core Courses
Financial Risk Principles
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| This course: | ||
| FIN:3400 | Principles of Risk Management and Insurance | 3 |
Quantitative Analysis
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| One of these: | ||
| POLI:3000 | Analyzing Political Data | 3 |
| STAT:1020 | Elementary Statistics and Inference | 3 |
| STAT:1030 | Statistics for Business | 4 |
| STAT:2020 | Probability and Statistics for the Engineering and Physical Sciences | 3 |
| STAT:3510 | Biostatistics | 3 |
Politics Foundation
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| One of these: | ||
| POLI:1400 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POLI:1500 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 |
Elective Courses
Students select three courses from the following.
Country and International Risk
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| POLI:2415 | Latin American Politics | 3 |
| POLI:3405 | Authoritarian Politics | 3 |
| POLI:3408 | Chinese Politics and Society | 3 |
| POLI:3411 | Democracy: Global Trends and Struggles | 3 |
| POLI:3420 | Southeast Asia: Politics and Development | 3 |
| POLI:3422 | Horn of Africa: Politics and Transnational Issues | 3 |
| POLI:3423 | The Middle East: Policy and Diplomacy | 3 |
| POLI:3426 | Outliers: Comparing Odd Countries | 3 |
| POLI:3428 | Statecraft, Diplomacy, and World Order | 3 |
| POLI:3450 | Problems in Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POLI:3503 | Politics of Terrorism | 3 |
| POLI:3504 | Globalization | 3 |
| POLI:3505 | Civil Wars | 3 |
| POLI:3506 | Consequences of War | 3 |
| POLI:3509 | International Courts: The Intersection of Law and Politics | 3 |
| POLI:3512 | International Conflict | 3 |
| POLI:3516 | The Politics of International Economics | 3 |
| POLI:3518 | Water Wars: Conflict and Cooperation | 3 |
| POLI:3550 | Problems of International Politics | 3 |
Experiential Learning Requirement
All students select one of the following after consultation with the political risk analysis advisor.
Study Abroad
Students may register for a study abroad course (prefix ABRD).
Research
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| POLI:3001 | Hawkeye Poll | 3 |
| POLI:3127 | Legislative Policy Seminar | arr. |
| POLI:3160 | Applied Research in Political Science | 1-3 |
| POLI:3525 | Iowa Policy and Opinion Lab | 0-3 |
| POLI:3527 | Civil War Research Lab | 3 |
| POLI:3530 | Diplomacy Lab | arr. |
| POLI:3994 | Political Science Undergraduate Research Projects | 1-4 |
| POLI:4701 | Undergraduate Research Tutorial | 3 |
| URES:3992 | Undergraduate Research and Creative Projects | 0 |
| URES:3993 | Undergraduate Research and Creative Projects | 1-4 |
| URES:3994 | Undergraduate Research and Creative Projects | 1-4 |
| URES:3995 | Independent Creative Research by Undergraduates Summer Internship | 0 |
Internship
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| POLI:3124 | Guided Political Science Internship | 1-9 |
| POLI:4900 | Government and Politics Internship | 1-3 |