Combining Scholarship in International Relations Together with Technical Expertise in Information Technology
How have nation-states and other actors used cyber technology to collect information and to spread misinformation? How can we protect against it? Dornsife College and the Viterbi School of Engineering have collaborated to create a major that can help prepare students to engage these timely challenges and opportunities.
Program Overview
This interdisciplinary major requires 51-54 units in total: 12 at the lower-division level and 39-42 at the upper-division level.
During Spring 2020, INCO students presented their cyber crime knowledge to perspective employers across the globe in a virtual mock trial. Read more about it on USC News.
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IR 210gw International Relations: Introductory Analysis Units: 4
ITP 125L From Hackers to CEOs: Introduction to Information Security Units: 2
ITP 115 Programming in Python Units: 2 OR ITP 165 Introduction to C++ Programming Units: 2
IR 213 The Global Economy Units: 4 OR ECON 203g Principles of Microeconomics Units: 4
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Choose one:
IR 313 Religions and Political Violence Units: 4
IR 315 Ethnicity and Nationalism in World Politics Units: 4
IR 318 Violent Conflict Units: 4
IR 319 Human Security and Humanitarian Intervention Units: 4
IR 342 The Politics and Strategy of Weapons of Mass Destruction Units: 4
IR 381 Introduction to International Security Units: 4
IR 386 Terrorism and Counterterrorism Units: 4
IR 387 Strategic Studies Units: 4
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Choose one:
ECON 452 International Finance Units: 4
(Prerequisite: ECON 305)ECON 457 Financial Markets Units: 4
(Prerequisite: ECON 303)IR 328 The Evolving Global Economic Architecture-Capital Mobility Units: 4
IR 329 The Global Finance and Monetary Regime Units: 4
IR 431 Commercial and Financial Globalization-Trends, Challenges Units: 4
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Choose one:
DSCI 429 Security and Privacy Units: 4
ITP 370 Information Security Management Units: 4
ITP 479 Cyber Law and Privacy Units: 4
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Choose two:
ITP 303 Full-Stack Web Development Units: 4
ITP 357 Enterprise Network Design Units: 4
ITP 365 Managing Data in C++ Units: 4
ITP 425 Web Application Security Units: 4
ITP 446 Cyber Breach Investigations Units: 3
ITP 457 Network Security Units: 4
ITP 475 Advanced Digital Forensics Units: 4
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Choose two courses, each from a different category:
The Middle East
HIST 384 Popular Culture in the Middle East Units: 4
IR 362 The International Relations of the Contemporary Middle East Units: 4
IR 463 Islam and Arab Nationalism Units: 4
MDES 340 The United States and the Middle East Units: 4
REL 402 Cultural Heritage, Religion, and Politics in the Middle East Units: 4
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia
IR 345 Russian and Post-Soviet Foreign Policy Units: 4
IR 346 Communism and Post-Communism: Eastern Europe and the Balkans Units: 4
IR 438 Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict after Communism Units: 4
IR 439 Political Economy of Russia and Eurasia Units: 4
East Asia
HIST 366 The People’s Republic of China Units: 4
IR 333 China in International Affairs Units: 4
IR 340 The Political Economy of China Units: 4
IR 360 International Relations of the Pacific Rim Units: 4
IR 384 Asian Security Issues Units: 4