All students must complete a series of three IRG core courses, culminating in a senior capstone research project.  The major also includes a rigorous foreign language requirement, a mandatory study abroad component, and an area studies requirement in one of six regional concentrations: African and African Diaspora Studies, Asian Studies, European Studies, Latin American Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, or Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies.   

IRG majors must also complete 12 hours of upper-division coursework in one of four interdisciplinary study tracks:  Culture, Media, and the Arts; International Security; Science, Technology, and the Environment; or International Political Economy.