<p>Hey guys! I just wanted to get your opinions on the classes for the international relations major. I know this is one of them most popular majors but do you think the quantity of people doing it helps or hurts the academic aspect of classes? What are the average sizes for most classes? How are the teachers?
I just discovered this major while surfing through the Brown website. I am thinking about going premed and I wanted to major in something that combines all my other interests: anthropology, economics, history, politics. International Relations seems almost too good to be true!!! Does this seem like an appropriate major for someone who wants to be a doctor? Viewing medicine and health on a more worldly/global scale is what interests me. I always saw myself practicing medicine or using my skills on a more global scale like volunteering/working in clinics in Africa, India, South America, and Asia. Thanks for your input!</p>
<p>of course it's appropriate to concentrate in IR. one of the great things about it is exactly what you mentioned: it's very interdisciplinary. despite it's popularity, almost all of the seminars are very small and access to faculty is great.
you may also be specifically interested in the International Health Institute at Brown</p>
<p>IR is a great major if you want to combine those things. The courses that are required for everyone are big and a bit dull, but other than that you get a lot of freedom and the classes get a lot smaller. You should luck at the Politics, Culture, and Identity track. It sounds like you would like it.</p>