Rich Frank @richwfrank.bsky.social · 22/09/2026My (untested) guess is that the UK's national benchmark for Politics and IR degrees, which emphasizes building up to independent research, does a lot of the work here. Unsurprisingly, national frameworks seem to matter. 6/n 100 0
Rich Frank @richwfrank.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Finding #2. Intro to IR is the most frequently required first-year class (144 of 218 programs), followed by Intro to Politics (102). Each country has its own trends, though. Six UK degrees, for example, require a first-year US politics course. 7/n 100 0
Rich Frank @richwfrank.bsky.social · 22/09/2026 Finding #3 is one I found interesting, given that this project started while designing an ANU undergrad methods course. Put politely, methods requirements are uneven. 8/n 110 0
