International Studies Major, B.A. or B.S.

(46-51 credits)

Required Core Courses, B.A. or B.S. (27-30 credits)

INST 101Introduction to International Studies

3

INST 115World Regional Geography

3

INST 495Senior Seminar in International Studies

3

POLS 241Comparative Politics

3

POLS 282International Relations

3

ECON 100Current Economic Issues

3

One of the following two courses

HIST 107World History I: to 1500 C.E.

3

HIST 108World History II: From 1450 to Present

3

 

Either two courses in foreign language or three globally-focused courses

Students with native language fluency take two globally-focused courses. (6 credits)
(Refer to International Studies program description for more details.)

Study Abroad or International Experience Project

Majors will participate in a short- or semester-long study abroad program, or instead develop a project (driven by the student and their interests) to explore one or more international experiences more locally and/or regionally. (Refer to International Studies program description for more details.)

Required Supporting Courses (19-21 credits)

At least four courses must be at the 300-/400-level.

A list of already-approved classes is included below, but other appropriate courses can be substituted as major or minor Supporting Courses. Final decisions are made by the Department Chair in consultation with the advisor and/or student. Students should consult with their departmental advisor to select a diverse range of courses across disciplines and time periods within the context of the students’ career goals and interests.

Students can count no more than two classes from the same course code among the Supporting Courses, beyond any in the Core requirements. (For example, a student could take two more History courses from the supporting requirements.) None of the Core Courses can be counted as Supporting Courses. In addition, no more than two courses/credits of the Supporting Courses should be counted for major/minor credit in another program without approval of the Department Chair.

Three courses from the following Arts & Humanities programs:  (9 credits)

ARTH ENGL PHIL         THEA  
DANC HIST RELG
CLAS      MUSC      SPAN

Three courses from the following Social & Behavioral Sciences & Science programs:  (9 credits)

ACCT ECON  BIOL
BSAD POLS CHEM
EBA SOCI

One course in methodology or theory chosen in consultation with the advisor:  (1-3 credits)

The methods/theory course may be one of those taken for distributional Supporting Courses. Options include, but are not limited to, the following:

ARTH 130 Art Appreciation
BIOL 203 Introduction to Biological Research
CHEM 220 Chemical Research Methods
CHEM 311 Biochemical Methods
CHEM 321 Methods of Analysis
DANC 451 Criticism, Analysis, and Theory
ECON 208 National Income and Employment Theory
ECON 280 Applied Quantitative Methods for the Social Sciences
ENGL 342 Seminar in Critical Theory
GNDR 201 Gender Theory
HIST 295 Historical Methods Seminar
MUSC 102 / MUSC 103 Music Theory 1 and 2
MUSC 202 / MUSC 203 Music Theory 3 and 4
PHIL 304 Ethical Theory
PSYC 200 Research Methods in Psychological Sciences
SOCI 260 Qualitative Social Science Methods
SOCI 295 / CRMJ 295 Writing in Sociology and Criminal Justice
SOCI 308 Criminological Theory
SOCI 325 / POLS 325 Social Science Research Methods
SOCI 326 Social Science Theory

 

The above courses must be selected in consultation with and approved by the program director.

Approved Courses for Supporting Requirements of the Major/Minor

ACCT
365 Governmental and Non-Profit Accounting

ARTH
235/236/237 Survey of World Art 1, 2, and 3
245/246 Survey of World Art and Architecture 1 and 2

BIOL
324 Conservation Biology
328/329 Intro to Marine Science

BSAD
309 Public Finance
322 International Finance
356 International Business
357 International Management
361 Government and Business

CHEM
102 Chemistry in Our Environment

CLAS
111 Mythology of Greece and Rome
260 Slavery in Ancient Greece and Rome
262 Words, Ideas, and Cultures

DANC
201 Dance History
232 World Dance Forms
233 Social Dancing Workshop

EBA
120 Business in the Global Economy

ECON
309 Public Finance
320 International Economics

ENGL
150 Introduction to Literature
381 Seminar in Literature (with appropriate topic) 

HIST 
107/108 World 1 and  2
112 US since 1945
210 Rise and Fall of European Empires
212 Modern Asia
215/216 Latin America 1 and 2
333/334 US Diplomatic History 1 and 2
350 Global Colonialisms
360 Modern Japan
363 Middle East
364 Modern China

MUSC 
113 Introduction to World Music
313 World Music
314 American Music

PHIL
313 Contemporary Anglo-American
314 Contemporary European
335 Philosophy of Human Nature

POLS
180 Current Issues in Global Affairs
228 Intro Peace and Conflict Studies
241 Comparative Politics
250 Modern Middle Eastern History and Politics
282 International Relations
345 Topics in European Politics
347 Regional Politics
364 Public Administration
375 Environmental Politics
386 International Organizations

PSYC
280 Cross-Cultural Interaction

RELG
111 World Religions
225 Killing in the Name of God
315 20th Century Theology

SOCI
228 Intro Peace/Conflict Studies
340 Sociology of War
341 Terrorism
354 Ethnic Conflict Comparative Perspective
357 Religion, Witchcraft, Sorcery, and Magic

SPAN
215 Topics in Hispanic Cultural Studies (in English)
379 Literary and Cultural Topics in Spanish

THEA
284/285 Theatre History 1 and 2
378 Costume History
385 Theatre History 3
 

The above courses must be selected in consultation with and approved by the program director.