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2017 Undergraduate Catalog 1.1 (WINTER - SPRING) [ARCHIVED CATALOG - Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]
International Studies (B.A.)
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(Bachelor of Arts Degree)
The major in International Studies provides students with an interdisciplinary approach to the study of nations, people, and culture. It is designed for students with interests in international political relations and economics, government, law, foreign service, inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations, developmental and environmental studies, language, literature, culture, and education.
Total credit hours required for degree: 120
Learning Objectives
Students will demonstrate:
- a broad understanding of global issues within the context of an interdisciplinary liberal arts curriculum.
- appreciation of global society from an interdisciplinary perspective.
- the skills to interact with people from different cultures.
- the ability to conduct research, analyze, and critique information, and formulate effective written and oral arguments with a focus on global issues.
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Academic Requirements
See Core section of this catalog.
Core: 34 - 55 Credit Hours
Note: At least 18 credits of major coursework must be at the 300-level or higher. If not taken as part of core, students should also take ECN 241 , MAT 112 , PSY 211 , or SOC 211 .
Major Course Requirements
Choose one senior seminar:
Note:
*Must be a three-credit (3) seminar
Major Electives
Select two courses (6 hours) in each area. Courses taken here cannot be used to fulfill concentration requirements.
Policy in a global setting
Foreign Language Requirement
Students must take 6 hours in any modern foreign language, 201 and 202, or the equivalent.
Concentration
Students must take at least 15 hours of study in an area of concentration. Courses taken for core or to satisfy major required or major elective courses cannot be used to satisfy concentrations.
Language, Culture, and Literature
This concentration is designed to help students further their understanding of global cultures, societies, and literature.
International Relations, Comparative Politics, and Comparative History
This concentration will help students gain a greater understanding of how societies manage relations-diplomatic, economic, and legal-in an international setting.
Economics, Development, and Environment
This concentration will allow students to pursue a comparative approach for exploring the relationship between the economy, culture, and the environment.
- CHE 103 - Chemistry and Society (3)
- ECN 443 - International Trade (3) ‡
- ECN 445 - Environmental Economics (3) ‡
- ENV 201 - Introduction to Environmental Issues (3)
- ENV 393 - Seminar in Environmental Science (3) ‡
- GOL 105 - Society, Earth, and the Environment (3)
- GOL 225 - Physical Geology (0,4)
- GOL 226 - Historical Geology (0,4)
- GOL 323 - Hydrology and Society (0,4)
- GOV 368 - International Political Economy (3)
- GOV 373 - African Politics (3)
- GOV 374 - Latin American Politics (3)
- GOV 375 - Political Change in Developing Nations (3)
- PHI 503 - Environmental Ethics (3)
- Approved select topics courses, 200-level or above, in ANT, CHE, ECN, GOL, GOV, IST, PHI
International Law, Security, and Human Rights
This concentration gives students greater understanding of the issues of law, security and human rights in the international arena.
- GOV 235 - Civil Rights, Public Policy, and Social Change (3)
or - SOC 235 - Civil Rights, Public Policy, and Social Change
- GOV 281 - Political Ideas and Ideologies (3)
- GOV 346 - Civil Liberties (3)
- GOV 363 - International Organizations (3)
- GOV 364 - International Law (3)
- GOV 366 - International Criminal Law (3)
- GOV 375 - Political Change in Developing Nations (3)
- GOV 211 - Introduction to Human Rights (1)
or - HRA 211 - Introduction to Human Rights (1)
- GOV 464 - International Protection of Human Rights (3)
or - HRA 464 - International Protection of Human Rights (3)
- Approved select topics courses, 200-level or above, in ECN, GOV, HIS, HRA, IST
Note:
‡ note prerequisites
Study Abroad and Internships
Study abroad and internships are highly recommended for all International Studies majors and should be discussed with the student’s adviser and the director of international programs as early as possible.
Electives
The student must complete sufficient elective courses to earn at least the minimum credit hours required for this degree, and at least 90 credit hours of the 120 required must be in the liberal arts and sciences.
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