International Studies, B.A.

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This major is administered by the Department of History .

The International Studies Major satisfies the Interdisciplinary Studies GEP requirement. For more information, see the GEP section of the Catalog.

Consists of 36 credits plus world language requirement.

Foundational courses, 9 credits

HIST 101 - World History to 1500 3 cr. or
HIST 102 - World History Since 1500 3 cr.
GEOG 113 - World Regional Geography 3 cr. or
GEOG 120 - Human Geography 3 cr. or
INTL 150 - Humanity and the Global Environment 3 cr.
POLI 160 - Comparative Politics 3 cr. or
POLI 180 - International Relations 3 cr.

Language requirement, 0-19 credits

Native Language is English

If your native language is English, you must complete or test out of one world language course beyond the fourth semester college level.

Native Language is Not English

Foreign students whose native language is not English may use English to fulfill the language requirement by completing

ENGL 202 - Sophomore English 3 cr. or
ENGL 150 - Advanced Freshman English 3 cr.

Regional/Cultural Areas of Concentration, 21 Credits

12 credits in one area; 9 credits numbered 300 and above. Courses designated with an asterisk (*) and all International Studies courses must have the subtitle approved for the area.

Global Studies

9 credits in thematically-based global courses OR any courses approved under regional area studies outside of your main area focus; 6 credits 300 or above.

ANTH 110 - Cultural Anthropology 3 cr.
ANTH 320 - Anthropology of Religion 3 cr.
ANTH 372 - Environmental Anthropology 3 cr.
ANTH 380 - Medical Anthropology 3 cr.
ART 380 - Cultural History of Crafts 3 cr.
BUS 327 - Managing Global Organizations 3 cr.
BUS 339 - International Marketing 3 cr.
BUS 342 - International Business Law 3 cr.
BUS 357 - International Corporate Finance 3 cr.
COMM 360 - Film History: Beginning to 1940 3 cr.
COMM 361 - Film History: 1940 to Present 3 cr.
COMM 389 - Personal Communication Topics 3 cr.
COMM 397 - Intercultural Communication 3 cr.
C LT 235 - Non-Western Folklore 3 cr.
C LT 350 - Special Problems 3 cr.
ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 cr.
ECON 362 - Economic Development 3 cr.
ECON 365 - International Economics 3 cr.
ENGL 319 - The Novel since 1850 3 cr.
ENGL 361 - World Literature 3 cr.
ENGL 374 - Postcolonial Literature in English 3 cr.
GEOG 340 - Processes of Environmental Degradation 3 cr.
GEOG 365 - Tourism Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 368 - Geography of Religion 3 cr.
HIST 203 - Peace and Nonviolence in the Twentieth Century 3 cr.
HIST 204 - Modern Global Environmental History 3 cr.
HIST 214 - United States and the World 3 cr.
HIST 301 - Human Rights 3 cr.
HIST 303 - United States and the World 3 cr. *
HIST 311 - Africa and the Indian Ocean World 3 cr.
HIST 314 - Islam in the Modern World 3 cr.
HIST 315 - Topics in Global and Comparative History 3 cr. *
HIST 332 - Women’s Issues in the Muslim World 3 cr.
HIST 377 - U.S. Foreign Relations 1750-1914 3 cr.
HIST 378 - U.S. Foreign Relations 1914 to Present 3 cr.
HIST 396 - Regional History through Study Abroad 3 cr. *
IA 150 - Cross Cultural Survey of Applied Design 3 cr.
IA 310 - History of Architecture and Design: Non-European Influences 3 cr. *
MUS 220 - Introduction to Music Literature 3 cr.
MUS 307 - Survey of World Music 3 cr.
NRES 220 - Global Climate Change and Water Resources, 10th Century to Present 3 cr.
NRES 323 - International Resource Management 3 cr.
PAX 200 - Dilemmas of War and Peace: An Introduction to Peace Studies 3 cr.
POLI 305 - International Environmental Politics 3 cr.
POLI 374 - Political Development 3 cr.
POLI 376 - International Political Economy 3 cr.
POLI 382 - Latin America in World Affairs 3 cr.
POLI 383 - U.S. Foreign Policy 3 cr.
POLI 385 - International Organizations and Law 3 cr.
POLI 386 - Politics of Terrorism 3 cr.
POLI 387 - International Simulation 1-3 cr.
POLI 388 - International Law 3 cr.
POLI 396 - Radical and Utopian Politics 3 cr.
REL 302 - Religion and Cultural Conflict 3 cr.
REL 344 - Christianity 3 cr.
SOC 360 - Population Problems 3 cr.
SOC 370 - Sociology of Globalization 3 cr.
WATR 220 - Global Climate Change and Water Resources, 10th Century to Present 3 cr.

Senior seminar, 3 credits

To satisfy the Capstone Experience.

INTL 480 - Senior Seminar 3 cr.

Enhanced Concentration Option in International Studies Major

International Studies majors interested in a particular world, region, or in global studies may elect to complete an enhanced concentration of 15 additional credits from the courses enumerated in one of the above concentrations.

You may also elect to complete an enhanced concentration in Ibero-Latin American Studies, with appropriate courses from European, Eastern European, and Russian Studies and Latin American/Caribbean Studies, or an enhanced concentration in European Union Studies, with appropriate courses from European, Eastern European, and Russian Studies, or an enhanced concentration in East Asian Studies with appropriate courses from Asian Studies.

With the exception of topics courses bearing different subtitles, you may not repeat classes taken for the regular concentration in an enhanced concentration.

For the enhanced concentration, International Studies majors are generally required to meet the language requirement for the International Studies major with a language relevant to that geographic region.

Communication in the Major

Capstone Experience

INTL 480 - Senior Seminar 3 cr.

International Studies, B.A.

Foundational courses, 9 credits

Language requirement, 0-19 credits

Native Language is English

Native Language is Not English

Regional/Cultural Areas of Concentration, 21 Credits

African and Middle Eastern Studies

Asian Studies

Australian, New Zealand, and Southwest Pacific Studies

European, Eastern European, and Russian Studies

Latin American/Caribbean Studies

Global Studies

Senior seminar, 3 credits

Enhanced Concentration Option in International Studies Major

Communication in the Major

Capstone Experience