Major Requirements

Major Requirements: International Studies (BA)

Course Number And Title

Sem. Hrs.

POLS 103: Global Realities 4

One of the following:

POLS 206: Introduction to Comparative Politics
POLS 210: Introduction to International Relations

4
HIST 245: World History: The Modern Era 4

One of the following:

RELST 116: World Religions
PHIL 372: Beyond the Western Tradition
PHIL 392: Alternative Futures

4

One of the following:

MBE 100 Introduction to Economics
MBE 201 Introductory Macroeconomics
MBE 202 Introductory Microeconomics

4

Complete one of the following tracks below:

International Business
International Cultural Studies
International Politics

16
Individualized International Study
(either Internship or Study Abroad)
4-12

POLS 453: Globalization and Its Discontents

4
Total 44-52

Tracks

International Business Track

Course Number And Title

Sem. Hrs.

One of the following:

MBE 201: Introductory Macroeconomics
MBE 202: Introductory Microeconomics

4
MBE 332: Economic Development 4
MBE 333: International Business 4

One of the following:

MBE 209: Study Away: Business in Emerging Markets
MBE 305: International Accounting Theory
MBE 308: Markets, Communism, Socialism
MBE 315: Managing Diversity in Organizations
MBE 330: History of Economic Thought
POLS 206: Introduction to Comparative Politics
POLS 222: Introduction to Security Studies
POLS 344: European Union in World Politics
POLS 365: Comparative Welfare States

4
Total 16

International Politics Track

Course Number And Title

Sem. Hrs.

POLS 265: Research Methods

4

One of the following:

POLS 344: European Union in World Politics
POLS 345: International Law & Organizations
POLS 347: Model UN

 

4

One of the following:

POLS 348: International Human Rights
POLS 350: Immigration and Citizenship
POLS 360: Politics and Security in African Conflicts
POLS 363: Sex, Gender, and Global Security
SPAN 321: Political Writings of Latin America

 

4

One of the following:

HIST 219: Topics in Asian History
HIST 262: Seminar in the History of European Cities
HIST 323: Tudor England
HIST 328: United States Foreign Relations 1763-1919
HIST 346: History of South Africa
HIST 347: History of Modern France
HIST 348: History of Modern Germany
HIST 415: Comparative Colonial Empires, 1500-1800
HIST 433: Globalization and Empire in American History

 

4

Total 16

 

International Cultural Studies Track

Course Number And Title

Sem. Hrs.

GWSS 219: Introduction to Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies 4

One of the following:

HIST 222: History of Modern Korea
HIST 251: Topics in European History
HIST 252: Topics in Non-Western History
HIST 286: Banned Books
PSY 227: Social Psychology
PSY 351: Psychology of Gender
PSY 395: Cross-cultural Psychology

4
One 300/400-level course in French, German, or Spanish literature 4

One of the following:

ARTH 351: 19th Century Art History
ARTH 352: Art since 1900
ENG 305: Postcolonial Literature
FR 327: France Today
HIST 306: Seminar in Asian History
HIST 346: History of South Africa
HIST 353: History of Women in Europe Since 1700
HIST 366: Holocaust
HIST 433: Globalization and Empire in American History
MUS 313: Music History I
MUS 314: Music History II

4
Total 16