Required Courses: 10 Credits

• HIST 100 - World History 3 Credit(s)

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• POLS 130 - Introduction to Comparative Politics 4 Credit(s)

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• POLS 140 - Introduction to International Relations 4 Credit(s)

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• ECON 102 - Economics & Global Capitalism 3 Credit(s)

Intercultural Experience: 3-15 Credits

Students must complete an intercultural experience.  This requirement is fulfilled through a semester-long study abroad experience, a faculty-led travel course, or an internship with a central intercultural component.  The intercultural experience must be approved by the Coordinator for International Studies.

Cognate Language Requirement: 0-12 Credits

Students are required to demonstrate an intermediate level mastery of a modern foreign (non-English) language. Students may do so in one of three ways:

By successfully completing one of the following courses:

• FREN 203 - Oral and Written French I 3 Credit(s)
• SPAN 203 - Oral and Written Spanish I 3 Credit(s)
• ARAB 203 - Oral & Written Arabic I 3 Credit(s)
• By successfully completing a modern language course at the intermediate level (or higher) at another accredited college or university;
• By otherwise being certified, in writing, by the Department of Modern Languages as possessing intermediate level mastery of a modern foreign (non-English) language. Note: the language placement exam is administered by the Department of Modern Languages and that department will make final determinations as to what test results indicate competency at the intermediate level.

Methods and Research Writing: 3-4 Credits

Choose one:

• ANTH 202 - Cultural Anthropology 4 Credit(s)
• ECON 201 - Why Economists Disagree 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 302 - Fighting Words: History & Story 3 Credit(s)
• POLS 289 - Approaching Political Puzzles 4 Credit(s)

Electives: 15-20 Credits

Students must complete 5 electives.  No more than 3 courses can be from 1 discipline.  Only 1 course can be a lower-division (100-200 level) course.  At least 4 courses must be upper-division (300-400 level).

• ANTH 107 - World Cultures 3 Credit(s)
• ANTH 111 - Introduction to Anthropology 3 Credit(s)
• ANTH 140 - World Art and Culture 3 Credit(s)
• ANTH 203 - Language and Culture 4 Credit(s)
• ANTH 270 - Museum Studies 3 Credit(s)
• ANTH 353 - World & US Geography 4 Credit(s)
• ANTH 357 - Social Geography 4 Credit(s)
• ANTH 358 - Cross Cultural Approaches to Art 3 Credit(s)
• ANTH 360 - Cultures of Mexico and Central America 3 Credit(s)
• ANTH 368 - Peopling of the World 3 Credit(s)
• ANTH 395 - Special Topics 1-12 Credit(s)
• ECON 302 - The Global Economy 3 Credit(s)
• ECON 311 - European Economic History 3 Credit(s)
• ECON 316 - Comparative Economic Systems 3 Credit(s)
• ECON 321 - Economic Development of Nations 3 Credit(s)
• ECON 451 - International Trade 3 Credit(s)
• ECON 452 - International Finance 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 101 - Europe from 1500 to 1815 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 102 - Europe since 1815 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 225 - East Asian History 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 230 - Introduction to Africa 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 309 - Colonialism in the Caribbean 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 312 - Latin America in the 20th Century 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 314 - Vietnam War 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 323 - Middle East: Alexander to Islam 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 332 - Africa since 1870 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 371 - The First World War 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 373 - World War II 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 419 - U.S. Foreign Relations 1763 - 1901 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 420 - U.S. Foreign Relations 1890-2000 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 464 - Technology in History 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 465 - Holocaust and History 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 466 - Espionage and the Cold War 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 467 - Imagining Asia 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 470 - African Environmental History 3 Credit(s)
• POLS 130 - Introduction to Comparative Politics 4 Credit(s)
• POLS 140 - Introduction to International Relations 4 Credit(s)
• POLS 289 - Approaching Political Puzzles 4 Credit(s)
• POLS 303 - Policy & Protected Areas 3 Credit(s)
• POLS 334 - Democracy Lab 4 Credit(s)
• POLS 335 - International Conflict 4 Credit(s)
• POLS 337 - International Political Economy 4 Credit(s)
• POLS 349 - European Union 4 Credit(s)
• POLS 350 - International Relations Theory 4 Credit(s)
• POLS 357V - Violent Dissolution of Yugoslavia 4 Credit(s)
• POLS 359 - International Migrants & Refugees 4 Credit(s)
• POLS 432 - Politics of Global Inequality 4 Credit(s)

Methods and Research Writing: 3-4 Credits

Choose one:

• ANTH 202 - Cultural Anthropology 4 Credit(s)
• HIST 302 - Fighting Words: History & Story 3 Credit(s)

Electives: 13-15 Credits

Students must complete 5 electives.  4 must be from the list below.  No more than 3 courses can be from 1 discipline.  Only 1 course can be a lower-division (100-200 level) course.  At least 4 courses must be upper-division (300-400 level).

• ANTH 107 - World Cultures 3 Credit(s)
• ANTH 140 - World Art and Culture 3 Credit(s)
• ANTH 203 - Language and Culture 4 Credit(s)
• ANTH 358 - Cross Cultural Approaches to Art 3 Credit(s)
• ANTH 360 - Cultures of Mexico and Central America 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 225 - East Asian History 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 309 - Colonialism in the Caribbean 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 312 - Latin America in the 20th Century 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 332 - Africa since 1870 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 464 - Technology in History 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 467 - Imagining Asia 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 470 - African Environmental History 3 Credit(s)
• One additional approved elective chosen from electives list under general requirements 3-4 Credit(s)

Methods and Research Writing: 3-4 Credits

Choose one:

• ECON 201 - Why Economists Disagree 3 Credit(s)
• POLS 289 - Approaching Political Puzzles 4 Credit(s)

Electives: 13-15 Credits

Students must complete 5 electives.  4 must be from the list below.  No more than 3 courses can be from 1 discipline.  Only 1 course can be a lower-division (100-200 level) course.  At least 4 courses must be upper-division (300-400 level).

• ECON 311 - European Economic History 3 Credit(s)
• ECON 316 - Comparative Economic Systems 3 Credit(s)
• ECON 321 - Economic Development of Nations 3 Credit(s)
• ECON 451 - International Trade 3 Credit(s)
• ECON 452 - International Finance 3 Credit(s)
• POLS 337 - International Political Economy 4 Credit(s)
• POLS 349 - European Union 4 Credit(s)
• POLS 359 - International Migrants & Refugees 4 Credit(s)
• POLS 432 - Politics of Global Inequality 4 Credit(s)

Note(s)

• International Studies students might want to consider adding a minor in Asian Studies, Africana Studies, French Studies, Spanish Studies, or Arabic Studies, or adding a major or minor in one of the participating departments (for departments offering IS courses, see the elective list below).
• No more than two courses can count both toward the International Studies student’s minor or second major. Cognate requirements (i.e. the IS modern language requirement) are excluded from this rule.
• Intercultural experiences must be approved by the IS Program in order to count toward the major. IS students should consult with their adviser to make arrangements.
• A minimum grade of 2.0 is required for all courses in the major.
• At least 18 credit hours of the courses that count toward the major must be upper division (at the 300 or 400 level). Also, a maximum of 3 upper division credit hours from the international experience can count toward the 18 hour total.