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Bachelor
of Arts in International Studies
To earn a Bachelor of Arts in International
Studies, students must complete 120 course credits, at least 31
of which must be in the major, with a minimum GPA of 2.25. Students
must take at least 21 credits in upper-level (300 or 400) INTL
courses. The focus should be interdisciplinary, with no more than
half of major course credits beyond the INTL core coming from
any one traditional discipline (e.g., ANTH, POLI or SOCY).
Students should work with their advisers to
establish a plan for a minor that will broaden their international
studies perspectives. International studies majors are encouraged
to complete the course requirements for a minor in one of the
following fields: anthropology, economics, business (general business
minor), French, German, history, Italian, Latin and Roman studies,
political science, sociology, Spanish or urban studies. Students
also may want to consider a second major. Advisers will work with
students to explore the benefits of a double major and a minor.
All majors are required to complete the following
core courses (10 credits):
1. INTL 101 Human Societies and Globalization or INTL/POLI
105 International Relations (three credits)
2. INTL/POLI 365 International Political Economy or INTL/ANTH
455 Anthropology of Development and Globalization or INTL
490 Seminar in International Issues (three credits)
3. INTL 493 International Studies Internship or INTL 398
Directed Study Abroad (or other approved study-abroad experience)
or an approved service-learning or independent study course
(three credits)
4. INTL 499 Senior Seminar (one credit)
Students must fulfill an experiential learning requirement through
an approved internship, service-learning course or study-abroad
program. Additionally, students must complete foreign language
study through the advanced level (300, 305, 320 or 321) by
course or placement, unless this level of instruction is not
available in the chosen language. (In such cases, the faculty
adviser will assist the student in identifying appropriate
language study options at other U.S. institutions or abroad.)
International studies students also must fulfill the college
general education requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree.
To major in international studies, students must take course
work that fulfills the requirements for either a general international
studies major or one with a global studies concentration or
a geographical area studies concentration. Students
may choose the program of study that best fits their interests.
The general international studies option is outlined below.
The available concentrations are also described, along with
the requirements for each.
General international studies major
The following three courses (nine credits) are required:
1. INTL101 Human Societies and Globalization (if not used as a
core requirement) or INTL/POLI 105 International Relations (if
not used as a core requirement)
2. INTL/SOCY 330 Global Societies: Trends and Issues
3. INTL/POLI 362 International Organizations and Institutions
In consultation with their advisers, students will be required
to complete 12 additional credits in international studies that
comprise a coherent set of courses aimed at deepening knowledge
in a particular area.
Global
studies concentrations
The
arts in global perspective
Comparative studies
Health in global perspective
International institutions and globalization
International relations
International social justice studies
Social relations in international perspective
World cinema
Area
studies concentrations
African
studies
Asian studies
Latin American studies
Mediterranean studies
Middle Eastern Studies
Russian and East European studies
Western European studies
The arts in global perspective
The following three courses (9 credits) are required:
1. ARTH 207 Introduction to Non-Western Art
2. INTL/ENGL 211 Contemporary World Literature
3. INTL/MHIS 220 Introduction to World Music
Students are required to complete four courses (12 credits) from
Concentration List A as approved by the
students' advisers.
Comparative
studies
The following three courses (nine credits) are required:
1. ANTH/INTL 457 Comparative Perspectives on Cultures and Societies
2. INTL/SOCY 330 Global Societies: Trends and Issues
3. INTL/POLI 361 Issues in World Politics or INTL/POLI 362 International
Organizations and Institutions
Students are required to complete four courses (12 credits) from
Concentration List N as approved by the
students' advisers.
Health in global perspective
The following three courses (nine credits)
are required:
1. ANTH/INTL/RELS 425 Religion, Magic, and Witchcraft (3 credits)
2. LFSC/RELS 401 Faith and Life Sciences (3 credits)
3. PHIL 213 Ethics and Health Care (3 credits)
Students are required to complete four
courses (12 credits) from Concentration List L as approved by the students' advisers.
International institutions and globalization
The following three courses (9 credits)
are required:
1. INTL/POLI 361 Issues in World Politics
2. INTL/POLI 362 International Organizations and Institutions
3. INTL/AFAM/ECON 315 Economic Development
Students are required to complete four courses (12 credits) from
Concentration List B as approved by the
students' advisers.
International relations
The following courses (3-9 credits) are
required:
1. INTL/POLI 105 International Relations (if not used as a core
requirement)
2. INTL/POLI 361 Issues in World Politics
3. INTL/POLI 365 International Political Economy (if not used
as a core requirement)
Students are required to complete two to four courses (6-12 credits)
from Concentration List
C as approved by the students' advisors.
International social justice
studies
The following courses (nine credits) are
required:
1. WRLD 210 International Social Justice Studies
2. WRLD 220 Human Rights and Literature.
3. RELS 340/INTL 341 Global Ethics and the World's Religion
Students are required to complete two to
four courses (six to 12 credits) from Concentration List
M as approved by the students' advisers.
Social relations
in international perspective
The following three courses (9 credits)
are required:
1. INTL/ANTH 103 Cultural Anthropology
2. INTL/FRLG 203 Language and Identity
3. INTL/SOCY 330 Global Societies
Students are required to complete four courses (12 credits) from
Concentration List D as approved by the
students' advisers.
World
cinema
The following courses are required:
1. ANTH 331 Public Culture: Anthropology Through Film or RELS
422 Religion and Film
2. Select three credits from: ARTH 270 or 271 History of the Motion
Picture, ARTH 471 Film Theory or ENGL 381 Fiction into Film
3. WRLD 230 Introduction to World Cinema
4. WRLD 330 Introduction to Film Studies
5. WRLD 422 National Cinema (must be repeated for 6 credits with
different topics)
6. WRLD 430 Film and the City
7. WRLD 499 Senior Capstone Seminar
Area studies students must complete an approved
language and cultural immersion experience in that region.
African studies
The following three courses (9 credits)
are required:
1. HIST/AFAM 105 or 106 Survey of African History
2. INTL/ANTH/AFAM 200 Introduction to African Societies
3. INTL/POLI/AFAM 356 African Government and Politics of Africa
Students are required to complete four courses (12 credits) from
Concentration List E as approved by the
students' advisers.
Asian studies
The following three courses (9 credits)
are required:
1. HIST 108 Survey of Asian History
2. ARTH 146 Survey of Oriental Art
3. INTL/RELS 311 Religions of the World
Students are required to complete four courses (12 credits) from
Concentration List F as approved by the
students' advisers.
Latin American studies
The following three courses (9 credits)
are required:
1. HIST 109 or 110 Survey of Latin American History
2. INTL/ANTH 349 Contemporary Cultures of Latin America
3. SPAN 321 Latin American Civilization I or INTL/POLI 353 Latin
American Governments and politics
Students are required to complete four
courses (12 credits) from Concentration List
G as approved by the students' advisers.
Mediterranean studies
The following three courses (nine credits) are required:
1. GEOG/INTL 303 World Regions (when appropriate)
2. HIST 191 Topics in History: Survey of History of the Mediterranean
Basin
3. RELS/INTL 311 Religions in the World
Students are required to complete four
courses (12 credits) from Concentration List
P as approved by the students' advisers.
Middle Eastern studies
Students are required to complete seven
courses (21 credits) from Concentration List
H as approved by the students' advisers.
Russian and Eastern European studies
The following three courses (9 credits)
are required:
1. HIST 321 History of Russia or HIST 322 History of Russia
2. INTL/SOCY 328 Russian Society in Transition
3. INTL/POLI 354 Politics of the Former Soviet Union
Students are required to complete four courses (12 credits) from
Concentration List I as approved by the
students' advisers.
Western European studies
The following three courses (9 credits)
are required:
1. HIST 101 Survey of European History
2. INTL/POLI 352 European Governments and Politics
3. HIST 336 Modern European Intellectual History
Students are required to complete four courses (12 credits) from
Concentration List J as approved by the
students' advisers.
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