Offered by International Studies Program:

International Studies Major
Bachelor of Arts

FAH BA 3803

Minimum General Studies = 45

including General Studies coursework required by major

English Language minimum = 9

Humanities minimum = 9

Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3

Natural Sciences minimum = 7

Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9

ECON 270GS, Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics - 3 hours

Personal Development minimum = 2

BA Language requirement = a minimum of 6

For specific language requirements see Bachelor of Arts Degree requirements.

Major = 36

Minor or 2nd Major, minimum = 24

Minors are 24 hours; 18 must be unduplicated. Electing a second major may add as many as 18 required hours. Should 6 hours of the minor also meet other requirements, the unrestricted electives will be greater.

Minimum total hours required coursework = 111

Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 14

Minimum total hours required for BA in International Studies = 125

Forty (40) of the 125 hours required for the BA must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

A. International Studies Requirements (24 hours required)

Take all of the following (May count as General Studies):

ENG 253, Introduction to Literature: Non-Western Civilization - 3 hours

ECON 430, International Economics - 3 hours

GEOG 104GS, World Regional Geography - 3 hours

GEOG 340, Developing Nations - 3 hours

HIST 212GS, Non-Western World History - 3 hours

PSCI 168GS, Introduction to International Relations - 3 hours

SOC 250GS, Anthropology - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:

The prerequisites for these courses are fulfilled by the BA Language requirement.

FREN 305, Study of French Civilization - 3 hours (Prereq: FREN 200GS, FREN 201GS)

GERM 305, German Civilization - 3 hours   (Prereq: GERM 200GS, GERM 201GS)

SPAN 305, Spanish Civilization - 3 hours   (Prereq: SPAN 200GS, SPAN 204GS)

Students studying a less commonly taught language should see Director of International Studies.

B. International Studies Electives (12 hours required)

Select courses with your advisor

Take 12 hours from:

(Work closely with advisor to choose electives)

GEOG 341, Geography of Latin America - 3 hours

GEOG 345, Geography of Europe - 3 hours

GEOG 347, Geography of Africa - 3 hours

GEOG 440, Special Topics in Regional Geography - 1-3 hours

HIST 441, Modern Latin America - 3 hours

HIST 490, Twentieth Century Europe - 3 hours

HIST 486, Imperial Russia - 3 hours

HIST 457, British Empire - 3 hours

HIST 492, Soviet Russia - 3 hours

SPAN 430, Survey of Latin American Literature - 3 hours (Prereq: SPAN 201GS)

PSCI 344, Politics of the Developed World - 3 hours

PSCI 368, International Law and Organization - 3 hours

PSCI 370, American Foreign Policy - 3 hours

PSCI 374, Modern Political ThoughtI - 3 hours

PSCI 450, Nations in Transition - 3 hours

PSCI 468, War in World Politics - 3 hours

BMKT 430, International Marketing - 3 hours (Prereq: BMKT 300)