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

1. 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.
2. 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 204GS* or equivalent)
     • 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 Thought - 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)