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
ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours
Personal Development minimum = 2
BA Language requirement = a minimum of 5
The BA requires completion of two intermediate or advanced courses in a single modern language. Students coming to campus having met the admission requirements taking effect in 1997 will typically have a 5-6 hour requirement. Students without two years of high school language study will typically take 10 hours of first year language before completing this requirement for intermediate or advanced courses.
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 = 110
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 15
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 Politics - 3 hours
SOC 250GS, Anthropology - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
FREN 305, Study of French Civilization - 3 hours
GERM 305, German Civilization - 3 hours
SPAN 305, Spanish Civilization - 3 hours
Students studying a less commonly taught language should see Director of International Studies.
B. International Studies Electives (12 hours required)
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 320, Agricultural Geography - 3 hours
GEOG 344, Geography of the Pacific World - 3 hours
GEOG 347, Geography of Africa - 3 hours
GEOG 440, Seminar in Regional Geography - 1-3 hours
HIST 340, 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 Industrial Democracies - 3 hours
PSCI 370, American Foreign Policy - 3 hours
PSCI 450, Nations in Transition - 3 hours
PSCI 468, Advanced International Politics - 3 hours
PSCI 368, International Law and Organization - 3 hours
PSCI 370, American Foreign Policy - 3 hours
PSCI 374, Development of Political Thought II - 3 hours
ECON 355, Comparative Economic Systems - 3 hours
BMKT 430, International Marketing - 3 hours (Prereq: BMKT 300)
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