International Studies

The intent of this curricular program is to offer the student an interdisciplinary introduction to the multifaceted nature of international and inter-state relations. Students wishing to complete this major must follow the format for a student-constructed major. The student-constructed major form may be obtained from the Academic Advising Center, Miller Student Center 140. Shown below is a suggested model program, but it can be modified to meet individual needs. The core courses in the studentconstructed international studies major are appropriate courses in history, political science, and anthropology of a given region or several geographical regions. In addition, courses proposed for the major should reflect sufficient exposure to contemporary cultures and societies from the viewpoints of language, business, economics, and sociology. Typically, the student is expected to either stipulate a geographical region of concentration having a coherence in terms of specific course selection from those disciplines that offer courses relevant to the geographical orientation (for example a European concentration will have appropriate courses from history, modern language, political science, etc.), or design a broader, non-region specific, worldview emphasis. Successful completion of a well-designed international studies major will give the student a broader, more analytical understanding of the international community in terms of bilateral and multilateral relations that affect the decisions of the individual and their governments.