School of Arts and Sciences
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International Studies Program Coordinator
Professor Jan E. Sallinger-McBride

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 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 student-constructed 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.

EXPECTATIONS

Regardless of the specific orientation, each student is expected to choose courses from among the following disciplines.

Courses: Credits:
Language
Listed below are the possible geographical designations with the appropriate language courses. The language section includes a total of 12 or 16 hours of intermediate and advanced work in a single language. There is an exception in the Asian field because of limited course offerings.
Europe:
6 hours of intermediate French, German, or 8 hours of Spanish
6 hours of upper-level French, German, or 8 hours of Spanish		  
Latin America:
8 hours of intermediate Spanish
8 hours of upper-level Spanish		  
Asia:
6 hours of beginning Japanese
6 hours of cultural Japanese		  
Africa:
6 hours of intermediate French
6 hours of upper-division French 		 
Total 12-16
Geography
Each student in International Studies should take:
Geog 271R World Geography 3
History
The listing of courses for the history department is by geographical area and course title. The student is encouraged to select the appropriate courses relating to the specific focus of the major. Moreover, it is understood that the courses selected from this discipline are contemporary in scope. Each student should select two or more courses from among those listed below in order to satisfy this component of the major. This applies to all students in the program.
Hist 340 Contemporary Africa 4
Hist 342 West Africa 4
Hist 344 Northeast Africa 4
Hist 346 South Africa 4
Hist 349 Islam in History 4
Hist 351 U.S.-East Asian Relations 4
Hist 352 Modern China 4
Hist 362 Soviet Union: Stalin to Gorbachev 4
Hist 363 Collapse of the Soviet Union 3
Hist 365 Germany, 1919 to Present 4
Hist 371 History of Central America 4
Hist 372 United States-Latin American Relations 4
Hist 373 History of Mexico 4
Hist 440 Advanced Studies in African History 3
Hist 450 Advanced Studies in East Asian History 3
Hist 465 Advanced Studies in European History 3
Hist 475 Advanced Studies in Latin American History 3
Political Science
Each student should select at least three courses from the political science area regardless of geographical designation. All students are strongly urged to take PS 280S and PS 320.
PS 280S Introduction to Comparative Politics 4
PS 300 Religion and Politics 4
PS 305 Environmental Politics 3
PS 320 International Politics 4
PS 322 International Political Economy 4
PS 325 Middle East Politics 4
PS 337 U.S. Foreign Policy 4
PS 360 Revolution and the Modern World 3
PS 365 Women and Development 3
PS 370 Latin American Politics 4
PS 372 African Politics and Development 4
PS 374 Pacific Rim Politics and Issues 4
PS 380 Comparative Communist Systems 4
PS 385 Twentieth-Century Socialisms 3
Business
Each student is urged to take one of the following as part of the program in International Studies.
BA 309W International Management 3
BA 349W Global Marketing 4
BA 271 Principles of International Business 2
BA 389 International Finance 4
BA 375 Studies in European Business (Trimester Abroad) 3-18
Economics
Each student, regardless of specific area of focus, is urged to select from the following courses offered by the Department of Economics.
Econ 370 Topics in International Economics 1-6
Econ 371 International Economics 4
Econ 410 Economics, A Radical Perspective 4
Anthropology
Each student in International Studies should take Anthropology 210R and Anth 217R regardless of geographical area of concentration.
Anth 210R Introduction to Cultural and Social Anthropology 4
Anth 217R Cultural Images of Women and Men 4
Each student is urged to select one of the following, and where appropriate, the course should be in accord with the area of concentration selected:
Anth 350 Ethnology of Mesoamerica 4
Anth 351 Ethnology of Andean South America 4
Anth 353 Ethnology of India 4
Anth 355 Anthropology of Gender 4
Anth 356 Ecological Anthropology 4
Anth 371 Ethnology of Amazonian South America 4
Sociology/Human Services
Each student, regardless of geographical area of concentration, is urged to take the following courses in Sociology/Human Services.
Soc 301 Comparative Societies 4
Soc 376 Language and Social Behavior 4
Writing Course:
*Writing course in appropriate discipline/department 2-4
Independent Study or Senior Seminar in appropriate discipline/department 2-4
A minimum of 44 semester credits must apply toward the major, including at least two credits of 496 or 499.
Forty percent of the major courses must be numbered 300 or above.
General Education 35-46
NOTE: 12-16 credits of TS 1 courses may also count toward major requirements.
TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION 120
Note to transfer and former students: If you have taken any of your major requirements and received a different number of credits than listed above, you may need to complete additional major credit requirements.