Majors, Minors & Requirements

REQUIREMENTS FOR A MAJOR IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

A total of sixty (60) credits as follows:

  1. Required courses: International Studies 100, 190, 200, 300, 475 (or 495-496).
  2. Economics 101-102.
  3. Political Science 151 or 214.
  4. Twenty-four (24) additional credits in International Studies with at least 6 credits from each area (A and B). 
  5. Completion of courses in a modern foreign language through the second full year at the college level (through the 202-level). Any 4-credit foreign language course above the 202-level and taught in the foreign language could also be used to satisfy the language requirement. (Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew, or Latin will not satisfy this requirement.) 
  6. A Senior Paper or Honors Paper (done in I.S. 475 or I.S. 495-496).

REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

A total of twenty-four (24) credits as follows:

  1. International Studies 100, 190, 200.
  2. Two-course sequence numbered 200 or above in either area A or B.
  3. One additional course at 200-level or above (I.S. 300 is recommended).

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

Area A Functional Specializations
310-311: Comparative/International Political Economy
336: Nationalism
371-372: U.S. Foreign Policy/National Security Policy
395: U.S. Foreign Policy in East Asia
420-421: Revolution/Democratization in World Politics
451-452: International Organization/International Law
Area B Area Specializations
243-244-245: The Middle East
251-252-253: Africa
261-262: China/Chinese Foreign Policy
263-264-265: Japan/Southeast Asia/East Asia
273-274: Latin America
281-282: Western Europe
284-285: Russia/Eastern and Central Europe
Other Courses (these can be either A or B area courses):
133: Model United Nations
270: Research Methods
431-432: Selected Topics in International Studies
450: Washington Semester
460: Internship in International Studies
470: Summer Internship Abroad (Mertie W. Buckman International Internship Program)

HONORS IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

Required: The process of completing Honors in the Department of International Studies is comprised of two semesters (Fall and Spring). Students must enroll in International Studies 475 in the Fall semester of the year in which the student intends to complete the Honors Project and gain departmental approval of a research proposal. Students will select a first and second reader for the Honors Project and a third member will be selected by the department. Students should consult with an International Studies faculty or staff member about their intentions to pursue an honors project at the beginning of the fall semester and obtain a copy of the Honors in International Studies Guidelines.
Prerequisites: Senior standing, a minimum GPA of 3.70 in all course work, and approval of the department.

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY

INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS
Interdisciplinary programs exist to provide an appropriate structure within which to offer study opportunities that do not fit within the bounds of existing departments, to bring together faculty and students from several disciplines to study areas of interest that cross traditional departmental lines and require an interdisciplinary approach, and to inform the campus community at large of the nature and importance of these areas.

INTERDISCIPLINARY MAJORS

Students interested in interdisciplinary study are encouraged to consider interdisciplinary majors. Details about such majors may be found in this catalogue under Planning a Degree. The following interdisciplinary majors have been approved by the Faculty, and the required courses have been defined as listed below. Students declare these interdisciplinary majors in the same manner as a standard major.

ECONOMICS AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
A total of 15-16 courses (60-64 credits) as follows:

  1. Economics 101,102, 210, 290, 307, 312, and Economics 407 or 420
  2. International Studies 100, 190, 200, 300, plus one two course sequence (other than IS/ECON 210-312)
  3. Mathematics 115
  4. An appropriate foreign language through completion of the second year (202)
  5. Students must also successfully complete the interdisciplinary senior seminar (ECON 475).

HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
A  total of 13-14 courses (52-56 credits) as follows:

  1. History 200, 485, and two additional courses from the following: 215, 216, 217, 224, 225, 231, 232, 233, 242, 255, 256, 261, 262, 267, 281, 282, 288, 294
  2. International Studies 100, 200, 300
  3. Economics 101-102
  4. Area Requirement (Choose one area; 2 courses from each department; at least one history course must be at the 400 level)
      
    1. Europe: History: 426, 428; I.S. 281, 282, 283 
    2. Asia & Africa: History 389, 482, 488; I.S. 243-244 or 245-246 or 261-262 or 263-264
    3. The Americas: History 342, 343, 356, 358, 363, 432, 434, 436, 439; I.S. 273-274
  5. An appropriate foreign language through completion of the second year (202).

POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
A total of 56 credits as follows:

  1. International Studies:  Two of the following: 100, 190, 200; both of the following: 300, 475; and one two-course sequence
  2. Political Science: 151, 340, 360; one of the following:  212, 214, 218, 314; and one additional course
  3. Economics 101,102
  4. An appropriate foreign language through the completion of the second year (202).