| Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ | Bulletin: 2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: International Studies Major, B.A. Minimum Credits Required:__________________ | |||
International Studies Major, B.A.College of Liberal Arts >> Center for Interdisciplinary Studies The International Studies major is an interdisciplinary course of study, including a 39-hour major, a 39-hour Core 39 requirement, and open electives. Students also will complete a minimum of two years (four semesters) or equivalent study in one non-English world language. International study or work is strongly recommended. The International Studies Bachelor of Arts degree consists of existing courses offered in the College of Liberal Arts, the Romain College of Business, and the Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education. All students will complete a common core of seven courses from five different disciplines. These are followed by 18 hours of electives drawn from various disciplines. The elective coursework must include no more than six hours from any one discipline, except the International Studies discipline, ensuring that students are exposed to a minimum of three disciplines, making this a truly interdisciplinary major. Additional special topics courses may be approved for elective credit. Consult the International Studies advisor for approval. Course descriptions for the core courses and electives may be found under their specific disciplines. |
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International Studies Major (39 hours)2.0 major GPA required | ||||
Major Core Courses (21 hours) | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
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| INST 101 - Introduction to International Studies USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Social Inquiry; Embedded Experience-Global Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 112 - World Civilizations II, 1500-Present USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Historical Inquiry, Embedded Experience-Global. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| ANTH 111 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-World Languages and Culture; World Language and Culture-BS; Embedded Experience-Diversity. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| ECON 241 - Global Economic Issues USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Global. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| POLS 271 - International Politics USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Social Inquiry; Social Science (BS); Embedded Experience-Global. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| GEOG 330 - World Geography USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-World Languages and Culture; World Language and Culture-BS; Embedded Experience-Global. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| INST 497 - International Studies Capstone Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
Electives (18 hours)Choose 18 hours of electives from the following, with no more than six hours from any one discipline except International Studies. | ||||
Anthropology | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| ANTH 324 - Peoples of Asia Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| ANTH 325 - Ethnology of MesoAmerica Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| ANTH 326 - Peoples of Africa Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
Art | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| ARTH 253 - Art of Ancient Mexico Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
Biology | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| BIOL 251 - Environmental Conservation USI Core 39: Natural Science (BS); Embedded Experience-Global. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
Communications | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| CMST 317 - Intercultural Communication USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Diversity. Term(s) Offered: Spring, even-numbered years; Summer, even-numbered years | Credits: 3 | |||
Economics | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| ECON 341 - International Trade Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| ECON 343 - International Finance Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| ECON 346 - Development Economics Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
English | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| ENG 371 - Non-Western World Literature USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Global. Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
| ENG 372 - Western World Literature USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Global. Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| ENG 375 - Modern Canadian Literature Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| ENG 386 - World Mythology USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-World Languages and Culture. Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
| ENG 451 - Shakespeare’s Histories and Tragedies Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
French | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| FREN 275 - The French Film USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Creative and Aesthetic Expression; Embedded Experience-Global. Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| FREN 306 - Advanced French I USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-World Languages and Culture; Embedded Experience-Diversity. Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
| FREN 307 - Advanced French II Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| FREN 308 - Francophone Cultures USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-World Languages and Culture; Embedded Experience-Global. Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| FREN 325 - Introduction to Francophone Literature Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| FREN 344 - Francophone Literature in Translation Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| FREN 416 - 17th and 18th Centuries French Literature Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| FREN 417 - 19th and 20th Centuries French Literature Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
German | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| GERM 275 - The German Film USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Creative and Aesthetic Expression; Embedded Experience-Global. Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| GERM 306 - Advanced German I USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-World Languages and Culture; Embedded Experience-Diversity. Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
| GERM 307 - Advanced German II Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| GERM 308 - Germanic Cultures USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-World Languages and Culture; Embedded Experience-Global. Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| GERM 325 - Introduction to German Literature Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| GERM 334 - Introduction to Modern German Drama Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| GERM 344 - Germanic Literature in Translation Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| GERM 412 - Berlin: Tale of a City Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
History | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| HIST 111 - World Civilizations I, Beginnings to 1500 USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Historical Inquiry, Embedded Experience-Global. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 140 - Issues in World History USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Historical Inquiry. Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 310 - Topics in World History Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 320 - Topics in European History Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 331 - Colonial Latin American History Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 332 - Modern Latin American History Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 334 - U.S.-Latin American Relations Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 341 - Ancient Greece to Alexander Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 342 - The Hellenistic Age, Alexander to the Roman Conquest, 338-31 B.C. Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 343 - The Roman Republic Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 344 - The Roman Empire Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 345 - Medieval Europe Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 346 - Renaissance Europe Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 347 - European Reformations Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 348 - Europe, 1648 through Napoleon Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 349 - Europe, Napoleon to World War I Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 351 - Europe, World War I to the Present Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 353 - England to 1600 Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 354 - Britain since 1600 Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 362 - History of Paris Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 365 - Crusades Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 372 - The Soviet Union Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 375 - The Middle East from the Rise of Islam to 1500 Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 376 - The Middle East since 1500 Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 377 - History of Iran Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 384 - History of Africa to 1800 Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 385 - History of Africa since 1800 Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 393 - Ancient and Early Imperial China Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 394 - Late Imperial and Modern China Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 410 - Topics in World History Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 420 - Topics in European History Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 451 - French Revolution and Napoleon Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| HIST 452 - European Revolutions Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
International Studies Courses | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| INST 201 - Culture Shock USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Global Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| INST 213 - Magic in Arts/Humanities Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| INST 302 - Travel Writing Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| INST 371 - Non-Western World Literature Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
| INST 372 - Western World Literature Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| INST 470 - Special Topics in International, Interdisciplinary Studies Term(s) Offered: Spring/Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
| INST 473 - International Law Term(s) Offered: Fall (even-numbered years) | Credits: 3 | |||
| INST 480 - Internship in International Studies Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| INST 490 - Independent Study in International Studies Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| INST 499 - International Field Experience Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3-6 | |||
Japanese | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| JPN 306 - Advanced Japanese I USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-World Languages and Culture; Embedded Experience-Diversity. Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
| JPN 307 - Advanced Japanese II Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
Political Science | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| POLS 281 - Comparative Politics USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Social Inquiry; Social Science (BS); Embedded Experience-Global. Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| POLS 371 - The United Nations Term(s) Offered: Fall, every other year | Credits: 3 | |||
| POLS 383 - Government and Politics of Latin America Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| POLS 384 - The Middle East Term(s) Offered: Every other year | Credits: 3 | |||
| POLS 385 - Western European Politics Term(s) Offered: Spring, every other year | Credits: 3 | |||
| POLS 465 - Comparative Public Policy USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Global Term(s) Offered: Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| POLS 471 - International Organizations Term(s) Offered: Fall, every other year | Credits: 3 | |||
| POLS 473 - International Law Term(s) Offered: Every other year | Credits: 3 | |||
| POLS 487 - The Politics of Russia and China Term(s) Offered: Spring, every other year | Credits: 3 | |||
Professional Studies | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| PRFS 301 - The Ethics of Global Engagement USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Moral and Ethical Reasoning; Embedded Experience-Global; Embedded Experience-Writing. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
Spanish | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| SPAN 275 - The Hispanic Film USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Creative and Aesthetic Expression; Embedded Experience-Global. Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| SPAN 306 - Advanced Spanish I USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-World Languages and Culture; Embedded Experience-Diversity. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| SPAN 307 - Advanced Spanish II Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| SPAN 308 - Hispanic Cultures USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-World Languages and Culture; Embedded Experience-Global. Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| SPAN 325 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| SPAN 332 - US Latino Literature and Culture Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| SPAN 333 - Afro-Latin American Studies Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| SPAN 344 - Hispanic Literature in Translation Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| SPAN 402 - Composition and Stylistics Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| SPAN 411 - Spanish Linguistics I Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| SPAN 412 - Spanish Linguistics II Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| SPAN 414 - Hispanic Poetry Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| SPAN 415 - The Hispanic Essay Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| SPAN 417 - Hispanic Drama Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| SPAN 454 - Golden Age Drama Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
World Languages and Cultures | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| WLC 422 - Cultural Awareness Training Term(s) Offered: Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| WLC 423 - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages / TESOL Certificate Term(s) Offered: Summer | Credits: 6 | |||
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