International Studies Major
Modern science has joined with humans’ quest for expanded frontiers to shrink the globe, creating a new world of exciting opportunities and challenges. The national leaders and ordinary citizens of tomorrow must have the capacity to function in this newly globalized world if they are to reach their individual potentials. This major provides training in both breadth across the disciplines of the liberal arts and sciences, and depth in one particular functional or geographical area. It also involves the acquisition of language skills and international study experience.
Degree Requirements
Requirements for a major in international studies (28 credit hours)
| ECO 204 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4 |
| ECO 205 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4 |
| HIS 103 | World History from 1500 to the Present | 4 |
| IST 470 | Senior Research Seminar in International Studies | 4 |
| PSC 201 | World Affairs | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 20 |
Research Methods Requirement
| PSC 270 | Research Methods for Government and World Affairs | 4 |
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| SOC 365 | Qualitative Research Methods | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
Cultural Awareness Requirement
| COM 401 | Intercultural Communication | 4 |
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| LIT 312 | Contemporary World Literature | 4 |
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| REL 205 | World Religions | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
In addition to the IST core, each major should select a regional or thematic concentration. Regional and thematic concentrations available include: Africa, Indo-Pacific, Latin America, and Political Economy. Within their concentrations, majors should pick an additional 16 credit hours from the lists below.
Africa Concentration
| HIS 218 | History of the Islamic World | 4 |
| HIS 220 | Introduction to African History | 4 |
| HISH 232 | Imperialism and Nationalism in Asia and Africa | 4 |
| LIT 229 | Contemporary African Literature | 4 |
| LIT 233 | Trauma Narratives: Africa | 4 |
| LIT 324 | Post-Colonial Literature and Theory | 4 |
| PSC 282T | Development Strategies and Projects in Africa: A Travel Course to Ghana | 4 |
| PSC 343 | Third World Political and Economic Development | 4 |
| PSC 345 | Politics of the Middle East and North Africa | 4 |
| PSC 444 | The Political Economy of Africa | 4 |
Indo-Pacific Regional Concentration
Latin America Regional Concentration
| HIS 206 | Slavery and Racism in the Early Americas: A Comparative Perspective | 4 |
| HIS 313 | Latin America | 4 |
| HIS 322 | Spanish Caribbean and its Diasporas | 4 |
| PSC 206 | Contemporary Latin America | 4 |
| PSC 342 | The Political Economy of Latin America | 4 |
| PSCH 265 | Revolutionary Cuba: The Politics of Culture and the Culture of Politics (Honors) | 4 |
| PSCH 311 | Transformation in Latin America: Pre-Incan to Modern Peru (Honors) | 4 |
| PSCH 345 | Roots of Modern Latin American Thought: Identity, Culture, Utopia and Revolution (Honors) | 4 |
| PSCH 353T | Cuba and the U.S.: Then and Now (Honors) | 4 |
| SPA 422 | Latin American Civilization and Culture | 4 |
| SPA 435 | Latin American Literature | 4 |
| SPA 436 | The Latin American Novel | 4 |
| SPT 251 | Latin American Literature in English Translation | 4 |
Political Economy Concentration
| ECO 305 | Economics of Global Inequality and Poverty | 4 |
| ECO 310 | Environmental Economics and Management | 4 |
| ECO 315 | International Economic Development | 4 |
| ECO 321 | Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis | 4 |
| ECO 430 | International Economics and Finance | 4 |
| ECO 432 | Economics of Emerging Markets | 4 |
| ECO 442 | Monetary Economics | 4 |
| PSC 202 | International Political Economy | 4 |
| PSC 280 | Introduction to Peace Studies | 4 |
| PSC 282T | Development Strategies and Projects in Africa: A Travel Course to Ghana | 4 |
| PSC 305 | Nuclear Proliferation and Nonproliferation | 4 |
| PSC 340 | The European Union | 4 |
| PSC 341 | International Relations of East Asia | 4 |
| PSC 342 | The Political Economy of Latin America | 4 |
| PSC 343 | Third World Political and Economic Development | 4 |
| PSC 345 | Politics of the Middle East and North Africa | 4 |
| PSC 365 | Politics of East Asia | 4 |
| PSC 410 | International Law | 4 |
| PSC 444 | The Political Economy of Africa | 4 |
| PSC 446 | International Organization | 4 |
| PSC 455 | NGOs and Global Civil Society | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: 44