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Dec 11, 2024
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2014-2015 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]
International Studies, B.A.
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The International Studies major educates students about emerging global and international issues concerning culture, politics, art, religion, and social policy. Its purpose is to produce an informed and broadly educated global citizenry who can then take this learning to both private and public sector professions and arenas that address a wide variety of international issues and global challenges. International Studies students will take a set of core courses in politics, history, religion, and art. They will then take a concentraiton of courses in a particular thematic area international relations, European studies, British studies, or global art and architecture – that corresponds to their intellectual interests and professional goals. This knowledge will require language skills, study-abroad experience, analytical and reasoning skills, cross-cultural attitudinal skills, substantive knowledge about geographic areas, and knowledge about specific contemporary global and cultural issues and processes.
Because the major is 39 credits, excluding foreign language requirements, students will be able to double major or minor in an area that complements their International Studies major.
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Program Features
Highlights of the Major
- Minimum of 39 credits (excluding language)
- Focus on a concentration (21 credits)
- Required capstone course (3 credits)
- Foreign language (Intermediate II level with C- or better, or proficiency exam)
- Study-abroad experience (minimum of 3 credits)
- Minor of 15 -21 credits is required
General Education Requirements:
Humanities:
- Fine Arts (1 course) ADAH, ADSA, FPAR, MUS, PHIL 420
- Literature/Language/Religion (1 course)
- Philogosphy (1 course)
- Electives (2 courses) ADAH, ADSA, ENGL, FPAR< FREN, HUM, MUS, PHIL, REL, SPAN
Social Sciences:
- American History/Political Science (1 course) HIST 121, 122, 131, 132, or PSCI 101
- Electives (2 course) HIST, PSCI, PSYC, SOC
Natural Science/Quantitative Reasoning:
- Science (1 course) BIOL, CHEM, ENV, PHYS, SCI
- Math (higher than 115) or Science (1 course)
Requirements for the Major:
(39 credits total) Concentrations:
Students must select a concentration in consultation with the adviser to the major. Below is a list of 5 possible tracks.
International Relations
(7 courses) Comparative Culture Studies
(7 courses) Non-Western Courses, one from each basket:
History Basket: - ADAH 337 - INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
- HIST 331 - WORLD HISTORY I: TO 1500
- HIST 371 - HISTORY AND GOVERNMENTS OF MIDEAST
- HIST 375 - HISTORY AND GOVERNMENTS OF CHINA
- HIST 372 - HISTORY AND GOVERNMENTS OF Japan, North Korea, South Korea
Thought Basket: - COMM 422 - GLOBAL COMMUNICATION
- HUM 204 - INTERCULTURAL STUDIES
- PHIL 340 - CHINESE THOUGHT: RELIG & PHILOSOPHY
- REL 328 - WOMEN IN SACRED WRITING
- REL 343 - RELIGIOUS ISSUES IN LITERATURE
Arts Basket: - ADAH 235 - INTRODUCTION TO WORLD ARCHAEOLOGY
- ADAH 325 - MYTH, MEANING & SYMBOL IN ART
- ADAH 351 - MAYA, AZTEC, & OLMEC ART & ARCHAEOLOGY
- ADAH 353 - ART OF ISLAM
- ADAH 362 - EGYPTIAN ART & ARCHAEOLOGY
- MUS 316 - WORLD MUSIC
Western Courses, three from a single basket:
History Basket: - HIST 361 - EARLY MAN AND ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS
- HIST 362 - EUROPE IN MIDDLE AGES
- HIST 363 - EUROPE:RENAISSANCE-ENLIGHTENMENT
- HIST 365 - EUROPE IN 19TH CENTURY
- HIST 366 - 20TH CENTURY EUROPE
- HIST 385 - HISTORY OF ENGLAND
- HIST 386 - HISTORY OF IRELAND
- HIST 387 - HISTORY OF GERMANY
- HIST 388 - HISTORY OF RUSSIA
- HIST 515 - HISTORY OF AMERICAN INDIANS
Thought Basket: - ENGL 370 - SURVEY WESTERN THEATRE
- ENGL 388 - GREEK/ROMAN MYTH IN ART AND LIT
- HUM 301 - CULTURES AND VALUES
- HUM 335 - RENAISSANCE/REFORMATION
- HUM 338 - LITERATURE OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT
- PHIL 305 - ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
- PHIL 306 - MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY
- PHIL 307 - MODERN PHILOSOPHY
- PHIL 308 - CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY
- PHIL 310 - POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES
- PHIL 376 - ETHICS OF WAR
- REL 340 - THE BIBLE AND LITERATURE
- REL 346 - THE BIBLE, LITERATURE AND THE ARTS
- REL 350 - JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY, HOLOCAUST
- REL 434 - CONTEMPORARY THEOLOGIANS
Arts Basket: - ADAH 302 - MODERN ART & ARCHITECTURE
- ADAH 350 - MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART
- ADAH 360 - ART & ARCHAEOLOGY OF GREECE
- ADAH 361 - ROMAN ART & ARCHAEOLOGY
- ADAH 364 - LATE ANTIQUE & EARLY CHRISTIAN ART
- ADAH 365 - MEDIEVAL ART
- ADAH 370 - ART ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
- ADAH 375 - BAROQUE ART
- ADAH 376 - ART OF THE 18TH & 19TH CENTURIES
- MUS 301 - MUSIC IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION I
- MUS 302 - MUSIC IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION II
Elective (1 course from any basket); or other courses with approval of advisor.
British Studies
(7 courses) European Studies
(7 courses) Global Art and Architecture
(7 courses) Foreign Language Requirement
Students must demonstrate proficiency on one language other than the student’s native language. Proficiency may be demonstrated in any of the following ways:
- completion of 4 semesters of college-level coursework in the same language with an average GPA of 2.0 or higher for those courses; OR
- satisfactory completion of an intensive foreign language study program abroad or in the United States (as determined by the International Studies program director); OR
- obtaining a written certification of proficiency from an individual who is competent to make such a determination (as determined by the International Studies program director); OR
- for international students whose native language is not English, achieving a TOFEL score of 525 or greater.
This is in addition to the 39 credits listed above.
Study-Abroad Experience (at least 3 credits)
Student must complete one of the following: (1) a semester- or year-long for-credit study-abroad program, (2) a short-term faculty-led study-abroad program for a minimum of 3 credits, or (3) an internship abroad for a minimum of 3 credits. |
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