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/or 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
| 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 102 | Introduction to International Relations | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 20 |
Research Methods Requirement
| PSC 269 | Research Methods for Political Science | 4 |
| PSC 270 | Political Analysis | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 8 |
Cultural Awareness Requirement
| COM 401 | Intercultural Communication | 4 |
| or | |
| LIT 312 | Contemporary World Literature | 4 |
| or | |
| REL 205 | World Religions | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
Additional Requirements
In addition to the IST core, each major should select an additional 16 credit hours from the list of courses below.
Africa Courses
| HIS 128 | History of the Islamic World | 4 |
| HIS 220 | Introduction to African History | 4 |
| HIS 332 | 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 282 | Development Strategies and Projects in Africa: A Travel Course to Ghana | 2-4 |
| PSC 343 | Politics of Development | 4 |
| PSC 345 | Politics of the Middle East and North Africa | 4 |
| PSC 444 | The Political Economy of Africa | 4 |
Indo-Pacific Regional Courses
| HIS 217 | China's Centuries of War and Revolution: since 1800 | 4 |
| HIS 221 | Japan's Modern Centuries | 4 |
| HIS 227 | China and the World to 1800 | 4 |
| HIS 228 | Traditional Japan | 4 |
| HIS 332 | Imperialism and Nationalism in Asia and Africa | 4 |
| PHL 235 | Philosophy of Martial Arts | 4 |
| PHL 236 | Yoga and Philosophy | 4 |
| PHL 237 | Indian and Asian Philosophy | 4 |
| PHL 320 | Chinese Philosophy | 4 |
| PHL 321 | Daoist Philosophy and Religion | 4 |
| PHL 330 | Asian Philosophy Special Topics | 4 |
| PSC 341 | International Relations of East Asia | 4 |
| PSC 365 | Politics of East Asia | 4 |
| PSC 412 | Comparative Judicial Politics | 4 |
| PSC 272 | Contemporary Japan | 4 |
| REL 288 | Chinese Yoga and Meditation | 4 |
Latin America Regional Courses
| HIS 206 | Slavery and Racism in the Early Americas: A Comparative Perspective | 4 |
| HIS 236 | 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 |
| SPT 265 | Revolutionary Cuba: The Politics of Culture and the Culture of Politics | 4 |
| PSC 353 | Cuba and the U.S.: Then and Now | 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 Courses
| 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 225 | International Human Rights | 4 |
| PSC 280 | Introduction to Peace Studies | 4 |
| PSC 282 | Development Strategies and Projects in Africa: A Travel Course to Ghana | 2-4 |
| 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 | Politics of 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: 48