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School of American and International Studies 
International Studies (B.A.) 
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International Studies (B.A.) 
Requirements of the Major


Subject Course # Title
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
INTD 101 FIRST YEAR SEMINAR
ENGL 180 COLLEGE ENGLISH
SELECT ONE BADM 115 BUSINESS PERSPECTIVES
OR SOSC 101 SOCIAL ISSUES
SELECT ONE GE-SCIENCE WITH EXPERIENTIAL COMPONENT CATEGORY
SELECT ONE GE-MATHEMATICS CATEGORY:
MATH 101 thru 121
AIID 201 READINGS IN HUMANITIES
SELECT ONE GE-INTERCULTURAL  NORTH AMERICA CATEGORY
SELECT ONE GE-TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE CATEGORY
SCHOOL OF AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES REQUIREMENTS
AMER 125 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN STUDIES
INTL 127 INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
American History Requirement
HIST 101 INTRODUCTION TO US HISTORY I or
HIST 102 INTRODUCTION TO US HISTORY II
World History Requirement:
HIST 105 WESTERN STUDIES I or
HIST 106 WESTERN STUDIES II or
HIST 109 WORLD CIVILIZATIONS I or
HIST 110 WORLD CIVILIZATIONS II
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
ANTH 102 INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY
Course of an international/comparative nature Western content
choose one from the following:
ANTH 235 RELIGION: CROSS CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE
ANTH 238 URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY
ARHT 220 RENAISSANCE ART
ARHT 240 ART,ARTISTS AND SOCIETY
ARTS 220 HISTORY OF ART: STUDY ABROAD
COMM 214 CONTEMPORARY BRITISH MEDIA
HIST 241 ANCIENT GREECE
HIST 242 ANCIENT ROME
HIST 255 19TH CENTURY EUROPE
HIST 257 20TH CENTURY EUROPE
HIST 261 ENGLISH HISTORY 1485-1800
HIST 262 ENGLAND: 1800-PRESENT
HIST 263 GERMAN HISTORY
HIST 264 JEWS IN 20TH CENTURY EUROPE
HIST 272 ANCIENT LAW
HIST 273 MEDIEVAL LAW AND SOCIETY
IBUS 202 CANADA/U.S. ECONOMIC/POITICAL RELATIONS
INTL 210 MODERN ITALY
INTL 221 RUSSIAN CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION
INTL 255 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF NORTH AMERICA
LITR 203 SURVEY BRITISH LITERATURE I
LITR 205 THE ENGLISH NOVEL
LITR 207 SHAKESPEARE ON FILM
LITR 208 SHAKESPEARE PLAYS
LITR 209 SURVEY BRITISH LITERATURE II
LITR 210 LITERATURE OF THE MIDDLE AGES
LITR 211 EUROPEAN SHORT STORY
LITR 212 MODERN EUROPEAN DRAMA
LITR 213 LITERATURE OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT
LITR 218 SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II
LITR 223 SURVEY OF CONTINENTAL LITERATURE
LITR 253 MODERN NOVEL IN FRANCE
LITR 258 RUSSIAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE
LITR 281 MODERN IRELAND THE LITERARY EXPERIENCE
LITR 285 MODERN RUSSIAN FICTION
PHIL 101 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
POLI 211 RUSSIAN POLITICAL HISTORY
POLI 234 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF NORTH AMERICA
Course of an international/comparative nature non-Western content
choose one from the following:
ANTH 210 LEGAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 223 WORLD CULTURES
ANTH 225 INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
ANTH 308 ANTHROPOLOGY OF GENDER
ANTH 320 NATIONALISM AND ETHNICITY
HIST 271 ANCIENT EGYPT
HIST 272 ANCIENT LAW
HIST 282 COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA
HIST 283 CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICA
HIST 284 LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION
HIST 286 HISTORY OF WEST AFRICA
HIST 287 CONTEMPORARY AFRICA
HIST 340 BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY
INTL 204 PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF ASIA
INTL 207 LATIN AMERICAN ART
INTL 233 EAST ASIA: HISTORY AND POLITICS
INTL 235 CHINESE CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION
LAWS 201 COMPARATIVE LEGAL SYSTEMS
LAWS 345 ANCIENT FAMILY LAW
LITR 206 MYTHS I: CREATION
LITR 226 SURVEY CHINESE/AMERICAN LITERATURE
LITR 231 SURVEY OF CHINESE LITERATURE
POLI 205 MODERN COMPARATIVE POLITICS
POLI 209 COMMUNISM AND POST COMMUNISM
POLI 217 CHINESE ECONOMY AND BUSINESS
POLI 221 CHINESE ECONOMICS AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
POLI 227 POLITICS OF DEVELOPING NATIONS
POLI 233 EAST ASIA:  HISTORY AND POLITICS
POLI 235 INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
POLI 253 ASIA-PACIFIC POLITICAL SYSTEMS
ARHT 240 ART,ARTISTS AND SOCIETY
COMM 229 WORLD CINEMA MOVEMENTS
MUSI 255 MUSIC IN CULTURE
PHIL 230 ANCIENT PHILOSPHY
PHIL 302 WORLD RELIGIONS
POLI 357 INTERNATIONAL LAW
SOCI 210 GLOBAL WORKPLACE
SOCI 235 COMPARATIVE DEVELOPMENT
SOCI 302 THIRD WORLD WOMEN
SOSC 235 HISTORY OF SOCIAL THOUGHT
Two courses at the 300/400 level in a foreign language
(or demonstrate 300 level proficiency)
Four courses in a concentration (no more than 2 courses at 200-level)
Global Issues Concentration (courses organized around selected theme e.g. security, human rights, etc) chosen with convener approval
OR
Areas Studies Concentration in one of the following geographic areas:
Asia
Europe
Africa
Latin America
One 300/400 level course with an international focus approved by the convener
Required: An international/multicultural experience
(Study Abroad, Co-op, Internship)

Related Information:
International Studies Home Page
General Education Requirements
Graduation Requirements

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