International Studies
Major/Minor
The international studies major offers students the opportunity to study international politics, culture, and society. The major combines intensive study of a foreign language with an interdisciplinary curriculum of study chosen by the student in consultation with a faculty advisor.
- Students select one of six areas of specialization: international diplomacy, area studies, comparative cultures, international economics, global gender studies, and research and intelligence analysis.
- Study abroad opportunities in Australia, Chile, Costa Rica, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, and Thailand are available through the University Studies Abroad Consortium. Sister universities in Brazil, China, and Japan also offer cultural exchange programs in the summer.
| Bachelor of Arts in International Studies/International Diplomacy
and Peace Studies Emphasis—Suggested Curriculum |
Freshman
English Comp I & II
Math & Modern World
GE History
GE Non-Western Course
Visual Arts in Western
Culture
Political Life
GE Sciences (3)
Art History III
Comparative Studies
Foreign Languages |
Sophomore
GE Human Behavior
GE Additional Courses (2)
College Component
International Politics
World Religions
Approaches to Women’s
Studies
Comparative Marxist Theory
Governments of East Europe
Latin American Politics
Logic
Foreign Languages
Elective |
Junior
Politics of the Developing
Nations
Political System of China
American Foreign Policy
US-Japan Foreign Relations
Latin American History
Modern European History
Regional Studies
Statistics
Conversational Foreign
Languages
Electives |
Senior
Study Abroad Opportunity
(Optional)
Electives |
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