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Program Requirements
Program Requirements
All students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts in International Studies must satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements.
In addition, the program requirements are:
| POL 1 | Introduction to Political Science |
| POL 51 | International Relations |
| POL 62 | Research Seminar in International Studies |
| POL 64 | Introduction to Comparative Politics |
Three of the following:
| POL 46 | American Foreign Policy I |
| POL 52 | Psychological Foundations of International Relations |
| POL 53 | International Law I |
| POL 54 | International Law II |
| POL 55 | Politics of the Developing Nations |
| POL 56 | World Affairs Since 1945 |
| POL 57 | Asian Religions in World Politics |
| POL 58 | Islam in World Politics |
| POL 59 | China in World Politics |
| POL 62 | Research Seminar in International Studies |
| POL 64 | Introduction to Comparative Politics |
| POL 65 | Politics of the European Union |
| POL 66 | Government and Politics of South and Southeast Asia |
| POL 67 | Government and Politics of East Asia |
| POL 68 | Government and Politics of Western Europe |
| POL 69 | Government and Politics of Eastern Europe |
| POL 70 | Government and Politics of the Middle East |
| POL 71 | Russian Government and Politics |
| POL 72 | Government and Politics of Africa |
| POL 73 | Government and Politics of Latin America |
| ECO 11 | Introduction to Macroeconomics |
| ECO 12 | Introduction to Microeconomics |
Three of the following:
| ECO 7 | Political Aspects of Economics |
| ECO 21 | Money and Banking |
| ECO 25 | Economic Geography |
| ECO 41 | International Economics |
| ECO 42 | Economics of Underdeveloped Countries |
| ECO 43 | The Japanese Economy |
| ECO 44 | The Transition Economies of Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union |
| ECO 45 | Economics of the Middle East |
| ECO 46 | Current Economic Issues |
| ECO 65 | The Money and Capital Markets |
| ECO 72 | Statistics |
Correlated Courses (12 credits)
International Studies majors, in completing this 12-credit requirement, must take at least two relevant courses in History, plus Geography 1 and 2.
Area of specialization (18-27 credits)
A program of study that will explore in-depth a particular specialization or area must be developed with and approved by the academic and career counselor and the director of International Studies Program. Students in this program must demonstrate an intermediate-level proficiency in a contemporary language other than English. This requirement may be satisfied by successful completion of a level-4 language course, or by passing a test approved in advance by the director of the International Studies Program.
Students who develop a specialization in Marketing or Finance are urged to take Accounting 11 and 12, and Computer Science 2.
Free Electives
After fulfilling the requirements of the Core Curriculum and the program, a student may use the balance of credits to pursue other elective academic interests. The number of free electives may be increased to the extent that the area of specialization courses also apply to the college Core Curriculum requirements. In this way Computer Science can be used to fulfill the CSC requirement for the business specialization, and Foreign Language proficiency at the intermediate level may fulfill a Core requirement.