BA in International Studies
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First Year
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | title | credits | # | title | credits |
| EN101 | Composition I | 3 | EN102 | Composition II | 3 |
| HI108 | World Civilization I | 3 | PO105 | American Politics | 3 |
| IN101 | Intro International Studies | 3 | Modern Language 112 | 6 | |
| Modern Language 111 | 6 | Math Elective | 3 | ||
| Total credits | 15 | Total credits | 15 | ||
Second Year
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | title | credits | # | title | credits |
| EN201 | World Literature I | 3 | EN202 | World Literature II | 3 |
| EC201 | Principles Economics (macro) | 3 | EC202 | Principles Economics (micro) | 3 |
| *Modern Language 205 | 3 | Modern Language 206 | 3 | ||
| Math Elective | 3 | **PH Elective | 3 | ||
| PO215 | International Relations | 3 | PO202 | Comparative Politics | 3 |
| Total credits | 15 | Total credits | 15 | ||
Third Year
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | title | credits | # | title | credits |
| Elective | 3 | Humanities Elective | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | ***Comp. Pol./Hist. Elec. | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | Lab Science | 4 | ||
| Modern language (300 Level) | 3 | Modern Language (300 Level) | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 | ||
| Total credits | 15 | Total credits | 16 | ||
Fourth Year
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | title | credits | # | title | credits |
| Humanities ELective | 3 | Humanities Elective | 3 | ||
| EC419 | International Econ. | 3 | Elective | 3 | |
| Lab Science | 4 | History Elective | 3 | ||
| ***Comp. Po./Hist. Elective | 3 | ***Comp. PO./Hist. Elective | 3 | ||
| ***Comp.PO./Hist. Elective | 3 | IN410 | Sem. International Studies | 3 | |
| Total credits | 16 | Total credits | 15 | ||
* Language other than Chinese, French, Spanish, or german may be used to satisfy the language requirement with the approval of the Modern Languages Department. To satisfy the study abroad requirements, students will study in a Chinese, French, Spanish, or German speaking country unless a substitute language has been approved by the Modern Languages Department.
**Must satisfy the General Education Ethics requirement.
***Comparative Politics or History elective chosen as follows: two courses from PO310. PO320, PO340, or PO348 and two history courses in the catalogue designated as European or Non-Western, as well as HI338 and HI339 (U.S. Diplomatic history).