Core Requirements (24 hours)

The core of the IS curriculum introduces students to a variety of disciplines and approaches to examining the global system. Specific requirements are:

Core Courses:

• ECON 4350 - International Economics (prerequisite: ECON 2120 [Microeconomics])
• POLS 1501 (Introduction to International Relations) or UNHP 1102* (Challenge of Globalization: Social Sciences)
• POLS 4508 - Theories of International Relations
• HIST 4260 - The World Since 1945
• INTL 4601 - Senior Seminar

International Political Processes

• ANTH 4414 - Cultural and Transnational Processes
• POLS 3505 - International Organization
• POLS 3509 - Contemporary Problems in International Relations
• POLS 4317 - Transitions to Democracy
• POLS 4504 - International Law

International Economic Processes

• ECON 3580 - International Economic Development
• ECON 4340 - Comparative Economic Systems
• ESCI 3430 - Economic Geography
• POLS 4510 - Politics of the Global Economy

International Development Processes

• ESCI 4201 - Urbanization and the Environment
• SOCI 2100 - Sociology of Development
• SOCI 3940 - Social Change
• SOCI 4641 - Sociology of the Environment

Foreign Language (6 hours)

To insure a good degree of competency in a foreign language, IS majors are also required to take two upper-level courses in a modern foreign language. A majority of IS majors graduate with at least a minor in their language of choice (which requires only one additional course beyond the requirements of the major). These courses can either be taken on-campus or completed during a study abroad.

Concentration (9 hours)

Three courses, in at least two disciplines, from either the "Global Processes" or "Area Studies" concentrations.