International and Cultural Studies Major

Modern science has joined with humans’ quest for expanded frontiers to shrink the globe, creating a new world of exciting opportunities and challenges. The national leaders and ordinary citizens of tomorrow must have the capacity to function in this newly globalized world if they are to reach their individual potentials. This major provides training in both breadth across the disciplines of the liberal arts and sciences, and depth in one particular functional or geographical area. It also involves the acquisition of language skills and international study experience.

Degree Requirements

Requirements for a major in international and cultural studies:

Core courses:

HIS 103	World History from 1500 to the Present	4
GWA 201	World Affairs	4
COM 401	Intercultural Communication	4
REL 205	World Religions	4
ENG 312	Contemporary World Literature	4
IST 470	Senior Research Seminar in International Studies	4
Total Credit Hours:		23

Electives:

Students must complete a minimum of 20 credit hours from the following list. (Electives are continuously being added, so consult with your adviser.)

ART 269	History Survey II	4
BIO 112	Environmental Science	3
COM 261	World Cinema	4
COM 334	Information and the New World Order	4
CST 201	Cross-Cultural Studies	3-4
ENG 202	World Literature II	4
ENG 337	Multiethnic U.S. Literature and Film	4
ENG 324	Post-Colonial Literature and Theory	4
GEO 205	Principles of Resource Utilization	4
GWA 202	International Political Economy	4
GWA 205	Contemporary Europe	4
GWA 206/IST 206	Contemporary Latin America	4
GWA 207	The Urban World	4
GWA 280	Introduction to Peace Studies	4
GWA 296/HIS 296	America and Vietnam	4
SOC 307/WST 307	Families in Global Perspective	4
GWA 343	Third World Political and Economic Development	4
GWA 345	Politics of the Middle East and North Africa	4
GWA 355	NGOs and Global Civil Society	4
GWA 365	Politics of East Asia	4
GWA 410	International Law	4
HIS 206	Slavery and Racism in the Early Americas: A Comparative Perspective	4
HIS 218	History of the Islamic World	4
HIS 222	Fascism and Nazi Germany	4
HIS 260	The Holocaust	4
HIS 300	The Middle East	4
HIS 305	The Ancient World	4
HIS 306	The Middle Ages	4
HIS 308	Renaissance and Reformation	4
HIS 312	Modern Europe	4
HIS 313	Latin America	4
IBS 398/MGT 350	International Business	4
IBS 403/ECO 430	International Economics and Finance	4
IST 270	Introduction to International Studies Research Methods	2
IST 290-299	Special Studies	2-4
Total Credit Hours:		20

Total Credit Hours: 43