International Studies (Major)
Anne E. Henderson, Ph.D., Coordinator
Degrees offered
Minor
Campuses
The International Studies Program in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Business offers a Major and Minor to students in the Women's College. The program develops the global knowledge and skills students will need in order to thrive in an increasingly interconnected world. Courses in International Studies are drawn from the Political Science and History, Business and Economics, and Modern Foreign Languages Departments. The Program fosters an understanding of different cultures as well as the institutions, ideas and policies that determine how nations relate to each other in the 21st century. An off-campus experience in the form of an internship, study abroad semester or study tour provides the student with opportunities to immerse herself in another culture and to apply her knowledge in a realistic setting while increasing her awareness of career possibilities in the field.
Summary
International Studies students can supplement their major with a Minor in a variety of complementary fields, including Asian Studies, Latin American Studies, Peace and Justice, or Modern Foreign Language. Students are strongly encouraged to complete MAT-215 Statistics to satisfy their General Education Requirement in Mathematics and ECO-211 Macroeconomics for the Social Science General Education Requirement.
Students must earn a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 in all courses taken to complete the requirements of the Major.
Programs of Study
Required Core Courses for a Major in International Studies (30 Credits)
POL-103 Introduction to International Affairs (3)
POL-401 Political and Economic Globalization (3)
HIS/POL 456 Senior Seminar (3)
Four of the following courses
POL-440 Global Issues (3)
HIS/POL-325 Revolution and Terrorism (3)
HIS-404 U.S. Foreign Relations (3)
HIS-233 Europe and the World (3)
POL-351 Problems of Developing Nations (3)
Off-campus experience (one of the following) (3+ credits)
Internship (IDS-361, 461)
Study tour
Study abroad semester
Foreign language*
Two courses beyond the General Education Requirement (one may be a culture course in the foreign language) (6)
*International Studies students may take LEF-203 English: Conversation for International Students or LEF-204 English: Composition for International Students to fulfill the language requirement for the Major, or may be exempted from the language requirement if they test above LEF-203 or LEF-204.
In addition to the required Core courses:
POL-361 Methods in Political Science Research (3)
HIS/POL-430 International Organizations and World Politics (3)
Three of the following courses:
HIS/POL-252 Latin American History and Politics
POL-370 Model OAS
HIS-331 Modern China
HIS-402 Women, War and Peace
HIS-233 Europe and the World
HIS-338 Russia Since 1917
HIS-328 Post-Colonial Africa
HIS/POL-200 Genocide
HIS/POL 290 Women in Islamic Societies
HIS-340 History of the Holocaust
International Studies
Below is a sample Program of Study for the International Studies Major. Students should select courses with the assistance of a faculty advisor.
| Fall | Spring | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| First year | |||
| NDMU-100 Perspectives in Education | 3 | Philosophy (200- level) | 3 |
| ENG-101 College Writing | 3 | COM-106 Fundamentals of Oral Communication | 3 |
| POL-103 Introduction to International Affairs | 3 | HIS/POL-290 Women in Islamic Societies or HIS/POL-200 Genocide | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 3 | Foreign Language | 3 |
| General Education/Elective | 3 | MAT-215 Statistics | 3 |
| [15 credits] | [15 credits] | ||
| Second year | |||
| ECO-211 Macroeconomics or ECO-212 Microeconomics |
3 | POL-252 Latin America or HIS-328 Post-Colonial Africa |
3 |
| HIS-222 Europe, 1848–Pres | 3 | Foreign Language | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 3 | Natural Science | 4 |
| Philosophy (300-level) | 3 | Literature | 3 |
| Physical Education | 1 | RST-201 Introduction to Biblical Studies | 3 |
| General Education/Elective | 3 | [16 credits] | |
| [16 credits] | |||
| Third year | |||
| HIS/POL-325 Revolution/Terrorism or HIS/POL-404 U.S. Foreign Relations |
3 | HIS-338 Russia Since 1917 |
3 |
| Foreign Language | 3 | Philosophy (upper-level) | 3 |
| Religious Studies (upper-level) | 3 | Internship or study tour | 3 |
| Physical Education | 1 | POL-351 Problems Developing Nations | 3 |
| General Education/Electives | 6 | General Education/Elective | 3 |
| [16 credits] | [15 credits] | ||
| Fourth year | |||
| POL-361 Methods in Research | 3 | POL-440 Global Issues | 3 |
| POL-430 International Organizations | 3 | HIS-233 Europe and the World | 3 |
| HIS/POL-elective | 3 | POL-401 Political and Economic Globalization | 3 |
| Major elective | 3 | HIS/POL-456 Capstone Seminar | 3 |
| General Education/Elective | 3 | General Education/Elective | 3 |
| [15 credits] | [15 credits] |
Minor in International Studies
The department offers a minor in International Studies consisting of minimum 18 credits of course work. Students who wish to minor in International Studies should consult the program coordinator.
For course descriptions, see listings in the following programs: Business, Economics, History, Languages and Political Science.