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Curriculum in International Studies

The International Studies degree provides an interdisciplinary curriculum that captures the broad range of social, political, cultural and economic forces at play in an increasingly interdependent world. Courses are linked by language, topic and region, and class work is enhanced by a related international experience. Upon graduation, international studies majors will have the language proficiency, analytical skills, substantive knowledge and cultural sensitivity necessary for work in government, international non-profit organizations, academia or international business.

International Studies.

Core Courses: 18 credits.

Credit

 

3

 

ECON 202 Principles of Economics

3

 

INTS 201 Introduction to International Studies

3

 

INTS 489 International Studies Seminar

3

 

POLS 331 Introduction to World Politics

3

 

One of the following:

 

 

     HIST 481 Seminar in History

 

 

     JOUR 370 Introduction to Mass Media Research

 

 

     POLS 209 Political Science Research Methods

 

 

     SOCI 220 Methods of Social Research

 

 

     STAT 201 Elementary Statistical Inference

 

 

     STAT 303 Statistical Methods

3

 

One of the following:

 

 

     ANTH 205 Peoples and Cultures of the World

 

 

     GEOG 202 Geography of the Global Village

 

 

     HIST 104 World History Since 1500

 

 

     SOCI 206 Global Social Trends

Tracks: 24 credits. To be chosen from the following from at least two departments.

Choose one track.

 

International Politics and Diplomacy Track

Credit

 

24

 

To be chosen from the following:

 

 

ECON 203 Principles of Economics

 

 

ECON 320 Economic Development of Europe

 

 

ECON 324 Comparative Economic Systems

 

 

ECON 330 Economic Development

 

 

ECON 452 International Trade Theory and Policy

 

 

HIST 343 Inter-American Relations

 

 

HIST 444 History of Military Thought

 

 

HIST 462 American Foreign Relations

 

 

HIST 463American Foreign Relations Since 1913

 

 

HIST 464 International Developments Since 1918

 

 

INTS 484 Internship

 

 

POLS 324 Third World Politics

 

 

POLS 350 Modern Political Thought

 

 

POLS 413 American Foreign Policy

 

 

POLS 415 U.S. Foreign Policy

 

 

POLS 421 Social Conflict and Political Change

 

 

POLS 422 Comparative Authoritarian Regimes

 

 

POLS 429 Issues in World Politics

 

 

POLS 447 National Security Policy

 

 

POLS 454 Contemporary Political Ideologies

 

 

SOCI 325 Internationalization and Social Change
 

International Commerce Track

Credit

 

9

 

Basics of Commerce. Three courses to be chosen from the following:

 

 

ACCT 209 Introductory Accounting*

 

 

AGEC 105 Introduction to Agricultural Economics

 

 

ECON 203 Principles of Economics

 

 

FINC 309 Business Finance*

 

 

INFO 209 Business Information Systems Concepts*

 

 

MGMT 209 Business, Government and Society*

 

 

MGMT 309 Survey of Management*

 

 

MKTG 309 Introduction to Marketing*

15

 

The International Setting. Five courses to be chosen from the following:

 

 

AGEC 452 International Trade and Agriculture

 

 

ECON 320 Economic Development of Europe

 

 

ECON 324 Comparative Economic Systems

 

 

ECON 330 Economic Development

 

 

ECON 452 International Trade Theory and Policy

 

 

ECON 453 Balance of Payments Theory and Policy

 

 

INTS 484 Internship

 

 

SOCI 325 International Business Behavior

 

 

* Courses are requirements for the minor in business.
 

International Communication and Media Track

Credit

 

9

 

Basics of Communication. Three courses to be chosen from the following:

 

 

COMM 243 Argumentation and Debate

 

 

COMM 320 Organizational Communication

 

 

COMM 325 Persuasion

 

 

ENGL 241 Advanced Composition

 

 

ENGL 320 Technical Editing and Writing

 

 

JOUR 203 Media Writing I*

 

 

JOUR 303 Media Writing II*

 

 

JOUR 324 Principles of Public Relations*

 

 

MKTG 309 Introduction to Marketing

15

 

International/Intercultural Communication. Five courses to be chosen from the following:

 

 

COMM 330 Technology and Human Communication

 

 

COMM 335 Intercultural Communication

 

 

INTS 484 Internship

 

 

JOUR 314 Multi-Media Concepts

 

 

JOUR 356 Public Relations Case Studies*

 

 

JOUR 357 Public Relations Media

 

 

JOUR 401 Mass Media and Technological Change

 

 

JOUR 406 International Journalism*

 

 

* Courses are requirements for the minor in public relations.
 

International Arts and Culture Track

Credit

 

24

 

To be chosen from the following:

 

 

ARCH 430 History of Ancient Architecture

 

 

ARCH 434 The Role of Sculpture and Painting in Ancient Architecture

 

 

ARCH 448 The Architecture and Art of 20th Century Mexico

 

 

ARTS 149 Art History Survey I

 

 

ARTS 150 Art History Survey II

 

 

ARTS 350 The Arts and Civilization

 

 

ENDS 149 Survey of Architectural History I

 

 

ENDS 150 Survey of Architectural History II

 

 

ENGL 222 World Literature Since 1500

 

 

HUMA 285 Directed Studies

 

 

HUMA 289 Special Topics in Humanities

 

 

INTS 484 Internship

 

 

MUSC 311 Music in Early Western Culture

 

 

MUSC 312 Music in Modern Western Culture

 

 

MUSC 324 Music in World Cultures

 

 

RELS 403 Primitive Religions

 

 

THAR 380 World Theatre

 

 

WMST 404 Women and Culture
 

International Environmental Studies Track

Credit

 

24

 

To be chosen from the following:

 

 

AGEC 105 Introduction to Agricultural Economics

 

 

AGEC 350 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

 

 

AGEC 414 Agricultural Market Analysis

 

 

AGEC 452 International Trade and Agriculture

 

 

AGLS 101 Modern Agricultural Systems and Renewable Natural Resources

 

 

BICH 302 Food and Humanity

 

 

BIOL 357 Ecology

 

 

BOTN 328 Plants and People

 

 

FSTC 201 Food Science

 

 

GEOG 203 Planet Earth

 

 

GEOG 204 Economic Geography

 

 

GEOG 311 Cultural Geography

 

 

GEOG 324 Global Climatic Regions

 

 

GEOG 350 Resources and the Environment

 

 

INTS 484 Internship

 

 

NUTR 302 Food and Humanity

 

 

PHIL 314 Environmental Ethics

 

 

PHIL 316 Agricultural Ethics

 

 

PLAN 414 Sustainable Communities

 

 

RENR 205 Fundamentals of Ecology

 

 

SOCI 328 Environmental Sociology

Area Studies: 12 credits. Choose one area.

Latin America

Credit

 

12

 

To be chosen from the following:

 

 

GEOG 323 Geography of Latin America

 

 

HIST 304 Mexican-American Frontier to 1848

 

 

HIST 305 Mexican-American Frontier, 1848-Present

 

 

HIST 341 Latin America to 1810

 

 

HIST 342 Latin America Since 1810

 

 

HIST 440 Latin American Cultural and Intellectual History

 

 

HIST 441 History of Mexico, 1821-Present

 

 

HIST 449 History of Brazil

 

 

MODL 352 Hispanic Literature and Film

 

 

PHIL 283 Latin American Philosophy

 

 

POLS 323 Political Systems of Latin America
 

Europe

Credit

12

 

To be chosen from the following:

 

 

ECON 320 Economic Development of Europe

 

 

HIST 210 Russian Civilization

 

 

HIST 234 European Military History, 1630-1900

 

 

HIST 324 European Society in the Industrial Age

 

 

HIST 328 History of Ancient Greece

 

 

HIST 331 Medieval Europe, 300-1300

 

 

HIST 332 Renaissance and Reformation Europe, 1300-1660

 

 

HIST 333 Europe in the Age of Absolutism, 1600-1815

 

 

HIST 338 Rise of European Middle Class

 

 

HIST 339 Eastern Europe Since 1453

 

 

HIST 406 Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon, 1715-1815

 

 

HIST 407 History of France Since 1815

 

 

HIST 410 Russian History to 1801

 

 

HIST 411 Imperial Russia, 1801-1917

 

 

HIST 412 Soviet Union, 1917-Present

 

 

HIST 420 European Intellectual History from the Enlightenment to 1900

 

 

HIST 421 European Intellectual History in the Twentieth Century

 

 

HIST 438 Nineteenth Century England

 

 

HIST 439 Twentieth Century England

 

 

HIST 477 Women in Modern European History

 

 

MODL 341 Russia's Artistic Heritage

 

 

POLS 322 Western European Government and Politics

 

 

POLS 338 Government and Politics of the Former Soviet Union

 

 

SOCI 340 Soviet Society
 

Africa and the Middle East

Credit

12

 

To be chosen from the following:

 

 

ANTH 315 Peoples and Cultures of Africa

 

 

GEOG 320 The Middle East

 

 

GEOG 321 Geography of Africa

 

 

HIST 344 History of Africa to 1800

 

 

HIST 345 Modern Africa

 

 

HIST 346 History of South Africa

 

 

HIST 348 Modern Middle East

 

 

HUMA 303 Near Eastern Religions

 

 

SOCI 350 Sociology of Islamic Societies
 

Asia

Credit

12

 

To be chosen from the following:

 

 

HIST 351 Traditional East Asia

 

 

HIST 352 Modern East Asia

 

 

HIST 355 Modern China

 

 

HIST 356 Twentieth Century Japan

 

 

HUMA 304 Indian and Oriental Religions

 

 

LING 451 Introduction to Indo-European Languages

 

 

POLS 311 China, Japan and the United States

 

 

POLS 365 Asian Governments and Politics

 

 

SOCI 329 Asian Business Behavior

Courses numbered 485 or 489 that contain significant international content can be taken in any department to meet part of the track or area requirement. Students must obtain International Studies advisor approval BEFORE taking the 485 or 489 course.

 

Foreign Language: 23 credits.

 

Placement exam to be taken upon entering program (students may place out of a maximum of 14 hours)

 

Students placed in 101 will take 101, 102, 201 and 202 and 9 hours at the 300- or 400-level.

 

Students placed in 102 will take 102, 201 and 202 and 9 hours at the 300- or 400-level.

 

Students placed in 201 will take 201 and 202 and 9 hours at the 300- or 400-level.

 

Students placed in 202 will take 202 and 9 hours at the 300- or 400-level.

 

Students placing out of 101, 102, 201 and 202 will take 9 hours at the 300- or 400-level.

Students who receive a 3.0 or better GPA computed on the 15 hours of language study (12 hours for students who place out of 201 and 9 hours for students who place out of 202) completed beyond the 101 and 102 courses will receive a certificate of foreign language competency and the certificate will be recorded on the students' transcripts.

International Experience Requirement: 3 credits. Must generate at least 3 hours of Texas A&M University credit (requires approval by Director of International Studies).

 

1.

At least one long semester or one 10-week summer semester.

2.

Students must have completed 100- and 200-level language requirement before the experience.

3.

May not be taken in the last semester of the senior year.

4.

Must be an immersion experience in the foreign culture. The requirement can be satisfied by:

 

a.

An internship at a company, government agency or non-profit operation. Three hours of INTS 484 credit can be given for this. This will satisfy part of the International Studies track requirement.

 

b.

Courses taken at a foreign university.

 

c.

Courses may count for Texas A&M University credit with approval of the advisor of the relevant department. These courses cannot apply to the International Studies core.

 

d.

Selected Texas A&M University Study Abroad programs which involve intensive intercultural interactions.

 

e.

A combination of the above to equal the requirement of 10 continuous weeks abroad.

5.

Must be taken outside of the student's country of origin.

College and University Requirements (including Texas A&M University Core Curriculum Requirements). Other courses may qualify for the following categories. Students should consult the approved list of courses available in the Office of Undergraduate Advising in the College of Liberal Arts or in the International Studies Degree Program Office. The following list incorporates University Core Curriculum requirements. No course can be counted in more than one category, except as allowed in the International and Cultural Diversity requirement.

Credits

 

3

 

ENGL 104 Composition and Rhetoric

3

 

Communication (3 hours): To be selected from ENGL 203, 210, 235, 236, 241 OR 301; COMM 203 or 243.

6

 

Literature in English (6 hours): To be selected from ENGL 203 (unless 203 is used to satisfy the communication requirement), 212, 221, 222, 227, 228, 231, 232 or courses for which one of these listed courses is a prerequisite.

6

 

Mathematics: At least 3 hours must be in MATH (excluding 102, 103, 104, 130, 150, 165, 365 and 366). Three hours also may be in logic.

9

 

Humanities and Visual and Performing Arts: 9 hours to be selected from the approved list in the University Core Curriculum section of this catalog.

8

 

Natural Sciences: Two or more courses which deal with fundamental principles and in which a critical evaluation and analysis of data and process are required. A minimum of one course shall include a corresponding laboratory. See approved list in the University Core Curriculum section of this catalog.

6

 

Social and Behavioral Sciences: To be selected from such areas as cultural anthropology, economics, geography, psychology, and applied ethics. See approved list in the University Core Curriculum section of this catalog.

6

 

U.S. History: Two courses in U.S. history; no more than one course may be in Texas History.

6

 

Political Science: POLS 206 and 207.

(3)

 

International and Cultural Diversity: To be selected from approved list. This course may also be used to satisfy any other requirement.

*2

 

Kinesiology: KINE 198 Health and Fitness Activity and KINE 199 Required Physical Activity.

135
  
Total hours

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