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International Studies HOME IS FORMS (including advising checksheet) Requirements for a MAJOR Requirements for a MINOR IS Courses Study Abroad Caldwell Scholarship Faculty IS Newsletter Career/Graduate School Workshop Links	Requirements for a MAJOR in International Studies For a degree in International Studies, students must complete: a) 15 semester hours of core courses; b) 24 semester hours of required and elective courses in one AREA OF CONCENTRATION; and c) 21 semester hours in one PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM (Students do not have a separate minor in another area). IS majors must also take AN 100, GEO 114 and HY 102 as part of their General Education requirements. CORE IS 100 Global Issues, PSC 250 Comparative Politics, PSC 270 International Relations, GEO 312 World Economic Geography (W), IS 495 Senior Research Seminar* * All IS majors must take this research seminar in their senior year. Students can opt to do a study abroad research project in place of the seminar. AREAS OF CONCENTRATION (Select one) ASIAN STUDIES: 3 hrs 200 level language, HY 104 Asian Civ. II, 3 hrs HY 300-400 level Asian History, 3 hrs Asian Philosophy, PSC 368 (W) Pol of So Asia, 9 hrs approved electives EUROPEAN STUDIES: 6 hrs 200 level language, GEO 314 Geog of Europe, HY 357 Europe since 1918, PSC 360 Pol of Europe, 9 hrs approved electives LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES: 6 hrs 200 level Spanish, AN 347 LA Culture, GEO 315 Geog of LA, HY 228 History of LA, PSC 363 Politics of LA, 6 hrs approved electives MIDDLE EAST STUDIES: 6 hrs 200 level Arabic, HY 365 History of Islam II, PSC 365 Middle East Pol., PSC 452 Islamic Pol, 9 hrs approved electives. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: 6 hrs 200 level language, PSC 251 World Leaders, PSC 372 Amn For Policy, IS 492 Seminar, 9 hrs approved electives INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY: Part of special DOUBLE MAJOR with the Mitchell College of Business. For a list of requirements click here PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM (Select one) International Business: ACC 211 Accounting Principles, ECO 215 Microeconomics ECO 330 Global Economic Issues OR ECO 363 International Economics, MKT 320 Principles of Marketing, and 3 of the following: FIN 332 Multinational Finance, MGT 334 International Management, MGT 465 Strategic Mgt, MKT 336 International Marketing, MKT 477 Export-Import, MKT 492 Seminar, IS 496 Internship Language Specialization: 21 credit hrs in a selected foreign language. May not be available for all languages Personalized Pre-professional Program: 21 credit hrs in a program established in consultation with advisor. Requires pre-approval. For the form click here
For information contact: Dr. Susan McCready, 322 Humanities Bldg., Mobile, AL 36688, 251-460-1456, smccread@jaguar1.usouthal.edu

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Requirements for a MAJOR in International Studies

For a degree in International Studies, students must complete: a) 15 semester hours of core courses; b) 24 semester hours of required and elective courses in one AREA OF CONCENTRATION; and c) 21 semester hours in one PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM (Students do not have a separate minor in another area). IS majors must also take AN 100, GEO 114 and HY 102 as part of their General Education requirements.

CORE
IS 100 Global Issues, PSC 250 Comparative Politics, PSC 270 International Relations, GEO 312 World Economic Geography (W), IS 495 Senior Research Seminar*

* All IS majors must take this research seminar in their senior year. Students can opt to do a study abroad research project in place of the seminar.

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION (Select one)
ASIAN STUDIES: 3 hrs 200 level language, HY 104 Asian Civ. II, 3 hrs HY 300-400 level Asian History, 3 hrs Asian Philosophy, PSC 368 (W) Pol of So Asia, 9 hrs approved electives

EUROPEAN STUDIES: 6 hrs 200 level language, GEO 314 Geog of Europe, HY 357 Europe since 1918, PSC 360 Pol of Europe, 9 hrs approved electives

LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES: 6 hrs 200 level Spanish, AN 347 LA Culture, GEO 315 Geog of LA, HY 228 History of LA, PSC 363 Politics of LA, 6 hrs approved electives

MIDDLE EAST STUDIES: 6 hrs 200 level Arabic, HY 365 History of Islam II, PSC 365 Middle East Pol., PSC 452 Islamic Pol, 9 hrs approved electives.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: 6 hrs 200 level language, PSC 251 World Leaders, PSC 372 Amn For Policy, IS 492 Seminar, 9 hrs approved electives

INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY: Part of special DOUBLE MAJOR with the Mitchell College of Business. For a list of requirements click here

PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM (Select one)
International Business: ACC 211 Accounting Principles, ECO 215 Microeconomics ECO 330 Global Economic Issues OR ECO 363 International Economics, MKT 320 Principles of Marketing, and 3 of the following: FIN 332 Multinational Finance, MGT 334 International Management, MGT 465 Strategic Mgt, MKT 336 International Marketing, MKT 477 Export-Import, MKT 492 Seminar, IS 496 Internship

Language Specialization: 21 credit hrs in a selected foreign language. *May not be available for all languages

Personalized Pre-professional Program: 21 credit hrs in a program established in consultation with advisor. *Requires pre-approval. For the form click here

For information contact: Dr. Susan McCready, 322 Humanities Bldg., Mobile, AL 36688, 251-460-1456, smccread@jaguar1.usouthal.edu