Dr. Taehyun Nam, Program Coordinator
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Advisement for the major is available from the Political Science Department.
Students majoring in international studies must complete a three-course interdisciplinary core requirement and eight courses in one of three areas of concentration within the major-international relations, global cultural studies or international political economy. The first two concentrations include a two-course regional specialization.
- Complete all courses in the major with a C or better.
Foreign Academic Experience
Students must take a minimum of three credits of foreign academic experience approved by the international studies advisor. Students must spend a minimum of three weeks abroad in the foreign academic experience. The credits may be from internships at foreign institutions, academic study for credit at foreign institutions, academic courses offered by SU at foreign locations, or travel abroad courses based at SU or other universities. Travel abroad courses at SU include, but are not limited to, ACCT 430 : Accounting in its Global Setting, ART 399 - International Field Study , BUAD 386 - Business in Its Global Setting , COMM 399 - International Studies in Communication ; ENGL 399 - International Studies in Literature , ENVR 495 - Environmental Field Studies ; GEOG 399 - International Field Study , HIST 399 - International Field Study , MDFL 399 - International Field Study or POSC 390 - International Field Study .
Language Requirement
Students must demonstrate mid-level proficiency in a non-English language by completing a 202-level language course with a grade of C or better or by scoring above 202-level on a placement test.
Concentrations
Eight courses beyond the core must be taken within one of three concentrations: international relations, global cultural studies or international political economy. At least five courses must be taken at the 300-400 level.
Select eight courses in at least three different disciplines, to include at least two courses each from Groups One, Two and Three. The remaining two courses may be taken from any of the four groups. At least five courses must be taken at the 300-400 level.
This concentration requires a two-course regional specialization. Regional specializations include Europe, Russia/Central Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East (see below for courses). The regional concentration course may be taken from courses used to satisfy the other concentration requirements and is a non-additive requirements.
Checklist
This checklist is an unofficial tool for planning. Matriculated students and advisors should consult the Academic Requirements Report in GullNet before and after registering for classes each semester to track academic progress.
