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2020-2021 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

International Studies, B.A. Global Cultural Studies Concentration


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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.

  • All courses in the major must be completed with grades of 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 the concentration from at least three disciplines, with three courses from at least two disciplines in Group One, two courses each from Groups Two and Three, and one course from Group Four. At least five courses must be taken at the 300-400 level.

Students must have 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 may be taken from courses used to satisfy the other concentration requirements and constitutes a non-additive requirement.

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.

University Policies


  • Refer to the program page for this major and the Courses  section of this catalog for approved prerequisites and General Education courses.
  • Requirements may not equal 120 credit hours. Students must register for additional electives to complete 120 credits required for graduation.
  • All graduates must have a minimum of 30 credits of 300/400-level courses with C grade or above; at least 15 of those credits must be taken at SU.
  • Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 for graduation.
  • Students must complete at least 30 credit hours by direct classroom instruction and/or laboratory experience.
  • Students must take 30 of the last 37 credit hours at SU.
  • It is the student’s responsibility to satisfy graduation requirements. Please refer to the program page of this catalog for detailed major requirements.
  • Students must apply online for graduation by November 15 for May and by May 15 for December.

General Education Requirements


Please Note: Check Major Requirements section below for a list of General Education requirements that are fulfilled by the major.

Group I: English Composition and Literature (2 Courses)


A. C or Better in One of the Following


B. Select One Course From:


  • Literature course (from either ENGL or MDFL Depts.) 4 Hour(s) Credit

Group II: History (2 Courses)


A. Select One Course From:


B. Select One Course From:


Group III: Humanities and Social Sciences (3 Courses)


A. Select One Course from One of the Following Seven Areas:


B. Select One Course from One of the Following Nine Areas:


C. Select One Course from Either Group IIIA or IIIB


  • (Course must be from a different area than previously selected) 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Group IV: Natural Science, Math and Computer Science (4 courses)


A. Select Courses with Laboratories from at Least Two of the Following Four Areas:


  • BIOL, CHEM, GEOL or Physical GEOG, PHYS 4 Hour(s) Credit

B. Select One Course (Need Not be a Lab) from One of the Following Areas:


C. Select One Course From:


  • MATH 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Group V: Health Fitness (1 Course)


Major Requirements


General Education Requirements Fulfilled by Major


IIIB (Social Science)

Core (3 Courses)


Foreign Academic Experience (Minimum of 3 Hours/3 Weeks)


Language Proficiency


Complete 202-level language course with a grade of C or better or by scoring above 202-level on a placement test.

Concentration Requirements


  • Complete minimum of 8 courses from at least 3 disciplines:
    • 3 courses from Group I
    • 2 courses from Group II
    • 2 courses from Group III
    • 1 course from Group IV
  • Complete 2 courses in a regional specialization (can be double counted)
  • At least 5 courses must be at 300/400 level.

Group I: General Approaches to Understanding Culture (3 Courses from at Least 2 Disciplines)


* COMM courses have prerequisites.

Group II: Looking at Cultures Through the Humanities (2 Courses):


* Cannot take both ENGL 317  and GERM 350 .

Group III: Geographic, Historical and Political Contexts (2 Courses)


* Course has prerequisites.

Regional Specialization Courses (2 Courses - Can be Double Counted)


Europe:

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