International Affairs, BA

Major Requirements

Recommended Sequence of Courses: http://www.transy.edu/academics/programs/sequences/international-affairs

12-14 course units, including:

Core Courses

ECON 2034 - Principles of Macroeconomics 1 Course Unit(s)
HIST 1024 - Western Civilization II: Western Civilization from the Seventeenth Century to the Present 1 Course Unit(s)
PS 1004 - Introduction to Politics 1 Course Unit(s)
PS 2194 - International Politics 1 Course Unit(s)
INTL 4444 - Senior Seminar in International Affairs 1 Course Unit(s)

Foreign Language Requirement

2 course units beyond the 1000-level in a modern foreign language. (Courses dealing with material in translation may not be used to fulfill this requirement.)

Electives

Any 7 of the following, of which at least 4 must be at the 3000 level or above, and no more than 2 may be from the same program:

*Indicates a course having a prerequisite that is exogenous to the set of required courses for the major.

ANTH 1024 - Cultural Anthropology 1 Course Unit(s)
ANTH 2204 - Anthropology: Area Study 1 Course Unit(s) *
ANTH 2554 - African Art and Culture 1 Course Unit(s)
ANTH 3244 - Global Feminisms 1 Course Unit(s) *
ANTH 3254 - Nationalism, Violence, Militarism 1 Course Unit(s)
ANTH 3344 - Global Health 1 Course Unit(s)
ANTH 3404 - Sustainable Development 1 Course Unit(s)
ANTH 3614 - Representing the Middle East 1 Course Unit(s)
ARTH 1604 - Introduction to Asian Art 1 Course Unit(s)
ARTH 1624 - Introduction to Chinese Art 1 Course Unit(s)
ARTH 1644 - Introduction to Japanese Art 1 Course Unit(s)
ARTH 2554 - African Art and Culture 1 Course Unit(s)
ARTH 2604 - Ideas in Non-Western Art 1 Course Unit(s)
ARTH 2684 - Arts of Anime 1 Course Unit(s)
ARTH 3624 - Buddhist Art of Asia 1 Course Unit(s)
ARTH 3644 - Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art 1 Course Unit(s) *
BA 3244 - International Business 1 Course Unit(s) *
CHI 2044 - Chinese Cinema 1 Course Unit(s)
CHI 2054 - Introduction to Modern Chinese Literature 1 Course Unit(s)
CHI 2064 - The Chinese Cultural Heritage - Readings in Art, Literature and History 1 Course Unit(s)
CHI 2224 - The Otherworldly - An Introduction to Chinese Culture 1 Course Unit(s)
ECON 2024 - Principles of Microeconomics 1 Course Unit(s)
ECON 3144 - International Trade and Finance 1 Course Unit(s) *
ECON 4044 - History of Economic Thought 1 Course Unit(s) *
EDU 2414 - Immigration and Linguistic Diversity in U.S. 1 Course Unit(s)
EDU 3314 - Readings in Peace Education 1 Course Unit(s)
ENG 2284 - South African Fiction, 1960-1994 1 Course Unit(s)
FREN 2034 - French Society and Culture 1 Course Unit(s) *
FREN 3094 - French Business Culture 1 Course Unit(s) *
FREN 3344 - French Cinema Culture 1 Course Unit(s) *
FREN 3404 - The Francophone World and its Literature 1 Course Unit(s) *
GER 2044 - Contemporary German Cinema 1 Course Unit(s)
GER 2104 - Contemporary Germany 1 Course Unit(s) *
GER 2224 - German Geography, Political Institutions, and Social Structures 1 Course Unit(s) *
GER 3344 - The Wall Falls: Putting Germany Together Again 1 Course Unit(s) *
HIST 2134 - The Second World War: Topics and Issues 1 Course Unit(s)
HIST 2144 - Europe in the Nineteenth Century 1 Course Unit(s)
HIST 2374 - History of Africa 1 Course Unit(s)
HIST 2384 - History of Brazil 1 Course Unit(s) *
HIST 2414 - Latin American Civilization II 1 Course Unit(s)
HIST 2424 - Sport in Latin America and the Caribbean 1 Course Unit(s) *
HIST 2444 - Latin American Rebels and Dictators 1 Course Unit(s) *
HIST 3044 - Global Environmental History 1 Course Unit(s) *
HIST 3084 - England Since 1660 1 Course Unit(s) *
HIST 3144 - Gender in European History 1 Course Unit(s) *
HIST 3224 - Diplomacy and War in Antiquity 1 Course Unit(s) *
HIST 3404 - Europe, 1914-1945 1 Course Unit(s) *
HIST 3414 - The Contemporary World, 1945 to the Present 1 Course Unit(s) *
HIST 3424 - U.S.-Latin American Relations 1 Course Unit(s) *
HIST 3464 - Modern German History 1 Course Unit(s) *
HIST 3564 - History of the Soviet Union 1 Course Unit(s) *
IDS 3314 - Readings in Peace Education 1 Course Unit(s)
IDS 3344 - Global Health 1 Course Unit(s)
PS 2204 - Canadian Parliamentary Internship 1 Course Unit(s)
PS 2504 - Politics of the Middle East 1 Course Unit(s)
PS 2514 - Politics of Africa 1 Course Unit(s)
PS 2524 - Politics of Asia 1 Course Unit(s)
PS 2534 - Politics of Europe and Russia 1 Course Unit(s)
PS 3244 - U.S. Foreign Policy 1 Course Unit(s)
PS 3254 - International Law 1 Course Unit(s)
PS 3264 - Human Rights 1 Course Unit(s) *
PS 3274 - Arab-Israeli Conflict 1 Course Unit(s)
PS 3314 - Political Development 1 Course Unit(s) *
PS 3364 - Politics of China 1 Course Unit(s)
PS 3384 - Topics in Comparative Politics 1 Course Unit(s) *
REL 1134 - Foundations of Asian Religions 1 Course Unit(s)
REL 2174 - Religion and Violence 1 Course Unit(s)
REL 2524 - Islamic Religious Traditions 1 Course Unit(s) *
REL 2534 - Hindu Religious Traditions 1 Course Unit(s) *
REL 2544 - Buddhist Religious Traditions 1 Course Unit(s) *
REL 3534 - The Qur’an 1 Course Unit(s) *
SOC 2164 - Sociology of Mexican Immigration 1 Course Unit(s)
SOC 3404 - Sustainable Development 1 Course Unit(s)
SOC 3744 - Population Dynamics 1 Course Unit(s) *
SPAN 2214 - Spanish for Business 1 Course Unit(s) *
SPAN 3134 - Spanish Civilization 1 Course Unit(s) *
SPAN 3234 - Latin-American Civilization 1 Course Unit(s) *
WGS 3244 - Global Feminisms 1 Course Unit(s) *

Note(s)

Only 2 courses used to fulfill the requirements of another major or minor pattern may also be used to fulfill the requirements of the International Affairs major.

For the purpose of determining which courses fulfill general education and other graduation requirements of the university, the field of International Affairs is deemed to be a Social Science.

Additional courses not listed here (such as special topics, independent study, courses taken at other institutions or courses taken as part of a study abroad program) may be used to fulfill the requirements of the major with the approval of the coordinator or the director of International Affairs.

Additional study in foreign language and study abroad are strongly encouraged.