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International Studies Major (BA)

Requirements

All International Studies majors are required to satisfy one-year minimum of college level foreign language. International studies major are required to spend one semester studying abroad.

Core Courses

BUS 3022Global Business Strategy

3.00 units
BUS 1000Macro-Economics for Managers

3.00 units
BUS 1001Micro-Economics for Managers

3.00 units
IS 3101/POL 3101Research Methods in Social Science

4.00 units
IS 4910/IS 4911/POL 4910/POL 4911Senior Project

1.00 units
IS 4911/IS 4910/POL 4910/POL 4911Senior Project

1.00 units
IS 4996Internship

1.00 units
POL 1500Intro International Relations

3.00 units
POL 1600Intro to Comparative Politics

3.00 units
POL 3XXX
Upper division International Relations or Comparative Politics course

3.00 units
POL 1350/IS 1350Fundamentals of Social Science

1.00 unit
POL 3570/IS 3570Power, Order, & Justice

1.00 unit
 
PSY 3187Statistics for Health & Behavioral Sciences

4.00 units
or
MATH 1450Mathematical Thinking & Quantatitative Reasoning

3.00 units
PSY 3187: Counts for GE Math requirement

Select one 3 unit course from the following

HCS 1102/HCS 3102Cultural Anthropology

3.00 units
HCS 3104/HCS 1104Ethnography

3.00 units
HCS 3140Cultural Ecology

3.00 units
Total Credit Hours:33-42

Regional Focus Requirements: Latin America

Select a minimum of 12 units from the following 3 unit courses, with a maximum of 6 units from a single discipline:

ARTH 3131Latin American Art

3.00 units
ENGL 3051/LCS 3151World Literature: Latin American

3.00 units
ENGL 3071/LCS 3071Literary Topic: Postcolonialism

3.00 units
HIST 3019/HIST 1019Latin American Survey

3.00 units
HIST 3611Women in Latin America

3.00 units
HIST 3623Mexico: Aztecs to Present

3.00 units
HIST 3631Central America and the Caribbean

3.00 units
HIST 3470Imperialism & Colonization

3.00 units
POL 3610Politics of Latin America

3.00 units
Total Credit Hours:12

Regional Focus Requirements: North America

Select a minimum of 12 units from the following 3 unit courses (except where noted), with a maximum of 6 units from a single discipline:

ARTH 3130American Art

3.00 units
ARTH 3178Modern Art: 20th Century

3.00 units
ARTH 3822Art In Focus: Indigenous Art of the Bay Area

1.00 unit
ENGL 3025United States Literature before 1914

3.00 units
ENGL 3026United States Literature after 1914

3.00 units
ENGL 3060/LCS 3260Ethnic Lit: Asian American

1.50 units
ENGL 3061/LCS 3261Ethnic Lit: Native American

1.50 units
ENGL 3062Ethnic Lit: African American

1.50 units
ENGL 3063/LCS 3263Ethnic Lit: Hispanic American

1.50 units
ENGL 3065Multi-Ethnic Lit of California

3.00 units
HCS 3101/HCS 1101Sociology

3.00 units
HCS 3220Native American Perspectives

3.00 units
HIST 1776Columbus to Clinton: United States History 1492-1992

3.00 units
HIST 3202Women & The American Experience

3.00 units
HIST 3351Historical Roots of U.S. Law

3.00 units
HIST 3623Mexico: Aztecs to Present

3.00 units
HIST 3711U.S. Environmental History

3.00 units
HIST 3712/RLGN 3712Religion in American History

3.00 units
HIST 3720Puritans, Witches, Indians and Slavery

3.00 units
HIST 3724US Civil War/Reconstruction

3.00 units
HIST 3726TR Through FDR - U.S. 1900-1945

3.00 units
HIST 3790California

3.00 units
HIST 3791Southwest Borderlands

3.00 units
MUS 3304Songs that Built America

3.00 units
MUS 3305Early American Women Through Song

3.00 units
POL 1100Intro to American Politics

3.00 units
POL 3300State & Local Politics

3.00 units
POL 3302American Presidency

3.00 units
POL 3303Congress

3.00 units
POL 3304Political Parties and Interest Groups

3.00 units
POL 3400Politics of the American Legal System

3.00 units
POL 3410Constitutional Law I

3.00 units
POL 3411Constitutional Law II

3.00 units
RLGN 3712/HIST 3712Religion in American History

3.00 units
Total Credit Hours:12

Regional Focus Requirements: Europe

Select a minimum of 12 units from the following 3 unit courses, with a maximum of 6 units from a single discipline:

ARTH 3122Global Arts Organizations

3.00 units
ARTH 3170Classical Arts: Greek & Roman

3.00 units
ARTH 3175Renaissance Art:N. Europe

3.00 units
ARTH 3176Baroque & Rococo Art

3.00 units
ARTH 3198Byzantine-Islamic Art & Design

3.00 units
ARTH 3325Stained Glass:Medieval to Mod.

3.00 units
ENGL 3010British Literature before 1800

3.00 units
ENGL 3018British Literature between 1800-1914

3.00 units
ENGL 3019British Literature III

3.00 units
ENGL 3015Shakespeare

3.00 units
ENGL 3050/LCS 3150World Lit: Western Classics

3.00 units
ENGL 3071/LCS 3071Literary Topic: Postcolonialism

3.00 units
HIST 3348Age of Napoleon, Victoria, and Bismarck

3.00 units
HIST 3206Women in Modern Europe

3.00 units
HIST 341019th Century Europe: Revolutions

3.00 units
HIST 3470Imperialism & Colonization

3.00 units
POL 3622Politics of Europe

3.00 units
Total Credit Hours:12

Regional Focus Requirements: Middle East

Select a minimum of 12 units from the following 3 unit courses, with a maximum of 6 units from a single discipline:

ARTH 3198Byzantine-Islamic Art & Design

3.00 units
ARTH 3827The Art of Pilgrimage

1.00 unit
ENGL 3071/LCS 3071Literary Topic: Postcolonialism

3.00 units
HIST 3240Thinkers & Inventors

3.00 units
HIST 3470Imperialism & Colonization

3.00 units
POL 3563Politics of Developing Countries

3.00 units
POL 3641Politics of the Middle East

4.00 units
RLGN 3187/RLGN 5187Understanding Islam

3.00 units
RLGN 3382Islam & Native American Religions as Illustrations of Human Spirituality

3.00 units
Total Credit Hours:12

Regional Focus Requirements: Asia

Select a minimum of 12 units from the following 3 unit courses, with a maximum of 6 units from a single discipline:

ARTH 3161Contemporary Asian Art

3.00 units
ARTH 3189Asian Art: India

3.00 units
ENGL 3071/LCS 3071Literary Topic: Postcolonialism

3.00 units
HIST 3815/HIST 1815East Asian Survey

3.00 units
HIST 3816/HIST 1816Southeast Asian Survey

3.00 units
HIST 3830/HIST 1830From Silk Roads to Afghanistan

3.00 units
HIST 3470Imperialism & Colonization

3.00 units
PHIL 3177/PHIL 1077/RLGN 1077/RLGN 3177Philosophy & Religions of Asia

3.00 units
POL 3640Politics of Southeast Asia

3.00 units
POL 3642Politics of South Asia

3.00 units
Total Credit Hours:12

Elementary proficiency in a second language (test or coursework)

Total Credit Hours:0-8

Total Credit Hours: 46-54

Note: Total may be up to 62 units including second language units.