major: International Studies
Degree: Bachelor of Arts (BA) 2022-2023
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SUGGESTED PATHS
- Students may tailor this degree to their specific interests, designing their own route through the options listed below. Alternatively, students may consult the suggested paths, detailed on the International Studies website, related to a variety of professional directions and academic areas.
DOUBLE MAJORS/DUAL DEGREES - We provide suggested templates for combining this program of study with several related majors, including anthropology, art history, economics, French studies, history, international business, philosophy, political science, religious studies, Spanish, Social Work, and sociology. See Double Majors/Dual Degrees.
POLICY ON DOUBLE COUNTING - At least 15 credit hours of coursework must be exclusive to this major. Because this major involves a total of 33 credit hours, a student may doubleâ€"count up to 18 credit hours between this major and other programs of study (majors, minors or graduate-level programs).
HONORS IN THE MAJOR - International Studies offers students the opportunity to earn Honors in the Major, a distinction that is documented on their transcript and diploma.
UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE - Depending on the electives they choose as part of this major, students in International Studies can earn the UNF Peace Corps Prep Certificate and the Undergraduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) with little or no additional coursework or practical experience. For details, see see the International Studies website.
ACCELERATED PATHS INTO GRADUATE PROGRAMS - Students in this major can apply to participate in accelerated paths into the selected graduate programs at UNF, including the Master of Arts in International Affairs (MAIA), the Master of Social Work (MSW), the Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Accepted students are permitted to take a specified number of graduateâ€"level courses (the number varies by graduate program) while still undergraduates, double count those courses to both the B.A. in International Studies and the respective graduate program, and, upon completion of the undergraduate degree, enter the graduate program through an expedited application process.
Foundation (3 credits)
SELECT 1 FROM THE FOLLOWING:
INR 2002 Introduction to International Relations and CPO 2002 Introduction to Compartative Politics are not prerequisites to the major itself, but are the respective prerequisites for INR4603 International Relations: Frameworks of Analysis and CPO 4014 Comparative Politics: Frameworks for Analysis, one of which students must take as a major requirement.
INR 2002 Introduction to International Relations (3 Credits)CPO 2002 Introduction to Comparative Politics (3 Credits)
Requisites (14 credits)
Requires grades of C or above. Students in this major must demonstrate competency at the intermediate level in a spoken language other than English. This requirement is usually met by completing the intermediate-level course sequence (Intermediate I and II) in Chinese, French or Spanish, which are the three languages taught consistently at UNF through the intermediate level. Other options are available, however, including for those with existing proficiency. For the full policy on this requirement, see https://goo.gl/hcs7ts
SELECT 2 BEGINNING / 2 INTERMEDIATE
International Educational Experience
Students in this major must complete an international educational experience that involves at least three hours of academic credit. This requirement is usually met through the participation in a study abroad program or an internship with an international focus. All activities must be approved in advance by the program director. Completion of this requirement is marked on a student's transcript through registration in the 0-credit course INS 3950 during the semester of the activity in question. For the full policy on this requirement, see https://goo.gl/WWHE4E
INS3950 Int'l Educ Experience (0 Credits)
Major Requirements (6 credits)
Requires grades of C or above.
INS3003 Intro to Intl Studies (3 Credits)INS4930 Intl Studies Sen Res Semi (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: Senior standing and satisfactory completion of INS3003 Introduction to International Studies
Major Electives (27 credits)
1. SELECT 1 FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES ON COMPARATIVE POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS:CPO 4014 Comparative Politics: Frameworks for Analysis (3 Credits)
2. SELECT 1 FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES ON CULTURE AND SOCIETY:
ANT 3212 (CD)(FC) Peoples/Cultures World (3 credits)
ANT 3243 Comparative Muslim Cultures (3 credits)
ANT 3340 Anthropology of West Indies (3 credits)
ANT 3355 The African Diaspora (3 credits)
ANT 3610 Linguistic Anthropology
ANT 3933 Seminar in Anthropology (3 credits), when topic is international in focus
ANT 4352 (FC) Peoples & Cultures of Africa (3 credits)
ANT 4362 (FC) Peoples & Cultures of South East Asia (3 credits)
ANT 4444 Cities and Globalization (3 credits)
ANT 4274 Political Anthropology (3 credits)
ANT 3462 Health, Illness & Culture (3 credits)
FOT 3931 (FC) Studies in Foreign Culture (3 credits)
LAS 3020 (FC) Peoples & Cultures of the Caribbean (3 credits)
LAS 3031 (FC) Peoples & Cultures of the Southern Cone (3 credits)
LAS 3310 Peoples & Cultures of Mexico (3 credits)
SYP 4411 Sociology of War & Peace (3 credits)
AFH 3450 South Africa (3 credits)
AFH 3100 Ancient Africa to 1850 (3 credits)
AFH 3200 History of Modern Africa: From 1807-Present (3 credits)
AFH 3252 War, Genocide, and HIV (3 credits)
AMH 3511 The U.S. in World Affairs (3 credits)
AMH 3544 The 1960s & Vietnam (3 credits)
ASH 3200 (FC) Ancient Near East (3 credits)
ASH 3201 (FC) Ancient Israel (3 credits)
ASH 3223 Middle East (3 credits)
ASH 3337 Gandhi/Modern India (3 credits)
ASH 3401 Contemporary China (3 credits)
ASH 3402 Traditional China (3 credits)
ASH 3404 Modern China (3 credits)
ASH 3440 Japanese Civilization (3 credits)
ASH 3441 Japan Before 1868 (3 credits)
ASH 3448 (CD)(FC) Hiroshima (3 credits)
ASH 3620 Asian Art & Culture (3 credits)
ASH 3932 Selected Topics Asian History (3 credits)
ASH 4934 Seminar Asian History (3 credits)
EUH 3124 The Crusades (3 credits)
EUH 3142 Renaissance-Reformation (3 credits)
EUH 3205 19th Century Europe (3 credits)
EUH 3206 20th Century Europe (3 credits)
EUH 3241 The Holocaust (3 credits)
EUH 3312 History of Spain (3 credits)
EUH 3320 Eastern Europe (3 credits)
EUH 3403 (FC) Ancient Greece (3 credits)
EUH 3411 (FC) Ancient Rome (3 credits)
EUH 3451 France Since 1789 (3 credits)
EUH 3453 The French Revolution and Napoleon (3 credits)
EUH 3462 Modern Germany (3 credits)
EUH 3465 Nazi Germany Power, Society & War in Hitler's Reich (3 credits)
EUH 3466 (FC) Germany Today (3 credits)
EUH 3511 Tudor-Stuart England, 1485-1714 (3 credits)
EUH 3575 Imperial Russia (3 credits)
EUH 3576 Russia Since 1905 (3 credits)
EUH 3580 (CD)(FC) Russian Thought and Culture (3 credits)
EUH 3581 Russia in Asia (3 credits)
EUH 3932 Selected Topics European History (3 credits)
EUH 4294 Seminar Modern Europe (3 credits)
HIS 3490 History of Medicine and Disease (3 credits)
HIS 4936 Seminars (3 credits)
LAH 3736 (FC) Modern Latin America History through Film (3 credits)
LAH 3932 Selected Topics Latin American History (3 credits)
LAH 3955 Latin America Abroad (3 credits)
LAH 4932 Seminar Latin American History (3 credits)
4.SELECT 1 FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES ON ECONOMICS AND GEOGRAPHY:
ECO 3701 CD-Contemporary Intl Eco (3 credits).
ECO 4933 Special Topics in Economics (3 credits), when topic is international in focus
GEO 3502 Economic Geography (3 credits)
GEO 3553 Cultural Dimensions of Eco Geo (3 credits)
GEO 4930 Special Topics in Geography (3 credits), when topic is international in focus.
SYP 3440 Social Change & International Development (3 credits)
5.SELECT 1 FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES ON PHILOSOPHY OR RELIGIOUS STUDIES:
PHH 3100 Ancient Greek Philosophy (3 credits)
PHH 3104 Socrates and the Sophists (3 credits)
PHH 3120 (FC) The Greek Experience (3 credits)
PHH 3201 Jewish and Islamic Philosophy in the Classical Tradition (3 credits)
PHH 3400 Modern Philosophy (3 credits)
PHH 3500 Kant to Nietzsche (3 credits)
PHH 3810 Introduction to Buddhism (3 credits)
PHH 3811 The Philosophy of Zen Buddhism (3 credits)
PHH 3820 (FC) Chinese Philosophy (3 credits)
PHH 3860 (FC) Japanese Philosophy (3 credits)
PHH 4121 Ancient Greek Ethics (3 credits)
PHH 3xxx Philosophies of India (3 credits)
PHH 4601 Contemporary European Philosophy (3 credits)
PHH 4821 Confucianism (3 credits)
PHI 3xxx Islamic Philosophy (3 credits)
PHI 3880 Philosophy of Film (3 credits)
PHI 3664 Ethics East & West (3 credits)
PHI 3930 Special Topics (3 credits), when topic is international in focus
PHI 3931 East & West Selected Topics (3 credits)
PHI 3932 Special Topics in Asian Thought and Practice (3 credits)
PHI 3934 Selected Topics in Value Theory (3 credits)
PHI 3935 Ancient Greek Philosophy: Special Topics (3 credits)
PHI 4930 Special Topics in Philosophy (3 credits), when topic is international in focus
PHI 4420 Philosophy of the Social Sciences (3 credits)
PHM 3100 Social Philosophy (3 credits)
PHM 3128 Philosophy of Race and Racism (3 credits)
PHM 3304 Political Philosophy (3 credits)
PHM 3361 Philosophy of Democracy (3 credits)
PHM 3362 Global Justice (3 credits)
PHM 4340 Contemporary Political Philosophy (3 credits)
PHP 3786 Existentialism (3 credits)
PHP 3790 American Philosophy (3 credits). (When taught as "Philosophy of the Americas")
REL 3101 Religion and Popular Culture (3 credits)
REL 3074 (CD) Myths and Rituals (3 credits)
REL 3102 (CD) Religion as Culture (3 credits)
REL 3127 Religion and the Courts (3 credits)
REL 3148 Religion and Violence (3 credits)
REL 3111 Religion and Film (3 credits)
REL 3146 Women and Religion: The Western Experience (3 credits)
REL 3168 Religion and Nature (3 credits)
REL 3175 Ethics East and West (3 credits)
REL 3213 Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (3 credits)
REL 3241 New Testament (3 credits)
REL 3340 Introduction to Buddhism (3 credits)
REL 3310 Asian Religions (3 credits)
REL 3330 Religions of India (3 credits)
REL 3345 Zen Buddhism (3 credits)
REL 3405 Jewish and Islamic Thought (3 credits)
REL 3456 Japanese Philosophy and Religion (3 credits)
REL 3457 Chinese Philosophy and Religion (3 credits)
REL 3443 Liberation Theologies (3 credits)
REL 3505 History of Christian Thought (3 credits)
REL 3933 Special Topics: Islam (3 credits)
REL 3934 Special Topics: Hinduism (3 credits)
REL 3935 Special Topics: Buddhism (3 credits)
REL 4930 Advanced Special Topics: Buddhism (3 credits)
REL 4936 Advanced Special Topics: Hinduism (3 credits)
REL 4937 Advanced Special Topics: Judaism (3 credits)
REL 4939 Advanced Special Topics: Islam (3 credits)
6.SELECT 1 FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES ON LITERATURE, FILM, AND THE FINE ARTS:
ARH 3574 Early Islamic Art (3 credits)
ARH 3571 Islamic Architecture (3 credits)
ARH 3130 The Art and Archeology of Ancient Greece (3 credits)
ARH 3150 The Art and Architecture of Ancient Rome (3 credits)
ARH 3211 Early Medieval Art and Architecture (3 credits)
ARH 3250 Romanesque Art and Architecture (3 credits)
ARH 3253 Gothic Art and Architecture (3 credits)
ARH 3302 Italian Renaissance Art (3 credits)
ARH 3319 The Art and Architecture of Michelangelo (3 credits)
ARH 3331 Northern Renaissance Art (3 credits)
ARH 3350 Baroque Art (3 credits)
ARH 3354 Rubens to Rembrandt Netherlandish Baroque Art (3 credits)
ARH 3404 British Art Hogarth to Hirst (3 credits)
ARH 3410 Modern European Art I (3 credits)
ARH 3434 Modern European Art II (3 credits)
ARH 3453 Post War Art: 1940-1980 (3 credits)
ARH 3475 Contemporary Art 1980 to Present (3 credits)
ARH 3583 Tribal Arts (3 credits)
ARH 3843 Studies in Irish Art and Architecture (3 credits)
ARH 3883 The Apocalypse in Medieval and Early Modern Art (3 credits)
ARH 3930: Special Topics in Art History (3 credits), when topic is international in focus.
ARH 3955 Art History on Site (1-3 credits)
ENL 3132 History of the Later British Novel (3 credits)
ENL 3203 Old English (3 credits)
ENL 3333 Shakespeare (3 credits)
ENL 4210 Studies in Medieval Literature (3 credits)
ENL 4220 Studies in Renaissance Literature (3 credits)
ENL 4230 Topics in Restoration and 18th Century British Literature (3 credits)
ENL 4240 Studies in British Romantic Literature (3 credits)
ENL 4251 Studies in Victorian Literature (3 credits)
FIL 3828 International Film Survey (3 credits)
FIL 4843 Asian Cinema (3 credits)
FIL 4848 World Cinema and the Cross-Cultural Encounter (3 credits)
FRE 3350 Reading French Lit and Culture (3 credits)
LIT 3193 (FC) Literature of the East (3 credits)
LIT 4650 Comparative Literature (3 credits)
SPW 4600 Don Quixote: Hero or Fool? (3 credits)
7. SELECT 1 FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES ON METHODS, THEORIES AND SKILLS:
ANT 4083 Quantitative Methods in Anthropology (3 credits)
ANT 4497 Ethnographic Methods (3 credits)
ENG 3816 Digital Methods in Literary Studies (3 credits)
ENG 4004 Research Methods in English (3 credits)
COM 4561 Strategic Social Media (3 credits)
DIG 3152 Introduction to Electronic Textual Editing (3 credits)
DIG 3176 Introduction to the Digital Humanities (3 credits)
DIG 4944 Digital Humanities Internship (3 credits)
FIL 4361 Audio Documentary and Podcasting (3 credits)
FIL 4940 Internship in Film Administration (3 credits)
FIL 4945 Internship in Film Production (3 credits)
FIN 4604 International Finance (3 credits)
HIS 4940 Internship in History (3 credits)
MAN 4942 Management Internship (3 credits)
POS 3733 Research Design for Political Scientists (3 credits)
REL 3040 Religion Theory & Methods (3 credits)
REL 3102 (CD) Religion as Culture (3 credits)
POS 4945: Internship/Field Experience (1-6 credits)
SPC 4064 Public Speaking for Professionals (3 credits)
SPN 3013 Spanish for Business (3 credits)
8.SELECT 2 FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES ON VARIOUS TOPICS. Any course listed in the preceding sections can also be a valid elective in this section.
ANT 3311 (FC) Indians of the Southeastern U. S. (3 credits)
ANT 3312 (CD)(FC) North American Indians (3 credits)
ASN 3106 Women and Gender in East Asia (3 credits)
CHI 3930 Special Topics in Chinese (3 credits)
CHT 3500 Chinese Culture (3 credits)
COM 4430 International Communication (3 credits)
CPO 3151 Politics & Society in France (3 credits)
CPO 3213 Politics & Society in Sub-Saharan Africa (3 credits)
CPO 3351 Politics & Society in Brazil (3 credits)
CPO 3402 Politics of Pakistan and Afghanistan (3 credits)
CPO 3643 Politics & Society in Russia (3 credits)
CPO 4034 Politics of Developing Countries (3 credits)
FOL 3953 Advanced Foreign Language Study Abroad (3 credits).
FOT 3931 (FC) Studies of Foreign Cultures (3 credits).
FRE 3502 French and Francophone Cultures (3 credits)
GIS 4048 Intermediate Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
HSC 4931 Special Topics (when topic is international in in focus) (3 credits)
INS 4905 Directed Independent Study (3 credits)
INR 3084 Terrorism Today (3 credits)
INR 3102 Real Policy World (3 credits)
INR 3153 American Foreign Policy in the Middle East (3 credits)
INR 3248 (FC) US Caribbean/Central America Relations (3 credits)
INR 3443 International Law & Organization (3 credits)
INS 3951 Study Abroad Reflection and Synthesis (1 credit)
LDR 4263 Community Leadership Practicum (3 credits)
PGY 3952C Study Abroad Photography in Italy (3 credits)
POT 4314 Democratic Theory (3 credits)
SOP 3515 Fundamentals of Conflict Transformation (3 credits)
SPN 3510 Cultures of Spain (3 credits)
Minor Required
A minor is required for this major.* (Credits will vary)
The minor must be selected from the list of approved minors, including those outside the college of the major.
See List of Minors in the Undergraduate Catalog. Minors are generally completed during the last 60 credit hours of your program. Your minor may require prerequisites, so choosing a minor early is beneficial. See your Advisor to declare a minor.
*Double majors are exempt from a minor.