
Majors
THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS MAJOR: The requirements for the IA Major consist of at least twelve (12) International Affairs-designated course requirements, for a minimum of 30 credits. These courses must fulfill the following specific requirements:
- The core course, IA101 Introduction to International Affairs;
- One foundation course from three of the four clusters: "The Political World" (GO103 or HI223), "The Economic World" (EC103 or 104), "The Cultural World" (AN101 or GO241), or "The Physical World" (ES100 or 105);
- One international affairs course from each of the four clusters: "The Political World," "The Economic World," "The Cultural World," and "The Physical World";
- One international affairs course from at least four different disciplines outside the approved minor or major (in addition to the core course);
- One foreign language course (or equivalent) at the level of 206 or above plus one credit hour in Language Across the Curriculum (LAC);
- The completion of an approved minor, major, or regional concentration (18 credits minimum);
- IA capstone experience (two courses and capstone project): one (1) 300-level course from the approved second major, minor, or regional concentration, to be completed in the fall term of the senior year, serving as the basis for the capstone project, plus IA 375 Senior Seminar (1 credit hour) in the spring term of the senior year to finalize the capstone project for both written and oral presentation to the IA community;
- No more than three courses, including the capstone experience, may overlap between the IA major and the approved major. Only two courses, including the capstone experience, may overlap between the IA major and the approved minor or regional concentration.
- In addition to IA375 and the 300-level course which serves as a capstone experience, at least two other courses must be at the 300 level.
