International Affairs B.A. – Area Studies Emphasis
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Contact: Stan Luger, Ph.D., Professor
Location: McKee 318
Telephone: 970.351.2058
Fax: 970.351.2311
Website: www.unco.edu/psci
Advising Information:
Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.
Assigned advisor is available through the Ursa login; ursa.unco.edu; under Student tab Academic Profile channel and is term specific. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.
The program consists of three parts:
- Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
- University-Wide Credits
Program Description:
This emphasis area will develop a broad understanding of international issues through an interdisciplinary combination of courses that includes a regional focus. Foreign language study is required. Students will choose one of four regional concentrations.
This emphasis area promotes the development of analytical, research, writing and language skills that are necessary to think critically and reflect upon contemporary international issues.
Program Admission Requirements:
Academic Good Standing
Program Requirements:
Students are required to be orally proficient in a foreign language. There are three ways to fulfill the language proficiency requirement:
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Nine credits in a foreign language at the 200 level or above;
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Demonstrated proficiency at the intermediate/low level on the ACTFL/ETS Oral Proficiency Interview;
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Other evidence approved by the student's departmental advisor.
Degree Requirements 120 — Credits
Degree Requirements
1. Required Specified LAC — 3 credits
LAC area 5.b. — Geography
Remaining LAC — 37 credits
See “Liberal Arts Core”.
2. Required Major — 36 credits
Take each of the following courses:
Choose one of the following courses:
| PSCI 415 | Senior Seminar in Comparative Politics | 3 |
| PSCI 425 | Senior Seminar in International Relations | 3 |
NOTE: Students enrolled in Study Abroad or an Internship conflicting with fulfillment of the PSCI 415 or PSCI 425 requirement may substitute another PSCI course with the approval of their PSCI Advisor.
Choose three of the following courses:
Choose three of the following courses (9 credits minimum):
NOTE: No more than 3 credits of internship can be used toward the major.
Choose one of the following regional concentrations: Africa and the Middle East; Asia; Europe; or Latin America.
Africa and the Middle East Concentration
Choose three of the following courses:
HIST 450: Africa or the Middle East Subtitle
Asia Concentration
Choose three of the following courses:
Europe Concentration
Choose three of the following courses (9 credits minimum):
Latin American Concentration
Choose three of the following courses (9 credits minimum):
| GEOG 333 | South America | 3 |
| GEOG 335 | Geography of Middle America | 3 |
| GEOG 392 | Field Course in Geography | 1-6 |
| HISP 111 | Introduction to Hispanic Literature | 3 |
| HIST 118 | History of Mexico | 3 |
| HIST 312 | History of Brazil | 3 |
| HIST 314 | History of Latin America to 1855 | 3 |
| HIST 315 | History of Latin America: 1855 to the Present | 3 |
| HIST 316 | History of the Caribbean and Central America | 3 |
| HIST 450 | Topics in World History | 3 |
| PSCI 316 | Latin American Politics | 3 |
| SPAN 331 | Latin American Civilization and Culture | 3 |
| SPAN 341 | Mexican and Mexican American Civilization and Culture | 3 |
3. University-Wide Credits — 44 credits
Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for this degree at UNC; for this degree, that will typically be 44 credits.