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 four 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 proficient in a foreign language. Nine foreign language credits at the 200 level or above are required. Demonstrated proficiency at the intermediate at the intermediate/high level on the ACTFL/ETS Oral Proficiency Interview fulfills the language requirement regardless of the actual number of language credits taken.
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 the following course:
Choose one of the following courses:
| PSCI 415 | Senior Seminar in Comparative Politics | 3 |
| PSCI 425 | Senior Seminar in International Relations | 3 |
Choose three of the following courses:
Choose four of the following courses:
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:
Asia Concentration
Choose three of the following courses:
Europe Concentration
Choose three of the following courses:
Latin American Concentration
Choose three of the following courses:
| GEOG 333 | South 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 |
| SPAN 331 | Latin American Civilization and Culture | 3 |
| SPAN 341 | Mexican and Mexican American Civilization and Culture | 3 |
3. University-Wide Credits — 44 credits
NOTE: No more than 3 credits of internship can be used toward the major.