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International Studies: Requirements for Major Concentration The major in International Studies is designed for students interested primarily in the fields of international relations and comparative politics. It offers a relatively flexible, interdisciplinary, social science major with a Political Science foundation. NEW Requirements for Students who Declared an International Studies Major ON or AFTER August 30, 2007.
International Studies majors must complete at least 40 qualifying hours (ten courses) and satisfy a modern foreign language requirement. At least 24 of the required hours (6 courses) must be taken in Political Science. Students are strongly encouraged to take cognate social science courses in other departments to satisfy additional major requirements. To self-check your status toward completing the Political Science major, use the . (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the checklist and may download it ) OLD Requirements for students who declared an International Studies Major prior to August 30, 2007. Students must complete 9 courses (36 hours)
International Studies majors must complete at least 36 qualifying hours (nine courses) and satisfy a foreign language requirement. At least 20 of the required hours (5 courses) must be taken in Political Science. Students are strongly encouraged to take cognate social science courses in other departments to satisfy additional major requirements. To self-check your status toward completing the Political Science major, use the . (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the checklist and may download it ) Modern Foreign Language requirement: Students must demonstrate proficiency in a modern foreign language at a level equivalent to two years of college study. Normally this will be satisfied by passing one course at the 202 level (or its equivalent) or above. Courses taken to achieve the required foreign language proficiency do not count toward the requirement that 36 hours of international studies courses be completed, nor are the grades used in calculating the major grade point average. The department maintains a list of currently offered courses that satisfy major requirements. Click HERE to see the list. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES In addition to the above requirements, the following regulations and practices apply: 1. Students may not double major in Political Science and International Studies; nor may a student major in International Studies and minor in Political Science. 2. Students wishing to apply AP credit toward the International Studies degree requirements must supply a syllabus of the Advanced Placement class to Tarbutton Room 327 for review by the coordinator of the International Studies program. 3. OLD REQUIREMENTS: A minimum of 28 hours (seven courses) must be taken in classroom courses, 20 hours (five courses) of which must be taken at Emory College or Oxford College. NEW REQUIREMENTS: A minimum of 32 hours (eight courses) must be taken in classroom courses, 24 hours (six courses) of which must be taken at Emory College or Oxford College. International Studies majors may get credit for up to 16 hours (four courses) taken outside of Emory--e.g., AP classes, study abroad programs and transfer credits-- that have been approved by the department. 4. No courses taken pass/fail (S/U) may count toward the major. This means, among other things, that courses taken abroad in non-Emory approved programs, which as such receive only S/U grades, cannot count toward the major. 5. No more than four hours of internship credit may be used to satisfy the major. 6. No more than three 100-level courses may be used to satisfy the major. 7. Certain courses may satisfy two or more of the above distribution requirements. For example, a course on the political economy of Asia may well apply to both the concentration requirement (Area II) and the geographic area requirement (Area III); or an advanced seminar might satisfy the seminar requirement and one or more of the area distribution requirements. However, in no case will this reduce the total number of hours required to complete the major. The extra hours must be made up in elective credit. 8. No more than one cognate social science course (4 hours) may be used to satisfy the concentration requirement (Area II) or the geographic area requirement (Area III). Courses cross-listed between Political Science and another department or program will count as Political Science courses. 9. Students are encouraged to take advantage of study abroad opportunities. 10. Major status does not guarantee enrollment in any particular course. Some classes may require course prerequisites or other requirements for enrollment. 11. Each student majoring in International Studies will be assigned an advisor and will be expected to consult with that advisor in designing a plan of study. 12. Each semester, prior to preregistration advising, the department will issue a list of courses to be offered the next semester (permanent and variable topic Political Science courses as well as cognate courses in other departments) that may be used to satisfy the International Studies requirements . This list will be displayed on departmental bulletin boards, distributed to International Studies majors, distributed to departmental advisors, and posted on the Department's LearnLink conference. Records of approved courses by semester will be maintained in the departmental office as well as on the Department's LearnLink site. Decisions on qualifying courses will be made by a committee of International Studies faculty from the Department of Political Science. This practice will be followed to insure that the full range of International Studies courses in any one semester, many of them non permanent offerings, will be available to students and credited toward the requirements for the major. 13. International Studies majors are eligible to participate in the Political Science honors program in order to receive honors in International Studies. Honors Program students may use an appropriate graduate seminar to satisfy the advanced seminar requirement.
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