Old Dominion University
A to Z Index  |  Directories


College of Arts and Letters


Undergraduate Program in International Studies




MAJORS CURRICULUM CHECK SHEET

CATALOG 2004-06 (revised July 2005)

NAME________________________________________________

GENERAL EDUCATION (LOWER DIVISION) REQUIREMENTS

* ___ ENGL 110C (3 credits)

* ___ ENGL 111 (3 credits)

____ MATH (M suffix) (3 credits)

____ CS 101 or ISYS 100 (or computer science equivalents – D suffix) (3 credits)

____ COMM 101R, 112R or 103 (or equivalents – R suffix) (3 credits)

____ Foreign Language (12 credits) or proficiency (fulfilled in major)

____ Fine and Performing Arts (A suffix) (3 credits)

*____ History - Choose 2 (H suffix) (101, 102, 103, 105 preferred) (6 credits)

*____

____ Literary Perspective (L suffix) (FLET 100L preferred) (3 credits)

____ Philosophy (110P, 120P, or 150P) (or philosophy equivalents – P suffix) (3 credits)

¤____ Natural Science Sequence (N suffix) (8 credits taken in sequence in same science)

____

¤____ Technology or Natural Science (approved T, K or N suffix) (3 or 4 credits)

____ Social Sciences (S suffix) (6 credits) (fulfilled in major)

____

____GEN 101 NEW PORTAL COURSE (required for new students entering 2005 orthose with fewer than 12 transfer credits – substitutes for one 3 or 4 credit course ¤ above)

* International Studies majors must receive a C or better in these courses.


GENERAL EDUCATION (UPPER DIVISION)

All students must choose Option A or B

Option A: Minor or Double Major ___________________________________

Option B: Cluster - Choose from approved list in catalog: __________________

 

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS:

Foundation Courses

* ____ ECON 201S Macro Economics (3 credits)

* ____ GEOG 100S Cultural Geography (3 credits)

* ____ POLS 100S International Politics or POLS 102 Comparative Government (3 credits)

Methods (3 credits)

____POLS/GEOG 308 or HIST 201  (3 credits)

Core Courses in Geography, History, and Political Science (9 credits)

____GEOG 305 World Resources  (3 credits)

____ HIST 405 International Relations: the Nineteenth Century System (3 credits)

(generally offered only during the Fall Semester)

____POLS 323 International Political Economy or POLS 324 International RelationsTheory (3 credits)

Foreign Language (6 credits beyond college requirement - generally in the same language)

Language/Level____________________________

Language/Level_______ _____________________

Senior Seminar (3 credits)

____ GEOG 480W 

____ HIST 480W OR

____ POLS 480W

BAIS majors must receive a C or better. The Senior Seminar is offered each spring and must be taken in the discipline offered in the student's senior year.

Upper Division Electives (300 or 400 level - 5 courses or 15 credits)

____HIST

____ Political Science

____ Geography

____ (one course outside the three core disciplines of GEOP, HIST, POLS)

The 5 courses must be selected from a list of approved courses. See Requirements and Approved Course List. Of the 5 courses, ONE must be from History, ONE must be from Political Science, and ONE must be from Geography.

* International Studies majors must receive a C or better in these courses.