| International Studies | |
| An Arts and Sciences A.A. Degree Program (Transfer) |
| Application Code 146 |
| For curriculum information, contact the Social Sciences and Teacher Education Division—Room ST-149—443-518-1620. |
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| This curriculum is designed as a guide for students planning to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a bachelor’s degree in the social sciences, emphasizing international studies. This curriculum prepares students for a variety of careers which may include government, foreign service, and international business. Geography, history, political science, pre-law, etc. students are advised to check the requirements of the institution to which they intend to transfer. |
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| GENERAL EDUCATION CORE | Credits |
| Students enrolled in transfer programs must take a minimum of 30 credits in General Education. Each student’s total of general education and required courses must equal at least 60 semester hours of credit. | |
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| Composition | ENGL-121 College Composition | 3 |
| Humanities, Arts & | |
| Literature1 | Humanities Core Course (see p. 62) |
| Arts Core Course (see p. 62) |
| Literature Core Course (see p. 61) | 11-Sep |
| Social Sciences2 | Social and Behavioral Science Core Courses |
| (see p. 63) | 6 |
| Science | Science Core Courses (see p. 63; must include |
| one course with lab) | 7-8 |
| Mathematics | Math Core Course (see p. 64) | 3-5 |
| Interdisciplinary | Interdisciplinary and Emerging Issues Core |
| Course (see p. 64) | 2-3 |
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| REQUIRED COURSES RELATED TO MAJOR |
| ANTH-120 | Comparative World Cultures | 3 |
| ENGL-226 | World Literature I |
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| ENGL-227 | World Literature II | 3 |
| GEOG-101 | Introduction to World Geography | 3 |
| POLI-201 | Comparative Government | 3 |
| SOCI-102 | Social Problems | 3 |
| Humanities Electives – Select 3 credits from the following (3 credits each): |
| ARTT-104 | Art History I |
| ARTT-105 | Art History II |
| FILM-172 | Introduction to World Cinema |
| PHIL-201 | Religions of the World | 3 |
| Social Science Electives – Select 12 credits from the following (3 credits each): |
| ANTH-105 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology |
| ECON-205 | International Economics |
| GEOG-201 | Economic Geography |
| HIST-121 | The Ancient World: Prehistory to the Middle Ages |
| HIST-122 | Western Civilization and the Pre-Modern World |
| HIST-123 | Western Civilization and the Modern World |
| HIST-201 | Europe in the Twentieth Century |
| HIST-208 | History of Africa |
| HIST-209 | History of the Middle East |
| HIST-210 | History of Latin America |
| HIST-211 | Asian Civilization – China, Japan and Korea |
| HIST-213 | History of Modern Russia |
| HIST-215 | Celtic Ireland |
| HIST-228 | Women in European History: 1750 to the Present | 12 |
| | 60-66 |
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| 1 One Humanities Core Course (3 credits), plus one Arts Core Course (3 credits), plus one Literature Core Course (3 credits) satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement, OR a World Language Sequence (8 credits), plus another Humanities, Arts, and Literature Core (3 credits) in a second discipline other than a world language satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement. |
| 2 One History Core Course is required and may be taken as either a Social and Behavioral Science Core or a Humanities Core. No more than 6 credits may be taken in History to meet Humanities Core and Social and Behavioral Science Core requirements. |
