Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Major in International Relations
Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours
General Requirements
The program can be completed at the San Marcos Campus (M) and Mexico Queretaro Campus (MXQ).
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The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.
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In addition to the general education core curriculum requirements, the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree requires three additional hours of English literature; 14 hours of the same language; and three hours of mathematics, science, logic, or computer science courses.
- Students are required to complete a global academic experience that can be fulfilled by an education abroad course. If students have documented extenuating circumstances that prevent them from studying abroad, they may instead take IS 4387 if it entails international work, service, or group research. Students must consult with the academic program coordinator in the Center for International Studies for IS 4387 substitution approval.
- Students must complete a minor. Students can choose any minor except International Studies.
- Students must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).
- Nine hours of writing intensive (WI) courses are required for graduation.
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To satisfy graduation requirements, students must have at least a 2.75 Texas State GPA, a 3.00 GPA in the International Relations major and 2.00 GPA in the selected minor.
Course Requirements
| Freshman | |||
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| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| Communication Component Code 010 | 3 | Communication Component Code 010 | 3 |
| Mathematics Component Code 0202 | 3 | Creative Arts Component Code 050 | 3 |
| Government/Political Science Component Code 070 | 3 | American History Component Code 060 | 3 |
| GEO 1310 (Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 080 [TCCN GEOG 1303])3 | 3 | Government/Political Science Component Code 070 | 3 |
| Modern Language 14101 | 4 | Modern Language 14201 | 4 |
| US 1100 | 1 | ||
| 17 | 16 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 040 | 3 | Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 | 3 |
| American History Component Code 060 | 3 | ENG Literature (Component Area Option Code 090/094)4 | 3 |
| Modern Language 23101 | 3 | Modern Language 23201 | 3 |
| PS 3351 | 3 | HIST 2311 or 2312 | 3 |
| ANTH 1312 | 3 | PS 3352 or 3353 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Junior | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 | 3 | BA English Literature | 3 |
| Component Area Option Code 090/091 | 3 | BA Science, Math, Computer Science, or Logic5 | 3 |
| Modern Language Advanced1 | 3 | Minor | 3 |
| Minor | 3 | International Relations Electives6 | 6 |
| ECO 3317, PS 3352, PS 3353, PS 4353, PS 3355, or PS 4354 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| GEO 3340 | 3 | IS 4380 | 3 |
| Minor | 6 | Global History Elective7 | 3 |
| PS 4352 | 3 | Minor | 6 |
| International Relations Elective6 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 12 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
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All courses must be completed in the same language. American Sign Language (ASL) is not an eligible option. Foreign language credit from high school will not count for the International Studies degree unless a student has earned sufficient credit via AP or IB exams.
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One course from the following may be chosen to satisfy the Mathematics Component Code 020: MATH 1315 (TCCN 1314), MATH 1319 (TCCN 1324), MATH 1329 (TCCN 1325), MATH 2417 (TCCN 2412), MATH 2471 (TCCN 2413).
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Students are encouraged to take GEO 1310 for Core Code 080 as it is a required course in the International Studies Core Requirements.
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An ENG Literature course may be selected from the following: ENG 2310 (TCCN ENGL 2322), ENG 2320 (TCCN ENGL 2323), ENG 2330 (TCCN ENGL 2332), ENG 2340 (TCCN ENGL 2333), ENG 2359 (TCCN ENGL 2327), ENG 2360 (TCCN ENGL 2328), ENG 2371.
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Students are encouraged to take MATH 1329 as it is a prerequisite for the advanced Economics options in the major
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Choose 9 hours of coursework from the International Relations electives options. No more than 3 hours may be from the same discipline/subject. Department prerequisites and restrictions may apply.
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Choose 3 hours of coursework from the global history elective options.
International Relations Electives*
| Code | Title | Hours |
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| International Food and Fiber Systems | ||
| Culture And Film | ||
| Latin American Cultures | ||
| Peoples and Cultures of Africa | ||
| Anthropology of Peace and Violence | ||
| Levantine Arabic | ||
| Media Arabic | ||
| Business Arabic | ||
| Studies in Arabic Language and Culture | ||
| Conversational Chinese | ||
| Chinese for Business | ||
| Studies in Chinese Language and Culture | ||
CIS 3350 | ||
CJ 4390K | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Communication and Conflict Management | ||
| Communication across Social Contexts | ||
| Introduction to Global Social and Cultural Diversity | ||
| International Economics | ||
| Emerging Market Economies | ||
| Comparative Economic Systems | ||
| French Composition and Conversation | ||
| Business French I | ||
| Studies in French Culture, Language, or Literature | ||
| Economic Geography | ||
| Geography of Europe | ||
| Latin America | ||
| Geography of East Asia | ||
| World Population | ||
| Business German in Global Economy | ||
| Cultural and Political Ecology | ||
| Geography of Crime | ||
| Geographies of the Holocaust and Genocide | ||
| Studies in German Culture, Language, or Literature | ||
HIST 4373 | ||
| International Studies Internship | ||
| International Studies Internship | ||
| Advanced Grammar and Composition | ||
| Studies in Italian Language and Culture | ||
| Advanced Japanese Grammar I | ||
| Modern Japanese Literature and Culture | ||
| Advanced Japanese for Business | ||
| Studies in Japanese Language and Culture | ||
| Introduction to Public Relations | ||
| Advertising | ||
| International Advertising | ||
| International Communication | ||
| Latinas/Latinos and the Media | ||
| Prevention of Disease | ||
| Social and Political Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy, Nonviolence, Sustainability, and Social Change | ||
| Military Ethics | ||
| Asian Philosophy | ||
| Latin American Philosophy | ||
| Themes in Africana Philosophy | ||
| Comparative Politics | ||
| African Politics | ||
| Government and Politics of Latin America | ||
| Government and Politics of Europe | ||
| Government and Politics of Russia | ||
| Politics of Modern Southeast Asia | ||
| Revolution and Nationalism | ||
| Theories of International Politics | ||
| Issues in World Politics | ||
| United States-Latin America Relations | ||
| Ancient and Medieval Political Thought (Greeks to 1600) | ||
| The Holocaust | ||
| The Politics of Dystopia | ||
| American Foreign Policy | ||
| Civil War | ||
PS 4341 | ||
| The Politics of Extremism | ||
| International Conflict and Security | ||
| Politics of International Economic Relations | ||
| US National Security Strategy | ||
| Psychology of Persuasion | ||
| Psychology of Prejudice, Discrimination, and Hate | ||
| International Psychology | ||
| Studies in Russian Language and Culture | ||
| Population Dynamics | ||
| Sociology of Latinos and Immigration | ||
| Social Deviance | ||
| Sociology of Race and Ethnicity | ||
| Globalization and Development | ||
| Business Spanish I | ||
| Business Spanish II | ||
| Studies in Spanish Culture, Language, or Literature | ||
| Helping Troops Transition Back to their Families and Communities: The Invisible Wounds of War | ||
| International Social Work |
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Honors courses by approval.
Global History Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
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| Choose 3 hours from the following: | ||
| HIST 3310 | History of Europe, 1815-1919 | 3 |
| HIST 3313 | 3 | |
| HIST 3314 | Revolutionary Europe, 1760-1815 | 3 |
| HIST 3315 | History of England to 1603 | 3 |
| HIST 3319 | History of Brazil | 3 |
| HIST 3320 | History of Mexico | 3 |
| HIST 3322 | Colonial History of Latin America to 1828 | 3 |
| HIST 3324 | Latin America from Independence to Present | 3 |
| HIST 3325G | Modern Revolutions in Latin American History | 3 |
| HIST 3325I | 3 | |
| HIST 3327 | 3 | |
| HIST 3328 | Militarism in Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 3329 | Spanish Borderlands, 1521-1821 | 3 |
| HIST 3332 | Rebels and Power in Renaissance Spain, 1492-1700 | 3 |
| HIST 3333 | Dictatorships and Democracy in Modern Spain, 1808 to Present | 3 |
| HIST 3335 | Spain of the Three Religions: Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Premodern Iberia | 3 |
| HIST 3337 | History of U.S. Foreign Policy Making in the Muslim World | 3 |
| HIST 3368Z | 3 | |
| HIST 3384 | History and Culture of Modern India | 3 |
| HIST 4304 | Ancient Rome and the Mediterranean 500 B.C. to 500 A.D. | 3 |
| HIST 4307 | The Medieval Mediterranean, 500-1500 | 3 |
| HIST 4308 | Medieval Queens and Kings: Islamic and Christian Rulers of the Mediterranean | 3 |
| HIST 4317 | Tudor-Stuart England, 1485-1689 | 3 |
| HIST 4318S | Britain and the World | 3 |
| HIST 4320 | The Evolution of Christianity, 300-1500 | 3 |
| HIST 4325 | 3 | |
| HIST 4326 | The Modern Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 4327 | The Problem of Palestine | 3 |
| HIST 4328 | History of India | 3 |
| HIST 4332 | European Colonialism | 3 |
| HIST 4333 | Russian Empire and its Peoples: Histories of Eurasia before 1917 | 3 |
| HIST 4334 | The Soviet Union and After: Histories of Eurasia Since 1917 | 3 |
| HIST 4336 | Germany from 1815 to Present | 3 |
| HIST 4342 | Modern Africa | 3 |
| HIST 4343 | Modern China, 1600-Present | 3 |
| HIST 4344 | Modern Japan, 1600-Present | 3 |
| HIST 4345 | Postwar Japan | 3 |
| HIST 4346 | Modern Korea | 3 |
| HIST 4347 | Hong Kong in the Modern World | 3 |
| HIST 4348 | Mahatma Gandhi and Nonviolence | 3 |
| HIST 4350D | Empire and Identity in Central Asia | 3 |
| HIST 4350L | 3 | |
| HIST 4350T | Japanese Urban Life | 3 |
| HIST 4350V | 3 | |
| HIST 4362 | Peace and Nonviolence Movements | 3 |
| HIST 4364 | Military History of the United States | 3 |
| HIST 4373 | 3 | |
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Prerequisites and restrictions may apply to the following courses.
