Degree Requirements | International Studies, Business Option
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Degree Requirements
College of Liberal arts
Bachelor of Arts in International Studies - International Business Option
| General Education Requirements | |||
| Course Name/ # | Credit Hours | Course Name/# | Credit Hours |
| English | Humanities | ||
| ENGL 1157 | 3 | FORL 1001 | 3 |
| ENGL 1158 or 1159 | 3 | FORL 1002 | 3 |
| Mathematics | ENGL Literature | 3 | |
| MATH 1115 or 1125 or higher | 3 | Social Sciences | |
| MATH 2785 | 3 | SOC 1051 | 3 |
| Science | POLI 2700 | 3 | |
| BIOS | 3 | Arts | |
| BIOS or Physical Science | 6 | Arts Elective | 3 |
| Total | 39 | ||
| Other Requirements | |||
| Course Name/ # | Credit Hours | Course Name/# | Credit Hours |
| BA 2780 | 3 | FORL 2001 | 3 |
| ECON 1203 and 1204 | 6 | FORL 2002 | (3) |
| Culture Course | 3 | Literature | 3 |
| Total | 21 | ||
| Course Requirements for Major | |||
| Course Name/ # | Credit Hours | Course Name/# | Credit Hours |
| ANTH 4765 | 3 | FORL 3000-level (language/not lit) | 3 |
| GEOG 4310 | 3 | Foreign Language 3000- level (Language/not lit) | 3 |
| ECON 4261 | 3 | POLI 4700/4800/4900 Series | 6 |
| SOC 4094 or 4086 or 4101 or 4124 | 3 | Non-Western or Diplomatic HIST | 6 |
| Total | 30 | ||
| Concentration/Option Requirements/Electives | |||
| Course Name/ # | Credit Hours | Course Name/# | Credit Hours |
| ACCT 2100 | 3 | MANG 3401 | 3 |
| ECON 4261 or 4306, HRT 2050, HRT 4250, BA 4048, ACCT 4126, IS 4998/4999 or other course approved by director of BAIS program | 3 | MANG 4446 | 3 |
| Electives | 9 | MKT 3501 | 3 |
| FIN 3300 | 3 | MKT 4546 | 3 |
| Total | 30 | ||
| Total Credit Hours Required | Credit Hours |
| 120 |
- "C" or better required
- 6 hour sequence in one science. Select from BIOS, CHEM, EES, PHYS. 3 hours must be BIOS.
- FTA (theatre/dance/film related course, FA or MUS)
- Any 2000-level or higher course in any discipline that treats culture, e.g., ANTH 2052
- Literature course may be in ENGL, FREN, or SPAN
- Non-Western History Option includes any 2000-level or higher HIST course with a non-U.S./non-European focus. (Note: Students with an area studies concentration should choose 6 hours unrelated to that area.) Diplomatic History Option includes any two of the following courses: HIST 4381, 4570, 4575, 4580, 4581 or other course by the program director.
- Course has a prerequisite or requires departmental consent.
- All FORL courses should be in one language only.