Major in International Studies – 33 credit hours
All students who declared a major in International Studies (BA degree) prior to Fall 2020 will complete thirty-three [33] credit hours, including the Core Requirements (12 credit hours), Foreign Language Requirement (3 credit hours), and Concentration Requirements (18 credit hours).
In addition to the 33-credit hour major requirement, students pursuing a BA in International Studies are required to complete the UCA Lower-Division (LD) Core requirement (38 credit hours); complete the UCA Upper-Division (UD) Core requirement using major, minor, and other elective courses; complete a minor or a second major in another academic program; and complete the university’s Special BA Degree Requirement consisting of one foreign language course at the 2000-level or higher (3 credit hours).
International Studies major checklist
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Core Requirements (12 credit hours) – Students must complete the following courses.
- PSCI 1330, U.S. Government & Politics
- PSCI 2300, Introduction to International Relations
- PSCI 2312, Statistical Methods for Political Analysis or PSCI 2322 Political Science Applications in GIS
- PSCI 2320, Introduction to Comparative Politics
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Foreign Language Requirement (3 credit hours) – Students must complete one foreign language course at the 2000-level or higher (3 credit hours), in addition to the university’s Special BA Degree Requirement of one foreign language course at the 2000-level or higher (3 credit hours).
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Concentration Requirements (18 credit hours) – Students must complete six upper-division elective courses (18 credit hours) within one of three different concentrations: (1) International Politics & Diplomacy; (2) International Political Economy & Development; and (3) Regional Studies. Students must complete at least two upper-division elective courses (six credit hours) from the political science course offerings. See major checklist for the list of upper-division elective courses.
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Contact
Dr. Gizachew Tiruneh
Director, International Studies Program
Department of Political Science
University of Central Arkansas
Conway, Arkansas 72035
E-Mail: gtiruneh@uca.edu
Phone: 501-450-5690 (office) or 501-450-3412 (department)