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BA(Hons) International Studies

University of Hartford, United States
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Course Overview

If you are interested in a careers in government, business, education, the nonprofit sector, or certain areas of law, the international studies program gives you a solid foundation. It also is appropriate to prepare for graduate studies in a variety of fields.

General Eligibility

General Education Requirements (A&S)

In addition to major requirements, students must meet the General Education Requirements that correlate to their degree.

  • For B.A. and B.S. degrees, see General Education Requirements for the B.A. and B.S. Degrees (A&S).

  • For Transfer students, see General Education Requirements for Transfer Students (A&S).

Major GPA and Grade Requirements

Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in courses required to complete the major. All courses required for the major must be taken for a letter grade.

What You'll Study

1 Course Modules

Required courses are

  • IS 100W - Introduction to International Studies 3 credit(s)

  • POL 120 - Comparative Politics 3 credit(s)

  • OR

  • POL 130 - International Relations 3 credit(s)

  • EC 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credit(s)

  • HIS 100 - Civilization since 1500: Making the World Modern 3 credit(s)

  • ML 2XX (completion of the fourth semester of a foreign language, or its equivalent)

  • IS 400W - Capstone International Studies 3 credit(s)

Electives:

15 additional credits in one of two tracks, Global Security or Global Development. At least 9 of these credits must be at the 300 level or above, from a list of approved courses. No more than 9 of the credits may come from a single discipline.

In addition, one course in the track must be either IS 281/ IS 381P - Independent Study in International Studies, OR IS 380P - International Studies Internship, OR an IS elective taken in one’s chosen track while studying abroad.

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.5
  • TOEFL93
  • PTE65
  • Duolingo89

Minimun IELTS Score 6.5 overall.

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