Bachelor of Science in International Affairs and Modern Languages
In partnership with the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, the School of Modern Languages offers a joint Bachelor of Science in International Affairs and Modern Language (IAML) with separate concentrations in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Spanish. Students in this program take the same required core courses as for the Bachelor of Science in International Affairs, but also receive intensive foreign language training and learn the fundamentals of dealing with foreign cultures and societies. IAML students learn how to formulate the policy decisions that must be made in an increasingly multilingual and multicultural global forum. Our graduates are prepared for advanced graduate and professional study and are ready for employment in a large arena of globally oriented businesses, government agencies, as well as social service and not-for-profit organizations.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Wellness Requirement | ||
| APPH 1040 | Scientific Foundations of Health | 2 |
| or APPH 1050 | The Science of Physical Activity and Health | |
| or APPH 1060 | Flourishing: Strategies for Well-being and Resilience | |
| Core IMPACTS | ||
| Institutional Priority | ||
| CS 1315 | Introduction to Media Computation | 3 |
| Mathematics and Quantitative Skills | ||
| MATH 1712 | Survey of Calculus | 4 |
| or MATH 1552 | Integral Calculus | |
| Political Science and U.S. History | ||
| HIST 2111 | The United States to 1877 | 3 |
| or HIST 2112 | The United States since 1877 | |
| or INTA 1200 | American Government in Comparative Perspective | |
| or POL 1101 | Government of the United States | |
| or PUBP 3000 | American Constitutional Issues | |
| Arts, Humanities, and Ethics | ||
| Modern Languages 1,2 | 6 | |
| Communicating in Writing | ||
| ENGL 1101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 1102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences | ||
| Lab Science | 4 | |
| Lab Science | 4 | |
| MATH 1711 | Finite Mathematics | 4 |
| or MATH 1551 & MATH 1553 | Differential Calculus and Introduction to Linear Algebra | |
| Social Sciences | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Economic Analysis and Policy Problems | ||
| The Global Economy | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Europe Since the Renaissance | ||
| Revolutionary Europe: 1789-1914 | ||
| Twentieth Century Europe: 1914 to Present | ||
| History of Islamic Societies | ||
| History of the Modern Middle East | ||
| Traditional Asia and Its Legacy | ||
| Asia in the Modern World | ||
| Ancient Greece: Gods, Heroes, and RuinS | ||
| Ancient Rome: From Greatness to Ruins | ||
| Medieval Europe: 350 to 1400 | ||
| European Labor History | ||
| Modern European Intellectual History | ||
| Medieval England | ||
| Britain from 1815-1914 | ||
| Britain Since 1914 | ||
| The French Revolution | ||
| Modern France | ||
| Modern Spain | ||
| Modern Germany | ||
| Nazi Germany and the Holocaust | ||
| Science, Politics, and Culture in Nazi Germany | ||
| Women and the Politics of Gender in the Middle East | ||
| Modern China | ||
| Modern Japan | ||
| Outposts of Empire: Comparative History of British | ||
| History of Global Societies | ||
| Revolutionary Movements in the Modern World | ||
| Modern Cuba | ||
| INTA 1110 | Introduction to International Relations 2 | 3 |
| Field of Study | ||
| INTA 2010 | Empirical Methods 2 | 3 |
| INTA 2040 | Science, Technology, and International Affairs 2 | 3 |
| INTA 1000- or 2000-level Electives 2 | 9 | |
| Select one of the following: 4, 5 | 3 | |
| Introduction to Bioengineering Statistics | ||
| Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Introduction to Computing | ||
| Introduction to Media Computation | ||
| Representing Structure and Behavior | ||
| Introduction to Object Oriented Programming | ||
| Data Manipulation for Science and Industry | ||
| Energy, Environment, and Society | ||
| Environmental Data Analysis | ||
| Digital System Design | ||
| Industrial Design Computing I | ||
| Graphic and Visual Design | ||
| The Rhetoric of Nonlinear Documents | ||
| Computer Applications | ||
| Information Systems and Digital Transformation | ||
| Decision Support and Expert Systems | ||
| Systems Analysis and Design | ||
| Major Requirements | ||
| INTA 2001 | Careers in International Affairs | 1 |
| INTA 3110 | U.S. Foreign Policy 2 | 3 |
| INTA 3203 | Comparative Politics 2 | 3 |
| INTA 3301 | International Political Economy 2 | 3 |
| INTA 4500 | Pro-Seminar in International Affairs 2 | 3 |
| INTA 3000- or 4000-level Electives 2 | 12 | |
| Capstone Requirement | ||
| CHIN/FREN/GRMN/JAPN/KOR/RUSS/SPAN 4500 | Advanced Intercultural Seminar 2 | 3 |
| Modern Language | ||
| Modern Languages 1,2 | 15 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Free Electives 3 | 16 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 122 | |
Note: Non-credit requirement
With the goal of enhanced educational and career prospects and in accordance with the pedagogical objectives of the degree in International Affairs and Modern Language, all IAML students are required to fulfill an International Experience as part of their graduation requirements. This requirement can be met through one of two ways:
1. Complete a minimum 6-week overseas experience. If this is not a country whose primary language is in the student's language of study, the student must justify and receive prior approval.
2. Complete a 15-week internship or similar experience of at least 10 credit hours per week at an international organization such as consulate, CNN International, etc. The internship must be approved in advance.
Students must complete 39 hours of upper division (3000/4000-level courses). Fifteen hours of the free electives, language, or technology requirements must be upper division (3000/4000-level coursework).
For all language courses, the language of instruction must be the same as the language of learning. English-taught culture courses will not apply to language requirements.
- 1
Students must complete 21 credit hours of the same selected language concentration: CHIN/JAPN/KOR/RUSS electives from 2002, 3000- or 4000-level courses; FREN/GRMN/SPAN electives from 3000- or 4000-level. Six credit hours are counted in Core IMPACTS Arts, Humanities & Ethics, and 15 in Modern Languages Electives.
- 2
Minimum grade of C required.
- 3
CHIN/FREN/GRMN/JAPN/KOR/RUSS/SPAN courses below 2002 may count toward the free elective courses.
- 4
Technical elective.
- 5
Approved instances of CS 2803 may be applied here by advisor.