Global Studies - Europe Major (B.A.)

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Major code BA4407

Center for International Studies
Yamada International House 102
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.1840
Fax: 740.593.1837
international.studies@ohio.edu
http://www.internationalstudies.ohio.edu/

Laura Schaeffer, contact person

Knowledge of the interdependent world in which we live and work is essential to all citizens. Through pursuit of the Bachelor of Arts in International Studies degree students develop international competence which involves understanding other peoples and societies well enough to work effectively with them on a broad range of common problems. The degree encourages breadth and depth of language study and calls for the education and training of persons who are knowledgeable of history, world views and cultures other than their own.

The interdisciplinary nature of the European Studies Major is designed to prepare students to understand the changing nature of European economics, culture and politics. Europe maintains vital cultural and political influence with the prospect of expansion of the European Community.

Admissions Information

Any student admitted to the College of Arts and Sciences is eligible to enter this program. Potential OU students should contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions for complete information about admission procedures and requirements.

Opportunities Upon Graduation

Our students are well equipped for careers with non-governmental and governmental organizations, multinational corporations, and think tanks, as well as to pursue graduate degrees in a related fields.

Universitywide Graduation Requirements

To complete this program, students must meet all Universitywide graduation requirements .

College-Level Requirements for the College of Arts and Sciences

View the A&S - College Level Requirements (A&S CLR) .

Program Requirements

The requirements for a major consist of a minimum of 65 quarter hours in addition to the Language Requirement:

Core International Studies Courses

Complete 17 credit hours:

ANTH 101 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 5
GEOG 201 - Environmental Geography Credit Hours: 4
GEOG 241 - Global Issues in Environmental Geography Credit Hours: 4
Note that GEOG 201 is a pre-requisite.
POLS 250 - International Relations Credit Hours: 4

Global Studies

Complete 20 hours from the following:

A H 214 - History of Non-Western Art Credit Hours: 4
AAS 364 - Comparative Study of Injustice Credit Hours: 4
ANTH 340 - Applied Anthropology Credit Hours: 4
ANTH 345 - Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective Credit Hours: 4
ANTH 350 - Economic Anthropology Credit Hours: 4
ANTH 351 - Political Anthropology Credit Hours: 4
ANTH 353 - Anthropology of Violence and Peace Credit Hours: 4
ANTH 355 - Medical Anthropology Credit Hours: 4
ANTH 357 - Anthropology of Religion Credit Hours: 4
ANTH 376 - Culture Contact and Change Credit Hours: 4
ANTH 378 - Human Ecology Credit Hours: 4
B A 329 - Current Global Issues in Business Credit Hours: 4
B A 385 - Multinational Business Credit Hours: 4
BIOS 275 - Ecology in the 21st Century Credit Hours: 4
BUSL 385 - International Business Law Credit Hours: 4
CLWR 181 - Introduction to Religion Credit Hours: 4
ECON 312 - Economics of Poverty Credit Hours: 4
ECON 313 - Economics of the Environment Credit Hours: 4
ECON 335 - Economics of Energy Credit Hours: 4
ECON 340 - International Trade Credit Hours: 4
ECON 350 - Economic Development Credit Hours: 4
EDCS 205 - Learning from Non-Western Cultures Credit Hours: 4
ENG 355 - Studies in World Literature Credit Hours: 4
ENG 453 - Studies in World Literature Credit Hours: 4
FILM 421 - International Film I Credit Hours: 4
GEOG 131 - Globalization and the Developing World Credit Hours: 4
GEOG 315 - Landforms and Landscapes Credit Hours: 5
GEOG 321 - Population Geography Credit Hours: 4
GEOG 326 - Urban Geography Credit Hours: 4
GEOG 329 - World Economic Geography Credit Hours: 4
GEOG 336 - Geography of Religious Space and Place Credit Hours: 4
GEOG 341 - Geography of Hunger and Food Security Credit Hours: 4
GEOG 348 - Gender, Environment, and Development Credit Hours: 4
GEOG 353 - Environmental Planning Credit Hours: 4
GEOG 417 - Landscape Ecology Credit Hours: 4
GEOG 428 - Migration and Development Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 211 - Introductory Oceanography Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 215 - Environmental Geology Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 231 - Water and Pollution Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 330 - Principles of Geomorphology Credit Hours: 5
HIST 327 - Slavery in the Americas Credit Hours: 4
HIST 333 - Oil, the Persian Gulf, and World Power Credit Hours: 4
MGT 484 - International Comparative Management Credit Hours: 4
MUS 121 - Introduction to World Music Credit Hours: 4
PBIO 209 - Plant Ecology Credit Hours: 4
PBIO 322 - Tropical Plant Ecology Credit Hours: 4
PHIL 440 - Contemporary Social Philosophy Credit Hours: 5
POLS 230 - Comparative Politics Credit Hours: 4
POLS 340 - The Politics of Developing Areas Credit Hours: 4
POLS 352 - International Peace Credit Hours: 4
POLS 354 - American Foreign Policy Credit Hours: 4
POLS 427 - Formulation of American Foreign Policy Credit Hours: 4
POLS 429 - Comparative Public Administration Credit Hours: 4
POLS 449 - Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict Credit Hours: 4
POLS 455 - International Law Credit Hours: 4
POLS 456 - International Organizations Credit Hours: 4
POLS 457 - National Security in the Post-Cold War World Credit Hours: 4
POLS 458 - War And Its Causes Credit Hours: 4
POLS 460 - International Political Economy Credit Hours: 4
POLS 490C - Causes Of War Credit Hours: 4
POLS 490N - Terrorism Credit Hours: 4
POLS 490P - Intn’l Human Rights Org Credit Hours: 4
POLS 490Q - Nationalism & Ethnic Conf Credit Hours: 4
SOC 230 - Sociology of Poverty Credit Hours: 4
SOC 414 - Contemporary Social Movements Credit Hours: 4
SOC 421 - Comparative Studies of Family Credit Hours: 4
SOC 481 - Environmental Sociology Credit Hours: 4
SOC 484 - Crimes Against Humanity: Confronting and Responding to Mass Atrocity and Genocide Credit Hours: 4
WGS 410 - Global Feminisms Credit Hours: 4
WGS 411 - Women and Globalization Credit Hours: 4

European Area Studies

INST 118 - European Studies Credit Hours: 4
in addition to 24 more hours of European Area Studies courses out of three departments from the list below (no more than 12 hours from language course credit will count):

European Area Studies Courses

Any course from the following: French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish.

A H 327 - Art of the 19th Century Credit Hours: 4
ECON 353 - European Economic History Credit Hours: 4
GEOG 330 - Geography of Western Europe Credit Hours: 4
HIST 265A - Nazi Germany Credit Hours: 4
HIST 360A - Women in Early Modern European History, 1400-1800 Credit Hours: 4
HIST 360B - Women in Modern European History, 1800-present Credit Hours: 4
HIST 360C - Women Warriors:Women and War in Europe Credit Hours: 4
HIST 362A - Europe, 1814-1871 Credit Hours: 4
HIST 362B - Europe, 1871-1914 Credit Hours: 4
HIST 364A - Europe Between World Wars Credit Hours: 4
HIST 364B - Contemporary Europe Credit Hours: 4
HIST 366A - Modern France in the 19th Century Credit Hours: 4
HIST 366B - Modern France in the 20th Century Credit Hours: 4
HIST 368A - Modern Germany in the 19th Century Credit Hours: 4
HIST 368B - Modern Germany in the 20th Century Credit Hours: 4
HIST 374A - Balance of Power: Napoleon to the Kaiser Credit Hours: 4
HIST 374B - Origins of World War II, 1914-1941 Credit Hours: 4
HIST 375 - World War I Credit Hours: 4
HIST 377 - Jewish Holocaust Credit Hours: 4
HIST 382A - History of Russia Credit Hours: 4
HIST 382B - Russia: Road to Revolution 1825-1917 Credit Hours: 4
HIST 382C - Soviet Union Credit Hours: 4
HIST 382D - The USSR in World War II Credit Hours: 4
HIST 383B - Modern Poland from 1905 to the Present Credit Hours: 4
HIST 392C - 20th Century Britain Credit Hours: 4
HIST 393B - Fall of the British Empire Credit Hours: 4
HIST 396A - European Intellectual and Cultural, 18th-20th Century Credit Hours: 4
HIST 396B - European Intellectual and Cultural, 20th Century Credit Hours: 4
HIST 463 - Studies in 19th-Century Europe Credit Hours: 4
HIST 467 - Studies in Modern France Credit Hours: 4
HIST 483 - Studies in Russian and Soviet History Credit Hours: 4
ILML 334(A-Z) - Portuguese and Brazilian Literature in English Credit Hours: 4
ILML 335A - Italian Literature in English Credit Hours: 4
ILML 336B - Spanish Literature in English Credit Hours: 4
ILML 337(A-Z) - French Literature in English Credit Hours: 4
ILML 338A - German Literature in English Credit Hours: 4
ILML 338B - German Novel in English Credit Hours: 4
ILML 338C - German Film & Culture Credit Hours: 4
ILML 339A - Russian Literature in English Credit Hours: 4
ILML 339B - 20th Century Russian Literature in English Credit Hours: 4
INST 495 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 15
Students must find their own placement and have it approved by the instructor of record. A maximum of eight credit hours will count towards the major or certificate.
POLS 331 - Politics in Western Europe Credit Hours: 4
POLS 431 - Politics of Eastern Europe Credit Hours: 4

Education Abroad/Internship

Complete at least one quarter-length, advisor-approved education abroad or internship experience which complements area and language of study.

Language

Complete 3 years of coursework in one European language or demonstrate equivalency. See International Studies adviser to complete process for approval of language/study abroad choice(s). The language studied must match area of study and education abroad destination/internship focus. Courses taken to satisfy this requirement do not count towards total number of credit hours for the major.

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