International Studies, Global Politics and Societies Concentration, Major

Program Learning Outcomes

Please see the International Studies Major . 

Major Requirements (48 units)

International Studies Required Core Courses (12 units)

International Studies majors all take three foundational courses. Majors choose one of the five functional concentrations(each with its own requirements) and one of the five regional focus areas (each with its own requirements). Students cannot double-count any course for both a functional concentration and a regional focus. All majors finish with a capstone course.

• BAIS 100 - Intro to International Studies
• BAIS 103 - The Global Economy
• BAIS 201 - Research Methods

Global Politics and Societies (GPS) Concentration (20 units)

• Required:

• BAIS 350 - Int’l Law & Organizations

• or

• POLS 350 - Int’l Law & Organizations

• Select four elective courses from the following list:

• BAIS 315 - Intelligence & Global Security
• BAIS 325 - Diplomacy
• BAIS 375 - Colonialism and Empire
• BAIS 380 - Advocacy Skills
• POLS 338 - Gender/Pol Comp Persp
• POLS 342 - Politics & Society in Europe
• POLS 359 - Int’l Politics/Asia Pac Rim
• POLS 381 - Feminist Intl Relations
• SOC 231 - Introduction to Globalization
• SOC 302 - Global Inequalities/Soc Justic
• SOC 322 - Resistance Corp Globalization
• SOC 333 - Nationalism & Global Conflict

Regional Focus (12 units)

Choose one of the five Regional Focus areas. Note that each has its own requirements.

Capstone (4 units)

All majors must complete:

• BAIS 397 - International Studies Capstone

• Note: BAIS 495 can be substituted for BAIS 397 .