International Studies Secondary Major

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Robert Clark, Director
215 Eisenhower Hall
785-532-1988
Fax: 785-532-7004
E-mail: ias@k-state.edu
www.k-state.edu/ias

The international studies program promotes understanding of the international community. The program encourages a substantial distribution of foreign and international course work under the direct, personal guidance of an interdisciplinary faculty committee. Students must enroll in another major before taking international studies as a secondary major.

General requirements

The BS program is obtained by following the curriculum of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Students who complete the secondary major in international studies are expected to include the following within their areas of knowledge or competency: speaking capability in a foreign language; basic geographic knowledge of the world; ability to understand and analyze cultures other than their own; some understanding of developmental processes; some understanding of international relations and processes of interaction; and some integration of their program of study into a meaningful and coherent whole. Please check the website for any program changes or announcements.

I. Language requirement

Students must complete the equivalent of four semesters of a modern foreign language.

Students must also complete 24 credit hours of course work, distributed as follows:

II. Core

During the senior year, the student will write a research paper or complete a project on an international topic. The research may be an honors thesis or design project in one of the participating colleges or it may involve independent study. Students may enroll in DAS 425 or in an approved alternative course. In all cases, the student must have the permission of a faculty member to supervise and evaluate the work. All students enrolled in Senior Research in International Studies must have their topics approved by the director of the secondary major in international studies.

Geographic knowledge

GEOG 100 - World Regional Geography Credits: (3)

Cultural understanding

ANTH 200 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Credits: (3)
or
ANTH 204 - A General Education Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Credits: (3)
or
ANTH 210 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Honors Credits: (4)

International relations

At least one course marked with an asterisk in the approved course list found on the website.

Program integration

DAS 525 - Senior Research in International Studies Credits: (3)
or approved alternative

II. Electives

The remaining 12 credit hours may be taken from the approved course listing. No more than 6 elective credit hours may be applied from a single discipline, and no more than 6 credit hours may be counted toward both a secondary major in an area studies program and in international studies. Students are encouraged to take courses in more than one college and are required to consult with the international studies director on the design and coherence of their international studies program.

Courses approved for the secondary major in international studies are found on the website. The website listing is revised each semester as new courses are added and changed and hers are removed from the curriculum.

Please note that other international studies courses are offered as ‘‘special studies,’’ ‘‘topics,’’ ‘‘problems,’’ or ‘‘seminar’’ categories. Intersession offerings may sometimes be acceptable. Transfer credits from approved study abroad programs, or other institutions, may be accepted as part of the student’s program of study.

Elective offerings

Courses are generally available in the following fields:

Agriculture
Anthropology
Architecture, Planning and Design
Art
Communication Studies
Economics
Education
English
Finance
Geography
History
Human Ecology
Modern Languages
Political Science
Sociology
Women’s Studies

Please see website for a current list of courses.

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