International Affairs, BA (New York)

Undergraduatemajor2027 catalogSocial Sciences HumanitiesNew York128 semester hours totalunverified parse — check the source

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BA Language Requirements

12 semester hours.

From the catalog
All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.

Major Core

ANTH 1101 — Peoples and Cultures
One of:
- ECON 1115 — Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON 1116 — Principles of Microeconomics
One of:
- HIST 2211 — The World Since 1945
- HIST 2311 — Colonialism/Imperialism
INTL 1101 — Globalization and International Affairs
INTL 2718 — Research Methods in International Affairs
INTL 3400 — International Conflict and Negotiation
POLS 1160 — International Relations

Senior Seminar/Experiential Learning

INTL 4700 — Senior Capstone Seminar in International Affairs

International Affairs/Global Dynamics Requirement

From the catalog
Complete 12 semester hours from the following (courses used to fulfill major core requirements may not be used to satisfy this requirement):

Choose 12 semester hours from:
- ANTH 2305 — Global Markets and Local Culture
- ECON 3635 — International Economics
- HIST 2011 — Capitalism and Business: A Global History
- HIST 2311 — Colonialism/Imperialism
- INTB 1203 — International Business and Global Social Responsibility
- INTL 2480 — Women and World Politics
- INTL 3200 — Cities in a Global Context
- INTL 3406 — International Law
- INTL 3520 — Global Political Economy
- PHIL 1111 — Introduction to World Religions
- PHIL 3512 — Religion, Race, and Politics
- POLS 1155 — Comparative Politics
- POLS 2356 — Democratic Erosion
- POLS 2370 — Religion and Politics
- POLS 3418 — Nationalism
- POLS 3420 — U.S. National Security Policy
- SOCL 1246 — Environment and Society

Regional Analysis Requirement

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Complete three courses from the following, two of which must be in one region (select courses taken during a semester study abroad or specific Dialogue of Civilizations courses may count as regional analysis courses pending approval of the international affairs head faculty advisor; see department for additional courses):

Choose 12 semester hours from:
- Asia
  - HIST 1150 — East Asian Studies
  - HIST 1500 — Modern China
  - HIST 2351 — Modern Japan
  - PHIL 1275 — Hinduism, Buddhism, and Beyond
- Europe
  - HIST 1170 — Europe: Empires, Revolutions, Wars, and Their Aftermath
  - HIST 2370 — Renaissance to Enlightenment
  - INTL 3455 — Russian Foreign Policy
  - HIST 1286 — History of the Soviet Union
  - POLS 3435 — Politics and Governance of Europe and the European Union
- Latin America
  - HIST 1187 — Introduction to Latin American History
  - INTL 4500 — Latin American Society and Development
  - SPNS 1505 — Latin American Culture, History, and Politics
  - SPNS 4655 — Latin American Literature

Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- ANTH 3410 — Ethnographic Field Experience
- ECON 2350 — Statistics for Economists
- ENGL 3340 — Technologies of Text
- ENGL 3381 — The Practice and Theory of Teaching Writing
- ENGL 3382 — Publishing in the 21st Century
- ENGL 3400 — Opening the Archive
- HIST 1120 — Public History, Public Memory
- HIST 2311 — Colonialism/Imperialism
- HUSV 1101 — Social Change and Human Services
- SOCL 2485 — Environment, Technology, and Society

Optional Co-op

From the catalog
Successful completion of EXED 2000 is required for participation in co-op.

EXED 2000 — Professional Development for Co-op
One of:
- COOP 3945 — Co-op Work Experience
- COOP 3946 — Co-op Work Experience--Half Time
- COOP 3947 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad--Half Time
- COOP 3948 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad

Concentrations (choose 1)

Asian Studies

From the catalog
Complete 4 additional semester hours from the global dynamics course list.
Complete four regional analysis courses, two of which must be at the 2000 level or above. Three courses must be from the Asian studies category of the regional analysis course list. Any substitutions require approval of the international affairs faculty advisor.

POLS 1155 — Comparative Politics
One of:
- ASNS 1150 — East Asian Studies
- HIST 1150 — East Asian Studies

European Studies

From the catalog
Complete 4 additional semester hours from the global dynamics course list.

POLS 1155 — Comparative Politics
POLS 3435 — Politics and Governance of Europe and the European Union

Latin American Studies

From the catalog
Complete 4 additional semester hours from the global dynamics course list.

POLS 1155 — Comparative Politics
LACS 1220 — Latino, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies

Parsed from the catalog by NU Map; the structured machine copy is in this college's JSON for the 2027 catalog, under international-affairs-ba-new-york, and the official page is the authority.