1991-1992 Academic Catalog

The social science concentration provides students with a political view of the international community. Utilizing courses in economics, geography, history, literature, and political science, this program prepares students for careers in areas such as the foreign service, international media, interna– tional relations, and missions. Course requirements involve seventy-one to seventy-eight quarter hours including: International studies core requirements .................................................. 32 *ANTI:I-180 Cultural Anthropology ........................................................ 5 BEPH-226 Religion and Culture .............................................................. 5 BUS-291 futemational Business .............................................................. 3 **COM-314 futercultural Communication .............................................. 4 GE0-250 futroduction to Geography ....................................................... 2 GE0-352 World Regional Geography-Eastern Hemisphere .................... .4 (or GE0-351 World Regional Geography-Western Hemisphere ............. .4) tHIST-203 History of Civilization ........................................................... 4 LING-311 Linguistics for Language Leaming .......................................... 5 Social science concentration requirements ................................. .......39-46 ECON-335 Comparative Economic Systems .......................................... .4 Complement of GE0-351 or 352, whichever was not taken above ........... .4 HIST-201,202 History of Civilization ...................................................... 8 POLS-365 futemationalRelations ........................................................... 5 Electives selectedfrom thefollowing: ................................................ I 8-25 Three courses from social sciences and history: GE0-354 Geography ofAfrica ............................................................ 3 GSS-490 fudependent Study (involving reading and travel study) ...... 1-6 Travel study (approved by the department) ........................................... 6 HIST-304 The British Empire and the Developing ThirdWorld ........... .4 HIST-306 History ofModem Germany ............................................... .4 HIST-308 Russia and the Soviet Union in the 20th Century .................. .4 HIST/POLS-321 Historical and Political Development ofEastAsia ..... .4 HIST/POLS-322 The Middle East: History and Politics ....................... .4 HIST-405 Great Power Diplomacy in the ModemWorld ..................... .4 Interdisciplinary Studies 131 One course from philosophy and theology: BEPH-222 History ofModem Philosophy ............................................ 5 BEPH-325 Philosophy ofReligion ....................................................... 3 BEPH-423 Contemporary Philosophy .................................................. 5 BEPT-245 ContemporaryWorld Missions ........................................... .4 BETH-233 Bible Geography and Customs ........................................... 5 BETH-333 Christian Evidences andApologetics .................................. 3 One course from language and literature: ttLIT-231 World Literature ................................................................. 5 SPAN-460 Topics in Foreign Language-LatinAmerica ......................... 4 Additional required cognates: Elementary modem foreign language (or 2 yrs. of high school language) 15 futermediate modem foreign language ................................................ 9-15 * Satisfies the General Education requirement in social science ** Satisfies the General Education requirement in history t Satisfies the General Education requirement of a humanities elective tt Satisfies the General Education requirement in literature International Studies Major-Social Science Concentration Curriculum Summary: Proficiency requirements ...................................................................... 0-8 Other General Education requirements .............................................. 61-66 futemational studies core requirements .................................................. 32 Social sciences and history requirements ........................................... 71-78 Required cognates .............................................................................. 9-30 Electives ............................................................................................ 0-20 Total (minimum, not including proficiency) .••••.....••.....••••......••• 192-214