International Affairs Major with a Global Socio-Economic Concentration, Bachelor of Arts (BA)
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Note: the 74-credit major concentration does not require the completion of a foreign language minor.
| Core–no substitutions for core courses. | ||
| Required Disciplinary Core | ||
| INST 200 | GLOBAL ISSUES | 4 |
| POLI 203 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | 5 |
| POLI 204 | INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL POLITICS | 5 |
| Required Disciplinary Core | ||
| INST 490 | SENIOR CAPSTONE: GLOBALIZATION | 5 |
| POLI 320 | INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS | 5 |
| POLI 321 | INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS | 5 |
| POLI 322 | INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY | 5 |
| POLI 493 | PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT | 2 |
| Methods Requirement–choose one | 5 | |
| FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES THEORY | ||
| STATISTICS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES | ||
| Required Political Science Supporting Courses | 10 | |
| EUROPEAN POLITICS | ||
| POLITICS OF DEVELOPING NATIONS | ||
| POLITICS OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA | ||
| POLITICS OF SOUTH ASIA | ||
| TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COMPARATIVE POLITICS | ||
| Required Global Socio-Economic Processes Concentration Electives–credits in this section must be taken from at least two of the following disciplines. | 23-25 | |
| POVERTY, INEQUALITY AND SOCIETY | ||
| GLOBALIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENT | ||
| POLITICAL ECONOMY | ||
| LABOR ECONOMICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS | ||
| ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | ||
| HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT | ||
| INTERNATIONAL FINANCE | ||
| REMOTE SENSING WITH LIDAR | ||
| LANDSCAPES OF THE PAST | ||
| MODERN EUROPE | ||
| IMPERIAL CHINA | ||
| COLONIALISM AND NATIONALISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA | ||
| AFRICAN HISTORY: ANCIENT AFRICA TO MANDELA | ||
| DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN ASIA | ||
| CHINA IN 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES | ||
| MODERN JAPAN | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF POLITICS | ||
| CONTEMPORARY WORLD SYSTEMS | ||
| Total Credits | 74-76 | |
Note: the 56 credit major concentration requires the completion of a foreign language minor.
| Core–no substitutions for core. | ||
| Required Disciplinary Core Courses | ||
| INST 200 | GLOBAL ISSUES | 4 |
| POLI 203 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | 5 |
| POLI 204 | INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL POLITICS | 5 |
| Required Disciplinary Core | ||
| INST 490 | SENIOR CAPSTONE: GLOBALIZATION | 5 |
| POLI 320 | INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS | 5 |
| POLI 321 | INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS | 5 |
| POLI 322 | INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY | 5 |
| POLI 493 | PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT | 2 |
| Methods Requirement | 5 | |
| FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES THEORY | ||
or CSBS 320 | STATISTICS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES | |
| Global Socio-Economic Processes Concentration Electives–5 credit maximum from POLI courses listed below | 15 | |
| POVERTY, INEQUALITY AND SOCIETY | ||
| GLOBALIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENT | ||
| GLOBAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS | ||
| POLITICAL ECONOMY | ||
| LABOR ECONOMICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS | ||
| ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | ||
| HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT | ||
| INTERNATIONAL FINANCE | ||
| MODERN EUROPE | ||
| CHINA IN 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES | ||
| MODERN JAPAN | ||
| EUROPEAN POLITICS | ||
| POLITICS OF DEVELOPING NATIONS | ||
| POLITICS OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA | ||
| POLITICS OF SOUTH ASIA | ||
| TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COMPARATIVE POLITICS | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF POLITICS | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF REVOLUTIONS | ||
| Total Credits | 56 | |
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance Exams
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
Foreign Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
All admitted students must officially Declare a Major by the time they reach 90 credits (junior standing).
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
SOAR calculates based on these two catalog years.
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who successfully earn a BA in International Affairs Major with a Global Socio-Economic Concentration from EWU should be able to do the following:
- analyze global economic issues;
- communicate about global socioeconomic processes in a professional manner;
- conduct original research on socio-economic development;
- evaluate global economic literature;
- explain how socioeconomic and political diversity plays a role in international affairs;
- identify major international issues.