International Affairs Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)
The EWU Bachelor’s degree in International Affairs (IA) provides a cutting-edge curriculum that focuses on today’s global challenges in security, economics, and environmental issues. As the only International Affairs Program in the Inland Northwest, the program has a successful record of preparing its graduates for careers in public service, research, international organizations, law, non-governmental organizations, political advocacy, policymaking, academia, and the foreign service, among other areas.
World Language Requirement: Two years of a single high school world language or one year of a single college-level world language is required.
| Core–no substitutions for core courses unless approved by program director. | ||
| Required Disciplinary Foundation Courses | ||
| POLI 203 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | 5 |
| POLI 204 | INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL POLITICS | 5 |
| Required Disciplinary Core Courses | ||
| POLI 321 | INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS | 5 |
| POLI 322 | INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY | 5 |
| POLI 323 | U.S. FOREIGN POLICY | 5 |
| Required Area Studies in Security and Economic Policies, Practices, and Norms. Choose three courses from this category according to regional interest. | 15 | |
| EUROPEAN POLITICS | ||
| POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| POLITICS OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA | ||
| POLITICS OF SOUTH ASIA | ||
| TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COMPARATIVE POLITICS | ||
| GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS | ||
| POLITICS OF THE MIDDLE EAST | ||
| Required Interdisciplinary Courses (With approval from director of the International Affairs Program, choose 25 credits from three of the following disciplines): ANTH, GEOS, HIST, ECON, PLAN, SOCI. | 25 | |
| Required Senior-Year Courses | ||
| POLI 490 | SENIOR CAPSTONE | 5 |
| POLI 493 | PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT | 2 |
| Total Credits | 72 | |
Plan of Study
The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.
Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.
This major requires the completion of the World Language requirement. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete two years of a single language in high school or one year of a single language in college.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| ENGL 101 | 5 | ENGL 201 | 5 | MATH 107 | 5 |
| Humanities & Arts BACR 11 | 5 | POLI 204 (Global Studies - graduation requirement) | 5 | POLI 203 | 5 |
| Social Science BACR 11 | 5 | Humanities & Arts BACR 21 | 5 | Social Science BACR 21 | 5 |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| Diversity - graduation requirement1 | 5 | International Affairs Area Studies Electives2 | 5 | International Affairs Area Studies Electives2 | 5 |
| Natural Science BACR 11 | 5 | International Affairs Interdisciplinary Electives3 | 5 | International Affairs Interdisciplinary Electives3 | 5 |
| Elective - minor or general elective | 5 | Natural Science BACR 21 | 5 | International Affairs Interdisciplinary Electives3 | 5 |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| International Affairs Area Studies Electives2 | 5 | POLI 321 | 5 | POLI 322 | 5 |
| International Affairs Interdisciplinary Electives3 | 5 | Elective - minor or general elective | 5 | Elective - minor or general elective | 5 |
| Elective - minor or general elective | 5 | Elective - minor or general elective | 5 | Elective - minor or general elective | 5 |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| POLI 323 | 5 | International Affairs Interdisciplinary Electives3 | 5 | POLI 490 (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 5 |
| Elective - minor or general elective | 5 | Elective - minor or general elective | 5 | POLI 493 | 2 |
| Elective - minor or general elective | 5 | Elective - minor or general elective | 5 | Elective - minor or general elective | 5 |
| Elective - minor or general elective | 3 | ||||
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Total Credits 180 | |||||
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University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
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Required Area Studies in Security and Economic Policies, Practices, and Norms. Choose three courses from this category according to regional interest.
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Required Interdisciplinary Courses (With approval from the director of the International Affairs Program, choose 25 credits from three of the following disciplines): ANTH, GEOS, HIST, ECON, PLAN, SOCI.
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
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
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term expected to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Core 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 earn a BA In International Affairs from EWU should be able to:
- identify major international issues;
- communicate about global political processes in a professional manner;
- explain how socioeconomic and political diversity plays a role in international affairs;
- analyze global security, political, and economic issues;
- evaluate global security, political, and economic literature;
- conduct original research on global security, political, or economic dynamics.