Suggested Arrangement of Courses, International Relations and Global Studies (BA)
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Semester | ||
| UGS 302 | First-Year Signature Course (Core) 090 | 3 |
| GRG 305 | This Human World: An Introduction to Geography (Core/Major) 080 | 3 |
| Mathematics (Core) 020 | 3 | |
| Foreign Language (General Education) | 6 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| RHE 306 | Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 010 | 3 |
| GOV 310L | American and Texas Government (Core) 070 | 3 |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 030 | 3 | |
| Foreign Language (General Education) | 6 | |
| 3rd Semester | ||
| E 316L | British Literature (Core) 040 | 3 |
| or E 316M | American Literature | |
| or E 316N | World Literature | |
| or E 316P | Masterworks of Literature | |
| GOV 312L | Issues and Policies in American Government (Core) 070 | 3 |
| U.S. History (Core) 060 | 3 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 030 | 3 | |
| Foreign Language (General Education) | 3 | |
| 4th Semester | ||
| Foreign Language (General Education) | 3 | |
| ANT 302 | Cultural Anthropology (General Education/Major) | 3 |
| or SOC 302 | Introduction to the Study of Society | |
| IRG 301 | Introduction to International Relations and Global Studies (Major) | 3 |
| ECO 301 | Introduction to Economics (Major) | 3 |
| Area Studies (Major) | 3 | |
| 5th Semester | ||
| Visual and Performing Arts (Core) 050 | 3 | |
| Track (Major) | 3 | |
| Track (Major) | 3 | |
| Upper-division Area Studies course (Major) | 3 | |
| HIS 301J | Globalization: A Modern History (General Education/Major) | 3 |
| 6th Semester | ||
| Natural Science and Technology, Part II (Core) 093 | 3 | |
| IRG 320F | Foundations of International Relations and Global Studies (Major) | 3 |
| Track (Major) | 3 | |
| Upper-division Foreign language (Major) | 3 | |
| Upper-division Area Studies course (Major) | 3 | |
| 7th Semester | ||
| U.S. History (Core) 060 | 3 | |
| Track (Major) | 3 | |
| Upper-division Foreign language (Major) | 3 | |
| Upper-division Elective course (Elective) | 3 | |
| Free elective (Elective) | 3 | |
| 8th Semester | ||
| Free elective (Elective) | 3 | |
| IRG 378 | Capstone Research in International Relations and Global Studies (Major) | 3 |
| Upper-division Elective course (Elective) | 3 | |
| Free elective (Elective) | 3 | |
| Free elective (Elective) | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only).
Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.
Course categories: Core, General Education†, Major, Elective, Opportunity
Core Component Areas: 010 Communication; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II
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