International Relations and Global Studies, International Security (BA)
Total Hours Required: 120
Plan of Study
The Plan of Study is a suggested four-year course sequence to support academic planning and serves as a helpful guide. Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor to tailor their course selections and timelines to their individual goals and circumstances.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Hours | |
| GRG 305 | This Human World: An Introduction to Geography | 3 |
| First-Year Signature Course (090) | 3 | |
| Mathematics (020) | 3 | |
| Foreign Language other than English, Intermediate Proficiency | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| RHE 306 | Rhetoric and Writing | 3 |
| GOV 310L | American and Texas Government | 3 |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part I (030) | 3 | |
| Foreign Language other than English, Intermediate Proficiency | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| E 316L | British Literature | 3 |
| GOV 312L | Issues and Policies in American Government | 3 |
| U.S. History (060) | 3 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part I (030) | 3 | |
| Foreign Language other than English, Intermediate Proficiency | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Foreign Language other than English, Intermediate Proficiency | 3 | |
| ANT 302 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| IRG 301 | Introduction to International Relations and Global Studies | 3 |
| ECO 301 | Introduction to Economics | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division Area of Study | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| Visual and Performing Arts (050) | 3 | |
| IRG 350M | Research Methods in International Relations and Global Studies | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division Area of Study | 3 | |
| HIS 301J | Globalization: A Modern History | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: International Security track list (see course lists tab) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Natural Science and Technology, Part II (093) | 3 | |
| IRG 320F | Foundations of International Relations and Global Studies | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division Foreign language | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division Area of Study | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: International Security track list (see course lists tab) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| U.S. History (060) | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division Foreign language | 3 | |
| Free Elective (upper-division) | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: International Security track list (see course lists tab) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| IRG 378 | Capstone Research in International Relations and Global Studies | 3 |
| Free Elective (upper-division) | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Requirements
All requirements are listed below, starting with the most specialized moving to the most general. Additional requirements may follow the table, so be sure to read the entire page. Some required courses listed below may also satisfy General Education requirements, including Core Curriculum.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | ||
| International Security | ||
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division coursework in International Security, including: | 9 | |
| International Security | ||
| Human Rights and World Politics | ||
| Revolution in Modern Latin America | ||
Courses chosen from an approved list | ||
| Subtotal | 9 | |
| Major (see details below) | 39 | |
| Subtotal | 39 | |
| Degree (see details below) | 51 | |
| Free electives: Additional coursework to reach total hours required. | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 51 | |
| General Education | ||
| Remaining Core Curriculum (42 hours total) | 21 | |
| Foreign Language other than English, Intermediate Proficiency | ||
| Subtotal | 21 | |
| College Requirements - Liberal Arts | ||
| General University Requirements | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Major-International Relations and Global Studies (BA)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| IRG 301 | Introduction to International Relations and Global Studies (A grade of at least C- is required) | 3 |
| GRG 305 | This Human World: An Introduction to Geography | 3 |
| HIS 301J | Globalization: A Modern History | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Economics | ||
| Introduction to Microeconomics | ||
| Introduction to Macroeconomics | ||
| Hours chosen from: | 3 | |
| Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Introduction to the Study of Society | ||
| IRG 320F | Foundations of International Relations and Global Studies | 3 |
| IRG 350M | Research Methods in International Relations and Global Studies (with a minimum grade of C-) | 3 |
| Hours chosen from a single area of study with at least six upper-division: | 9 | |
Asian Studies | ||
European Studies | ||
Latin American Studies | ||
Middle Eastern Studies | ||
Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies | ||
African Studies (such as AFR 304, AFR 335E, AFR 345F or courses chosen from an approved list) | ||
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division coursework in a single foreign language | 6 | |
| Hours chosen from: | 3 | |
| Capstone Research in International Relations and Global Studies (A grade of at least C- is required) | ||
| Honors Tutorial Course (for students seeking special honors) | ||
| Total Hours | 39 | |
Additional Requirements and Policies
International relations and global studies majors must participate in an approved study abroad program. A list of approved programs is available from the faculty advisor. A student who graduated from an international high school may petition to be excused from this requirement. Documentation is required, and the petition must be approved by the faculty advisor and the associate dean for academic affairs.
Degree - Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Liberal Arts
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Degree | ||
| Literature and Writing | ||
| RHE 306 | Rhetoric and Writing (Plan II honors requires at least a C-; may also count toward Core Curriculum) | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: Writing intensive coursework-see course list (may also count toward Core Curriculum; Plan II honors requires at least a C-) | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Upper-division Writing intensive coursework-see course list (may also count toward Core Curriculum; Plan II honors requires at least a C-) | 6 | |
| Choose a sequence below: | 12 | |
| Sequence 1: Plan II Honors (requires at least a C-; may also count toward Core Curriculum) | ||
| Plan II World Literature Part I | ||
or T C 303C | Plan II World Literature Part I | |
| Sequence 2: Plan I | ||
| British Literature | ||
or E 316M | American Literature | |
or E 316N | World Literature | |
| Foreign Language other than English, Intermediate Proficiency | 3 | |
| Choose a sequence below: Social Science | 3 | |
| Sequence 1: Plan II Honors (requires at least a C-; may also count toward Core Curriculum) | ||
| Honors Social Science: Methods and Theory | ||
or S S 302D | Honors Social Science: Psychology | |
or S S 302E | Honors Social Science: Anthropology | |
or S S 302E | Honors Social Science: Anthropology | |
or S S 302F | Honors Social Science: Economics | |
| Sequence 2: Plan I | ||
| Mathematics | ||
| Choose a sequence below: (M 301, M 316K, and M 316L do not count toward this requirement) | 3 | |
| Sequence 1: Plan II Honors | ||
| Modern Mathematics: Plan II | ||
| Sequence 2: Plan I | ||
Hours chosen from: Mathematics | ||
| Choose a sequence below: | 3 | |
| Sequence 1: Plan II Honors | ||
| Modes of Reasoning | ||
or PHL 313Q | Logic and Scientific Reasoning | |
| Sequence 2: Plan I | ||
| Choose a sequence below: | 15 | |
| Sequence 1: Plan II Honors | ||
Six Hours chosen from: Astronomy, biology, chemistry, geological sciences, physical science, or physics (may also count toward Core Curriculum) | ||
| Problems in Modern Biology | ||
| Modern Physics: Plan II | ||
Three Hours chosen from: | ||
Art history, music history, or history of theatre and dance | ||
Upper-division classical civilization, humanities, literature, or philosophy | ||
| Sequence 2: Plan I International Relations and Global Studies | ||
Free electives: Additional coursework to reach total hours required. | ||
| Sequence 3: Other Plan I | ||
Hours chosen from: | ||
Liberal Arts multi-disciplinary minor in the Social and Behavioral Sciences | ||
Liberal Arts multi-disciplinary minor in Cultural Expression, Human Experience, and Thought | ||
| Total Hours | 51 | |
Additional Requirements and Policies
Unless otherwise stated, students must complete at least:
- 15 upper-division degree hours
- 24 upper-division degree hours taken in residence at the University
- 36 additional degree hours taken in residence at the University.
Credit may be earned via credit by examination, extension, or transferred hours from another institution (requires dean's approval).
Major and minor required hours may also be used to fulfill degree requirements unless expressly prohibited.
A course in one degree area may not also be used to fulfill the requirements of another degree area unless specified otherwise.
Mathematics courses at the college algebra level may not count toward elective hours.
Majors
A major consists of 24 to 45 hours, with at least 15 upper-division hours unless the requirements of the major state otherwise.
Students must earn at least:
- 18 major hours taken in residence at the University.
- 6 upper-division major hours taken in residence at the University
- a 2.00 grade point average for in-residence major hours taken at the University unless a higher minimum scholastic requirement is specified for the major.
Minors
Students must get permission from their College of Liberal Arts academic advisor to pursue more than one transcript-recognized minor or certificate per major. The academic advisor will approve or deny the request after considering the student's long-term educational and professional goals and the student's ability to graduate within 4 years of entering the University.
Students should consult the department offering the course before planning to use it to fulfill the minor requirement.
Hours used to fulfill the requirements for a minor must be taken on the letter-grade basis.
Course Lists
Culture, Media, and the Arts
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AFR 345F | Sex and Power in the African Diaspora | 3 |
| ANS 320C | Genji to Godzilla: Adaptations of the Japanese Classics | 3 |
| ANS 330E | Tourism and Place in the Global South | 3 |
| ANS 340D | History of Hindu Religious Traditions | 3 |
| ANS 348D | Anthropology of the Himalayas | 3 |
| ANS 379.17 | History and Memory in Japan and Korea | 3 |
| ANT 324E | Culture and Health | 3 |
| ANT 324L.75 | Arab Latin Americas | 3 |
| ANT 328I | Expressive Arts of Global Africa | 3 |
| ARH 341Q | Women in Latin American Art | 3 |
| ARH 346K | Introduction to African Art | 3 |
| ARH 346L | Africana Women's Art | 3 |
| ARH 341P | Contemporary Latin American Art | 3 |
| CMS 323R | Rhetoric: East and West | 3 |
| E 360C | Postcolonial Literature | 3 |
| F C 341P | Americans in Paris | 3 |
| GSD 360.1 | Holocaust Aftereffects | 3 |
| GSD 361E | Tolerance in Dutch Culture | 3 |
| MES 341.9 | Islam and Politics | 3 |
| HIS 346W | Church and State in Latin America | 3 |
| HIS 350L.64 | Einstein in the Age of Conflict | 3 |
| HIS 359D | Fashion in Africa | 3 |
| HIS 364F | African History in Films and Photographs | 3 |
| HIS 366N | Topics in History | 3 |
| J 347F | Reporting Latin America | 3 |
| J S 363 | Topics in the Humanities and Arts | 3 |
| MES 341.13 | Sex and Sexuality in the Muslim World | 3 |
| POR 328C | Introduction to Literatures and Cultures | 3 |
| R S 352D | Japanese Religion and Western Imagination | 3 |
| R S 366N | African Religion in the New World | 3 |
| REE 325.41 | Russian Orthodox Religion and Culture | 3 |
| R S 361 | Topics in Religious Studies | 3 |
| RTF 324C | Introduction to Global Media | 3 |
| RTF 345 | Topics in Film History | 3 |
| SPC 320C.8 | Music, Power, and Politics in Latin America | 3 |
| SPN 350C | Gender Issues in Contemporary Latin American Cinema | 3 |
| SPN 350D | Latin American Film and Culture | 3 |
| SPN 350G | Cuban Revolution | 3 |
| SPN 354C | Literature and Exile in the Spanish Caribbean | 3 |
| SPN 355C | Fantastic Fiction from Latin America | 3 |
| or others chosen from approved list | ||
International Security
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AFR 345J | Race, Rebellion and Revolution in the Caribbean | 3 |
| ANS 379.17 | History and Memory in Japan and Korea | 3 |
| EUS 348.4 | Comprehensive Notions of European Security | 3 |
| GOV 351J | Might and Right among Nations | 3 |
| GOV 360C | Introduction to International Relations | 3 |
| GOV 360D | International Security | 3 |
| GOV 360F | Global Governance | 3 |
| GOV 360G | Causes of War | 3 |
| GOV 365C | Japanese Foreign Policy | 3 |
| GSD 360.1 | Holocaust Aftereffects | 3 |
| HIS 346W | Church and State in Latin America | 3 |
| HIS 354F | The Three French Wars of the Twentieth Century | 3 |
| MES 343.27 | Middle East Outlaws and Lawmen | 3 |
| REE 325.24 | Rebels and Revolutionaries in Russian History and Literature | 3 |
| REE 335.31 | Security and Policy in Eastern Europe and Russia | 3 |
| REE 335.42 | Russia and Ukraine in World History | 3 |
| REE 345.13 | Power and Resistance in Putin's Russia | 3 |
| or others chosen from approved list | ||
Science, Technology, and the Envrionment
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANS 361E | Urban Experiences In East Asia | 3 |
| ANT 324E | Culture and Health | 3 |
| ANT 324G | Environmental Anthropology | 3 |
| GOV 355M | Topics in Political Science | 3 |
| GRG 330F | Geographies of International Development in Africa | 3 |
| GRG 342C | Sustainable Development | 3 |
| HIS 322G | History of the Modern Life Sciences | 3 |
| HIS 350L.88 | Medicine in African History | 3 |
| NTR 321 | International Nutrition: The Developing World | 3 |
| SOC 321G | Global Health Issues and Health Systems | 3 |
| SOC 369K | Population and Society | 3 |
| or others chosen from approved list | ||
International Policy Economy
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 372T.12 | Global Business Sustainability | 3 |
| ANS 320E | Myth, Legend, and Folklore in China | 3 |
| ANS 330F | Development And Its Critics | 3 |
| ANS 361E | Urban Experiences In East Asia | 3 |
| BGS 374 | Global Political Economy | 3 |
| ECO 333K | Development Economics | 3 |
| ECO 333L | Development and Population | 3 |
| EUS 348 | Topics in European Economics, Government, Business, and Policy | 3 |
| FIN 376 | International Finance | 3 |
| GRG 330F | Geographies of International Development in Africa | 3 |
| GOV 324L | Governments and Politics of Western Europe | 3 |
| GOV 360F | Global Governance | 3 |
| GOV 365E | Political Economy of Asia | 3 |
| GOV 366L | International Development and Global Justice | 3 |
| GOV 366M | International Political Economy of Lower-Income Countries | 3 |
| LAH 351E | Gender Equality in World Development | 3 |
| TXA 331E | Textiles and Apparel in the Global Marketplace | 3 |
| or others chosen from approved list | ||
African Studies
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AFR 304 | Introduction to the Study of Africa | 3 |
| AFR 315 | Afro-Brazilian Diaspora | 3 |
| AFR 315G | The United States and Africa | 3 |
| ANT 328I | Expressive Arts of Global Africa | 3 |
| AFR 340F | African History in Films and Photographs | 3 |
| ARH 346K | Introduction to African Art | 3 |
| ARH 346L | Africana Women's Art | 3 |
| GRG 330F | Geographies of International Development in Africa | 3 |
| HIS 350L.88 | Medicine in African History | 3 |
| HIS 359D | Fashion in Africa | 3 |
| HIS 364F | African History in Films and Photographs | 3 |
| or others chosen from approved list | ||