{"id":33,"date":"2013-06-06T08:11:29","date_gmt":"2013-06-06T12:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/template-academic-small\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2024-07-12T12:22:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T16:22:15","slug":"requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/internationalstudies\/undergraduate\/requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
In addition to the coursework necessary to complete the International Studies major, students are expected to fulfill the First-Year Foundation and Foundational Abilities<\/a> requirements set forth by the university. Furthermore, students must complete at least 6 credits of Writing and Communication foundational ability coursework in one major. For the International Studies major, students would be able to fulfill this requirement by selecting 6 credits of elective courses in the major that are designated as Writing and Communications courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All courses taken for International Studies requirements must be completed with a grade of C- or better, and may not be taken satisfactory\/unsatisfactory. Consult the Academic Catalogue<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Students considering a major in International Studies should begin introductory courses required of the major early in their college careers. Choices may include AS.180.101 Elements of Macroeconomics, AS.180.102 Elements of Microeconomics, the appropriate level of a foreign language, and one of the designated International Studies Gateway courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In completing the requirements below, students must fulfill an advanced coursework requirement<\/strong> comprised of 5 courses taken at or above the 300 level from the political science, economics, and\/or history requirements. The focus area and foreign language classes cannot count towards this advanced coursework requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Courses with more than one subfield designation (e.g., both INST-IR and INST-CP) may not be double counted to fulfill both requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Courses taken while studying abroad, and intending to count for the major, must receive approval from either the International Studies Program Director or Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For advising information, please consult the Contacts & Advising<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n International Studies students must complete 18 credits in political science, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n *Applies to students who entered fall 2021 and earlier only.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n International Studies students must complete 12 credits in economics, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Note<\/strong>: both Elements of Macroeconomics and Elements of Microeconomics should be completed by the end of the sophomore year.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n International Studies students must complete 15 credits in global history, designated by the POS tag INST-GLOBAL in the course description.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n International Studies majors must demonstrate a level of proficiency in at least one modern foreign language. To achieve proficiency in Chinese (not including Heritage Chinese), Japanese, Korean or Arabic, foreign language instruction through the second semester of the intermediate\/second-year level is required. To achieve proficiency in any other modern language offered at Homewood (including Heritage Chinese), foreign language instruction through the second semester of the advanced\/third-year level is required. Note: <\/strong>American Sign Language is not accepted for the major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Students who enter JHU with proficiency beyond the advanced\/third-year level in any language (or above the intermediate\/second-year level in the four languages listed above), as determined by exam or other methods, must complete two additional language courses (in the same language) at any level of instruction, which can include literature courses taught in a language other than English. Note: <\/strong>Students with native language fluency (as determined by exam or by evaluation of the language faculty) must take the two courses in a different language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Note: <\/strong>Students cannot count their foreign language courses toward the 5 course advanced coursework requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To narrow an inevitably broad focus in international studies, students are required to pursue a specialization in an internationally-oriented field. To complete the specialization requirement, students may do one of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\nPolitical Science Requirements<\/h2>
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Economics Requirements<\/h2>
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History Requirements<\/h2>
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Focus Area Requirements<\/h2>