{"id":7,"date":"2013-06-06T08:05:12","date_gmt":"2013-06-06T12:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/template-academic-small\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-07-01T11:14:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T15:14:39","slug":"undergraduate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/internationalstudies\/undergraduate\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, students develop an understanding of international political, economic, historical, and cultural questions from a variety of disciplines and perspectives. In choosing their courses, students are able to take advantage of this multi-disciplinary approach&nbsp;and develop their own interests&nbsp;within the&nbsp;broader field of&nbsp;international studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For students who wish to pursue a Master\u2019s degree in International Relations, the University offers two joint BA\/MA programs, one with the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, DC and one with Sciences Po in Paris, France (Institut d&#8217;etudes politiques de Paris).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">International Studies Undergraduate Learning Goals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon graduating with a BA in International Studies, students will have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Attained knowledge across a broad spectrum of academic fields, including political science, history, economics, anthropology, and sociology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gained a deeper understanding of a specific academic area of interest via a chosen focus area or double major track<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acquired proficiency in at least one foreign language<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Had the opportunity to study abroad in their region of interest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Had the opportunity to further explore their academic interests in greater depth through a senior thesis, a substantial independent research project written under the supervision of a faculty adviser in the students\u2019 department of interest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"A Day in the Life of a Johns Hopkins Student Majoring in International Studies and Political Science\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LuQIY5YY2mo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, students develop an understanding of international political, economic, historical, and cultural questions from a variety of disciplines and perspectives. 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