International Studies: Area concentration in Europe [IST/EURO] (Major)
This International Studies Interdisciplinary Degree Program concentration provides a broad understanding of the forces that have made modern Europe and are shaping its culture, its people and its politics in the post-Cold War era.
A. Required Courses: IST Core: 15 credit hours
Example of the B.A. in International Studies over four years
First Year
Fall Total credit hours: 16-17
Fall Total credit hours: 18
Fall Total credit hours: 15
Fall Total credit hours: 15
- ECO 105 - Political Economy and Social Thought (3 cr. hr.)
- HIS 101 - The World Since 1500 (3 cr. hr.)
- IST 200 - Foundations of the International System (3 cr. hr.)
- IST 210 - The Making of the Modern World (3 cr. hr.)
- IST 400 - Themes in International Studies (3 cr. hr.)
Select IST 400, or a topic-approved course selected in consultation with advisor
Three credit hours chosen from the following:
- A course in German, French or Spanish Literature, e.g., FRE 419, SPA 419, to be chosen in consultation with the student's advisor.
- ATH 122 - Art in the Modern World (3 cr. hr.)
- ATH 344 - Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque (3 cr. hr.)
- ATH 355 - Rococo Through Impressionism: 18th and 19th Centuries (3 cr. hr.)
- ATH 357 - Modern Art (3 cr. hr.)
- ENG 220 - Introduction to Western Literature I (3 cr. hr.)
- ENG 221 - Introduction to Western Literature II (3 cr. hr.)
- ENG 355 - Major Figures in British Literature to 1780 (3 cr. hr.)
- ENG 445 - The Romantic Age (3 cr. hr.)
- ENG 471 - The Modern English Novel (3 cr. hr.)
- FRE 318 - French Civilization (3 cr. hr.)
- FRE 319 - Francophone Civilization (3 cr. hr.)
- SPA 318 - Spanish Peninsular Civilization (3 cr. hr.)
Six credit hours chosen from the following:
- ECO 305 - Political Economy of Globalization (3 cr. hr.)
- ECO 441 - International Trade (3 cr. hr.)
- GRY 370 - Will the World Provide? A Research Experience for Students (3 cr. hr.)
- GRY 484 - Geography of Europe (3 cr. hr.)
- PHI 272 - Utopias (3 cr. hr.)
- POL 250 - International Relations (3 cr. hr.)
- POL 260 - Comparative Politics: Europe (3 cr. hr.)
- POL 461 - Europe Today: People and Politics (3 cr. hr.)
Three credit hours chosen from the following:
- HIS 111 - Western Civilization since 1715 (3 cr. hr.)
- HIS 348 - Europe Since 1914 (3 cr. hr.)
Six credit hours chosen from the following:
- HIS 318 - The History of Women in Modern Europe (3 cr. hr.)
- HIS 333 - Russia, 850-1894 (3 cr. hr.)
- HIS 334 - Russia Since 1894 (3 cr. hr.)
- HIS 347 - Modern Europe: The French Revolution to World War I (3 cr. hr.)
- HIS 349 - Central Europe 1789-1918 (3 cr. hr.)
- HIS 441 - Britain Since 1688 (3 cr. hr.)
- HIS 445 - France 1800-1945 (3 cr. hr.)
- HIS 447 - Germany since 1815 (3 cr. hr.)
- HIS 460 - The Holocaust (3 cr. hr.)
- HIS 465 - The Soviet Union, 1917-1953 (3 cr. hr.)
Choose one course from those listed above, or from the general College curriculum with approval of advisor.
Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 124Example of the B.A. in International Studies over four years
First Year
Fall Total credit hours: 16-17
- Foreign language
- GE course
- COR 101 - The Cortland Experience: A First Year Seminar (1 cr. hr.)
- CPN 100 - Writing Studies I (3 cr. hr.) or
- CPN 102 - Writing Studies in the Community I (4 cr. hr.)
- ECO 105 - Political Economy and Social Thought (3 cr. hr.)
- IST 200 - Foundations of the International System (3 cr. hr.)
- Foreign language
- GE course
- CPN 101 - Writing Studies II (3 cr. hr.) or
- CPN 103 - Writing Studies in the Community II (4 cr. hr.)
- HIS 101 - The World Since 1500 (3 cr. hr.)
- IST 210 - The Making of the Modern World (3 cr. hr.)
Fall Total credit hours: 18
- Foreign language
- IST concentration
- GE course
- GE course
- GE course
- Elective
Fall Total credit hours: 15
- IST concentration
- IST concentration
- Foreign language/Elective
- Elective
- Elective
- Study Abroad
Fall Total credit hours: 15
- IST concentration
- IST concentration
- Foreign language/Elective
- Elective
- Elective
- IST concentration
- Foreign language/Elective
- Elective
- Elective
- IST 400 - Themes in International Studies (3 cr. hr.)
