International Affairs Major

International Affairs Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Note: two years of a single high school world language or one year of a single college-level world language is required.

The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.

Courses may be offered in different terms and not all courses are offered every term, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. There may be some courses that have required prerequisites not listed in the plan, review the course descriptions for information. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.

This major requires the completion of the World Language requirement. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete two years of a single language in high school or one year of a single language in college.

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University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.  Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

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Required Area Studies in Security and Economic Policies, Practices, and Norms (Depending on your regional interest, take three courses from this category selected from the approved list).

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Required Interdisciplinary Courses (With approval from director of the International Affairs Program, take 20 credits from three of the following disciplines): ANTH, GEOS, HIST, ECON, PLAN, SOCI.

Students who earn a BA In International Affairs from EWU should be able to:

• analyze global public policy;
• communicate about global public policy in a professional manner;
• conduct original research on a global public policy;
• evaluate global public policy literature;
• explain how socio-economic and political diversity plays a role in international affairs;
• identify major international issues.

The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.

Courses may be offered in different terms and not all courses are offered every term, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. There may be some courses that have required prerequisites not listed in the plan, review the course descriptions for information. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.

This major requires the completion of the World Language requirement. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete two years of a single language in high school or one year of a single language in college.

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University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.  Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

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Required Area Studies in Security and Economic Policies, Practices, and Norms (Depending on your regional interest, take three courses from this category selected from the approved list).

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Required Interdisciplinary Courses (With approval from director of the International Affairs Program, take 20 credits from three of the following disciplines): ANTH, GEOS, HIST, ECON, PLAN, SOCI.