Boston College
International Studies
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Disciplinary Base: □ Economics
□ Political Science □ History, Culture and Society
□ HCS Ethics & Int’l Soc. Justice Option (Normative, Thematic, Area)
Cluster:
See pre-approved clusters on our course list: http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/isp/program_of_study/courses.html
□ HCS Global Cultural Studies
Humanities
History and Social Sciences or
Area Option
Cluster:
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Study Abroad Plans
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International Studies Core – 22 Credits in at least 7 Courses
Course
Title
INTL 2500
Introduction to International Studies
ECON 1131
Microeconomics
ECON 1132
Macroeconomics
POLI X4XX
A Comparative Politics Course (a Political Science course with a
24XX prefix, such as POLI 2400, 34XX, etc.
INTL 5563
Ethics, Religion, and International Politics
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Take two History, Culture and Society Courses: COMM/INTL 2262 Online Communication and Global Society,
ENGL 4503/INTL Global Englishes, HIST 1005-1006 Asia in the World I and II, HIST 1019-1020 Democracy, Rights and
Empire I and II, HIST 1023-1024 Eurasia in the World I and II, HIST 1055-1056 Globalization I and II, HIST 1059-1060
Islam and Global Modernities I and II, HIST 1063-1064 Latin America in the World I and II. HIST 1077-1078 Globalization I
and II, HIST 4496 U.S. Foreign Policy II/1945-present, SOCY 1003 Introductory Anthropology, SOCY 1040 Global
Sociology, THEO 1161-1162 The Religious Quest
(See our website at http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/isp/program_of_study/major.html for a complete list)
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Disciplinary Base: Political Science – 18 Credits in at least 6 Courses
Course
Title
POLI 1041
POLI 1042
INTL 3540
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Fundamentals I (Political Science) (POLI 1021 or any
POLI 26XX course may be substituted)
Fundamentals II (Political Science) (POLI 1061 or any
POLI 23XX course may be substituted)
Research Methods or another methods course, generally POLI 2415 or stats taught in
other departments, or similar courses offered abroad
Elective in International or Comparative Politics
Elective in International or Comparative Politics
Elective in International or Comparative Politics
Disciplinary Base – 18 Credits in at least 6 Courses Economics
Course
Title
ECON2201
Microeconomic Theory (preferably the honors section
ECON 2203)
ECON2202
Macroeconomic Theory (preferably the honors section
ECON 2204)
Statistics(ECON 1151) or (preferably Honors Statistics
(ECON 1155)
Econometrics(ECON 2228) or Game Theory in
Economics(ECON 3308)
Two electives chosen such as: ECON 2207 The Global Economy, ECON
3371 International Trade, ECON 3372 International Finance (see our
website at http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/isp/program_of_study/major.html for
a complete list)
Disciplinary Base – History, Culture and Society 6 Courses
□ Ethics & Int’l Social Justice --- Cluster:
□ Global Cultural Studies --- Cluster:
Pre-approved thematic clusters are available (e.g., "Global Ethics" or "Human Rights"); courses not listed and independent clusters must
be pre-approved. The twelve credits of electives should be from one cluster). See pre-approved course list:
http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/isp/program_of_study/courses.html
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Ethics & International Social Justice:
One foundation course in Moral Philosophy, Religious Ethics, or Political Theory chosen from the following
list: PHIL/THEO 1160 The Challenge of Justice, PHIL 3377 Ethical Theory, PHIL 4427 The State of Nature & Nature
of the State, PHIL 5500 Philosophy of Law, PHIL 5524 Ethics: An Introduction, POLI 2606 Intro to Modern Political
Philosophy, POLI 2631 Ethics and Politics, POLI 2649 Liberty and Order, THEO 4405 Christianity and Politics, THEO
4496 The Moral Dimensions of Christian Life
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One foundation course in the Social Sciences (providing an introduction to this approach) choose one of the following:
INTL 3540 Research Methods in International Studies, INTL 4540 Qualitative Research Methods,
POLI 2415 Models of Politics, POLI 2422 Comparative Social Movements, ECON 2234 Economics and Catholic Social
Teaching, ECON/INTL 3376 International Economic Relations, SOCY 1003 Introduction to Anthropology, SOCY
1087 Social Movements, SOCY 1093 Comparative Social Change, SOCY 2210 Research Methods, SOCY 2215 Social
Theory, NURS 1210 Public Health (w/relevant thematic concentration)
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Electives – select electives according to one of the following options:
Select four electives of at least 12 credits in the area of normative philosophical, theological, or normative political
approaches to international affairs. Pre-approved clusters are available (e.g., “Global Ethics” or “Human Rights”), courses
not listed and independent clusters must be pre-approved. The twelve credits of electives should be from one cluster.
See pre-approved course list: http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/isp/program_of_study/courses.html
The International Normative Ethics cluster draws mostly from philosophy, theology, and related courses in
other departments. The other thematic clusters draw mostly from the social sciences, including history.
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Global Cultural Studies
One Foundation Course that provides a Theoretical Perspective on culture/or the arts:
ARTH 1109 Clues to Seeing, COMM/INTL 2262 Online Communication and Global Society, ENGL/INTL 4503
Global Englishes, ENGL 4551 Contemporary Lit and Cultural Theory, ENGL 3230 Literature and Social Change, FILM
3312 World Cinema, FILM 3382 Film Criticism and Theory, SOCY 1003 Introductory Anthropology, SOCY 1073
States, Markets, and Bodies, SOCY 1093 Comparative Social Change
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One Foundation Course that involves the study of research strategies and methods for the study of
culture:
INTL 3540 Research Methods in International Studies, INTL 4540 Qualitative Research Methods, SOCY 2210 Research
Methods, SOCY 2215 Social Theory, SOCY 5509 Feminist Approaches to Theory and Methodology, SOCY 5511
Ethnography and Field Research, SOCY 5518 Participant Observation
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Electives—Select according to one of the following options:
□ Global Culture and the Humanities Option; □ Global Culture, History, and the Social Sciences Option; or □Area
Further, define Cluster: ______________________________________________________________
(*Pre-approved thematic clusters are available (e.g., "Global Media Studies", “Comparative Human Rights”); courses not listed and
independent clusters must be pre-approved. The twelve credits of electives should be from one cluster). See pre-approved course
list: http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/isp/program_of_study/courses.html
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Senior Year Research and Writing program – 3 or 9 credits over two semesters:
Course
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INTL4941
International Studies Senior Seminar, OR
INTL4951
Senior Honor Thesis I and
INTL4952
Senior Honor Thesis II
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