INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS MAJOR
(Bachelor or Arts Degree)
ADVISING AND PRE-REGISTRATION INFORMATION
SPRING 2013
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR INTA MAJORS:
 (B.A.) degree requirements:
o Intermediate level language (up through 232)
o Philosophy Course – Most philosophy courses* including GPHIL 101-as long as
GPHIL 101 is not being used for Cluster Two Gen Ed
*Exceptions: GPHIL 150 does not count toward this B.A. requirement.
Students under Fall 2008-2009 catalog or later may not use GPHIL 120, either.
MAJOR ADVISING:
Please contact your major advisor if you have specific questions regarding spring registration or
future schedule planning. You can locate your major advisor on your MyMadison account or from
the POSC department office, Miller 2120. Please be vigilant in checking course sequencing and
projected course availability as you approach completion of your program.
RESEARCH METHODS (INTA 295) & SENIOR SEMINAR (INTA 489)
Sequencing: MATH 220 is a prerequisite for INTA 295. INTA 295 (taken no later than second semester of
your junior year) is a prerequisite for INTA 489, the senior seminar. These courses must be taken in
separate semesters. There are no exceptions to this policy, so plan accordingly.
Enrollment: No overrides are permitted into multiple sections of INTA 295 until all sections are full. This
protects students from overcrowding & distributes the workload fairly among professors. In turn,
enrollment in INTA 489 is by override only. If you are eligible to request a senior seminar, you will receive instructions in
a separate e-mail message. Students will request seminars from 10/22/12 through 10/25/12.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FL 300 & 320
All INTA majors must complete course numbers 300 and 320 in their foreign language (comparative
study track students with a language appropriate for the region.) Some languages offered at JMU may
not use this course numbering—in this instance students must take two 300-level courses that focus on
grammar, oral and written communication. The second 300-level course may not be a literature, cinema
or civilization course. If you are uncertain about which 300-level courses satisfy this requirement, please
check with your advisor.
HIST 330 (U.S. Diplomatic History) While usually a fall semester class, HIST 330 will be
offered this Spring 2013, and then return to the usual fall schedule. HIST 330 is required for
students in the International Relations and optional for all other INTA majors.
GEOG 375 (Political Geography) should be available to INTA students in spring 2013 during preregistration without the need for an override. All other GEOG courses are available to non-GEOG
majors only after pre-registration is over.
Internships: (POSC 495) may count towards the INTA major (3 credits max) with prior approval from
Dr. Jon Keller, INTA major coordinator. Dr. Keller will determine whether and where the credits count
given the nature of the internship. For qualifications, requirements and forms related to internship-forcredit see www.jmu.edu/polisci/internships.html. Students interested in participating in the Washington
Semester’s Global Affairs program should save internship credit for that semester.
HONORS THESIS (POSC 499A, B or C). Dr. Keller is the thesis coordinator and students should
contact him as they begin the process. Honors thesis students must register for the honors colloquium
(POSC 499A, B or C,) depending on the phase of the thesis project. Enrollment in these courses
requires permission from the instructor. Prerequisites: Honors Program requirements, junior standing
and a 3.25 GPA in the major. You must register for this course before the beginning of the semester.
The colloquium is never offered as a block course.
STUDY ABROAD/TRANSFER CREDIT APPROVAL. See department chair, Dr. Charles Blake
(blakech@jmu.edu).
SPRING 2013 INTA MAJOR COURSE OFFERINGS in the POSC department:
See your course catalog for descriptions of these courses.
POSC 230
International Relations [2 sections]
POSC 240
Comparative Politics
POSC 370
U.S. Foreign Policy [2 sections]
{NOTE: During the initial registration period for spring 2013, section 2 of POSC 370 is only open to INTA
majors.
INTA 295
Research Methods [4 sections]
INTA 489
Senior Seminar in International Affairs [6 sections]
POSC 344
Politics of the European Union
POSC 345
Politics of Western Europe
POSC 353
African Politics
POSC 361
Topics in International Politics – Counterterrorism
POSC 371
Topics in Comparative Politics - Post Conflict Societies
POSC 396
International Organizations
POSC 435
International Terrorism
POSC 458
International Political Analysis
Below is a preliminary listing of the courses offered for spring 2013 by INTA concentration. Students should refer to
e-campus to see if additional courses have been added to the fall schedule. As of Fall 2011-2012, there has been an
expansion of INTA course offerings. Students under earlier catalogs will be permitted to apply these courses toward
their programs by a Course Directive requested through Dr. Keller, the INTA coordinator.
INTA CORE courses
POSC 230, 240, & 370 are offered every semester.
GECON 200, ECON 201, & ECON 270 are offered every semester.
In some languages, xxx 300 & xxx 320 are offered every semester; in others, the offerings vary.
Please check with MyMadison listings in the Dept. of Foreign Languages, Literatures, & Cultures for
scheduling details.
As noted above in this pre-registration memo, HIST 330, normally a fall semester class, is being offered in Spring
2013 & will then return to a fall–semester-only class. INTA 295 & INTA 489 are offered every semester.
International Relations concentration
Cross-Area courses: GANTH 195 [4 sections], ECON 312, GEOG 280 [2 sections], GEOG 325,
GEOG 345, POSC 371: Post-Conflict Societies
Area courses: Africa - HIST 263, HIST 470, POSC 353; Asia – GHUM 252 section 8 on East Asian
Humanities, HIST 377, Europe - HIST 301, POSC 344, POSC 345; Latin America - GHUM 252
{sections 5 & 6 on Latin American Cultures} The Middle East - HIST 270
IR courses: ECON 365, ECON 372 [2 sections], GEOG 320, GEOG 375 [2 sections], HIST 330,
GHUM 252: section 7 on Gandhi, POSC/JUST 331, JUST 375, POSC 361: Counterterrorism,
POSC 396, 435, REL 363/IA 363.
Comparative Study concentration
International & Cross-Area courses: GANTH 195 [4 sections], ECON 312, ECON 365, ECON 372 [2
sections], GEOG 280 [2 sections], GEOG 320, GEOG 325, GEOG 345, GEOG 375 [2 sections],
HIST 330, GHUM 252 section 7 on Gandhi, POSC 361: Counterterrorism, POSC 370 [2 sections],
POSC 371: Post-Conflict Societies, POSC 396, POSC 435, POSC 458.
Africa courses: GAFST 200 [2 sections], ARTH 419, ARTH 424, ENG 432, ECON 365, HIST 263,
HIST 470, POSC 353
Asia courses: REL 300: section 1 on Classical Chinese Thought, REL 310, PHIL/REL 385, HIST
377, GHUM 252: section 8 on East Asian Humanities
Europe courses: POSC 344, GARTH 206 [6 sections], FR 308, FR 375, FR 465, GER 266, GER 308,
GER 426, ITAL/HIST 308, ITAL 425, RUS 266, SPAN 307, HIST 306, HIST 301, HIST 489:
section 1 on Stalinist Modernization, POSC 345
Latin America courses: ANTH 265, SPAN 308, SPAN 375, SPAN 415, GEOG 337, GHUM 252:
sections 5 and 6 on Latin American Cultures
Middle East courses: ARAB 446*, ARTH 424, ECON 365, HIST 270
Students with advanced language skills may also enroll in the 400-level literature courses to
meet the culture requirement.