International Studies

In addition to the general education requirements, the student majoring in International Studies must complete at least 64 semester hours including:

I. Intercultural Communication 5 s.h.
INTD/COMM3100 Intercultural Communication
INTD4200 Study Abroad Retrospective

II. Intercultural Studies 18 s.h.
Two or more courses in each of the following three groups with an accumulation of at least 18 semester hours credit:

International Humanities
ARTS2300 Art History Survey: Ancient to Medieval 3 s.h.
ENGL/THTR2470 Modern Drama 3 s.h.
HIST1310 World Civilizations I 3 s.h.
HIST1320 World Civilizations II 3 s.h.
HIST2340 Middle Eastern Civilization I 3 s.h.
HIST2360 Middle Eastern Civilization II 3 s.h.
RELG2360 Religions of the World 3 s.h.

International Culture
GEOG/POLS3330 Geography of Contemporary Affairs 3 s.h.
PSYC3370 Cross Cultural Psychology 3 s.h.
RELG3490 Christian Feminist Theologies 3 s.h.
SOCI1350 Cultural Anthropology 3 s.h.
SOCI3330 Social Inequality 3 s.h.

International Politics/Economics
BUAD4420 International Finance 3 s.h.
ECON3440 International Economics 3 s.h.
POLS2350 Comparative Government and Politics 3 s.h.
POLS2380 International Politics 3 s.h.
POLS/PEAC2200 Introduction to Peace Studies 3 s.h.
POLS/PEAC3220 Global Peace Issues 3 s.h.
HIST/POLS3460 United States Foreign Relations 3 s.h.
HIST/POLS3470 British Foreign Relations 3 s.h.

Courses listed in these groups have an intercultural focus rather than a focus on a specific nation or culture. Courses other than those listed, such as “topics” offerings in various disciplines, winter term programs, and individual studies — if they have explicit intercultural content — will be acceptable whenever the student, the Director of Intercultural Programs, and the academic adviser agree that the course is appropriate for the student’s program.

III. Discipline Concentration 15 s.h.
A minimum of 15 hours must be selected from a specific discipline. Courses selected should not duplicate courses taken to meet the Intercultural Studies requirement (see above). The choice of the specialization should be made by the student in consultation with an adviser and with regard to the student’s career objectives.

IV. Area Concentration 12 s.h.
These 12 hours or the equivalent will focus on a specific area of the world such as Latin America, East Asia, the Middle East, Africa, or Western Europe. The courses may be taken at Graceland University or at other academic institutions in the United States or in other countries. The student is required to spend at least four weeks in residence in the area of the world chosen for the concentration and which has been approved by an International Studies advisor. International students whose ordinary residence is not the United States and/or whose primary language is not English, who choose the United States for their area concentration, are required to spend at least four continuous weeks in an area of the United States distinctly different in nature from the Lamoni area (urban area, alternate rural area, etc.) and complete upon their return to campus an “alternate residence” retrospective to fulfill the intent of INTD4200 focusing on their interpretation of the structures of American society observed and experienced during the alternate residence period.

V. Language 14 s.h.
In consultation with the adviser, the student must select a language (other than the student’s own native language) that will ordinarily be related to that area of the world chosen for concentration. The student must either (1) have a minimum of 14 semester hours credit or the equivalent in that language, or (2) prove competency in it by proficiency examinations or by other means acceptable to the Division of Humanities. International students who choose English to meet this requirement will be considered to have met its intent upon successful completion of ENGL1410 or 1440, COMM1200, and one of the advanced composition courses.

All students who wish to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in History, International Studies, Social Science, or Sociology in the Social Science Division must successfully complete two semesters of a single foreign language or equivalent as demonstrated by placement examination or status as a native speaker of a language other than English.