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2022-2023 General Catalog 
    
2022-2023 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Global Studies: International Economics and Cultural Affairs Concentration, B.A.


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General Degree Requirements

Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements (124 Cr.) 

Global Studies Core (6 Cr.)


Introductory Course:


International Economics and Cultural Affairs Concentration Requirements (Minimum 21 Cr.)


Courses with an asterisk (*) have prerequisites.

Support Core: 9 Cr.


Choose 9 credits from this list of electives, selected from at least two different disciplines, in consultation with the IECA advisor; two of the three courses must be at the 300-level or higher.

Degree Map


Credits: 27

2022-23

*All students must take a second-year WIC (Writing Intensive Course). Beginning in Fall 2022, all students will take a third-year WID (Writing in the Discipline) course.

* Students may satisfy language and other IECA requirements through study abroad programs by carefully planning their program of study with their academic advisor and the Office of Global Education.

*All students must complete a major or minor in French, German, or Spanish, or a minimum of 16 credits in Chinese or Japanese language.

* Courses taken to fulfill major requirements may be presented in fulfillment of General Education Requirements where applicable. If a student is pursuing an additional major or minor and there are overlapping courses, the following restrictions apply: An additional major requires at least four courses of at least three credits each beyond those courses in IECA. An additional minor requires at least two courses of at least three credits each beyond those courses in IECA.

Freshman Year


Fall: Semester 1


Total Credits: 15-16

Spring: Semester 2


Total Credits: 15

Sophomore Year


Fall: Semester 3


Total Credits: 15-17

Spring: Semester 4


Total Credits: 15-16

Junior Year


Fall: Semester 5


  • World Language Credits: 3
  • WID Credits: 3
  • Upper-Level Theology Credits: 3
  • ECON Core Credits: 3
  • Elective Credits: 3
Total Credits: 15

Spring: Semester 6


  • World Language Credits: 3
  • IECA Support Core Credits: 3
  • ECON Core Credits: 3
  • Cultural Diversity Credits: 3
  • Elective Credits: 3
Total Credits: 15

Senior Year


Fall: Semester 7


  • Social Science Credits: 3
  • IECA Support Core Credits: 3
  • Humanities Credits: 3
  • Elective Credits: 3
  • Elective Credits: 3
Total Credits: 15

Spring: Semester 8


Total Credits: 15

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