2024-2025 Undergraduate General Catalog


International Studies Major

Required Courses

Study Abroad: 10 credit hours minimum

Students are required to complete 10 credits abroad in an Augustana-approved study abroad program, preferably in a semester format, that best matches the objective of engagement with global communities.  Students will work with IPO, INST director, and their advisors to design a course program that can fulfill a variety of objectives.
Approved Semester Length Study Abroad Program

10 (or more)

Required Courses: 9 credit hours

INST 100Introduction to International Studies

2

INST 390Senior Research Project

1

GOVT 120Politics in a Diverse World (PW)

3

 

HIST 110West in the World: Greeks, Romans, and Knights (WT)

3

OR

HIST 111West in the World II: Creation of the Modern Age (WT)

3

Language Requirement: 14 credit hours

Students who have proficiency at the Intermediate II level and take a 300-level language course are waived from the 14 language credit hours. Students who wish to demonstrate proficiency in a language not taught at Augustana should consult with the International Studies Program Coordinator.

FREN 110Introduction to French I (L1)

3

FREN 111Introduction to French II (L2)

3

FREN 210Intermediate French I

4

FREN 211Intermediate French II

4

OR

SPAN 110Introduction to Spanish I (L1)

3

SPAN 111Introduction to Spanish II (L2)

3

SPAN 210Intermediate Spanish I

4

SPAN 211Intermediate Spanish II

4

Concentration: 12 Credit Hours

Take a minimum of 12 credit hours in one of the following concentration areas.  In all cases, no more than one course (3 credit hours) may count toward a student's international studies major and another declared major.

  • Latin American Studies
  • European Studies
  • Norwegian Studies
  • International Strategic Communication and Business Leadership
  • Student designed focused area [to be created and approved in consultation with the Program Coordinator of the International Studies major]

European Studies

ENGL 225World Literature I (WT)

3

ENGL 300Seminar in Earlier British Literature

3

ENGL 310Seminar in Later British Literature

3

FREN 340Civilization and Culture of France

3

FREN 360History of the Literature of France I

3

FREN 361History of the Literature of France II

3

GENL 256Music and Theatre in Eastern Europe (A)

3

GOVT 325International Law

3

GOVT 385International Politics

3

HIST 245Ireland North and South: From Revolutionary Era to Troubled Times 1798-1998

3

PHIL 260Global Ethics (E) (PW)

3

RELI 245After Auschwitz: The Holocaust and Christian Faith (E) (RT)

3

SPAN 340Spanish Civilization and Culture

3

SPAN 360History of the Literature of Spain I: Medieval and Early Modern Literature (LT)

3

SPAN 361History of the Literature of Spain II (LT)

3

SPAN 396Topics in Hispanic Literature (LT)

3

SPAN 397Topics:

3- 4

Latin American Studies

Students completing the Latin American Studies Concentration must complete SPAN 211.

The four Latin American elective courses must be from at least two different departmental prefixes.

ANTH 271/SOCI 271Cultural Anthropology (PW)

3

COMM 300Intercultural/International Communication

3

ENGL 340Seminar in Global Literature (NW)

3

HIST 230Cultural History of Mexico (PW)

3

HIST 261History of Latin America 1450-2010 (PW)

3

MUSI 214Music History and Literature of the Non-Western World (PW)(W)

3

SOCI 280Race, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism

3

SPAN 250Spanish for Health Care Professionals

3

SPAN 341Latin American Civilization and Culture

3

SPAN 362History of the Literature of Latin America (LT)

3

SPAN 370Modern Latin American Novel

3

SPAN 396Topics in Hispanic Literature (LT)

3

SPAN 397Topics:

3- 4

Norwegian Studies

All courses must be chosen in consultation with the INST Program Coordinator.  A list of approved courses must be submitted to the Registrar.

Strategic Communication and Business Leadership

BSAD 297Topics:

3

BSAD 397Topics:

3

BSAD 428Strategic Management

3

BSAD 433International Finance

3

COMM 300Intercultural/International Communication

3

COMM 365/JOUR 365Public Relations

3

COMM 397Topics:

3

GOVT 235American Foreign Policy

3

GOVT 325International Law

3

GOVT 345Identity Conflict and World Politics (W)

3

GOVT 385International Politics

3

SPAN 250Spanish for Health Care Professionals

3

BSAD 297: Brexit 
BSAD 397: Sustainability
COMM 397: Religion and Communication