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Human Services and International Affairs, BA

2023-2024 Edition

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The human services and international affairs combined major offers students an understanding of geopolitical realities paired with the practical skills and theory necessary to work in social services and nongovernmental organizations impacted by global issues. Students have an opportunity to prepare for practice in international NGOs through co-ops and Dialogue of Civilizations programs. This combined major is designed to prepare students for positions within the nonprofit sector with an international focus.

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

BA Language Requirements

All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Human Services Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Courses
HUSV 1101Social Change and Human Services4
HUSV 2300Counseling in Human Services4
HUSV 2970Research Methods for Human Services4
or INTL 2718 Research Methods in International Affairs
or INSH 3101 Research Methods in the Social Sciences
HUSV 3570The Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy, and Social Change4
HUSV 3900Social Policy4
HUSV 4994Human Services Internship6
Human Services Electives
Complete three HUSV courses.12

International Affairs Requirements

Courses used to fulfill major requirements may not be used to satisfy the global dynamics requirement. See department for additional courses.

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Courses
ECON 1115Principles of Macroeconomics4
or ECON 1116 Principles of Microeconomics
or HIST 2211 The World Since 1945
or HIST 2311 Colonialism/Imperialism
INTL 1101Globalization and International Affairs4
INTL 3400International Conflict and Negotiation4
POLS 1160International Relations4
International Experiential Learning
Complete at least one international semester via study abroad, international internship, international co-op, or two short-term programs.

International Affairs Elective

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following:4
Course List
Code Title Hours
INTL 2480
Women and World Politics
INTL 2500
Race and Global Human Mobility
INTL 3150
Global Philanthropy
INTL 3200
Cities in a Global Context
INTL 3406
International Law
INTL 3430
Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection
INTL 3450
Security, Culture, Power
INTL 3520
Global Political Economy
INTL 4100
Forced Migration: Refugees, Exiles, and Displaced Persons
INTL 5010
International Human Rights Law and Policy
INTL 5100
Climate and Development

Global Dynamics

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following (courses are divided into thematic groups to aid students in deciding which courses to take and have no bearing on major requirements):4
Course List
Code Title Hours
Environment
ENVR 1110
Global Climate Change
ENVR 2515
Sustainable Development
ENVR 3150
Food Security and Sustainability
INTL 5100
Climate and Development
INTL 5268
International Environmental Policy
or PPUA 5268
International Environmental Policy
SOCL 1246
Environment and Society
Law, Diplomacy, and Global Governance
COMM 2303
Global and Intercultural Communication
INTL 2480
Women and World Politics
or WMNS 2480
Women and World Politics
INTL 3520
Global Political Economy
INTL 5010
International Human Rights Law and Policy
POLS 1155
Comparative Politics
POLS 1160
International Relations
POLS 2370
Religion and Politics
POLS 3405
International Political Economy
POLS 3406
International Law
POLS 4910
Model United Nations
Human Rights and Social Justice
HIST 2303
Gender and Reproductive Justice
HIST 2373
Gender and Sexuality in World History
INTL 2480
Women and World Politics
or WMNS 2480
Women and World Politics
INTL 5010
International Human Rights Law and Policy
PHIL 5001
Global Justice
Conflict and Security
CRIM 3030
Global Criminology
CRIM 3060
Political Crime and Terrorism
CRIM 5203
Security in the 21st Century
HIST 1206
Drug Trade and Drug War: History, Security, Culture
HIST 1389
History of Espionage 1: Antiquity to World War II
HIST 1390
History of Espionage 2: Cold War Spies
HIST 2217
The Global Far-Right since 1945: Politics, Culture, Violence
HIST 3330
The Global Cold War
HIST 3334
Assassinations in World History
HIST 3335
History of Modern Terrorism
INTL 3430
Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection
INTL 3450
Security, Culture, Power
JRNL 3300
Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media
or INTL 3300
Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media
PHIL 5001
Global Justice
POLS 2282
The Holocaust and Comparative Genocide
POLS 3418
Nationalism
POLS 3420
U.S. National Security Policy
POLS 3423
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
POLS 3430
Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection
or INTL 3430
Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection
POLS 4918
Model NATO
Globalization
AFAM 2600
Issues in Race, Science, and Technology
ANTH 2305
Global Markets and Local Culture
ANTH 2315
Religion and Modernity
ECON 3290
History of the Global Economy
ECON 3635
International Economics
HIST 1215
Origins of Today: Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues
HIST 2211
The World Since 1945
HIST 2311
Colonialism/Imperialism
INTB 3310
Cultural Aspects of International Business
INTL 2480
Women and World Politics
or WMNS 2480
Women and World Politics
INTL 3200
Cities in a Global Context
INTL 3520
Global Political Economy
POLS 1160
International Relations
POLS 2370
Religion and Politics
POLS 3405
International Political Economy
POLS 3406
International Law
Population, Migration, and Diaspora
AFRS 1270
Introduction to Global Health
or PHTH 1270
Introduction to Global Health
AFRS 3424
Epidemiology of Pandemic Diseases and Health Disparities in the African Diaspora
ANTH 1101
Peoples and Cultures
HIST 1218
Pirates, Planters, and Patriots: Making the Americas, 1492–1804
HIST 1219
History of Global Pandemics
INTL 2500
Race and Global Human Mobility
INTL 3200
Cities in a Global Context
INTL 4100
Forced Migration: Refugees, Exiles, and Displaced Persons
PHIL 1111
Introduction to World Religions
PHIL 1271
Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Development
ANTH 2305
Global Markets and Local Culture
ECON 1291
Development Economics
ECON 3404
International Food Policy
ECON 3405
A Critique of Capitalism
ENVR 2515
Sustainable Development
HIST 2011
Capitalism and Business: A Global History
INNO 2206
Global Social Enterprise
INTB 1203
International Business and Global Social Responsibility
or INTB 1209
International Business and Global Social Responsibility
INTL 3150
Global Philanthropy
INTL 3520
Global Political Economy
INTL 5100
Climate and Development
PHTH 5230
Global Health
POLS 3487
Politics of Developing Nations
Communication and Media
COMM 2303
Global and Intercultural Communication
INTB 3310
Cultural Aspects of International Business
JRNL 3300
Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media
or INTL 3300
Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media
JRNL 5360
Global Reporting
MSCR 2325
Global Media

Regional Analysis Requirement

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete three of the following, two of which must be in one region. Select courses taken during a semester study abroad or specific Dialogue of Civilizations courses may count as regional analysis courses pending approval of the international affairs head faculty advisor. See department for additional courses.12
  
Course List
Code Title Hours
Africa
AFRS 1101
Introduction to African Studies
AFRS 2307
Africa Today
AFRS 2900
Swahili, Culture, and Politics in Kenya
AFRS 3460
Contemporary Government and Politics in Africa
AFRS 4939
Community Health, Culture, and Development in Kenya
ANTH 4350
Ethnography of Southeast Asia
ANTH 4510
Anthropology of Africa
HIST 1180
African History
INNO 3308
Business Economic History of South Africa
INTL 2464
Natural Resources and Sustainable Development
or AFRS 2464
Natural Resources and Sustainable Development
Asia
ANTH 4515
Culture and Politics in Modern India
ASNS 1150
East Asian Studies
or HIST 1150
East Asian Studies
CLTR 1500
Modern Chinese History and Culture
CLTR 1506
Introduction to Chinese Popular Culture
CLTR 1700
Introduction to Japanese Pop Culture
HIST 1246
World War II in the Pacific
HIST 1252
Japanese Literature and Culture
HIST 1500
Modern Chinese History and Culture
HIST 2351
Modern Japan
PHIL 1275
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Beyond
PHIL 1290
Chinese Philosophy and Religion
PHIL 2395
Japanese Buddhism
POLS 3482
East Asian Politics
POLS 3485
China: Governance and Foreign Policy
Europe
CLTR 1501
Introduction to French Culture
CLTR 1503
Introduction to Italian Culture
CLTR 1504
Cultural History of Spain
HIST 1170
Europe: Empires, Revolutions, Wars, and Their Aftermath
HIST 1272
Europe in the Middle Ages, 500–1500
HIST 1286
History of the Soviet Union
HIST 2370
Renaissance to Enlightenment
HIST 2375
The Tudors, the Stuarts, and the Birth of Modern Britain
INTL 3455
Russian Foreign Policy
or POLS 3455
Russian Foreign Policy
POLS 3435
Politics and Governance of Europe and the European Union
Latin America
ANTH 4500
Latin American Society and Development
CLTR 1240
Latin American Film
CLTR 1502
Introduction to Arabic Culture
CLTR 1505
Latin American Culture, History, and Politics
CLTR 3715
New Narratives: Latin America after 1989
CLTR 3720
Literature, Arts, and Poverty in Latin America
CLTR 4655
Latin American Literature
ECON 1292
Economic History of the Middle East
HIST 1185
Introduction to Middle Eastern History
HIST 1187
Introduction to Latin American History
HIST 2025
Latin American History through Film
LACS 1220
Latino, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies
Middle East
INTL 1150
The Mediterranean World: An Overview
INTL 1160
Middle East Studies
INTL 2200
America and the Middle East
INTL 3250
Democracy and Development in North Africa and the Mediterranean
PHIL 1280
Islam: Rituals, Traditions, and Debates
PHIL 1285
Jewish Religion and Culture
POLS 3465
Government and Politics in the Middle East

International Affairs Foreign Language Requirement

Complete coursework in a language through at least intermediate-level two (course number 2101 or higher). Note: Completing this requirement satisfies the language requirement for the BA degree.

Human Services/International Affairs Integrative Courses

Complete Senior Seminar in Human Services (HUSV 4700) or Senior Capstone Seminar in International Affairs (INTL 4700) or both. Note, however, that students wishing to take HUSV 4700 but not INTL 4700 must meet with an INTL advisor to obtain approval for a substitute INTL course. Similarly, students wishing to take INTL 4700 but not HUSV 4700 must meet with an HUSV advisor to obtain approval for a substitute HUSV course. Substitute courses (HUSV or INTL) must be upper-division courses and must relate to the combined major.

Course List
Code Title Hours
Human Services
HUSV 4700Senior Seminar in Human Services4
International Affairs
INTL 4700Senior Capstone Seminar in International Affairs4

Human Services and International Affairs Combined Major Credit Requirement

Complete 84 semester hours in the major.

Experiential Liberal Arts

All students in this College of Social Sciences and Humanities program are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Sample Plan of Study: Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ENGW 11114ECON 32904Elective (Dialogue of Civilizations possible)4Elective (Dialogue of Civilizations possible)4
HUSV 11014HUSV 23004Elective (Dialogue of Civilizations possible)4Elective (Dialogue of Civilizations possible)4
INTL 10001POLS 11604  
INTL 11014Foreign language course4  
HUSV elective4   
 17 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ECON 11154EESH 20001Elective (Dialogue of Civilizations possible)4Co-op0
Foreign language course4HUSV 2970 or INTL 27184Elective (Dialogue of Civilizations possible)4 
HUSV elective4HUSV 39004  
INTL elective4INTL 34004  
 Elective4  
 16 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0ENGW 33154Elective (Dialogue of Civilizations possible)4Co-op0
 HUSV 49946Elective (Dialogue of Civilizations possible)4 
 HUSV elective4  
 Elective4  
 0 18 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0HUSV 47004  
 INTL 47004  
 Elective4  
 Elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 132
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