International Studies BA/BS

International Studies connects the individual to the world.

International Studies – Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science

International Studies BA at Southern Oregon University

International Studies, BA/BS

Offered as a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Major

Our mission is to help students connect their own life experiences with people, places, and events around the world and to assure our graduating majors are well prepared for creative and socially-responsible engagement with a globalized world. To this end, International Studies offers an interdisciplinary curriculum that examines economic and political systems as connected within specific geographical, cultural, historical, and social contexts. International Studies is the academic heart of University efforts to understand global events and contemporary world conditions. Our faculty are educated in diverse disciplines and collaborate to mentor students and provide them with rich academic and experiential learning opportunities.

Degree Fit

Program Preparation

The IS Program is interdisciplinary, allowing students to combine studies in anthropology, business, economics, history, political science, geography, and related disciplines and foreign languages.

Degree Roadmap

The International Studies major has a small set of required core courses. In addition, students choose three additional elective courses from a wide list dealing with aspects of global systems and geo-political considerations known as political economy, as well as three elective courses dealing with a particular country or world region. Most of the courses also fulfill different University Studies requirements beyond the IS Major.

Capstone

All International Studies majors complete a Capstone, which provides skills for a broader and deeper understanding and interpretation of regional and global events, issues, and problems, the origins of current regional and global problems, and the connections between their own lives and those of people elsewhere in the world. Recent Capstones have included “Foreign Aid to Developing Countries,” “Music, Worship, and Revolutions,” and “A General History of Indo-European Language.”