Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs Shorelight Group - University of Nevada Reno, USA

The International Affairs Program is an interdisciplinary degree program for undergraduate students. The program provides opportunities for students to explore diverse course options throughout the University and develop an area of expertise relating to students’ own interests. Students may choose to focus their studies within a discipline or across disciplines. Students can take advantage of the diverse course offerings within the College of Liberal Arts as well as in other Colleges at the University. International Affairs students interested in environmental studies, geography, business, journalism, literature, economics, or regional studies, to name a few, are encouraged to incorporate relevant coursework in these areas into their degree plans. The flexibility built into the interdisciplinary International Affairs Program assists students in preparing themselves for advanced educational opportunities and professional careers in an increasingly interdependent world.The major in International Affairs requires students to complete 33 credits. The coursework consists of an 18-unit required component and a 15-unit Emphasis. Students may use up to nine credits from a minor or second major towards their International Affairs course requirements. The diversity of options within the major and opportunities to study abroad means that students should seek academic advisement prior to enrollment each semester.Students should plan to take PSC 211 or PSC 231 and foreign language courses during their first year. In some cases, introductory courses at the 200-level may be recommended in the second semester. Students wanting to take upper-division economics courses as part of the International Affairs degree program should plan to take ECON 102 and/or ECON 103 as prerequisite courses. Students may opt to write a senior thesis and/or complete an internship to satisfy three to six credits of the program’s Emphasis requirement. Students should contact the International Affairs adviser for more information. Internships require approval and must be completed in accordance with program and University guidelines.