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Major Requirements

国际研究项目研究世界各国人民及其机构的多样性和相互依赖性. Since 1969, 该课程训练学生分析各种各样的人类经验，并考虑我们当前的环境和历史给我们的星球带来的挑战. Because of the breadth of its purview, the program asks students to choose from one of two pathways through the major: either the study of one of five world regions (Africa; Asia; Caribbean and Latin America; Middle East; or Russia and Eurasia) or the study of global interrelations with a disciplinary or thematic focus (global studies).

All majors, whether following the area studies or the global studies pathway, must take at least one course from the program’s “global core” (global studies majors take three); complete a minimum of four semesters of study in a single language other than English; complete at least one semester (or summer) of college-level study abroad; and cap their major with the INTS 401. Senior Seminar in International Studies. 区域研究专业的学生还必须在信誉最好的网投十大平台的课程中至少选修五门与他们所在世界区域相关的课程, 全球研究专业的学生必须在一个学科或主题聚焦集群和一个比较区域之间做出选择.

LEARNING GOALS

The international studies program’s learning goals can be found HERE.

REQUIREMENTS

Number of courses, credits and overall GPA required for the major:

Credits and grades—Students must earn 10 credits to complete the major. 四学期最低修满的语言课程不计入本专业总学分. 10学分专业的课程不得通过或不及格，成绩不得低于C-. 从信誉最好的网投十大平台哈特福德校区获得的学分不能超过三个. 在国外学习一学期以上的学生，经与主任协商后，可以例外. All required courses at the 300 level or above must be taken at Trinity.

Concentrations/Tracks:

核心课程:所有国际研究专业必须满足以下核心要求:

  • The global core. 这些课程既是项目的门户，也是其智力核心. All majors must take at least one course from the core, and global studies majors must take three, one of which should be at the 300 level. See the listing of global core courses under the global studies heading below.
  • Area courses or focus cluster. Students following the area studies pathway choose among the following five world regions (Africa; Asia; Caribbean and Latin America; Middle East; or Russia and Eurasia) and take five area courses according to the guidelines listed under the appropriate heading below. One of these must be at the 300 level. In certain cases, 区域研究专业的学生可以通过学习全球核心课程的300级课程来满足这一要求. Students following the global studies pathway choose, in consultation with their international studies adviser, one of two options: a disciplinary/thematic focus cluster or comparative regions. 重点集群选项要求学生从单一学科或单一主题中选择三门课程, one of which must be at the 300 level. 下文全球研究标题下提供了重点分组选择的进一步准则. 比较地区选项要求学生在以下五个世界地区中的任意两个列出的区域课程中平均分配六个学分, at least one of which must be at the 300 level.
  • 语言:在信誉最好的网投十大平台入学后，国际研究专业的学生必须通过完成至少四个学期的英语以外的单一语言学分学习来从事持续的大学水平的语言学习. 一个学期(或一个夏天)的强化语言学习在一个学习项目中被视为一个学期的要求, regardless of the number of credits earned. 超过四个学期要求的语言课程可以作为选修课计入专业, in some cases, as area courses. 学习地区研究课程的学生应在与国际研究顾问协商后，从该地区选择一门语言.

Electives: Students following the area studies pathway, 以及那些遵循全球研究路径的重点集群选项, choose three electives, ordinarily consisting of additional area courses, global core courses, or language courses.

Capstone/senior project: Senior Seminar in International Studies (INTS 401). Every student must complete INTS 401, ordinarily in either the fall or spring semester of the senior year. This course fulfills the Writing Intensive II requirement for the major, 它的目标是让学生完成一篇实质性的研究论文，该论文批判性地涉及全球或国际领域的主要学科方法和公共话语. Instruction will rotate among international studies faculty, 他们每个人都将围绕一个特定的主题和/或方法方法组织课程.

ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

Study away国际研究专业学生必须在美国境外完成至少一个学期(或夏季)的大学水平学习, 通常通过完成在国际研究学院和留学办公室工作人员的帮助下选择的认可的出国留学计划. In certain cases, students may, in consultation with their international studies advisers, 通过完成一门包含社区学习内容的课程或在美国进行一次具有全球影响力的实习来满足这一要求.

Honors获得荣誉的先决条件是10学分的专业成绩平均为A，并完成一学分的荣誉论文, normally in the spring semester of the senior year. These will be graded on a pass/fail basis. 每年5月初召开的一个委员会将对论文进行评估，以确定在符合条件的专业中哪一个将在毕业时获得荣誉. In certain cases, 提交给其他部门和项目的论文可能会被考虑为国际研究荣誉. 荣誉论文的指导方针和申请每年都会在项目网站上公布，通常在10月下旬提交给主任.