Bachelor of International Studies at Towson University

    Bachelor of International Studies at Towson University

    Bachelor of International Studies at Towson University

    The International Studies at Towson University is a Full Time Bachelor program offered at the university's main campus in Towson , United States of America. The program is delivered on campus in English and can be completed in 4 years. Students develop academic knowledge and practical skills that prepare them for future careers in this field. The next available intake starts on August 28, 2027.

    About Bachelor of International Studies

    International Studies Minor Requirements (21 units)

    All courses that count toward the minor must be completed with a grade equivalent of 2.00 or higher.

    Language Requirement: Students in the International Studies minor must attain an intermediate level of proï¬ciency (through 202) or equivalent in any modern foreign language that is offered by or can be tested by the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures. Language units through 202 do not count toward the 21 units needed for the minor.

    Course List
    CodeTitleUnits
    Foundation Courses
    Select two of the following: 6
    ANTH 207
    CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
    ECON 201
    MICROECONOMIC PRINCIPLES
    ECON 202
    MACROECONOMIC PRINCIPLES
    GEOG 102
    WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
    GEOG 105
    GEOGRAPHY OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
    HIST 103
    HISTORY OF EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION FROM THE 17TH CENTURY
    HIST 161
    WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1300
    POSC 107
    INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
    International Studies Electives
    Select five courses from the list of electives below in at least two different departments.15
    Total Units21

    International Studies Electives 

    Course List
    CodeTitleUnits
    Anthropology
    ANTH 307KOREA AND GLOBALIZATION3
    ANTH 321ANTHROPOLOGY OF GENDER3
    ANTH 325MORAL PANICS3
    ANTH 341INFORMATION AGE CULTURES3
    ANTH 346WEALTH, POWER AND POLITICS IN CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE3
    ANTH 351DRUGS IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE3
    ANTH 352ANTHROPOLOGY OF MEDIA3
    ANTH 353LATINAS IN THE AMERICAS3
    ANTH 364RELIGION, MAGIC AND WITCHCRAFT3
    ANTH 367PEOPLES OF THE MIDDLE EAST3
    ANTH 368GLOBALIZATION IN CROSS CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE3
    ANTH 369TRADITION & REVOLUTION IN LATIN AMERICA3
    ANTH 388RETHINKING INDIGENEITY3
    ANTH 37xSPECIAL TOPICS IN ANTHROPOLOGY 13
    ANTH 47xSPECIAL TOPICS IN ANTHROPOLOGY 13
    Arabic
    ARAB 301ARABIC COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION I3
    Art History
    ARTH 330EAST ASIAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE3
    ARTH 331ART OF CHINA3
    ARTH 333ART OF JAPAN3
    ARTH 339LATIN AMERICAN ART: 1800 TO PRESENT3
    ARTH 37xSPECIAL TOPICS IN ART HISTORY 13
    Asian Studies
    ASST 47xADVANCED TOPICS IN ASIAN STUDIES 13
    Chinese
    CHNS 301CHINESE COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION I3
    CHNS 311CHINESE CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION3
    CHNS 37xSPECIAL TOPICS IN CHINESE 13
    CHNS 491
    & CHNS 492
    DIR READ CHINESE I
    and DIR READ CHINESE II 1
    6
    Cultural Studies
    CLST 301PERSPECTIVES IN GLOBAL CULTURE3
    CLST 37xTOPICS IN CULTURAL STUDIES 13
    Economics
    ECON 305SURVEY OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS3
    ECON 321HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT3
    ECON 322COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS3
    ECON 326ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT3
    ECON 334ECONOMICS OF POVERTY AND DISCRIMINATION3
    ECON 421INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS3
    ECON 423INTERNATIONAL MONETARY THEORY AND POLICY3
    ECON 47xTOPICS IN ECONOMICS 13
    English
    ENGL 324EARLY 17TH-CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE3
    ENGL 326LITERATURE OF THE BRITISH ROMANTIC PERIOD3
    ENGL 336POST-COLONIAL LITERATURE3
    ENGL 347CITIES IN WORLD LITERATURE WRITTEN IN ENGLISH3
    ENGL 401GRANT AND ADVOCACY WRITING3
    ENGL 427SHAKESPEAREAN COMEDY3
    ENGL 428SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY3
    ENGL 439MODERN WORLD POETRY3
    ENGL 441MODERN FICTION TO WORLD WAR II3
    ENGL 442MODERN FICTION SINCE WORLD WAR II3
    ENGL 47xTOPICS IN WORLD LITERATURE 13
    Finance
    FIN 435INTERNATIONAL FINANCE3
    FIN 47xTOPICS IN FINANCE 13
    French
    FREN 301ADVANCED CONVERSATION3
    FREN 32618TH-CENTURY LITERATURE AND CIVILIZATION3
    FREN 32719TH-CENTURY LITERATURE AND CIVILIZATION3
    FREN 32820TH-CENTURY LITERATURE AND CIVILIZATION3
    FREN 329CONTEMPORARY FRENCH LITERATURE AND CIVILIZATION: 1945 TO PRESENT3
    FREN 331FRENCH FOR BUSINESS3
    FREN 351INTRODUCTION TO TRANSLATION: FRENCH TO ENGLISH3
    FREN 37xSPECIAL TOPICS IN FRENCH 13
    FREN 420FRANCE TODAY THROUGH THE MEDIA3
    FREN 47xSPECIAL TOPICS IN FRENCH 1 /sup>3
    Geography
    GEOG 357CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY3
    GEOG 359ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY3
    GEOG 37xSPECIAL TOPICS IN GEOGRAPHY 13
    GEOG 381POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY3
    GEOG 385POPULATION GEOGRAPHY3
    GEOG 410ENVIRONMENTAL GEOGRAPHY3
    GEOG 427THE GLOBAL ECONOMY3
    GEOG 431GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA3
    GEOG 443GEOGRAPHY OF EAST ASIA3
    GEOG 445GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTHEAST ASIA3
    GEOG 447GEOGRAPHY OF THE MIDDLE EAST3
    GEOG 451GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE3
    GEOG 452GEOGRAPHY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION3
    GEOG 453GEOGRAPHY OF RUSSIA3
    GEOG 461GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA3
    GEOG 47xSPECIAL TOPICS IN GEOGRAPHY 13
    German
    GERM 301GERMAN COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION I3
    GERM 311CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION3
    GERM 321SURV GERM LIT I3
    GERM 331GERMAN FOR BUSINESS3
    GERM 341READINGS IN CONTEMPORARY GERMAN3
    GERM 37xSPECIAL TOPICS IN GERMAN 13
    GERM 441MODERN GERMAN LITERATURE3
    GERM 442GERMAN LIT SI 19453
    GERM 47xSPECIAL TOPICS IN GERMAN 13
    GERM 481THE GERMAN NOVELLE3
    Hebrew
    HEBR 301HEBREW COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION I3
    HEBR 37xSPECIAL TOPICS IN HEBREW 13
    HEBR 391READING MODERN HEBREW LIT3
    History
    HIST 301ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION3
    HIST 302ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN AND ANATOLIAN CIVILIZATIONS3
    HIST 303ALEXANDER THE GREAT AND HIS SUCCESSORS3
    HIST 304ANCIENT GREEK CIVILIZATION3
    HIST 305ROMAN CIVILIZATION3
    HIST 307THE ANDEAN REPUBLICS3
    HIST 314THE UNITED STATES AND VIETNAM:1945-19753
    HIST 315IMPERIAL CHINA: THE LAST DYNASTY3
    HIST 316REVOLUTIONARY CHINA3
    HIST 319JAPAN, 1830-19303
    HIST 320JAPAN, 1930-PRESENT3
    HIST 322HISTORY OF MEXICO: NATIONAL PERIOD3
    HIST 328THE MAKING OF COLONIAL AFRICA (C. 1884-1994)3
    HIST 329HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA3
    HIST 331AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY: 1898-19453
    HIST 332AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY SINCE 19453
    HIST 336THE ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE MODERN WORLD: 1492-THE PRESENT3
    HIST 339THE MAKING OF THE MODERN MIDDLE EAS
    1. Students will possess competency in a foreign language.
    2. Students will have the capacity to explain aspects of contemporary globalization.
    3. Students will be able to summarize and compare the historical or contemporary political, geographic, economic or cultural context of at least two foreign nation states.
    4. Students will display competency in essential skills required of a college graduate by writing clearly and persuasively for a variety of purposes and for different audiences, revising and improving such texts.
    5. Students will explore and integrate knowledge in order to understand how various disciplines interrelate by identifying some of the fundamental similarities and differences among various fields of study.
    6. Students will use inquiry and critical judgment to make decisions by demonstrating knowledge of issues that affect people across multiple countries and continents.
    7. Students will be able to access and use information effectively and efficiently (ILTC goal).

    Disciplines

    College of Liberal Arts

    Requirements and Admission Criteria for Bachelor of International Studies at Towson University

    Entry Requirements

    • Official High School Transcript(s) 
    • Common App Essay and Activities: On the Common Application, you will be required to list your activities and write a college essay. We encourage you to be as thorough as possible as these items are part of our review process. 

    English Requirements

    • PTEMin 49
    • IELTSMin 6
    • TOEFLMin 70

    Tuition and Fee Information for Bachelor of International Studies at Towson University

    Application Fee 50

    How to Apply for Bachelor of International Studies at Towson University

    • Common Application and $50 Application Fee
    • Official High School Transcript(s) 
    • Common App Essay and Activities: On the Common Application, you will be required to list your activities and write a college essay. We encourage you to be as thorough as possible as these items are part of our review process. 
    • Please review additional requirements for International students and Home-school students

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