Program Description

The international affairs (IA) dual major can complement and add a global dimension to any other major at UNH. The completion of the dual major requires no additional credits for graduation beyond the 128 required of all UNH students. All coursework required for international affairs must be completed with a grade of C or better. For information, contact the International Affairs Program Assistant.

Students who wish to declare international affairs dual major must earn a C or better in IA 401, have declared a primary major, and have a 2.5 cumulative grade-point average. Students are expected to maintain at least a 2.5 grade-point average, the minimum required for study abroad at UNH.

Note:
Participation in the international affairs dual major and minor is open to ALL students at UNH. For instance, the Department of Civil Engineering has developed a dual-major program in civil engineering and international affairs. Students do not need to have pre-existing skills in a foreign language before coming to UNH. For more information about the civil engineering/IA program, contact Ray Cook at ray.cook@unh.edu.

Requirements for the Program

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Required Core Courses
IA 401	International Perspectives	4
IA 501	Global Issues in International Affairs	4
IA 701	Exploring International Challenges and Opportunities	4
Select one of the following:		4
ECON 401	Principles of Economics (Macro)
ECON 402	Principles of Economics (Micro)
EREC 411	Environmental and Resource Economics Perspectives
International Affairs Language Requirement ¹		variable
International Experience - Study Abroad ²		variable
Electives - see list below
Select one course from each category list, plus one more course from either category (3 courses total):		12
Politics, Culture, & History
Science, Environment, Economy, & Health

International Affairs Language Requirement
IA majors must demonstrate functional reading, writing, and speaking ability equivalent to a second-year, second-semester college level (504). Students may take placement tests to establish proficiency. Native second language speakers are exempt from this requirement - speak to an IA advisor. Language study may be pursued at UNH; through study abroad in the summer, J-term, or academic year; or through transfer credits from other institutions with the permission of an IA advisor.

International Experience - Study Abroad
Minimum of eight weeks. The IA international experience is typically conducted in a country or region that uses the student’s second language. Students may pursue their international experience elsewhere after consultation with an IA advisor.

The international experience (usually completed in the junior year) is completed before taking IA 701 in the senior year. Students may spend an academic year, semester, or summer in an academic institution, in an internship with a private or public organization, or in purposeful travel/research. Students must meet with the Study Abroad advisors at the Global Education Center to plan their international experience, typically a year in advance of study abroad.

Electives (three total)

IA Dual Majors take three electives, one course from each category list: Politics, Culture, and History and from Science, Environment, Economy and Health. IA dual majors choose their 3^rd elective from either list.
IA electives are offered across the university and may be used to fulfill Discovery, Honors Program and/or other minor requirements. Up to 8 credits may be double counted between your primary major and IA. Additional courses taken in the primary major may count for IA if these courses do not count towards your primary major requirements. Electives may be taken at UNH, on the international experience, or transferred from another university with permission of your IA advisor.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Politics, Culture, & History Electives
ANTH 411	Global Perspectives on the Human Condition: An Introduction to Anthropology (or ANTH 411H)
or ANTH 411W	Global Perspectives on the Human Condition: An Introduction to Anthropology
ANTH 500	Peoples and Cultures of the World (area specific) ¹
ANTH 501	World Archaeological Cultures
ANTH 616	Religion, Culture, and Society
ANTH 640	Anthropology of Islam: Muslims' Everyday Lives in Contemporary Communities
ANTH 697	Special Topics
ANTH 750	Islam and Gender: Gendered Lives of Muslims
ARTH 674	Greek Art and Architecture
ARTH 675	Roman Art and Architecture
ARTH 678	Romanesque and Gothic Art
ARTH 679	Northern Renaissance Art I
ARTH 680	Iconoclasm and Collecting: The Art of Early Modern Northern Europe
ARTH 681	Early Renaissance Art
ARTH 682	The High Renaissance
ARTH 684	Baroque Art in Northern Europe
ARTH 688	Histories of Late 19th & 20th Century European Modernism
CHIN 425	Introduction to Chinese Culture
CHIN 521	What does it Mean to be Modern? Lenses of Modern Chinese Literature and Film
CLAS 403	Introduction to Greek Civilization
CLAS 404	Introduction to Roman Civilization
CLAS 510	Building Rome
CLAS 520D	Classical Society, Politics and Ethics: Greek and Roman Religion
CLAS 550A	Identities and Difference in the Ancient World: Greek and Roman Women
CLAS #604	Golden Age of Rome
FREN 525	A Road Trip Through France: Baguette, Brie, Bordeaux, and Beyond
FREN 651	Love, War, and Power in French Literature
FREN 652	Greatest Hits of French
FREN 676	Topics in Francophone Culture
FREN 677	France in the European Union
FREN 765	Rebellion and Upheaval in 18th-Century Literature and Culture
GEOG 401	World Regions: Europe and the Americas
GEOG 402	World Regions: Asia and Africa
GEOG 530	China: People, Politics and Economy
GEOG 540	Geography of the Middle East
GEOG 550	Sub-Saharan Africa: Environmental Politics and Development
GEOG 584	Political Geography
GEOG #796	Special Topics
GERM 521	Major German Authors in English
GERM 525	Introduction to German Culture and Civilization
GERM 797	Special Studies in German Language and Literature
GERM 798	Special Studies in German Language and Literature
HIST 421	World History to the 16th Century
HIST 422	World History in the Modern Era
HIST 425	Foreign Cultures (area specific; or HIST 425H) ¹
or HIST #425W	Foreign Cultures
HIST 435	Origins of European Society (or HIST 435H)
or HIST 435W	Origins of European Society
HIST 436	Europe and the Modern World (or HIST 436H)
or HIST 436W	Europe and the Modern World
HIST 440D	Honors/Citizens and Persons
HIST 440F	Honors/Islam, Art, and the Past
HIST 444D	Slavery and Society in Pre-Colonial Africa
HIST 444J	Honors/Global Citizenship: In Pursuit of Liberty
HIST 483	History of World Religions
HIST 498	Explorations of Historical Perspectives
HIST 532	Modern Latin America
HIST 537	Espionage and History
HIST 538	Modern European War and Society: The Napoleonic Wars to World War II
HIST 560	Modern Britain
HIST 563	Introduction to Russian Culture and Civilization
HIST #564	Russia and the Soviet Union in World War II
HIST 565	Women in Modern Europe
HIST 566	Comparative Revolutions: How to Make a Revolution in the World before Marx
HIST #575	Ancient Near East
HIST 579	History of China in Modern Times
HIST 580	History of Japan in Modern Times
HIST 585	Medieval Islam
HIST 586	Islam in the Modern Age, 15th Century to present
HIST 587	History of Africa from the Earliest Times to 1870
HIST 588	History of Modern Africa: 1870 to the Present
HIST 595	Explorations
HIST 600	Explorations ¹
HIST 609	Special Topics in American Legal History
HIST 619	Foreign Relations of the United States
HIST 620	Foreign Relations of the United States
HIST 632	Latin American History: Topics ¹
HIST 633	Medieval England 800-1300
HIST 640	Holy War in the Holy Land: The Medieval Crusades
HIST 641	Europe after the Black Death
HIST 642	Saints, Sinners, and Heretics: Europe in the Age of Religious Reform
HIST #656	Twentieth Century Europe
HIST 662	England in the Tudor and Stuart Periods
HIST 664	Russia: Modernization through Soviet Empire
HIST 675	History of Ancient Greece
HIST 676	Topics in Ancient Greek History
HIST 677	History of Ancient Rome
HIST 678	Topics in Ancient Roman History
HIST 690	Seminar: Historical Expl
HIST 797	Colloquium
HUMA 510A	Ancient Humanities: Cultures and Empires
HUMA 510B	Ancient Humanities: Cultures and Empires
HUMA 510C	Ancient Humanities: Cultures and Empires
HUMA 510D	Ancient Humanities: Cultures and Empires
HUMA 511A	Medieval Humanities: Rise of Global Empires
HUMA 511B	Medieval Humanities: Rise of Global Empires
HUMA 511C	Medieval Humanities: Rise of Global Empires
HUMA #511D	Medieval Humanities: Rise of Global Empires
HUMA 512A	Modern Humanities: Colonies, Constitutions, and Capital
HUMA 512B	Modern Humanities: Colonies, Constitutions, and Capital
HUMA 512C	Modern Humanities: Colonies, Constitutions, and Capital
HUMA 512D	Modern Humanities: Colonies, Constitutions, and Capital
HUMA 513A	Global Humanities
HUMA 513B	Global Humanities
HUMA 513C	Global Humanities
HUMA 513D	Global Humanities
HUMA 700	Seminar
ITAL 425	Introduction to Italian Studies
ITAL 444A	Italians Come to America: Representing Emigration and Immigration on Both Sides of the Atlantic
ITAL 444B	Mamma Mia! Italian Motherhood from the Virgin Mary to Carmela Soprano
ITAL 521	Medieval and Renaissance Italian Culture
ITAL 522	Modern and Contemporary Italian Culture
ITAL 525	Italian Cinema
ITAL #651	Introduction to Italian Culture and Civilization I: Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque
ITAL #652	Introduction to Italian Culture and Civilization II: Age of Enlightenment, Romanticism, Modernism
ITAL 681A	Ancient and Medieval Italy
ITAL 681B	Ancient and Medieval Italy
JPN #425	Introduction to Japanese Culture and Civilization
LING 606	Languages of the World
LLC #535	Professional Culture in the European Union - Case Study/Germany
LLC 535A	Professional Culture in European Union - - Case Study: Germany
LLC 535B	Professional Culture in Latin America - Case Study:Mexico and Brazil
LLC #535C	Professional Culture in Asia -- Case Study: China and Japan
PHIL 520	Introduction to Eastern Philosophy
PHIL #620	20th Century European Philosophy
POLT 403	United States in World Affairs (or POLT 403H)
or POLT #403W	United States in World Affairs
POLT 544	Of Dictators and Democrats
POLT 545	People and Politics in Asia
POLT 546	Wealth and Politics in Asia
POLT 550	Comparative Government and Society
POLT 552	Contemporary European Politics
POLT #554	Revolution and Protest in Latin America
POLT 556	Politics in China
POLT #558	Government and Politics of Canada
POLT 559	Comparative Politics of the Middle East
POLT 560	World Politics
POLT 562	Strategy and National Security Policy
POLT 565	United States Policy in Latin America
POLT 569	The Rise of China
POLT 570	Counterterrorism: Nation states' responses to terrorist activity
POLT 588	Selected Topics in Comparative Politics
POLT 592	Selected Topics in International Politics
POLT 740	States and Societies in the Middle East
POLT 748	Food and Wine Politics
POLT 760	Theories of International Relations
POLT 778	International Organization
POLT 797E	Seminar in International Politics
PORT #526	Introduction to Portuguese-speaking Cultures through Film
RUSS 521W	Devils, Deities, and Madness in Russian Literature
RUSS 525	Russia: Mythology and Propaganda
or RUSS 525M	Russia:Mythology and Propaganda in Moscow
SOC 444A	Honors/Society in the Arctic
SOC 656	Terrorism
SOC 693	Global Social Change
SPAN 525	Introduction to Spanish Cultures
SPAN 526	Introduction to Latin American Cultures
SPAN 647	Topics in Hispanic Cultural Studies
SPAN 651	Introduction to Spanish Literature and Thought
SPAN 652	Introduction to Spanish Literature and Thought
SPAN 653	Introduction to Latin American Literature and Thought
SPAN 654	Introduction to Latin American Literature and Thought
Science, Environment, Economy, & Health Electives
ANTH 440A	Honors/Medicine and Culture: Science, Technology and the Body
ANTH 610	Medical Anthropology: Illness and Healing
ANTH 685	Gender, Sexuality and HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
ANTH 695	Globalization and Global Population Health
BIOL 520	Our Changing Planet
CEE 520	Environmental Pollution and Protection: A Global Context
CHE 410	Energy and Environment
CLAS 540A	Environment, Technology and Ancient Society: Sustaining Ancient Rome Ecology and Empire
CLAS 540B	Environment, Technology and Ancient Society: Roman Houses, Domestic Space and Public Life
CLAS 540C	Environment, Technology and Ancient Society: Tech, Tools and Engineering in the Ancient World
CMN 696W	Seminar in Media Studies
ECOG #685	EcoGastronomy Study Abroad
ECON 645	International Economics
ECON 655	Innovation in the Global Economy
ECON 668	Economic Development
ECON 746	International Finance
ENGL/LING 606	Languages of the World
EREC 444	The New Pirates of the Caribbean
ESCI 405	Global Environmental Change
GEOG 560	Natural Hazards and Human Disasters
GEOG 581	Society, Environment and Justice
GEOG 582	Global Trade and Local Development
or GEOG #582W	Global Trade and Local Development
GEOG 590	Field Research
GEOG 595	Statistics for Spatial Science
GEOG 670	Climate and Society
GEOG 673	Political Ecology
GEOG 685	Population and Development
GEOG 686	World Economy and Globalization
GEOG #796	Special Topics
HIST 522	Science in the Modern World
HIST 654	Topics in History of Science
HMGT 570	International Food and Culture
HMGT/MKTG 756	International Franchising
HMGT 771	International Wine and Beverage
HMP #440A	Honors/Global Public Health Issues
HMP 444A	Global Public Health Issues
HMP 715	Environmental Health
ITAL 635	Italian Food Studies
ITAL 675	Special Topics in Italian Studies
JUST 405	Technology, Crime, and Society: A Forensic Exploration of High-Tech and Digital Crime
LING 779	Linguistic Field Methods
MGT 755	International Management
MKTG/HMGT 756	International Franchising
MKTG 760	International Marketing
NR 415	Natural Resources Field Methods
NR 435	Contemporary Conservation Issues and Environmental Awareness
or NR 435H	Honors/Contemporary Conservation Issues and Environmental Awareness
NR 502	Forest Ecosystems and Environmental Change
NR 606	International Energy Topics
NR 720	International Environmental Politics and Policies for the 21st Century
NR 784	Sustainable Living - Global Perspectives
NURS 794	Special Topics
or NURS 794W	Special Topics
PHIL 424	The Future of Humanity: Science, Technology, and Society
or PHIL 424H	Honors/The Future of Humanity: Science, Technology, and Society
POLT 444	Politics and Policy in a Warming World
POLT #561	Introduction to International Political Economy
POLT 563	The Global Information Grid's Disruptive Impact on Government, Politics, and Society
POLT 568	International Security
POLT 592	Selected Topics in International Politics
POLT 751	Comparative Environmental Politics and Policy
POLT 762	International Political Economy
SOC 565	Environment and Society
SOC #665	Environmental Sociology
SW 625	Social Welfare Policy in a Global Context
TOUR 510	Tourism and Global Understanding

Check with IA Program Assistant

Student Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate intermediate level proficiency in a foreign language.
Apply different disciplinary approaches to the study of international affairs, including key themes and theoretical constructs employed in these disciplines.
Use critical thinking skills to analyze and discuss important global issues.
Engage with cultural diversity and complexity through the international experience.
Demonstrate familiarity with different types of data and sources and their appropriate use in analyzing selected topics in international affairs.
Demonstrate competence in research design. Students will develop inquiry-based research questions, conduct a literature review, employ appropriate methods and data collection, and interpret their findings accurately.