Undergraduate Course Catalog 2006-2007
Special University Programs
International Affairs (IA)
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The Center for International Education offers undergraduate students
the opportunity to pursue a dual major in international affairs. The
dual major requires completion of the interdisciplinary international
affairs program and any other major.
The purpose of the program is to expand students'
global horizons, enhance their disciplinary major, and expand their
career opportunities into the international arena.
Required Core Courses
IA 401, International Perspectives: Science, Business, and Politics
IA 501, Global Issues in International Affairs
IA 701, Seminar in International Affairs
Four Electives
Choose one from each of the program's four elective groups:
Foreign area (to be taken prior to foreign experience)
Science, technology, and the private sector
Public policy
Theory in international affairs
Competency in Geography
Satisfactory score on geography exam, administered once ever semester
Competency in a Foreign Language
Functional reading, writing, and speaking ability equivalent to the third-year, second-semester level
Foreign Experience
Minimum of eight weeks in a non-English speaking country
The courses in the dual major program are multidisciplinary, taught by
faculty from many different departments in the University. They are
designed to help students appreciate the complex interrelationships and
interdependencies among nations and peoples and to equip students with
the analytical skills and broad perspectives necessary for both public-
and private-sector international careers.
Students who wish to declare international affairs
must earn a C or better in IA 401, have declared (or be prepared to
declare) a disciplinary major, and have a 2.50 cumulative grade-point
average. After declaration, students are expected to maintain at least
a 2.50 grade-point average, which is the minimum required for study
abroad at UNH.
IA 401, a prerequisite for IA 501, should be taken
during the freshman year, and IA 501 no later than spring of the
sophomore year. The geography exam is administered once every semester. Students may take the exam three times, but must pass it
before taking IA 701.
The foreign experience (usually completed during the
junior year) and the foreign language
requirement are completed before taking IA 701 in the senior year. To
acquire the knowledge, skills, and experience that come from residence
in a foreign culture, 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. All foreign
experiences must be preapproved by the IA major adviser or the
University Committee on International Studies.
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
Center for International Education, Hood House, (603) 862-2398. Visit the CIE Web site for more information at www.unh.edu/cie.
*The Department of Civil Engineering has worked with the UNH Center for
International Education to develop a dual-major program in civil
engineering and international affairs. Civil engineering students
participating in this program develop a proficiency in a foreign
language and spend at least one semester studying abroad in that
language. Students can complete this program in five years or less and
do not need to have existing skills in a foreign language to
participate. For more information, contact Ray Cook at (603) 862-1411
or by e-mail to ray.cook@unh.edu.
