Course variations

Course summary

This program is designed to give students specialized and general global knowledge, second language skills, and significant international experience. Each student will complete the core courses, select a second language, and study abroad or complete an internship (as approved by the Director of the Center for International Education).

Program modules

The following are the modules: Europe Emphasis: Required Course: HIST 2220. Modern Europe, Two Courses from: International Arts and Fine Arts (with European focus), ENGL 2020 Major British Writers I, ENGL 2030 Major British Writers II, ENG 3900 Myth and Classical Literature (Homer, Virgil, and Dante), ENGL 4020 Heroic Themes (Malory, Spenser, and Milton), ENGL 4150 Shakespeare I, ENGL 4160 Shakespeare II, ILC 2150 Topics in Culture, ILC 3150 Culture and Civilization, ILC 4150 Contemporary Issues , ARHS 2210 Intro to the History of Western Art, ARHS 3340 History of Renaissance Art, ARHS 3350 Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Art, ARHS 4350 Topics in Art History, MUSC 1050 Introduction to Music Appreciation (3), MUSC 1070 Topics in Music (3) (with European content), PHIL 2510 Philosophic Classics: Ancient Greece and Rome, PHIL 2520 Philosophic Classics: Early Modern Europe, PHIL 3100 Literature and Philosophy, PHIL 4050 Topics in the History of Philosophy, Two Courses from: Global Civil Society (with European focus), HIST 3000 History of Ideas, RELG 3180 Judaism, RELG 3190 Christianity, HIST 2200 History of Medieval Society, HIST 2210 Renaissance and Reformation, HIST 2220 Modern Europe, HIST 2250 History of Russia, HIST 2280 History of England, HIST 2310 Encounters with History, HIST 3060 History Roundtable, HIST 3150 International Affairs, HIST 4200 Advanced Studies in European History, HIST 4600 History Seminar, POLT 3400 Comparative Politics, POLT 4200 Advanced Studies in Political Theory, POLT 4100 Advanced Studies in International Politics, POLT 4400 Advanced Studies in Comparative Politics, POLT 4600 Political Science Seminar.

Entry requirement for international students

Applicants most likely to be accepted will have a cumulative grade-point average of a "B," rank in the top half of their graduating class, and score a 21 or higher on the ACT, or a 1500 or higher total on the SAT. Freshman applicants are expected to complete a college preparatory secondary school program with at least 19 units of academic credit. The University strongly recommends the following distribution for admission: English - 4 units, history/social studies - 3 units, mathematics (college preparatory) - 3 units, foreign language - 2 units, science (two laboratory) - 3 units, fine arts - 1 unit, academic electives - 3 units. International students must have TOEFL score of 550 (paper score), 210 (computer score), 80 (internet based score), IELTS score of 6 and PEARSON score of 53.

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

Webster University

Department name

College of Arts and Sciences, Center for Interdisciplinary Studies