Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (B.A.I.S.) Major in International Studies (Asian Studies Concentration)

Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours

General Requirements

  1. The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.

  2. In addition to the general education core curriculum requirements, the Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (B.A.I.S.) degree requires three additional hours of English literature; and three hours of mathematics, science, logic, or computer science courses.

  3. Students are required to complete a global academic experience that can be fulfilled by an education abroad course or IS 4387, if it entails international work, service, or group research. Consult with the academic program coordinator in the Center for International Studies for options.
  4. Students must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).
  5. Nine hours of writing intensive (WI) courses are required for graduation.
  6. To satisfy graduation requirements, students must have at least a 2.75 Texas State GPA and a 3.00 GPA in the International Studies major.

Course Requirements

Freshman
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
Communication Component Code 0103Communication Component Code 0103
Mathematics Component Code 02023Creative Arts Component Code 0503
Government/Political Science Component Code 0703American History Component Code 0603
GEO 1310 (Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 080 [TCCN GEOG 1303])3Government/Political Science Component Code 0703
US 11001JAPA 1420 or CHI 142014
JAPA 1410 or CHI 141014 
 17 16
Sophomore
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 0403Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 3
American History Component Code 0603ENG Literature (Component Area Option Code 090/094)33
JAPA 2310 or CHI 231013HIST 2310 or 2311 (TCCN HIST 2311 or 2321)3
ANTH 13123PS 3352 or 33533
PS 33513JAPA 2320 or CHI 232013
 15 15
Junior
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 0303BAIS English Literature3
Component Area Option Code 090/0913BAIS Science, Math, Computer Science, or Logic3
JAPA or CHI Advanced13GEO 33033
HIST 2320 or 2312 (TCCN HIST 2312 or 2322)3Asian Studies Electives6
Asian Studies Elective3 
 15 15
Senior
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
Asian Studies Electives15IS 43803
 Asian Studies Electives9
 15 12
Total Hours: 120
1

All five semesters of language must be in the same language.

2

One course from the following may be chosen to satisfy the Mathematics Component Code 020: MATH 1315 (TCCN 1314), MATH 1319 (TCCN 1324), MATH 1329 (TCCN 1325), MATH 2417 (TCCN 2412), or MATH 2471 (TCCN 2413).

3

An ENG Literature course may be selected from the following: ENG 2310 (TCCN ENGL 2322), ENG 2320 (TCCN ENGL 2323), ENG 2330 (TCCN ENGL 2332), ENG 2340 (TCCN ENGL 2333), ENG 2359 (TCCN ENGL 2327), ENG 2360 (TCCN ENGL 2328), ENG 2371.

Asian Studies Electives*

International Food and Fiber Systems
Cultures Through Film
Asian Art
Conversational Chinese
Chinese for Business
Studies in Chinese Language and Culture
Intercultural Communication
Diversity and Communication
Introduction to Global Diversity Issues
International Economics
Emerging Market Economies
Comparative Economic Systems
Studies in Global Literature
Geography of South and Southeast Asia
Geography of East Asia
Political Geography
World Population
History of India
Modern China, 1600-Present
Modern Japan, 1600-Present
Modern Korea
Hong Kong in the Modern World
Mahatma Gandhi and Nonviolence
Empire and Identity in Central Asia
History of Southeast Asia
Japanese Urban Life
International Studies Internship
International Studies Internship
Advanced Japanese Grammar I
Modern Japanese Literature and Culture
Advanced Japanese Writing and Grammar
Advanced Japanese for Business
Postwar Japanese Literature and Film
Japanese Science Fiction
Studies in Japanese Language and Culture
Foreign Language Acquisition
Independent Study in Applied Linguistics and Language Learning
World Music Cultures
Asian Philosophy
Comparative Politics
Government and Politics of Asia
Politics of Modern Southeast Asia
Theories of International Politics
Issues in World Politics
Islamic Law and Politics
Government and Politics of Japan
International Conflict and Security
International Law
International Organizations
Politics of International Economic Relations
International Psychology
Asian Religious Traditions
The Philosophical and Spiritual Heritage of India
Buddhism
Sociology of Racial and Ethnic Relations
Complex Organizations
Globalization and Development
*

No more than 3 courses may be taken from the same discipline/prefix. Prerequisites and restrictions may apply to the following courses.