Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (B.A.I.S.) Major in International Studies (International Business 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
Modern Language 141014Modern Language 142014
US 11001 
 17 16
Sophomore
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 0403Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 0303
American History Component Code 0603ENG Literature (Component Area Option Code 090/094)33
Modern Language 231013Modern Language 232013
ECO 2314 (TCCN ECON 2302)3ECO 2315 (TCCN ECON 2301)3
PS 33513HIST 2310 or 2311 (TCCN HIST 2311 or 2321)3
 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
Modern Language Advanced13GEO 33033
HIST 2320 or 2312 (TCCN HIST 2312 or 2322)3International Business Focus I Electives6
International Business Focus I Elective3 
 15 15
Senior
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
International Business Focus I Electives6IS 43803
International Business Focus II Electives9International Business Focus II9
 15 12
Total Hours: 120
1

All five semesters of language requirements must be in the same language. American Sign Language (ASL) is not an option.

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.

International Business Focus I Electives*

Introduction to Financial Accounting
Introduction to Managerial Accounting
International Business Law
Money and Banking
Intermediate Microeconomics
Intermediate Macroeconomics
International Economics
Emerging Market Economies
Comparative Economic Systems
International Studies Internship
International Studies Internship
E-Business
Management of Organizations
International Business
Organizational Behavior and Human Relations
Principles of Marketing
International Marketing

International Business Focus II Electives*

International Food and Fiber Systems
Cultures Through Film
Levantine Arabic
Media Arabic
Conversational Chinese
Chinese for Business
Studies in Chinese Language and Culture
Intercultural Communication
Diversity and Communication
Introduction to Global Diversity Issues
Business French I
Studies in French Culture, Language, or Literature
Geography of Europe
Latin America
United States and Canada
Geography of North Africa and the Middle East
Political Geography
World Population
Business German in Global Economy
Studies in German Culture, Language, or Literature
History of the United States, 1877-1914
History of the United States, 1914-1945
Social and Intellectual History of the United States Since 1865
History of the United States, 1945 to 1968
Economic and Social History of the Americas
International Studies Internship
International Studies Internship
Advanced Grammar and Composition
Studies in Italian Language and Culture
Modern Japanese Literature and Culture
Advanced Japanese for Business
Studies in Japanese Language and Culture
Foreign Language Acquisition
Independent Study in Applied Linguistics and Language Learning
Introduction to Public Relations
Advertising
International Advertising
International Communication
Latinas/Latinos and the Media
Public Finance Administration
Professional Ethics
Social and Political Philosophy
Comparative Politics
Theories of International Politics
Issues in World Politics
Economic Development in Latin America
International Conflict and Security
International Law
International Organizations
Politics of International Economic Relations
Industrial Psychology
International Psychology
Studies in Russian Language and Culture
Sociology of Latinos and Immigration
Sociology of Racial and Ethnic Relations
Complex Organizations
Globalization and Development
Business Spanish I
Business Spanish II
Studies in Spanish Culture, Language, or Literature
*

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