Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (B.A.I.S.) Major in International Studies (Travel and Tourism Concentration)
Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours
General Requirements
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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.
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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; three hours of mathematics, science, logic, or computer science courses; and six hours of 2000-level modern language courses. Most students will have to complete the 1410 and 1420 language courses as prerequisites before attempting the 2310 course.
- Students are required to complete a global academic experience that can be fulfilled by a study 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.
- Students must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).
- Nine hours of writing intensive (WI) courses are required for graduation.
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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 Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ENG 1310 (Communication Component Code 010) | 3 | ENG 1320 (Communication Component Code 010) | 3 |
| POSI 2310 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070) | 3 | American History Component Code 060 | 3 |
| Modern Language 1410 | 4 | POSI 2320 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070) | 3 |
| MATH 1315 (Mathematics Component Code 020) | 3 | Modern Language 1420 | 4 |
| GEO 1310 (Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 080) | 3 | COMM 1310 (Component Area Option Code 090/091) | 3 |
| US 1100 | 1 | ||
| 17 | 16 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ENG Literature (Component Area Option Code 090/094) | 3 | ECO 2315 | 3 |
| American History Component Code 060 | 3 | Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 | 3 |
| PS 3351 | 3 | PHIL 1305 or 1320 (Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 040) | 3 |
| Modern Language 23101 | 3 | HIST 2310 or 2311 | 3 |
| ECO 2314 | 3 | Modern Language 23201 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Junior | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| HIST 2312 or 2320 | 3 | BAIS ENG Literature | 3 |
| Modern Language Advanced1 | 3 | MATH 1329 (BAIS Computer Science, Logic, Mathematics or science) | 3 |
| Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 | 3 | GEO 3303 | 3 |
| ACC 2301 | 3 | MKT 3343 | 3 |
| ART 2313, DAN 2313, MU 2313, or TH 2313 (Creative Arts Component Code 050) | 3 | MGT 3303 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| Early World History Elective | 3 | IS 4380 | 3 |
| Modern World History Elective | 3 | Travel & Tourism Electives | 9 |
| IS 4687 | 6 | ||
| GEO 3340 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 12 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
| 1 | The 3 hour advanced language course requirement (3000-4000) must be completed from the same language that was completed for the additional B.A.I.S. requirements (2310 and 2320). |
Early World History Elective (Prerequisites and restrictions may apply to the following courses.)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 3313 | Europe During the Old Regime, 1600-1760 | 3 |
| HIST 3315 | History of England to 1603 | 3 |
| HIST 3319 | Colonial History of Brazil | 3 |
| HIST 3322 | Colonial History of Latin America to 1828 | 3 |
| HIST 3325I | Resistance and Rebellion in Colonial Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 3327 | History of Mexico to 1848 | 3 |
| HIST 3374C | History of Religion in India | 3 |
| HIST 4303 | Ancient Greece and the Mediterranean World, 1600 B.C. to 30 B.C. | 3 |
| HIST 4304 | Ancient Rome and the Mediterranean 500 B.C. to 500 A.D. | 3 |
| HIST 4307 | Medieval European History, 300-1400 | 3 |
| HIST 4317 | Tudor-Stuart England, 1485-1689 | 3 |
| HIST 4318A | Daily Life in the Roman Empire | 3 |
| HIST 4318R | Ancient and Medieval Spain | 3 |
| HIST 4318T | Topics in Roman and Medieval Britain | 3 |
| HIST 4320 | Origins of Christianity | 3 |
| HIST 4325 | Islamic History to 1798 | 3 |
| HIST 4333 | The History of Russia and Eurasia to 1917 | 3 |
| HIST 4350D | Empire and Identity in Central Asia | 3 |
| HIST 4350L | History of Southeast Asia | 3 |
| HIST 4350O | History of Indochina | 3 |
| HIST 4350P | European Colonial | 3 |
| HIST 4350V | History of Pakistan | 3 |
Modern World History Elective (Prerequisites and restrictions may apply to the following courses.)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 3310 | History of Europe, 1815-1919 | 3 |
| HIST 3311 | History of Europe Since 1919 | 3 |
| HIST 3312 | Renaissance and Reformation | 3 |
| HIST 3314 | Revolutionary Europe, 1760-1815 | 3 |
| HIST 3316 | History of England Since 1603 | 3 |
| HIST 3320 | History of Mexico | 3 |
| HIST 3324 | Latin America from Independence to Present | 3 |
| HIST 3325G | Modern Revolutions in Latin American History | 3 |
| HIST 3329 | Spanish Borderlands, 1521-1821 | 3 |
| HIST 3368P | The U.S. and Britain in the Sixties | 3 |
| HIST 3368U | U.S. - Cuban Relations | 3 |
| HIST 4318G | Western Eurpore and the Development of Modern Africa | 3 |
| HIST 4318O | History of Modern Spain | 3 |
| HIST 4318P | France and the Modern World | 3 |
| HIST 4318Q | History of Early Modern Spain | 3 |
| HIST 4318S | Britain and the World | 3 |
| HIST 4318U | Topics in Industrial Britain | 3 |
| HIST 4318V | The History of Modern Britain | 3 |
| HIST 4326 | The Modern Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 4327 | The Problem of Palestine | 3 |
| HIST 4328 | History of India | 3 |
| HIST 4334 | The History of Russia and Eurasia from 1917 to Present | 3 |
| HIST 4335 | 20TH CENT EAST EUR | 3 |
| HIST 4336 | Germany from 1815 to Present | 3 |
| HIST 4337 | Germany and National Socialism, 1918-1945 | 3 |
| HIST 4343 | Modern China, 1600-Present | 3 |
| HIST 4344 | Modern Japan, 1600-Present | 3 |
| HIST 4346 | Modern Korea | 3 |
| HIST 4347 | Hong Kong in the Modern World | 3 |
| HIST 4348 | Mahatma Gandhi and Nonviolence | 3 |
| HIST 4350E | Gender in Latin American History | 3 |
| HIST 4350F | Postwar Japan | 3 |
| HIST 4350J | History and Culture of Modern India | 3 |
| HIST 4350K | Gender & Militarization in the Arab World | 3 |
| HIST 4350N | The 20th Century Middle East: Syria, Iraq, and Palestine | 3 |
| HIST 4350R | Workers and Work in the Arab World | 3 |
| HIST 4350S | Piracy Through the Ages | 3 |
| HIST 4350T | Japanese Urban Life | 3 |
| HIST 4350Y | Development of Secularism in Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey | 3 |
| HIST 4373 | Economic and Social History of the Americas | 3 |
Travel and Tourism Electives (No more than 3 courses may be taken from teh same discipline/prefix. Prerequisites and restrictions may apply to the following courses.)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Studies in Arabic Language and Culture | ||
| Conversational Chinese | ||
| Studies in Chinese Language and Culture | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Diversity and Communication | ||
| Introduction to Global Diversity Issues | ||
| Emerging Market Economies | ||
| Comparative Economic Systems | ||
| Business French I | ||
| Studies in French Culture, Language, or Literature | ||
| 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 | ||
| Studies in Italian Language and Culture | ||
| Advanced Japanese for Business | ||
| Japanese Language through Popular Culture | ||
| Studies in Japanese Language and Culture | ||
| Advertising | ||
| International Advertising | ||
| International Communication | ||
| Latinas/Latinos and the Media | ||
| International Business | ||
| International Marketing | ||
| Public Finance Administration | ||
| Prevention of Disease | ||
| Consumer Health | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
