West Virginia University

Major

The curriculum for the International Studies major is composed of internationally-oriented courses drawn mainly from the Departments of Anthropology/Sociology, Business, Foreign Languages, Economics, Geography, History, and Political Science.


Curriculum Overview

Students majoring in international studies are required to complete a total of 59 hours of course work. These requirements consist of four segments: an orientation class, a set of introductory core classes, a selected area of emphasis, and a capstone course experience.


Areas of Emphasis

The core of the major curriculum is the student’s chosen “area of emphasis” which enables the student to specialize in one of four “regional” tracks and/or one of four “global affairs” tracks.