International Studies - Anthropology

International Studies majors are required to demonstrate basic proficiency in a modern foreign language. This can be accomplished in one of the following ways:

Language course may be taken for a letter grade or Pass/No Pass, students must earn either a C- or better or a Pass.  All other courses for major requirements must be taken for a letter grade of C- or above.

• Completion of the fourth quarter college-level foreign language course
• Proficiency Exam
• AP Language or Literature Exam
• IB Language Exam
• SAT II Language Exam
• Graduation from high school outside of the United States

International Studies Core Courses (3 courses)

All courses are 4-units and must be taken for a letter grade of C- or better.

For Students Beginning the INTL Course Sequence in Fall 2024:

• INTL-100. Analysis, Argument, and Real World Problems 
• INTL-101. Culture and Society in International Perspective (Prerequisite: INTL-100)
• INTL-102. Economics, Politics, and International Change (Prerequisite: INTL-100)
  •  INT-190 seminars with a regional/country focus may be taken to fulfill an ISP regional requirement.

INTL 102 may be taken before INTL 101.

For ISP Students who have already taken INTL 101 and/or INTL 102 by Spring 2024:

• INTL-101. Culture and Society in International Perspective
• INTL-102. Economics, Politics, and International Change
• INTL-190. Seminar in International Studies (Prerequisites: INTL 101 and INTL 102)

INTL-102 may be taken before INTL-101. Both INTL-101 and INTL-102 must be completed before INTL-190. The INTL core courses must be taken at UC San Diego.

You may not take INTL-100 instead of INTL-190.

All eight (8) courses must be 4 units, upper division and taken for a letter grade of C- or better.

Disciplinary Focus – Anthropology (8 courses)

At least one (1) of the eight (8) upper-division courses must be selected from the following:

• ANTH-101. Foundations of Social Complexity
• ANTH-102. Humans are Cultural Animals
• ANTH-103. Sociocultural Anthropology

Remaining seven (7) courses selected from the following series:

• ANAR. Archaeology
• ANSC. Sociocultural Anthropology
• Maximum of 2 ANBI. Biological Anthropology courses by petition

All three (3) courses must be upper division, 4 units and taken for a letter grade of C- or better.

Interdisciplinary Electives (3 Courses)

• Three (3) courses from approved Interdisciplinary Elective Course List.
• Courses must be from outside the Anthropology Department
• Students are responsible for meeting all departmental pre-requisite courses.  Please refer to the General Catalog for additional information.