International Studies - History

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)
  •  INTL-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.

At least six (6) of the eight (8) upper-division courses must be selected from the following: (HI**100-189)

• HIAF. History of Africa
• HIEU. History of Europe
• HIEA. History of East Asia
• HINE. History of the Near East
• HILA. History of Latin America
• HISC. History of Science
• HISA History of South Asia
• HITO. History Topics
  • (Courses numbered 190-199 from the previous course codes will not be accepted)
• HIGL-114. History of Modern Vietnam*
• HIGL-127. Sport in the Modern World*

A maximum of two (2) courses may be selected from the following series:

• HIUS. History of the United States
  • (Courses numbered 190-199 from HIUS will not be accepted)

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 History Department
• Students are responsible for meeting all departmental pre-requisite courses.  Please refer to the General Catalog for additional information.