REQUIREMENTS
1. Participate in the IMC dinner-seminar on a global issue held each semester.
2. Complete the prescribed coursework (24-25 hours, depending on lower division courses chosen).
- 15 hours must be upper division.
- 9-10 hours are required courses.
- 15 hours of elective coursework must be chosen from the lists of approved courses that follow.
3. Complete all certificate courses with a letter grade of C or better.
4. Get approvals well in advance for the following:
- transfer credits: a maximum of 6 may be applied if approved in advance by the Director International Affairs (if the courses are related to IAFS) or the Journalism co-director (if the courses are relevant to Journalism and Mass Communication).
- independent study: a maximum of 3 hours may be applied if approved in advance by the Director International Affairs (if the courses are related to IAFS) or the Journalism co-director (if the courses are relevant to Journalism and Mass Communication).
- Study abroad: credits may substitute for an IMC course if approved in advance by the Director International Affairs (if the courses are related to IAFS) or the Journalism co-director (if the courses are relevant to Journalism and Mass Communication).
5. Students who have completed all requirements for graduation with a BA in International Affairs and a BS in Journalism must apply to the advisor in their major for award of the IM certificate when applying for graduation.
I. REQUIRED COURSES: 9-10 hours
For JOUR majors, the 9-10 hours of required courses would be:
IAFS 1000 Global Issues and International Affairs, 4 credits, or
PSCI 2012 Introduction to Comparative Politics, 3 credits, or
PSCI 2223 Introduction to International Relations, 3 credits, or
GEOG 2002 Geographies of Global Change, 3 credits
and
JOUR 4201 International Mass Media, 3 credits
JOUR 4341 Global Media, 3 credits, Spring only
For IAFS majors the 10 hours of required courses would be:
IAFS 1000 Global Issues and International Affairs, 4 credits
JOUR 4201 International Mass Media, 3 credits
JOUR 4341 Global Media, 3 credits, Spring only
II.Course ELECTIVES: 15 hours
IAFS and JOUR students must chose a total of 15 hours of electives from lists A& B.
List A: Courses dealing with international issues: JOUR majors must choose a minimum 9 hours from list A
GEOG 3682 Geography of International Development
GEOG 4712 Political Geography
HIST 4126 U.S. Diplomatic History Since 1940
ECON 3403 International Trade and Finance
ECON 3784 Economic Development and Policy
ECON 4784 Economic Development
PHIL 3190 War and Morality
PHIL 3260 International Human Rights
PSCI 3163 American Foreign Policy
PSCI 3193 International Behavior
PSCI 4173 International Organization
PSCI 4183 International Law
PSCI 4783 Critical Thinking in Global Issues
WMST 3500 Global Gender Issues
Additional courses that deal significantly with subject matter/regions outside the U.S. may be approved at the discretion of the IAFS co-director.
List B: Courses dealing with communication media: IAFS majors must choose a minimum 6 hours from list B
JOUR 4301 Media Ethics and Professional Practice
JOUR 4321 Media Institutions and Economics
JOUR 4331 Women and Popular Culture
JOUR 4711 Mass Media and Culture
JOUR 4791 Mass Communication and Public Opinion
JOUR 4871 Special Topics (1-3 credit hours)
JOUR 4872 TPC—Broadcasting for Non-Majors (1 credit hour)
Additional 1-hour modules are under development on advertising and print journalism that will be open to IAFS majors in the certificate program.
Additional courses that deal with media may be approved at the discretion of the JOUR Global Media Chair.
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