The major in International Studies requires 33 hours of study in specific courses in addition to prerequisites for certain courses; this includes 15 hours of study from the basic curriculum.  At least 18 hours from the Basic and Area Studies Curricula must be in courses at the 3000 level or above.  A co-curricular requirement for the B.A. degree in International Studies is two years of college-level study of a foreign language or equivalent.  The language requirement may be met through examination, the transfer of language study credit from another university, or by taking courses on campus. 

 The minor in International Studies requires 15 hours of study from the Basic Curriculum, nine hours of which must be in courses at the 3000 level or above.  A co-curricular requirement for the minor is one year of college-level study of a foreign language or equivalent. 
 
 
 

Introduction to World Cultures

ANTH 2301    Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

 HIST  1302    World Cultures and Civilization

International Politics

PLSC 1340     Introduction to Comparative Politics

 PLSC 1380     Introduction to International Relations

International Economics

 ECO 3321      International Economics Policy     (prerequisites: ECO 1311 & 1312)

 ECO 4357      International Trade (prerequisite: ECO 3301)

 ECO 4358      International Macro Theory and Price  (prerequisite: ECO 3302)

The Global Perspective

ADV 3354       International Advertising (SMU in London)

ANTH 3301    Health, Healing and Society

ANTH 3310    Gender and Sex Roles; A Global Perspective

ANTH 3327    Economic and Political Change in the World System

ANTH 3336    Gender and Globalization

ANTH 3344    Cultural Aspects of Business

ANTH 3368/SOCI 3368   Urban Life: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

ANTH  4384  Cultural Change and International Development (Seniors Only)

ARHS  1307    Non-Western Art Tradition

CCPA 3321     International Public Relations (SMU in London)

ECO 5360       Economic Development in the Third World  (prerequisite: EC 3301 and 3302)

ECO     5361   Natural Resources

ECO    5362   Economic Growth

ENGL 3330    Non Western Culture and Literature (20^th Century Third  World Texts)

ENGL 3331   Gender, Race and Class: Non-Western Culture and Literature

FINA 4329*    International Finance (Prerequisite: FINA 3320)

HIST 2380      Ethnic Regions: West. World

HIST 3306      U.S. Diplomacy 1789-1941

HIST 3397       Modernity and Crises of Identity

HIST 3399      US Foreign Policy from the Spanish American War to Vietnam

MKTG 3300    Marketing Management Field Project (Study Abroad Programs)

MKTG 4340*  Issues in International Marketing  (no other topic)  (prerequisite: MKTG 3340)

OBBP 3300/3301 Topics in International Management (Study Abroad Programs)      

PLSC 3342     Making Democracy Work

PLSC 3354      The Third World and North-South Relations

PLSC 3365      Communism and Post-Communism

PLSC 3382     International Law and Organization

PLSC 3382     The American Foreign Policy Process

PLSC 3387      Political Geography

PLSC 3389      International Political Economy (also  SMU in Oxford)

PLSC 3390      Negotiating International Trade

PLSC 4342      Comparative Revolutions: Why Nations Revolt

PLSC 4380      Current Issues in International Relations

PLSC 4380      From Marx to Market (SMU in Paris)

PLSC 4381      National Security Policy

PLSC 4382      The Politics of Military Force

PLSC 4391    NAFTA and Free Trade in the Americas

PLSC 4398    Nuclear Weapons and World Politics

RELI 3366/ANTH  3366  Magic, Myth and Religion Across Cultures

SOCI 3340     Global Society

SOCI 5321      Population Problems

Area Studies Curriculum

            The Area Studies Curriculum requires International Studies majors to specialize in a particular geographical region, defined by a common historical and cultural experience.  Students may choose to specialize in Asian, Latin American, European, or African and Middle Eastern Studies.  A total of 15 hours must be taken in one of the Area Studies programs listed further.  Three courses (9 hours) must be taken from Group I (Social Sciences) and two courses (6 hours) must be taken from Group II (Humanities and Arts) in the same geographical area.

The final three-hour requirement for the B.A. in International Studies is the Senior Seminar.  The seminar, which must be taken on campus by all students, is designed as a capstone course where the students can integrate and apply what they have learned.  The topic of the seminar will vary, depending upon the instructor. Past topics have included Immigration, the Formation of the European Union and International Law and Organizations.

ASIA

The minor in Asian Studies provides students with an opportunity to design an interdisciplinary program of study that will give them an in-depth knowledge of the history, politics, society, and culture of traditional and contemporary Asia.   The program embraces all of the sub-regions of Asia, including East Asia (China, Japan, and Korea), South Asia (India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh), and the many countries of Southeast Asia.   With such a diverse region it is especially important to take account of specific national cultures and traditions.  To maximize the educational experience, students are strongly encouraged to spend at least one semester or summer studying in Asia.  Most of the courses taught in University study-abroad programs in Asia may be applied to the Asian Studies minor.

The minor in Asian Studies requires 15 hours of study in specific courses.  The first 6 hours (two courses) must be chosen from the four categories of the International Studies Basic Curriculum (see above).  Each of the two courses must be from a separate category: either World Cultures, International Politics, International Economics, or Global Perspective.  The next 9 hours (three courses) must be chosen from the Asian Studies curriculum (below), with at least one course from each of the two groups: Group I (Social Sciences) or Group II (Humanities and Arts).  At least nine hours must be at the 3000 level or above.  If a student is an International Studies major, only one course from the Area Studies curriculum may be double counted.  A co-curricular requirement for the minor in Asian Studies is one year of college-level study of an Asian language.  This requirement may be met through examination, the transfer of language study credit from another university, or by taking courses on campus.

Asian Studies Courses

ANTH 3316    Cultures of the Pacific Islands

ANTH 3317    Peoples of Southeast Asia

ANTH 5390    Asian Society: Study Tour and Seminar (SMU in Australia)

BA 3300          Japanese Business (SMU in Japan)

ECO 4357       Japanese Economy (SMU in Japan)

FL 3320 /HIST 3337 Postwar Japan Culture and Society

FL 3350/SOC 3341  Perspectives on the East Asian Woman

HIST 2393      Japan before 1850

HIST 2394     China Before 1850

HIST 2395           Modern East Asia

HIST 3387           Asia and the West: Mutual Images 1800-1920

HIST 3393      China in Revolution

HIST 3394      Modern History of China (SMU in Taipei)

HIST 3394/5  Problems in Asian History

HIST 3395      Early Asia (SMU in Australia)

HIST 3395      Traditional South Asia (SMU in Australia)

HIST 3396      Modern Japan (also SMU in Japan)

HIST 3398      Women in Chinese History

PLSC 3346      Government and Politics of Japan and Korea

PLSC 3346      Government and Politics in Japan (SMU in Japan)

PLSC 3352      Chinese Politics

PLSC 4353      Government/Politics of East Asia

PLSC 4386       Issues of U.S. East Asia Relations

PLSC 4340      Australian Government (SMU in Australia)

SOCI  3300     Japanese Society (SMU in Japan)

SOCI 4365      Australian Society (SMU in Australia)

Humanities and Arts (Group II)

ARHS 1305     Introduction to Far Eastern Art

ARHS 3394     Arts of Japan

ARHS 3395     Arts of India

ARHS 3396     Art and Architecture of China (Also SMU in Taipei)

FL 3310           Transnational Chinese Cinema

FL 3312           Women, Writing and Identity in 20^th Century Chinese Literature

FL 3322            Japanese Literature in Translation (SMU in Japan)

FL 3325           Perspectives on Modern China

FL 3348/SOCI 3348   Women in Japanese Culture and Society

RELI 1303      Introduction to Eastern Religions

RELI 3306      Introduction to Hinduism

RELI 3307      Introduction to Buddhism

RELI 3365      Understanding the Self: East and West

RELI 3367      Religious Life of China, Japan, South and Southeast Asia

RELI 3367      Religious Life of China and Japan (SMU in Japan)

RELI 3376      Constructions of Gender: Sexuality and the Family in South Asian Religions

RELI 3377      The Cultural History of Tibet

RELI 3382      Mysticism, East and West

RELI 3385      Philosophies of India

 EUROPE

             The minor in European Studies provides students with an opportunity to design an interdisciplinary program of study that will give them an in-depth knowledge of European history, culture, politics, and society.    The program embraces all of Europe, from the Atlantic (including Great Britain and Ireland) to the Urals (including Russia) from the 1700 to the present.  In the last half of the twentieth century, but especially since the end of the Cold War, Europe has been integrating economically, culturally, and politically.  At the same time, the program is designed to take account of specific national cultures and traditions.  To maximize the educational experience, students are strongly encouraged to spend at least one semester or summer studying in Europe.  Most of the courses taught in University study-abroad programs in Europe may be applied to the European Studies minor.  This minor requires 15 hours of study in specific courses.  The first 6 hours (two courses) must be chosen from the four categories of the International Studies Basic Curriculum (see above).  Each of the two courses must be from a separate category: either World Cultures, International Politics, International Economics, or Global Perspective.  The next 9 hours (three courses) must be chosen from the European Studies curriculum (below), with at least one course from each of the two groups: Group I (Social Sciences) or Group II (Humanities and Arts).  At least nine hours must be at the 3000 level or above.  If a student is an International Studies major, only one course from the Area Studies curriculum may be double counted.  A co-curricular requirement for the minor in European Studies is two years of college-level study of a European language, other than English.  This requirement may be met through examination, the transfer of language study credit from another university, or by taking courses on campus.

European Studies Courses

Social Sciences (Group I)

ANTH  3355  Peoples of Europe

ANTH 3355/PLSC 4343   Nationalism in Europe (SMU in Copenhagen)

BA 3300          European Business Environment: The EU (SMU in Copenhagen)

BA 4315          EU Seminar (SMU in Copenhagen)

HIST 2366      Europe in the Modern World: 1760 to Present

HIST 3303      Modern England, 1867-present

HIST 3328      Economic History of Europe

HIST 3330      Women in Modern European History

HIST  3334     France since 1789

HIST 3340      The Revolutionary Experience in Russia

HIST 3341      Soviet/Post Soviet Society and Politics, 1917 to Present

HIST 3343      20^th Century European History (SMU in Copenhagen)

HIST 3346      Modern England, 1714 to the Present (also SMU in Oxford)

HIST 3363      The Holocaust

HIST 3365/66            Problems in European History

HIST 3365      The Making of Modern Europe (SMU in Spain)

HIST 3366      France, America and the Atlantic World (SMU in Paris)

HIST 3367      Revolutions in European History

HIST 3374      Diplomacy in Europe: Napoleon to European Union (also SMU in Oxford)

HIST 3376      Social and Intellectual History of Europe

HIST 3381/PLSC 4340   Political History of Contemporary Spain (SMU in Spain)

HIST 3383      Hapsburg Monarchy: Making of East Central Europe

HIST 3385      The Balkan Peninsula in its European Context

HIST 4314      The Jews in Europe (SMU in Copenhagen)

HIST 4363      Inside Nazi Germany

HIST 4369      History of Modern Germany

HIST 4381      History of Spain, 1469 to the Present

HIST 4388      Georgian and Victorian England, 1714-1867 (also SMU in Oxford)

HIST 5367      Russia from the Kievan Era to 1881

HIST 5371      The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789-1815

HIST 5373     Europe from Bismarck to WWI

HIST 5374      Recent  European History, 1918 to the Present

HIST 5376      Europe in the Age of Enlightenment, 1715-1789

HIST 5390      Seminar in Russian History

HIST 5392      Seminar in European History

OBBP 3300     Business Relations with Russia and Central Europe (SMU in Copenhagen)

PLSC 3340      Western European Politics

PLSC 3351      Russia: Politics and Society (SMU in Copenhagen)

PLSC 3358      Government and Politics of Russia

PLSC 3359      From Communism to Democracy

PLSC 4340      Anglo-American Democracy (SMU in Oxford)

PLSC 4340      Danish Politics and Society (SMU in Copenhagen)

PLSC 4358      Soviet Politics: Revolution to Revolution

PLSC 4380      Historical and Contemporary Issues of the European Construction (SMU in Paris)

PLSC 4384      Soviet and Russian Foreign Policy

PLSC 5341      Western European Politics: The EU

PLSC 5383      European Conflict and Security Issues (SMU in Copenhagen)

SOCI 5363      Criminal Justice in Scandinavia (SMU in Copenhagen)

Humanities and Arts  (Group II)

ARHS 1331     Nineteenth Century Art

ARHS 1332     Twentieth Century Art

ARHS 2352     From Impressionism to Abstract: European Art 1870 to 1920 (Copenhagen)

ARHS  3332    Masters of European Art  (SMU in Copenhagen)

ARHS 3329     Paris Art and Architecture I (SMU in Paris)

ARHS 3333     Art and Architecture in Italy (SMU in Italy)

ARHS 3339     Spanish Art II: El Greco to Goya

ARHS 3344     Paintings in the Prado (SMU in Spain)

ARHS 3346     Paris Art and Architecture II (SMU in Paris)

ARHS 3347     Staging Revolution: XVIII Century Art and Drama

ARHS 3352     Origins of Impressionism (SMU in Paris)

ARHS 3353     Impressionism in Context (SMU in Paris)

ARHS 3380     Art and Architecture of Italy (SMU inItaly)

ARHS 4344/HIST 3349  Images of Power: Kings, Nobles and Elites  (SMU in Paris)

CCCN 2352     History of European Film (SMU in Copenhagen)

CCCN 3310     Themes in European Film (Smu in Copenhagen)

CCCN 3310     Screen Artists (SMU in Italy)

CCCN 4305     Motion Pictures of Paris (SMU in Paris)

ENGL 3306    Major British Authors II

ENGL 3312    The English Novel II

ENGL 3341    Victorian Gender

ENGL 3345    British Literature from 1900 to 1939

ENGL 3346    British Literature Since WWII

ENGL 3347    World War I: The British Experience

ENGL 3360    Writers in Paris: The Invention of Modernism (SMU in Paris)

FL 2343           After Communism

FL 3301/SPAN 3373   Spanish Civilization (SMU in Spain)

FL 3307       The Belle Epoque and the Birth of Modernity (SMU in Paris)

FL 3323/HIST 2323 Russian Culture

FL 3331           Survey of Russian Literature in Translation

FL 3361           French Literature

FL 3369           Perspectives on Modern Germany

FL 3390           Italian Cinema

FL 3391/92     Italian Literature

FR 4373          French Civilization: The Age of Enlightenment (SMU in Paris)

FR 4374          French Civilization: The XIX^th Century (SMU in Paris)

PHIL 3333      European Thought: From Modernism to Post Modernism (SMU in Copenhagen)

PHIL 3352      History of Western Philosophy-Modern

PHIL 3370      Nineteenth Century Philosophy

PHIL 3370      Kierkegaard: Philosophy and the Meaning of Life (SMU in Copenhagen)

PHIL 3372      Marx

PHIL 3382      XXth Century European Philosophy

Specialization in African and Middle Eastern Studies

            This course of study is offered as an area specialization for International Studies majors only.

Social Sciences (Group I)

ANTH 3314    Peoples of Africa

HIST 2355      History of The Ancient Near East and Egypt

HIST 2391      Africa to the 19th Century

HIST 2392      Modern Africa

HIST 3326      The Venture of Islam

HIST 3378/79 Problems in African History

HIST 3382      Orient and Occident  (SMU Summer in Paris)

HIST 3386      History of the Caribbean

HIST 3389      Problems of Middle Eastern History

HIST 3390      The Modern Middle East

HIST 4434      Slavery and Revolution in Islamic Africa

HIST 4364      History of South Africa: Background to Conflict

PLSC 3345      Government and Politics in the Middle East

PLSC 3347      Government and Politics of Africa

Humanities and Arts  (Group II)

ARHS 3306     Art and Expression of Eternal Egypt

ARHS 3322     Islamic Art

ARHS 3328     Byzantine Art: Middle East concentration

ARHS 3371     Traditional Arts of Africa

ARHS 3378     Sacred Arts of Haiti

FL3349/HIST3392 Literatures of Negritude and Histories of the Struggle for Black Liberation

RELI 3329      Introduction to Islam

RELI 3372      Biblical Interpretation and the State of Israel

 LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

            The minor in Latin American Studies requires 15 hours of study in specific courses.  The first 6 hours (two courses) must be chosen from the four categories of the International Studies Basic Curriculum (see above).  Each of the two courses must be from a separate category:  either World Cultures, International Politics, International Economics, or Global Perspective.  The next 9 hours (three courses) must be chosen from the Latin American Studies curriculum (below), with at least one course from each of the two groups: Group I (Social Sciences) or Group II (Humanities and Arts).  At least nine hours must be at the 3000 level or above.  If a student is also an International Studies major, only one course from the Area Studies curriculum may be double counted.  A co-curricular requirement for the minor in Latin American Studies is two years of college-level study of Spanish or Portuguese.

Social Sciences  (Group I)

ANTH 3311    Peoples of Mexico – Past and Present

ANTH 3313    South American Indians of the Past and Present

ANTH 3354    Latin America: Peoples, Places, and Power

ANTH 4347    Seminar in Meso-American Ethnology

HIST 2384      Latin America: The Colonial Period

HIST 2385      Latin America in the Modern Era

HIST 3317      Women in Latin American Societies

HIST 3320      The Spanish Frontier in North America

HIST 3321     The American Southwest

HIST 3324      Mexican Americans 1848 to Present

HIST 3380      History of Latin America (SMU in Spain)

HIST 3380      Problems in Ibero-American History

HIST 3381/PLSC 4340   Political History of Contemporary Spain (SMU in Spain)

HIST 3382      History of Mexico

HIST 5351      Seminar in Mexican History

HIST 5387      Seminars in Latin American History

PLSC 3348      Government and Politics in Latin America

PLSC 3349      Politics of Major Latin American Countries

PLSC 3385      Inter-American Relations

PLSC 4340/HIST 3381   Special Studies in Comparative Government and Politics (SMU in Spain)

PLSC 4356      Latin American Political Economy

PLSC 4391      NAFTA and Free Trade in the Americas

SOCI 3370      Minority-Dominant Relations

SOCI 3372      Chicanos in the Southwest

Humanities and Arts  (Group II)

ANTH 3312    Meso-American Archaeology

ARHS 1308     Epic of Latin America

ARHS 3338     Baroque Art in Italy, Spain and the New World

ARHS 3339     El Greco to Goya: Spanish Art II

ARHS 3341     Altamira to El Escorial: Spanish Art I

ARHS 3343     Goya and his Time

ARHS 3344     Paintings at the Prado (SMU in Spain)

ARHS 3360     Modern Painters in Spain (SMU in Spain)

ARHS 3376     Latin American Art

ARHS 3382     Arts of the Ancient Andean Tradition: Chavin to Inca

ARHS 3383     The Ancient Maya: Art and History

ARHS 3385     The Aztecs before and after the Conquest: Mesoamerica 1400-1600

ARHS 5368     Maya City: Art and Culture

ENGL 3371    Chicano/Chicana Literature

ENGL 3372    History of U.S. Hispanic Literature

FL 3301/SPAN 3373    Spanish Civilization (SMU-in Spain)

FL 3305           Latin American Literature in Translation

FL 3306           The Heart of Aztlan: Chicano Literature of the Southwest

SPAN 3374     Spanish American Civilization (SMU in Xalapa)

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Special Undergraduate Offerings

Opportunities for independent study and research are available to majors in International Studies .  Students must have the program director’s approval in order to register for these courses.  Prerequisites are stated for each independent study course below.  No more than two such courses may be counted toward overall major or minor requirements.  The Director will indicate where these courses fit in the different section of the major or the minor.

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Directed Readings: Independent Study and Research

INTL 4102,4202,4302

These courses offer students, normally major or minors in International Studies, the opportunity to develop particular interests in the area of the discipline not covered by Departmental or other University course offerings.  Basic requirements include both sophomore standing and appropriate introductory and advanced course preparations.  Permission to enroll in these courses requires first the approval of a faculty sponsor who agrees to direct the course and approval of the director of the program.

Each student is primarily responsible for: 1) Finding a faculty sponsor; 2) Developing and submitting to the sponsor a plan of study to encompass the review and/or analysis of a significant segment of International Studies (or Latin American Studies) literature (at least equivalent to the assignments in a regular advanced course): 3) Preparing and submitting a statement of intent reflecting the foregoing and any other requirements agreed upon with the faculty sponsor.

How to register for the course

The student should initiate and complete all arrangements and submit a plan prior to the day of formal registration.

No student may remain in the course beyond the last date for withdrawing (WP) if she/he is not fulfilling the work requirements as established by the faculty sponsor.

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Internship in International Studies INTL 4306

This course offers students (normally majors or minors in International Studies or Latin American Studies) the opportunity to capitalize on practical experiences in International Studies/Latin American Studies fields and to gain formal credit for academic work related to those experiences.  Students must have at least sophomore standing and appropriate introductory and advance course preparation.  Basic requirements include both 1) a period of work (full or part-time) in a related organization, and 2) formal written work and, where appropriate, oral reports demonstrating the student’s ability to relate the practical experience to a significant segment of relevant scholarly literature.

Students will need to:

a.      Enroll in the Dedman College Internship Program (www.smu.edu/internship), which designs and sustains credit-bearing internship experiences that demonstrate and reinforce the skills acquired by students. For information on the program and internship tailored for International and Area Studies majors, contact Jeanene Anderson (108 Clements Hall), at jeanene@mail.smu.edu or call 214-768-2103.

b.     Attend the required Dedman College internship orientation and take advantage of the workshop on resume writing and interview skills.

c.      Secure interviews and internship placement

d.     Find a faculty member in the International and Area Studies program, who will act as the student’s advisor for the internship and file a “learning contact” with the faculty member and with the Internship program.

Each student intern has the responsibility to arrange the internship work experience, persuade a faculty member to act as sponsor, to develop and submit an internship plan, and fulfill the basic requirements of the course

Internship Plan

The plan developed in consultation with a faculty sponsor must include: 1) A description of the practical work to be (or already) undertaken.  This should be accompanied by a letter from the internship organization outlining the student’s work responsibilities and the duration of the internship.  2) A description of the academic work to be undertaken, including at least a preliminary bibliography. 3) A completed statement of intent form “Internship in International Studies 4306”

How to register for the course

The student should submit the internship plan and have completed all arrangements prior to the day of registration.  Should the student have completed the practical work of an internship prior to registration (as in some cases for summer internships), the student must have a letter from the organization where she/he interned describing the student’s functions and responsibilities during the internship. If the faculty sponsor determines this to be satisfactory, the student will be allowed to register for INTL or LAAM 4306 in a succeeding semester.

The student’s academic work in the course should result in a substantial term paper, at least 12 pages/300 words in length. Most importantly, the paper should demonstrate the student’s critical ability to relate the practical experience of the internship to the scholarly work in the bibliography.

This course may not be used for Departmental distribution requirements unless specifically approved by the director of the program.

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International Studies Program Departmental Distinction- INTL 4307

The program offer selected undergraduate majors an opportunity to undertake a special program of study and research, as a candidate for award of the B.A. degree with Departmental distinction.  Criteria for Departmental distinction are:

1)     A minimum 3.0 over-all grade point average

2)     A minimum 3.5. average in the major

3)     Preparation for a department distinction thesis under the supervision of a faculty advisor.  The grade received must be A- or higher.  This world will be accomplished by taking INTL 4307, and will be in addition to all other requirements for the major

4)     A minimum 3.5. average in a least two advanced courses related to the topic of the thesis; one of these may be a course taken outside the requirements for the major.

5)     Passing “with distinction” an oral examination of at least one hour, conducted by a faculty committee.

A  student wishing to undertake work toward Departmental Distinction has to: 1) apply for admission to candidacy no later than December 1 (for May or August graduates) or May 1 (for December Graduation); 2) arrange for a distinction thesis advisor; 3) register for INTL 4307 during their last semester of Senior year; and met all criteria for distinction (see above).  Potential candidates are strongly encouraged to begin developing a thesis several months ahead of registration for INTL 4307.

A faculty member volunteering to serve as distinction thesis advisor is primarily responsible for 1) recommending the student’s request for admission to candidacy and accept the candidate into INTL 4307; 2) advising the student on developing a topic, research methods and writing the thesis; 3) making sure that the student is making regular progress toward completion of the thesis; 4) scheduling the oral examination; 5) arranging for appointment of a distinction examination committee, no later than two weeks prior to the examination; 6)  making sure that sufficient copies are submitted to members of the committee, no alter than one week prior to the examination; 7) chair the oral examination and submit a report signed by each member of the committee; and 8) assigning a grade.

The defense or oral examination will last at least one hour. Each member of the committee will have an opportunity to examine the candidate on topics relevant to the thesis and related courses taken by the students.  All oral examinations must be completed before the first day of the semester’s final examination period.

Evaluation and Grading

The distinction thesis advisor will assign a regular letter grade for INTL 4307, reflecting the advisor’s judgment of the quality of work and research performed by the candidate. If the advisor anticipates that the grade may fall below A-minus before the date of the oral examination, the committee should be so informed; the committee may then, by unanimous vote only, decide to conduct the examination.

The distinction committee, by unanimous agreement of its members, will report in writing whether the student has (or has not) passed the examination “with distinction.” 

If the examination committee recommends against distinction, it shall report the reasons in writing to the program director of designated representative.  No decision to deny distinction will be reported in the student’s permanent file or transcript; but a grade must be reported to the Registrar.
 
 
  updated January 2004

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