学者

主要的s and minors in the IS Program select one of the following four concentrations, 或跟踪, to help them focus their interests:

Cooperation and Conflict
这种集中考虑了有关国际事务中合作与冲突太阳城官网的基本理论和实证问题, 包括战争的起因, 革命, and 恐怖主义; the consequences of international and domestic actors’ attempts at reconciliation; the role of arms control, 情报, 国际机构, 全球治理, and grand strategy; and sources of state and individual security and insecurity. 每场战争都是独一无二的, 每一次和平都不一样, 学生将有充足的机会太阳城官网世界各地的历史和当代案例. 同时, 学生将接近战争, 和平, 和安全作为一般的社会现象，并检查跨案例和理论观点的共同特征和动态.

Ethics and Social Justice
这种集中考虑国际事务的宗教和世俗伦理框架, 以及揭示特定伦理问题的国际政治领域, 包括主权, 恐怖主义, 调解, 人权, 经济正义, 以及在战争或人道主义干预中使用武力. 学生还将探索宗教的作用和社会正义的动机在国家和非国家行为者之间的互动.

全球 Cultures
这种集中考虑了在全球连接的世界中文化制造和社区的两个维度. 在“工作中的文化”集群中, 学生考查专业的文化生产, 对文化进行批判性探究，既是一种复杂的意义创造活动，也是全球经济的核心商品. 在“文化与社会运动”组, 学生太阳城官网社区和运动如何通过培养和部署共享的社会, 文化, 宗教, 政治, 经济资源. 全球文化集中者可以选择完成一个1学分的选修实习，无论是在文化产品的创造或在基层动员和其他参与方法的全球重要性和文化代表性的问题.

Political Economy and Development Studies
这种集中考虑政治和经济之间的相互作用，决定国家之间的相互作用, 市场, 和社会, 无论是在发达国家还是在发展中国家. 学生将获得对经济的理解, 政治, 以及国际公共政策问题中的道德风险，并培养分析政策选择的能力. 集中的一个中心焦点是人类福祉的改善, 特别是, 虽然不完全如此, 在发展中国家，包括非洲国家的背景下, 亚洲, 太平洋和拉丁美洲.

Yes! 国际太阳城官网 majors and minors are strongly encouraged to spend at least a semester abroad, but BC offers study abroad programs ranging from one week to an entire academic year. Nearly 90% of our majors study abroad for a summer or semester. 

出国留学 Information for IS

In short, AP credits can be used to demonstrate language proficiency and can offer exemptions from a specific course that counts for our major, but AP credits will not reduce the number of courses needed to fulfill the core or elective requirments—they simply allow students to take a higher-level course in its place.

For example:

To test out of our core 经济学 requirement (Principles of 经济学, ECON1101), students must have earned an AP score of 4 or 5 on BOTH the Micro Principles AP exam and the Macro Principles AP exam. 学生s testing out of ECON 1101 in this manner are still required to complete the IS core Economic requirement by taking two 经济学 courses at the 2000-level or above.

学生s with AP scores of 4 or 5 in only one of those two courses (Principles of Microeconomics or Principles of Macroeconomics) are required to complete ECON 1101 and a 2000-level 经济学 course, like all majors.
If you have any questions about AP credits and the IS major or minor, contact Prof. Hiroshi Nakazato, Director of 本科 Studies.

联系 Professor Hiroshi Nakazato

• Drop by the IS Program office (Connolly房子 202) during the specific hours listed in our newsletter each week.
• To meet with a specific advisor, 通过点击下面的个人资料或来他们的办公时间预订在线预约.
• To book a meeting with any 同行的顾问, send an email to isp@bc.Edu加上主题行 &“同行咨询," telling us about your situation and when you'd like to meet.

Enrollment in the major is by competitive application, submitted in mid-February of freshman year. Transfer students who enter BC in their sophomore year may apply during the summer before they enter BC.

主要的 太阳城网赌平台

Enrollment in the IS minor is open to all students who file a course plan, which outlines how they will meet the minor's requirements, before the end of the Drop/Add period in October of their junior year. We also welcome declarations of the IS minor in freshman or sophomore year. We encourage prospective IS minors to read about the minor requirements and visit with a 同行的顾问 or faculty advisor to help the craft their course plan. When completed, the course plan should be submitted to Ms. Patricia Joyce in Gasson 104.

小 Requirements

The IS major requires a total of 45 credits in 13 approved courses, plus certification of language proficiency. Nearly 90% of our students also study abroad. The curricular components of the IS major include:

• The 是主要的 Core (24 credits earned in 6 courses)
• An elective concentration (18 credits earned in 6 courses)
• Language proficiency (Advanced proficiency in one modern language or intermediate proficiency in two modern languages. The language requirement is co-curriculuar: language classes do not count as courses in the IS major, though the proficiency they foster is a requirement.)
• Study abroad (学生s can transfer up to 2 classes or 8 credits from abroad in one semester, or 12 credits across a full year, usually toward their elective track.)
• Senior seminar or senior thesis (3-credit senior seminar or 6-credit senior thesis—in which 3 credits could apply to an elective concentration)
  
  

是主要的 Components

The 是次要的 requires six courses: two foundation courses, then four electives chosen from among four concentrations: Conflict and Cooperation; Ethics and Socail Justice; 全球 Cultures; or Political Economy and Development Studies. 

是次要的 Components

Increased investment from the University has allowed the IS Program to expand to its current maximum of 105 students per year. 在六年的时间里, 被录取的学生人数从2016届的88人增加到2019届的95人, 到2022届的105人. 目前，这相当于一个大约280名学生的主要队列(跨越三个学年)。.

Yes. Both IS majors and IS minors have a language proficiency requirement, but they differ:

All IS majors, regardless of their school (MCAS, CSOM, LSOE, CSON), must demonstrate advanced proficiency in one modern foreign language or intermediate proficiency in two modern foreign languages by the time of their graduation. Advanced proficiency will be met by taking at least two courses beyond the intermediate level of a modern foreign language. 

All IS minors, regardless of school (MCAS, CSOM, LSOE, CSON), must demonstrate intermediate-level proficiency in one modern foreign language. 

是主要的 Language Requirements

是次要的 Language Requirements

Locate forms for course substitutions, withdrawals, pre-approvals, internships, and more on the 学生 服务s site. 

学生 服务s Site

In addition to the academic advising conducted by our faculty advisors, program staff, and 同行的顾问s, we encourage students to take advantage of the many campus resources listed here related to academic support; mental health; physical health/disability; gender and sexuality; mindfulness and spiritual counseling/communities; and support groups. 

Campus 资源 for 学生s

Review the list of approved Fall 2024 courses or a complete list of all approved courses offered in any semester.

Fall 2024 课程

Complete List of 课程