International Affairs Major Requirements

Declaration in/or after Fall 2009


Matthew Linley, Major Coordinator (linley@tuj.ac.jp)


The International Affairs (IA) major at TUJ is an interdisciplinary major in the College of Liberal Arts. It is closely related to political science and emphasizes issues affecting relations between East Asia (Japan, China, Korea) and the United States. This major requires 10 courses (approximately 30 semester hours) divided into 5 core courses and 4 electives in the major, a capstone course, an internship of 3-6 semester hours, an East Asian area studies requirement, and an East Asian language requirement.


International Affairs Major

  • Major courses must be passed with at least a C-.
Required Courses Credits  
I.Foundation Requirement
1. Pol Sci 1201 (C052) 3  
2. Pol Sci 1301 (C053) 3  
3. Econ 1103 (C055); or both
1101 (C051) and 1102 (C052)		 3-6  
4. GUS 1031 (C062) or Hist 1702 (C062) 3  
5. Hist 2804 (0102)/3811 (0103)
3228 (0290)/3229 (0291)		 3  
II. Political Science Requirement
Core students must take POL SCI 2496 Introduction to Political Philosophy to satisfy one of the requirements in this area. It will satisfy one of the requirements in the area of #V as well.
1. Pol Sci 3  
2. Pol Sci 3  
III. Interdisciplinary Elective
1. 3  
2. 3  

[IV and V courses may overlap with II and III]
IV. East Asia Area Requirement
1. 3  
2. 3  
3. 3  
4.As St 4000+ WI 3  

[IV and V courses may overlap with II and III]
V. Non-East Asia / Non-USA Requirement
POL SCI 2496 will satisfy one of the requirements in this area for Core students. Please see the area of #II.
1. 3  
2. 3  
VI. Poli Sci 4310 or 4320 (0315/0316) 3  
VII. East Asia Language Requirement
Chinese 2002 (0167); or
Japanese 2702/2002 (0171); or
Korean 2002 (0173)		 3  
VIII. Int'l Affairs Major Internship
  3  
IX. Pol Sci 4000+ WI
Pol Sci 4000+ WI 3  

International Affairs Requirement Areas

International Affairs is an interdisciplinary major which requires the following requirements with various components. Students should refer to the PDF document below for pre-approved major courses. Courses with special topics whose component will vary by semester may be used to satisfy a single or multiple requirement area(s) as well. Consult with Major Coordinator or Academic Advising Center for details.



1. International Affairs Writing Intensive Requirement (2-3 courses)

Core students are required to take the following three courses:

  • Political Science 2496 Introduction to Political Philosophy
  • One Asian Studies 4000 Level Writing Intensive
  • One Political Science 4000 Level Writing Intensive

Gen Ed students are required to take the following two courses:

  • One Asian Studies 4000 Level Writing Intensive
  • One Political Science 4000 Level Writing Intensive

2. Political Science Electives (at least 2 of 2000+ Political Science courses)


3. Interdisciplinary Electives (at least 2 of Social Science or related courses)


4. East Asia Electives (at least 3 courses with East Asian regional component in addition to 1 Asian Studies 4000+ Writing Intensive described above)


5. Non-East Asia / Non-USA Electives (at least 2 courses with non-east Asia, non-USA component)


6. Seminar in International Politics
Students are required to take this course in their senior year. It will cover important and timely topics dealing with international affairs in East Asia and the United States and will strive to pull together concepts and skills from other courses. Students will write a major paper for the course, not unlike a senior thesis, and will make oral presentations on their work to the class as a whole.

  • Political Science 4310 (formerly 0315), Seminar in International Politics
  • Political Science 4320 (formerly 0316), Seminar in International Politics

7. Language Requirement
Students are required to take four semesters of an East Asian language or to be fluent in an East Asian language. The options available at Temple are:


Japanese

  • Japanese 1001 (formerly 0070), Japanese Elements I
  • Japanese 1002 (formerly 0071), Japanese Elements II
  • Japanese 2701/2001 (formerly C170), Intermediate Japanese I
  • Japanese 2702/2002 (formerly 0171), Intermediate Japanese II

Chinese

  • Chinese 1001 (formerly 0066), Chinese Elements I
  • Chinese 1002 (formerly 0067), Chinese Elements II
  • Chinese 2001 (formerly C166), Intermediate Chinese I
  • Chinese 2002 (formerly 0167), Intermediate Chinese II

Korean

  • Korean 1001 (formerly 0072), Korean Elements I
  • Korean 1002 (formerly 0073), Korean Elements II
  • Korean 2001 (formerly C172), Intermediate Korean I
  • Korean 2002 (formerly 0173), Intermediate Korean II

TUJ offers all 4 Japanese courses and only the first 2 Chinese and Korean courses. The definition of fluency is at the discretion of TUJ's language instructors.


8. Internship Requirement
Students are required to undertake an internship during their junior or senior year in which they work with some organization in a capacity related to international affairs. The minimum requirement is 3 semester hours of internship, but some students may opt for 6 semester hours. If for some reason the IA faculty advisor determines that a student should not have an internship, then 3 semester hours of Independent Study that in some appropriate way addresses work experience in IA may be substituted.

IA majors must register for one of Political Science 4581/4681/4781 (formerly 0371/0372/0373), Cooperative Education in Political Science I/II/III, respectively, at 3 semester hours each when taking an IA internship.

Internships that are appropriate for IA majors can be at any of a number of sources, including news organizations, foreign embassies and consulates, government agencies, multinational companies engaged in trade, and various NGOs. A TUJ faculty member will be assigned to oversee IA internships and academic standards. As a general rule, 3-credit internship at TUJ requires at least 140 hours of on-the-job experience over a semester and a final paper about the internship experience.