MA 110 or higher
EN 101 or sufficient score on placement test (SAT, Accuplacer)
EN 102 (recommended) or EN 109
SP 108 (recommended) or SP112 or SP 212
Any HE course
IS Curriculum
The International Studies curriculum is broken into two basic sections: the
General Education requirements required for all Montgomery College graduates
(foundations and distribution) and the Concentration requirements that are
specific to this major (foreign language, international politics, electives).
Political science course descriptions can be accessed through the navigation
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course
catalog for other disciplines' courses. If you would like to see the
International Studies curriculum organized by semester, please visit the course
catalog's official
programs of study page.
Foundations Distribution Foreign Language International Politics Electives
General Education:
Distribution (22-23 credits)
Arts Distribution (3)
any arts distribution course
Behavioral and Social Sciences Distribution (6)
GE 101 Introduction to Geography
PS 101 American Government
Humanities Distribution (6)
Choose 1:
HS 114 The
World in the 20th Century
HS 116 World
History: A Comparative Survey (to A.D. 1500)
HS 117 World
History: A Comparative Survey (from A.D. 1500)
Choose 1:
HS 203 Latin American History
HS 207 East
Asian Civilization
HS 208 Modern
Asia
Natural Sciences
Distribution (7-8)
any natural sciences
distribution course
any natural sciences lab
distribution course
concentration: foreign
language (6 credits)
Two semesters of the same foreign language are required, although students may
substitute additional foreign language courses for selected electives
requirements below. To meet this requirement, students may enroll in
French, German, Italian, Russian, or Spanish courses. Advanced study of
language and literature, as well as the opportunity to pursue honors-level work
are available in French and Spanish.
concentration: international
politics (9 credits)
PS 201 Major Foreign Governments
PS 203 International Relations
Choose 1:
PS 121 Political Ideologies
PS 250 International Conflict
Resolution
concentration:
electives (12 credits)
Choose one course from each category – the first course listed is the
recommended course, the others are alternates.
Cultures & Societies (3)
AN 101 Intro to Social and
Cultural Anthropology (recommended)
AN 206 World Ethnology
EC 103 Evolution of Economic
Societies
EC 105 Basic Economics
PY 102 General Psychology
SO 101 Introduction to Sociology
Literature & History (3)
EN 201 or EN 202 Introduction to World Literature (recommended)
EN 122 Mythology: The
Secret Language
EN 208 Women in Literature
EN 215 Masterpieces of Oriental Literature
HS 205 History of Russia
HS 214 Conflict in the Modern Middle East
additional semester foreign language
Social Sciences (3)
EC 105 Basic Economics
(recommended)
EC 201 Principles of Economics I
GE 102 Cultural Geography
GE 103 Economic Geography
GE 104 Physical Geography
GE 201 Political Geography
AN 206 World Ethnology
PS 121 Political Ideologies
PY 102 General Psychology
SO 105 Social Problems and Issues
Minor Concentration (3)
PL 201 Introduction to Philosophy
(recommended)
HS 203 Latin American History
HS 207 East Asian Civilization
HS 208 Modern Asia
HS 210 US and 20th Century
World Affairs
additional semester foreign
language