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School of Politics, Public Affairs, and International Studies

Department 3197 | A&S 208

1000 E. University Avenue

Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: (307)-766-6484

Email: sppais@uwyo.edu

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Majoring in International Studies

A major in International Studies (INST) requires 33 department hours. The major is organized around concentrations in “Development Studies” and “Security Studies,” two interdisciplinary fields that are nationally and globally recognizable, and which correspond to professional trajectories as well as postgraduate programs of study for students who may be interested in that. The INST program’s inclusion of “regional study,” in addition to these thematic concentrations, emphasizes interconnections and interdependencies between regions. Regional study allows students to develop an understanding of regional affairs in multiple world regions, for example, East Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, or Sub-Saharan Africa. Students’ study of regions dovetails with lessons from their chosen concentration. The program structure reflects a contemporary, coherent vision for International Studies.
The 33 department hours required for completion of the degree include the following:
  • 9 hours of INST core courses, which provide foundations in global and international studies as well as professional development support
  • 9 upper-division hours in an interdisciplinary “concentration,” either Development Studies or Security Studies
  • 9 hours of “regional study” (3 lower-division and 6 upper-division), through which students learn to analyze distinct world regions as well as explain the processes by which distinct world regions are interrelated
  • 6 hours of upper-division electives from across the International Studies curriculum
International Studies majors are also required to complete 15 hours in a single foreign language or demonstrate fourth-semester proficiency in a foreign language. 
If you have questions, please feel free to contact the Program Director, Dr. Nicholas Crane: ncrane@uwyo.edu

Contact Us

School of Politics, Public Affairs, and International Studies

Department 3197 | A&S 208

1000 E. University Avenue

Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: (307)-766-6484

Email: sppais@uwyo.edu

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