IAS WUSTL

I want to get the details of International and Area Studies (IAS) program of Washington University in St. Louis so can you provide me the details of it?

International and Area Studies offer an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to understanding global issues.

Their undergraduate major encourages a broad understanding of the world while exploring the diversity and richness of other cultures.

Their program places particular emphasis on study abroad, independent research, and foreign language coursework.

International and Area Studies (IAS)

Undergraduate Program

1 major with a choice of 5 concentrations
1 freshman seminar
100+ study abroad opportunities
An active honorary that plans several internationally-themed events each year
Support for independent and faculty-led research

Requirements-

Complete a minimum of 36 units in IAS, including a minimum of 24 units at the 300 or 400 level (the advanced credits must be unique to the IAS major).

Receive a grade of C+ or higher in all IAS courses; all courses taken for IAS credit must be taken for a letter grade.

Satisfy a foreign language requirement which entails the successful completion of four semesters of a language appropriate to their IAS concentration while at Washington University.

Enroll in a minimum of two courses focused on the same world area and a third course focused on a different area. We consider world areas to be Africa, East Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East and South Asia. The Development, Global Cultural Studies, and International Affairs concentrations also include North America as a world area.

Select upper-level courses from a minimum of three (3) academic disciplines (for example, AFAS, Anthropology, Art History, Economics, Film, History, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Political Science and WGSS).

Affiliated Minors-

The IAS Program helps to administer two affliated minors: Asian American Studies and Russian Language and Literature. Please note that neither program is a minor in IAS; rather, each operates independently. To learn more about these programs, their faculty, and the course requirements, please follow the links below.

Asian American Studies Minor

Russian Language and Literature Minor

Contact-

Washington University in St. Louis
Campus Box 1088
One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
(314) 935-5073

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