Any two of the following may be combined to complete a “Combined Major” toward the Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree: Art History, Communication and Media Studies, Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies (CLCS), Economics, Environmental Science, French, History, Italian Studies, Literature, Management, Political Science and Psychology. Combined degree programs give students the option of creating their own path of study. Should a student wish to complete two majors, a combined major cannot be used as one of them.
A Combined Major BA degree program consists of the following components totaling 120 credits:
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Core Requirements (Refer to Bachelor of Arts introduction.)
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Major Requirements in two selected disciplines from the options below (see requirements under each discipline.)
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General Electives
Where a thesis is required, it will normally take the form of either an interdisciplinary project or a requirement to be satisfied in a single discipline. Students must consult with Department Chairs of both disciplines. Credit will be awarded in one of the two fields.
ART HISTORY AND VISUAL CULTURE
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (24 OR 27 CREDITS)
| AHT 102 | Introduction to Art History and Visual Culture I: Antiquity to Early Renaissance |
| AHT 103 | Introduction to Art History and Visual Culture II: High Renaissance to Contemporary Art |
| AHT 270 | Theories and Methods in Art History and Visual Culture |
| AHT 320 | Anthropologies of Art |
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Two 200-Level Art History courses (6 Credits) |
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Two 300-Level Art History courses (6 Credits) |
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One of the following: |
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| AHT 497 | Art History Senior Project |
| AHT 498 | Art History Internship |
| AHT 499 | Art History Thesis* |
* Students will be required to complete a Thesis unless a thesis is elected in another subject area in a combined major program. If this is the case, then students may also write a thesis for Art History as a substitute for one of the 300-level requirements.
COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (24 CREDITS)
| COM 105 | Introduction to Communication and Media Studies in the Global Context |
| COM 180 | Public Speaking |
| COM 203 | Communication Research Methods |
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One of the following: |
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| COM 201 | Fundamentals of Media Studies and Criticism |
| COM 202 | Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication |
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One of the following: |
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| COM 301 | Globalization, Media and Representation |
| COM 302 | Intercultural Communication: Theory, Research and Practice |
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Two COM courses at or above 300-level (6 Credits) |
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One of the following: |
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| COM 497 | Senior Research Seminar in Communication and Media Studies |
| COM 498 | Internship in Communication and Media Studies |
COMPARATIVE LITERARY AND CULTURAL STUDIES (CLCS)
Not open to majors in Literature or in History and Literature
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (27 CREDITS)
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Foundation courses: |
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| LC 100 | The Stories We Live By |
| LC 110 | Reading Cultures: Approaches to Cultural Studies |
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Five of the following: |
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| CLCS 199 | First Year Seminar |
| CLCS 200 | Gender and Sexuality in a Global Context |
| CLCS 215T | The Cosmopolitan City: Vienna 1900 |
| CLCS 220 | Inventing the Past: The Uses of Memory in a Changing World |
| CLCS 230 | Science/ Fiction: Envisioning the Possible |
| CLCS 241 | Forbidden Acts: Queer Studies and Performance |
| CLCS 242 | Representations of Poverty in Literature, Film and the Media |
| CLCS 243 | The Cultural Politics of Sports |
| CLCS 300 | (Re)defining Masculinity |
| CLCS 310 | The Culture of Cities |
| CLCS 320 | Culture, Class, Cuisine: Questions of Taste |
| CLCS 330 | The Politics of Mobility: Exile and Migration |
| CLCS 340 | Fashion and Popular Culture |
| CLCS 350 | Culture and Human Rights |
| CLCS 360 | Critical Race Studies in a Global Context |
| CLCS 370 | Topics in Literary and Cultural Studies |
| CLCS 371 | Law and Culture |
| CLCS 372 | Tales of Catastrophe |
| LC 200T | Switzerland Unplugged: A Cultural History, Part I |
| LC 210T | Switzerland Unplugged: A Cultural History, Part II |
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Capstone Requirement |
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| LC 497 | Capstone: Comprehensive Readings in CLCS and Literature |
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One of the following: |
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| LC 498 | Capstone: Internship in CLCS or Literature |
| LC 499 | Capstone: Thesis in CLCS or Literature |
A thesis is recommended for students interested in pursuing graduate studies. An internship is recommended for students interested in entering a professional field. Students must make their choice in close consultation with their academic advisor in both areas of the combined major. Students should take the first capstone course in their penultimate semester or in the second semester of their junior year.
ECONOMICS
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (30 CREDITS)
| ECN 100 | Principles of Macroeconomics |
| ECN 101 | Principles of Microeconomics |
| MAT 200 | Calculus |
| ECN 204 | History of Economic Thought |
| ECN 225 | Issues and Controversies in Macroeconomics |
| ECN 256 | Managerial Economics (Intermediate Microeconomics) |
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Four of the following: |
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| ECN 303 | Development Economics |
| ECN 305 | The Economics of the European Union |
| ECN 320 | Game Theory, Information and Contracts |
| ECN 325 | Money, Banking, and Financial Markets |
| ECN 328 | International Banking and Finance |
| ECN 341 | International Economics |
| ECN 350 | Industrial Organization in the European Union |
| ECN 355 | Political Economy of Growth and Distribution |
| ECN 387 | Introduction to Econometrics |
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (30 CREDITS)
| SCI 101 | Introduction to Biology: Genetics, Evolution, and Ecology |
| ENV 200 | Understanding Environmental Issues |
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One of the following: |
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| SCI 106 | Introduction to Biology: Cell and Animal Biology |
| SCI 111 | Introduction to Plant Biology |
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Two additional 100-level Science courses. |
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One of the following: |
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| MAT 200-level class | |
| ENV 250 | Quantitative Methods for Environmental Science and Geographic Information Systems |
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Upper-level Science |
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Three classes at or above the 200-level. |
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Capstone |
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| ENV 499 or other thesis. (Theses must synthesize fields.) | |
Students must complete one of the above requirements with an Academic Travel course in ENV or SCI.
FRENCH STUDIES
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (30 CREDITS)
| FRE 100 | Introductory French I |
| FRE 101 | Introductory French II |
| FRE 200 | Intermediate French I |
| FRE 201 | Intermediate French II |
| FRE 300 | Advanced French I |
| FRE 301 | Advanced French II |
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Four of the following: |
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| FRE 302 | Advanced French Conversation |
| FRE 303 | French Translation |
| FRE 310 | Paris and the Nineteenth Century |
| FRE 312 | Travel Writing: France and French-speaking Switzerland |
| FRE 320 | Writing the Self: French Autobiography and Autofiction |
| FRE 324 | Exile, Margins and Identity in Francophone Literature of North-African Origins |
| FRE 350 | Civilization and Culture |
| FRE 370 | Topics in French Literature |
| FRE 374 | Introduction to French Cinema |
| FRE 376 | French Cinema: The New Wave |
Note: Students who elect to spend one semester abroad in the French-speaking world will receive 9 credits towards their combined major and 6 elective credits.
HISTORY
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (24 OR 27 CREDITS)
| HIS 100 | Western Civilization I: Ancient and Medieval and |
| HIS 101 | Western Civilization II: Modern |
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| HIS 104 | Global History I: Traditions, Encounters, and Adaptation from the Stone Age to the 16th Century and |
| HIS 105 | Global History II: Globalization, the Emergence of the Modern State, and Coping with Change |
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Four courses (12 credits) in History, at or above the 200-level, of which at least one must be at the 300-level. (HIS 199 First Year Seminar may be included.) |
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The Writing of History I: Theory and Method |
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| HIS 211 | The Human in History – Biography and Life Writing |
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The Writing of History II: Capstone Requirement |
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One of the following: |
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| HIS 451 | Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict (Capstone) |
| HIS 455 | The World and the West in the Long 19th Century (Capstone) |
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| HIS 499 | History Senior Thesis* |
* Students will be required to complete a Senior Thesis unless a thesis is elected in another subject area in the combined major program.
ITALIAN STUDIES
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (30 CREDITS)
| ITA 100 | Introduction to Italian I |
| ITA 101 | Introduction to Italian II |
| ITA 200 | Intermediate Italian I |
| ITA 201 | Intermediate Italian II |
| ITA 300 | Advanced Italian I |
| ITA 301 | Advanced Italian II |
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Four of the following: |
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| ITA 302 | Advanced Italian Conversation |
| ITA 350 | Topics in Italian Cultural Studies |
| ITA 353 | Italian Theater Workshop |
| ITA 360 | Introduction to Italian Literature, Part I |
| ITA 361 | Introduction to Italian Literature, Part II |
| ITA 372 | Motherhood in Italian Women’s Writing |
| ITA 374 | Italian Cinema |
| ITA 375 | Italian Film Adaptation: From the Page to the Screen |
| ITA 376 | Epic Tradition in Italy: Women, Knights, Weapons, and Love |
| ITA 378 | Switalian?: Stereotypes and Realities of Hybridity |
| IS 110T | A Cultural and Literary Journey: Marche, Umbria and Emilia Romagna |
| IS 199 | First Year Seminar |
| IS 274 | Italian Cinema |
| IS 275 | Modern Italian Poetry |
| IS 276 | The Italian Short Story |
| IS 277 | The Italian Novel: Redefining the Canon |
| IS 278 | Italian Genre Crossings and Hybridity |
| IS 279 | Italian Myths and Counter-Myths of America |
| IS 280T | Italian Cinema on Location: Projections of the Eternal City in Italian Film and Cultural Studies |
| HIS 204 | History of Italy from the Renaissance to the Present |
LITERATURE
Not open to majors in CLCS
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (27 CREDITS)
| LC 100 | The Stories We Live By |
| LC 110 | Reading Cultures: Approaches to Cultural Studies |
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Five of the following: |
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| LIT 199 | First Year Seminar |
| LIT 201 | Deception |
| LIT 221T | Bloomsbury Britain: The Cultural and Literary Life of 20th Century London |
| LIT 242 | Contemporary African Literature |
| LIT 248 | Literature of the Americas |
| LIT 253 | Caribbean Literature |
| LIT 263 | Contemporary Literature from South Asia |
| LIT 300 | Modernism |
| LIT 305 | Home |
| LIT 306 | Money in Literature: Systems of Exchange |
| LIT 320 | Elective Ties: Love, Friendship, Community |
| LIT 353 | Advanced Studies in Postcolonial Literatures |
| LIT 370 | Topics in Literature |
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Capstone |
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| LC 497 | Capstone: Comprehensive Readings in CLCS and Literature |
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One of the following: |
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| LC 498 | Capstone: Internship in CLCS or Literature; or |
| LC 499 | Capstone: Thesis in CLCS or Literature |
A thesis is recommended for students interested in pursuing graduate studies. An internship is recommended for students interested in entering a professional field. Students must make their choice in close consultation with their academic advisor in both areas of the combined major. Students should take the first capstone course in their penultimate semester or in the second semester of their junior year.
MANAGEMENT
PREREQUISITES (9 CREDITS)
| ECN 100 | Principles of Macroeconomics |
| ECN 101 | Principles of Microeconomics |
| MAT 201 | Introduction to Statistics |
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (27 CREDITS)
| BUS 115 | Financial Accounting |
| BUS 135 | Introduction to Business Systems |
| BUS 136 | Marketing in a Global Context |
| BUS 326 | Managerial Finance |
| BUS 340 | Management Science |
| BUS 353 | Strategic Management Theory |
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Three of the following: |
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| BUS 286 | Product and Services Management |
| BUS 306 | Quantitative Methods and Dynamic Forecasting |
| BUS 315 | Managerial Accounting |
| BUS 357 | Global Information Systems |
| BUS 384 | Global Marketing Strategies |
| BUS 410 | Organizational Behavior and Leadership |
| BUS 426 | International Financial Management |
| BUS 455 | Global Strategic Management |
POLITICAL SCIENCE
PREREQUISITES (9 CREDITS)
| POL 100 | Introduction to Political Science |
| POL 101 | Introduction to International Relations |
| POL 104 | United States Government and Politics |
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (21 CREDITS)
| POL 102 | Introduction to Political Philosophy |
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Two of the following: |
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| POL 202 | Government and Politics of Western Europe |
| POL 203 | Government and Politics of Eastern Europe |
| POL 204 | Government and Politics of Latin America |
| POL 261 | International Relations of the Far East: China, Japan, and South Korea |
| POL 290 | Government and Politics of the Middle East |
| POL 370 | Topics in Political Science |
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Two of the following: |
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| POL 305 | Dynamics of European Integration |
| POL 310 | International Law |
| POL 315 | War and Contemporary Politics |
| POL 321 | International Organization |
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Senior Capstone: |
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| POL 400 | Comparative Politics |
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Senior Thesis: |
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| POL 499 | Political Science Thesis |
PSYCHOLOGY
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (27 CREDITS)
| PSY 100 | Introduction to Psychology |
| PSY 203 | Theories of Personality |
| PSY 215 | Research Methods in Social Sciences |
| MAT 201 | Introduction to Statistics |
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Four of the following (12 credits): |
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| PSY 220 | Behavioral Neuroscience |
| PSY 202 | Developmental Psychology |
| PSY 301 | Abnormal Psychology |
| PSY 300 | Health Psychology |
| PSY 370 | Special Topics in Psychology |
| PSY 201 | Social Psychology or |
| PSY 401 | Advanced Social Psychology-Psychological Approaches to Creating Sustainable Social Change |
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One of the following: |
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| PSY 497 | Senior Research Seminar in Psychology |
| PSY 498 | Psychology Internship |
| PSY 499 | Senior Thesis in Psychology |
Students interested in graduate school in psychology should maximize their supervised research experience through research positions (paid or volunteer), directed independent research with a Psychology Thesis, and/or more than one capstone course. Those interested in graduate school with a focus in applied psychology (e.g. clinical or counseling), or entering professions where psychology is applied should complete an internship and/or field service experience (paid or volunteer). Students must make their choice(s) in close consultation with their academic advisors in both areas of the combined major.