Qualified students can apply for admission to the linked B.A./M.A graduate degree program in international studies. The program allows exceptional students to count up to 12 credit hours of international studies courses toward both an undergraduate and graduate degree. Students must earn a minimum of 150 credit hours (120 for the undergraduate degree and 30 for the graduate degree).
Program Requirements
Students pursuing the linked B.A./M.A program will fulfill all lower-level General Education requirements that have been approved for the BAIS and meet the requirements to earn a B.A. in international studies.
Method Courses 3
Select one of the following courses:
GEOG 308 Research Design
POLS 308 Research Design
HIST 201 Introduction to Historical Methods
SOC 337 Introduction to Social Research
WMST 470 Feminist Research Methods
Foreign Language * 18-21
Core Courses in Geography, History, Political Science, and Cultural Studies 21
Five of the following six courses are required:
GEOG 305 World Resources
GEOG 320 Political Geography
HIST 414 Freedom, Rights and Revolution: Evolution of the State System 1648-1815
or HIST 415 Empire, Nations, and Industrialization: Evolution of the State System, 1815-1914
POLS 323 International Political Economy
POLS 324 International Relations Theory
Cultural Studies: **
BAIS Senior Seminar
Select one of the following:
FL 480W Senior Seminar in International Studies
GEOG 480W Senior Seminar in International Studies
HIST 480W Senior Seminar in International Studies
POLS 480W Senior Seminar in International Studies
Other approved course
Bridge Courses (to be taken during Senior Year) *** 12
IS 600 Research Methods in International Studies
IS 601 Seminar in International Relations Theory
IS 606 American Foreign Policy and World Order
ECON 650 International Economics
September 2025
College of Arts and Letters
9000 Batten Arts and Letters,
NORFOLK,
Virginia,
23529, United States
Traditional freshman applicants are typically under the age of 21 and currently enrolled in high school or have graduated from high school within the past two years and have not attended any regionally accredited college or university (not to include dual enrollment).
English proficiency test scores: TOEFL of 79 (550 paper based); IELTS overall band of 6.5; PTE score of 53; new SAT Reading Test of 26 or SAT Critical Reading of 480; GRE Verbal Reasoning of 152; GCSE or GCE 鈥淥鈥� level pass in English language; CPE grade of A, B, or C.
Fall: Early Action (Non-Binding) Dec. 1; Regular - Feb. 15
Spring Regular - Oct. 1
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
