The International Studies major has four components: a foreign language, required courses, directed electives, and a study-abroad course.

1. Students complete two years of a foreign language of their choice (e.g. complete any two-year language at the UW-RF, testouts equivalent to two years, or complete two years at another accredited university and transfer the credits to the UW-RF).
   
   
2. Students must complete seven required courses:
   
   

   INTS 200 Intro to International Studies	3 credits
   AGEC 250 World Food & Populations	3 credits
   ECON 150 International Economic Issues	3 credits
   GEOG 120 Human Geography	3 credits
   HIST 102 Origins of One World	3 credits
   POLS 260 International Relations	3 credits
   INTS 480 Senior Seminar (prerequisites: completion of all lower-level required courses and senior standing, or consent of instructor)	3 credits

   
   
3. Directed electives:

   
   

   Select 15 credits, spread over at least three of the seven elective categories. No more than nine credits can come from any one of categories A-F, no more than three credits from category G, and one course must be selected from category F (study abroad experience). Credit for INTS 379, 389, 490, or 499 can be applied to these categories after consultation with the chair.

   15 credits

   
   
4. Study abroad experience:
   
   

   Students must select at least one course from category F (study abroad experience).

   3-9 credits