The International Plan

The International Plan is a challenging and coherent academic program for undergraduates that is designed to develop global competence within the context of a student's major. It is a degree-long program that integrates international studies and experiences into any participating major at Georgia Tech. It helps to prepare Georgia Tech graduates professionally and personally for successful lives in the twenty-first century.

The International Plan is not intended to replace current international programs; it supplements them. Existing study abroad opportunities continue to be offered. It is also not intended to be an add-on to the current degree programs. It is intended to be another curriculum path to earn a degree in which international competence is integrated into the program of study. The plan can be completed within the normal time frame of four years of undergraduate study.

In order to earn the International Plan designation in a participating major, students must complete the following four components:

  1. International Coursework: three courses, to include one from each of the following categories:
    1. International relations
    2. Global economics
    3. A course about a specific country or region
  2. International Experience: Two terms abroad (not less than twenty-six weeks) engaged in any combination of study abroad, research, or internship
  3. Second language proficiency: All students in the program are expected to reach at least the proficiency level equivalent to two years of college-level language study. Students who use the language to study, conduct research, or participate in an internship during their international experience are expected to attain a higher level of proficiency. Language proficiency is determined by testing (not course credits).
  4. Culminating Course: A capstone course in the major designed to tie the international studies and experiences together with the student's major

Completion of the International Plan is recognized by a designation on the student's diploma indicating completion of the degree with global competence, e.g., "B.S. in Electrical Engineering: International Plan."

For additional information about the International Plan visit www.internationalplan.gatech.edu.


International Relations-International Plan Electives

Course Course Title HUM SS ETHICS
GRMN 4012 German Identity x    
GRMN 4065 European Union x    
HTS 1031 Europe Since Renaissance   x  
HTS 2036 Revolutionary Europe   x  
HTS 2037 20th Century Europe   x  
HTS 2061 Traditional Asia   x  
HTS 2062 Asia in the Modern World   x  
HTS 3012 Urban Sociology   x  
HTS 3032 Europe Intellectual Hist   x x
HTS 3038 French Revolution   x  
HTS 3045 Nazi Germany-Holocaust   x  
HTS 3064 Sociology of Development   x  
HTS 3066 Soc-Politics & Society   x  
HTS 3067 Revolutionary Movement   x  
INTA 1110 Intro to Int'l Relations   x  
INTA 2030 Ethics in Int'l Affairs   x x
INTA 2040 Sci,Tech & Int'l Affairs   x  
INTA 2100 Great Power Relations   x  
INTA 2210 Pol Phil & Ideologies   x  
INTA 3031 Human Rights   x  
INTA 3102 Problem of Proliferation   x  
INTA 3103 Challenge of Terrorism   x  
INTA 4050 Int'l Affair&Tech Policy   x  
INTA 4060 International Law   x  
INTA 4241 Democracy-Third World   x  
INTA 4743 Japan Society & Politics x    
JAPN 4123 Tech&Bus Jpn Translation x    
JAPN 4743 Japan Society & Politics x    
PUBP 3600 Sustain,Tech & Policy   x x

Country or Regional-International Plan Electives

Course Course Title HUM SS ETHICS
ARCH 4113 Renaissance&Manner Arch x    
ARCH 4123 European Modernism      
ARCH 4125 French Arch      
ARCH 4126 Paris Urban History   x  
ARCH 4128 Barcelona Architecture x    
COA 3115 Art & Arch in Italy I x    
COA 3116 Art & Arch in Italy II x    
FREN 3001 French Lit 1800-1900 x    
FREN 3002 French Lit 1900-Present x    
FREN 3004 Drama Workshop x    
FREN 3007 Survey of French Lit I x    
FREN 3008 Survey of French Lit II x    
FREN 3011 France Today I x    
FREN 3012 France Today II x    
FREN 3061 Adv Business French I x    
FREN 3062 Adv Business French II x    
FREN 3691 French LBAT I x    
FREN 3692 French LBAT II x    
FREN 3693 French LBAT III x    
FREN 3694 LBAT French Sem Abroad x    
FREN 4061 Fren Science & Tech I x    
FREN 4062 Fren Science & Tech II x    
FREN 4101 Francophone Lit I x    
FREN 4102 Francophone Lit II x    
GRMN 3034 German Novella x    
GRMN 3035 Dramatic & Lyrical Lit x    
GRMN 3036 German Novel x    
GRMN 3071 Intro-Business German I x    
GRMN 3072 Intro-Business German II x    
GRMN 3695 Structure,Commun&Corr x    
GRMN 3696 Current Issues x    
GRMN 3697 Communication & Culture x    
GRMN 4023 Select Readings-Ger Lit x    
GRMN 4024 Ger Film and Literature x    
GRMN 4061 Adv Business German I x    
GRMN 4062 Adv Business German II x    
HTS 3031 European Labor History   x  
HTS 3033 Medieval England   x  
HTS 3035 Britain 1815 to 1914   x  
HTS 3036 Britain Since 1914   x  
HTS 3039 Modern France   x  
HTS 3041 Modern Spain   x  
HTS 3043 Modern Germany   x  
HTS 3061 Modern China   x  
HTS 3062 Modern Japan   x  
HTS 3063 British Colonization   x  
ID 4203 French Society & Culture      
ID 4205 French Design & Culture      
INTA 1200 American Government   x  
INTA 2220 Govt& Pol-Western Europe   x  
INTA 2230 Govt & Politics of Asia   x  
INTA 3120 European Security Issues   x  
INTA 3121 Russia and Eurasia   x  
INTA 3130 Foreign Policy of China   x  
INTA 3131 Pacific Security Issues   x  
INTA 3203 Comparative Politics   x  
INTA 3220 Gov't & Politics-Germany   x  
INTA 3221 Post-Soviet Politics   x  
INTA 3230 Gov't & Politics-China   x  
INTA 3231 Gov't & Politics-Japan   x  
INTA 3240 Gov't & Politics-Africa   x  
INTA 3241 Latin American Politics   x  
INTA 3321 Pol Econ-Europe Integrat   x  
INTA 3330 Political Economy-China   x  
INTA 3331 Political Economy-Japan   x  
INTA 4121 Sem Europe-Euro Security   x  
INTA 4230 Sem in Europe-Euro Union   x  
INTA 4240 Argentine Politics   x  
INTA 4330 Chinese Economic Reform   x  
INTA 4331 Chinese Politics   x  
INTA 4332 Chinese Institutions   x  
INTA 4333 Korean Security Policy   x  
INTA 4340 Latin American Economics   x  
JAPN 3061 Technical Japanese I x    
JAPN 3062 Technical Japanese II x    
JAPN 3691 Tech & Scientific Japn x    
JAPN 3692 Business Japanese x    
JAPN 3693 Japan Today x    
LCC 2102 The Classical Tradition x    
LCC 2104 Age-Scientific Discovery x    
LCC 2106 Age of Sci Revolution x    
LCC 2218 Lit/Cult Postmodernism x    
LCC 3212 Women, Lit & Culture x    
LCC 3302 Science, Tech & Ideology x    
LCC 3316 Postcolonialism x    
SPAN 3061 Business Spanish I x    
SPAN 3062 Business Spanish II x    
SPAN 3122 Cultural Hist-Spain II x    
SPAN 3235 Latin America Today x    
SPAN 3241 Indiv&Family in Hisp Lit x    
SPAN 3242 Society in Hispanic Lit x    
SPAN 3691 Bus Comm& Correspondence x    
SPAN 3692 Business And Culture x    
SPAN 3693 Science And Technology x    
SPAN 3694 Seminar Abroad x    
SPAN 4061 Science & Technology I x    
SPAN 4062 Science & Technology II x    
SPAN 4170 Span Applied Linguistics x    
SPAN 4255 Hispanic Drama Workshop x    

Global Economics-International Plan Electives


Course # Course Title HUM SS ETHICS
ECON 2101 The Global Economy   x  
ECON 4311 Strategic Economics for Global Enterprise   x  
ECON 4350 International Economics   x  
INTA 3301 International Political Economy   x  
INTA 3303 Political Economy of Development   x  
INTA 3304 International Trade and Production   x  
MGT 3660 International Business