Courses
Students can view both consistently offered classes and current INTA courses on OSCAR, the GT registration system. Once on the OSCAR Web site, click "Georgia Tech Course Catalog" to see courses the School is offering during the current semester. Then click on "Schedule of Classes".
Elective Course Descriptions
Every semester the Nunn School offers a series of elective courses. These courses are not often described in the course catalog because they are new courses, are not offered frequently enough to be listed in the catalog, or are one-time courses taught by visiting professors. Students can take these as free electives or towards courses required for their majors. Students can see descriptions of these courses by clicking the links below and can view times and locations of these courses on the OSCAR Web site. While the course numbers INTA 4803 or INTA 8803 are often used to identify elective courses, the School also offers several elective courses on the 2000 and 3000 level.
Spring 2006 Elective Course Offerings (Microsoft Word Document)
Fall 2006 Elective Course Offerings (Microsoft Word Document)
Spring 2007 Elective Course Offerings (Microsoft Word Document)
Fall 2007 Elective Course Offerings (Microsoft Word Document)
Spring 2008 Elective Course Offerings (Microsoft Word Document)
Fall 2008 Elective Course Offerings (Adobe PDF File)
Pass/Fail Option
Undergraduate Students
Each undergraduate student is eligible to take a certain number of credits on a pass/fail basis. To see how many credits of pass/fail you are eligible for and to understand the policies, see http://www.registrar.gatech.edu/rules/10.php
Undergraduates MUST take the following courses for a letter grade (i.e, A, B, C, etc.):
All language classes
All INTA or EIA core classes
All INTA or EIA electives
Courses not on this list are eligible to be taken pass/fail, including lab science, CS requirements, math, non-major cluster electives, and free electives. Please note that any school outside of International Affairs may limit students from taking their classes pass/fail. Just because INTA indicates that you may take a class pass/fail does not mean that another school must offer their classes on a pass/fail basis. Check with the specific school to confirm eligibility.
Graduate Students
Graduate students may take 3 credits of free electives pass/fail, provided it is on the graduate level (6000 level or above). Undergraduate classes taken as pass/fail will not count towards the total credit needed to graduate, although the class can count towards fulfilling a prerequisite (like econ or the technology requirement).
Changing a course to pass/fail option:
See: http://www.registrar.gatech.edu/registration/grademode.php
Special Topics & Problems
Special Topics Courses (aka: electives) are listed as INTA 4803 and INTA 8803. These courses are not offered frequently enough to be assigned a regular course number. Each semester the advisor will send students a listing of elective course descriptions.
A Special Problems Course, also called a directed study course, is a course in which a student works independently with a faculty member on a research topic of the student's choosing. Credit for this can vary between one and three credits and is taken on a letter-grade basis. This credit counts towards the INTA electives or free electives.
The work required for a three-credit special problems course is equivalent to the work required in a normal three-credit classroom course. The supervising faculty member and the student determine the topic and requirements for the special problems course. The faculty member submits a grade for the student at the end of the semester like a regular class. The decision to pursue a special problem course, in which the student will be studying and researching independently, should not be made in haste. The course requires much more discipline than a normal course because it does not meet regularly. The student is responsible for setting a steady pace and finishing research on-time with little supervision. A student interested in a special problems courses should meet with a faculty member he or she is interested in working with to talk about research options, decide on a topic, and complete the Special Problems Application for undergraduate students or graduate students.
Cluster Electives
What is a non-major cluster?
A non-major cluster is a grouping of classes that are related or thematic, like pre-law, business, history, or pre-med. The purpose of the cluster is to give students a secondary area of specialization and provide additional depth to the undergraduate program. A non-major cluster can combine classes from the same department or from different departments. The only requirement is that the classes be related. Classes used towards a minor, certificate or second major can count towards a cluster. INTA encourages students to be creative with the cluster as long as the classes show some type of theme throughout. Most students gear the cluster towards a career area they want to explore after graduation. The INTA advisor must approve the cluster.
INTA Majors:
Completing a 15-credit Non-Major Cluster is MANDATORY.
IAML Majors:
Completing a 12-credit cluster is OPTIONAL since IAML students already graduate with significant specializations in International Affairs AND modern language. For IAML students, completing the cluster is a bonus to include on the resume, a specialization in a third area. If IAML students do not want to complete a cluster, they can use the cluster electives as additional FREE electives, with no limitations on the type of courses.
EIA Majors
Completing a nine-credit Non-Major Cluster is MANDATORY. Please see the Economics advisor for guidance with your cluster.
Popular Clusters
Some of the more popular clusters are management (combining MGMT and ECON classes), pre-law (combining PUBP and HTS classes), History (combining HIST and HTS classes), Psychology, Language and Economics. Some students have been very creative by creating clusters in journalism (with cross-enrollment at GSU), writing (combining writing intensive course from a variety of departments), sociology (with cross-enrollment from Emory), general sciences and engineering.