International and Area Studies

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International Studies Major

The International Studies Program includes a major and a minor with a strong core of interdisciplinary courses. Students can personalize their major or minor by choosing from a wide variety of international studies electives (see below). International Studies majors are required to learn a world language and are highly encouraged to study abroad. Minors are encouraged to focus on a specific region of the world.

Approved Course List

Approved Course List
Africa and the Middle East
AFRIAMR 496SPECIAL STUDIES2-4
ARABIC 141BEGINNING ARABIC I 4
ARABIC 142BEGINNING ARABIC II 4
ARABIC 251INTERMEDIATE ARABIC I4
ARABIC 252INTERMEDIATE ARABIC II 4
ENGLISH 325LITERATURE FROM THE MIDDLE EAST3
HISTRY 135HISTORY OF ISLAMIC CIVILIZATIONS3
HISTRY 142ANCIENT AFRICAN HISTORY3
HISTRY 150ATLANTIC HISTORY 3
HISTRY 336EMPIRES & INVASIONS IN THE PRE-MODERN MIDDLE EAST: 500-15003
HISTRY 337MODERNIZATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST 3
HISTRY 338ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT, 1900-PRESENT3
HISTRY 340MODERN AFRICA3
HISTRY 341AFRICAN WOMEN'S HISTORY FROM 1800 TO THE 1970S3
POLISCI 340POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT3
POLISCI 461GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF AFRICA3
POLISCI 471GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST3
RELIGST 304CONTEMPORARY ISLAMIC THOUGHT AND PRACTICE3
WOMENST 341AFRICAN WOMEN'S HISTORY FROM 1800 TO THE 1970S3
Asia
ASIANSTD 130EAST ASIAN TRADITION3
ASIANSTD 2103
ASIANSTD 303ASIAN RELIGIOUS THOUGHT3
ASIANSTD 333JAPANESE LITERATURE3
ASIANSTD 347GENDER AND FAMILY IN JAPAN3
ASIANSTD 350CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE SOCIETY3
ASIANSTD 358CONTEMPORARY CHINESE SOCIETY3
ASIANSTD 361GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA3
ASIANSTD 364GEOGRAPHY OF EAST ASIA3
ASIANSTD 385MODERN CHINA3
ASIANSTD 386MODERN JAPAN3
ASIANSTD 460GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF ASIA3
ASIANSTD 472GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN CHINA3
ASIANSTD 480GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF JAPAN3
CHINESE 141BEGINNING CHINESE I4
CHINESE 142BEGINNING CHINESE II4
CHINESE 251CHINESE III 4
CHINESE 252CHINESE IV 4
ENGLISH 323ASIAN LITERATURES3
ENGLISH 333JAPANESE LITERATURE3
GEOGRPY 361GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA 3
GEOGRPY 364GEOGRAPHY OF EAST ASIA3
HISTRY 130THE EAST ASIAN TRADITION 3
HISTRY 131EAST ASIA SINCE 1800 3
HISTRY 3713
HISTRY 372HISTORY OF RUSSIA SINCE 18153
HISTRY 385MODERN CHINA3
HISTRY 386MODERN JAPAN3
HISTRY 394THE U.S. AT WAR IN VIETNAM3
JAPANESE 101BEGINNING JAPANESE I 4
JAPANESE 102BEGINNING JAPANESE II4
JAPANESE 103BEGINNING JAPANESE III 4
JAPANESE 201INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE I 4
JAPANESE 202INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE II 3
JAPANESE 203INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE III 3
JAPANESE 301JAPANESE CONTEMPORARY ISSUES THROUGH THE LENS OF THE MEDIA3
POLISCI 460GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF ASIA3
POLISCI 472GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF CHINA3
POLISCI 480GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF JAPAN3
RELIGST 111INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN RELIGIONS3
RELIGST 303ASIAN RELIGIOUS THOUGHT3
RELIGST 304CONTEMPORARY ISLAMIC THOUGHT AND PRACTICE3
RUSSIAN 1414
SOCIOLGY 350CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE SOCIETY3
SOCIOLGY 358CONTEMPORARY CHINESE SOCIETY3
Europe
ARTHIST 201SURVEY OF ART - ANCIENT TO 1400CE3
ARTHIST 202SURVEY OF ART - 1400 TO 1900CE3
ARTHIST 316ART OF THE 19TH CENTURY 3
ARTHIST 318MODERN ART3
ARTHIST 319CONTEMPORARY ART3
ECON 404HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT3
ENGLISH 206BRITISH LITERATURE SURVEY I3
ENGLISH 216BRITISH LITERATURE SURVEY II 3
ENGLISH 360TWENTIETH-CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE 3
FRENCH 310FRENCH PHONETICS3
FRENCH 321ADVANCED FRENCH LANGUAGE STUDY I3
FRENCH 322ADVANCED FRENCH LANGUAGE STUDY II3
FRENCH 331READINGS IN MODERN FRENCH3
FRENCH 332READINGS IN MODERN FRENCH3
FRENCH 340CONTEMPORARY FRENCH SOCIETY3
FRENCH 350FRENCH CIVILIZATION3
FRENCH 370FRENCH FOR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES3
FRENCH 390FRENCH CONVERSATION1
FRENCH 451SURVEY OF FRENCH LITERATURE3
FRENCH 452POST-REVOLUTION ART, LITERATURE, AND IDEAS3
FRENCH 4813
GERMAN 310GERMAN PHONETICS3
GERMAN 321ADVANCED GERMAN LANGUAGE STUDY I3
GERMAN 322ADVANCED GERMAN LANGUAGE STUDY II3
GERMAN 331READINGS IN MODERN GERMAN LITERATURE3
GERMAN 332READINGS IN MODERN GERMAN LITERATURE3
GERMAN 350GERMAN CIVILIZATION3
GERMAN 360GERMAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE THROUGH FILM3
GERMAN 390GERMAN CONVERSATION1
GERMAN 451SURVEY OF GERMAN LITERATURE3
GERMAN 452SURVEY OF GERMAN LITERATURE3
GEOGRPY 362GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE3
HISTRY 3513
HISTRY 352SOCIETY AND CULTURE IN MODERN BRITAIN 1763-PRESENT 3
HISTRY 355RENAISSANCE IN EUROPE, 1300-1600 3
HISTRY 363FROM GODDESSES TO WITCHES: WOMEN IN PREMODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY3
HISTRY 364MODERN EUROPEAN WOMEN'S HISTORY3
HISTRY 3713
HISTRY 372HISTORY OF RUSSIA SINCE 18153
HISTRY 375THE AGE OF ATLANTIC REVOLUTIONS3
HISTRY 3763
HISTRY 377HISTORY OF TWENTIETH CENTURY EUROPE3
POLISCI 352COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT - EUROPE3
RELIGST 112INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN RELIGIONS 3
RELIGST 388THE HOLOCAUST: NAZI GERMANY AND THE GENOCIDE OF THE JEWS3
or SOCIOLGY 388 THE HOLOCAUST: NAZI GERMANY AND THE GENOCIDE OF THE JEWS
RUSSIAN 1414
SPANISH 310SPANISH PHONETICS3
SPANISH 3203
SPANISH 321ADVANCED SPANISH LANGUAGE STUDY I3
SPANISH 322ADVANCED SPANISH LANGUAGE STUDY II3
SPANISH 331INTRODUCTION TO THE LITERATURE OF SPAIN I3
SPANISH 332INTRODUCTION TO THE LITERATURE OF SPAIN II3
SPANISH 350SPANISH CIVILIZATION3
SPANISH 370SPANISH FOR BUSINESS3
SPANISH 371SPANISH FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS3
SPANISH 372INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL SPANISH & THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY3
SPANISH 390SPANISH CONVERSATION1
SPANISH 451SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE3
SPANISH 452SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE3
SPANISH 481SPANISH CLASSICS3
SPANISH 484WOMEN WRITERS OF SPAIN AND THE AMERICAS3
Latin America
ANTHROPL 365MAYAS, AZTECS AND INCAS: PRECOLUMBIAN CIVILZATIONS3
GEOGRPY 365GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA3
HISTRY 150ATLANTIC HISTORY 3
HISTRY 342CONQUEST AND COLONIALISM IN LATIN AMERICA3
HISTRY 343MODERN LATIN AMERICA3
HISTRY 346HISTORY OF MEXICO3
HISTRY 3473
MUSC 241SURVEY OF LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC 3
POLISCI 456GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF LATIN AMERICA3
RELIGST 112INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN RELIGIONS 3
SPANISH 310SPANISH PHONETICS3
SPANISH 3203
SPANISH 321ADVANCED SPANISH LANGUAGE STUDY I3
SPANISH 322ADVANCED SPANISH LANGUAGE STUDY II3
SPANISH 333INTRODUCTION TO THE LITERATURE OF LATIN AMERICA I3
SPANISH 334INTRODUCTION TO THE LITERATURE OF LATIN AMERICA II3
SPANISH 360SPANISH AMERICAN CIVILIZATION3
SPANISH 370SPANISH FOR BUSINESS3
SPANISH 371SPANISH FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS3
SPANISH 372INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL SPANISH & THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY3
SPANISH 390SPANISH CONVERSATION2
SPANISH 453SURVEY OF SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE3
SPANISH 454SURVEY OF SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE3
SPANISH 483CONTEMPORARY SPANISH AMERICAN NARRATIVE3
SPANISH 484WOMEN WRITERS OF SPAIN AND THE AMERICAS3
Other Approved Courses
ANTHROPL 320UNDERSTANDING HERITAGE: FROM LANDMARKS TO THEME PARKS3
ANTHROPL 334GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN CROSS CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE 3
ARTHIST 316ART OF THE 19TH CENTURY 3
ARTHIST 318MODERN ART3
ARTHIST 319CONTEMPORARY ART3
BEINDP 200INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS3
ECON 360GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE WORLD ECONOMY3
ECON 404HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT3
ECON 406INTERNATIONAL FINANCE3
ECON 431ECONOMICS OF GLOBALIZATION3
ECON 438URBAN ECONOMICS, ISSUES, AND POLICY3
ECON 471ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS3
FORNLANG 3753
GEOGRPY 252GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES3
GEOGRPY 332POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY3
GEOGRPY 333GEOGRAPHY OF RELIGION 3
GEOGRPY 335GEOGRAPHY OF POPULATION AND MIGRATION 3
GEOGRPY 340ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY3
GEOGRPY 344URBAN GEOGRAPHY3
GEOGRPY 3463
GEOGRPY 452SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT GEOGRAPHY3
HISTRY 110HISTORY THROUGH FILM3
HISTRY 322UNITED STATES FOREIGN RELATIONS AND EMPIRE, 1790 TO RECENT PAST3
HISTRY 3673
HISTRY 3903
HISTRY 394THE U.S. AT WAR IN VIETNAM3
HISTRY 4223
HISTRY 4453
MANGEMNT 410INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT3
MARKETNG 361INTERNATIONAL MARKETING3
PAX 2003
PHILSPHY 342MODERN PHILOSOPHY3
POLISCI 247ISSUES AND CRISES IN AMERICAN POLITICS3
POLISCI 255INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS 3
POLISCI 265POLITICS OF TERRORISM AND COUNTERTERRORISM 3
POLISCI 340POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT3
POLISCI 348INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS3
POLISCI 350INTERNATIONAL LAW3
POLISCI 356POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY3
POLISCI 411MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT3
POLISCI 412CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THOUGHT3
POLISCI 457AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY3
POLISCI 462SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY3
POLISCI 4633
POLISCI 464GLOBAL GENDER POLITICS3
RELIGST 222INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM3
RELIGST 330RELIGION, SEXUALITY AND GENDER 3
SOCIOLGY 319ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY3
SOCIOLGY 321SOCIOLOGY OF NATURAL DISASTERS3
SOCIOLGY 353SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION3
SOCIOLGY 356POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY3
SOCIOLGY 362POPULATION STUDIES3
SOCIOLGY 373SOCIOLOGY OF TERRORISM3
SOCIOLGY 3853
SOCIOLGY 3913
WOMENST 464GLOBAL GENDER POLITICS3
SOCIOLGY 347GENDER AND FAMILY IN JAPAN3

 
 

Majors in International and Area Studies

Minor in International and Area Studies

Certificate in International and Area Studies