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
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Approved Course List | ||
| Africa and the Middle East | ||
| AFRIAMR 496 | SPECIAL STUDIES | 2-4 |
| ARABIC 141 | BEGINNING ARABIC I | 4 |
| ARABIC 142 | BEGINNING ARABIC II | 4 |
| ARABIC 251 | INTERMEDIATE ARABIC I | 4 |
| ARABIC 252 | INTERMEDIATE ARABIC II | 4 |
| ENGLISH 325 | LITERATURE FROM THE MIDDLE EAST | 3 |
| HISTRY 135 | HISTORY OF ISLAMIC CIVILIZATIONS | 3 |
| HISTRY 142 | ANCIENT AFRICAN HISTORY | 3 |
| HISTRY 150 | ATLANTIC HISTORY | 3 |
| HISTRY 336 | EMPIRES & INVASIONS IN THE PRE-MODERN MIDDLE EAST: 500-1500 | 3 |
| HISTRY 337 | MODERNIZATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST | 3 |
| HISTRY 338 | ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT, 1900-PRESENT | 3 |
| HISTRY 340 | MODERN AFRICA | 3 |
| HISTRY 341 | AFRICAN WOMEN'S HISTORY FROM 1800 TO THE 1970S | 3 |
| POLISCI 340 | POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| POLISCI 461 | GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF AFRICA | 3 |
| POLISCI 471 | GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST | 3 |
| RELIGST 304 | CONTEMPORARY ISLAMIC THOUGHT AND PRACTICE | 3 |
| WOMENST 341 | AFRICAN WOMEN'S HISTORY FROM 1800 TO THE 1970S | 3 |
| Asia | ||
| ASIANSTD 130 | EAST ASIAN TRADITION | 3 |
| ASIANSTD 210 | 3 | |
| ASIANSTD 303 | ASIAN RELIGIOUS THOUGHT | 3 |
| ASIANSTD 333 | JAPANESE LITERATURE | 3 |
| ASIANSTD 347 | GENDER AND FAMILY IN JAPAN | 3 |
| ASIANSTD 350 | CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE SOCIETY | 3 |
| ASIANSTD 358 | CONTEMPORARY CHINESE SOCIETY | 3 |
| ASIANSTD 361 | GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA | 3 |
| ASIANSTD 364 | GEOGRAPHY OF EAST ASIA | 3 |
| ASIANSTD 385 | MODERN CHINA | 3 |
| ASIANSTD 386 | MODERN JAPAN | 3 |
| ASIANSTD 460 | GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF ASIA | 3 |
| ASIANSTD 472 | GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF CHINA | 3 |
| ASIANSTD 480 | GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF JAPAN | 3 |
| CHINESE 141 | BEGINNING CHINESE I | 4 |
| CHINESE 142 | BEGINNING CHINESE II | 4 |
| CHINESE 251 | CHINESE III | 4 |
| CHINESE 252 | CHINESE IV | 4 |
| ENGLISH 323 | ASIAN LITERATURES | 3 |
| ENGLISH 333 | JAPANESE LITERATURE | 3 |
| GEOGRPY 361 | GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA | 3 |
| GEOGRPY 364 | GEOGRAPHY OF EAST ASIA | 3 |
| HISTRY 130 | THE EAST ASIAN TRADITION | 3 |
| HISTRY 131 | EAST ASIA SINCE 1800 | 3 |
| HISTRY 371 | 3 | |
| HISTRY 372 | HISTORY OF RUSSIA SINCE 1815 | 3 |
| HISTRY 385 | MODERN CHINA | 3 |
| HISTRY 386 | MODERN JAPAN | 3 |
| HISTRY 394 | THE U.S. AT WAR IN VIETNAM | 3 |
| JAPANESE 101 | BEGINNING JAPANESE I | 4 |
| JAPANESE 102 | BEGINNING JAPANESE II | 4 |
| JAPANESE 103 | BEGINNING JAPANESE III | 4 |
| JAPANESE 201 | INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE I | 4 |
| JAPANESE 202 | INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE II | 3 |
| JAPANESE 203 | INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE III | 3 |
| JAPANESE 301 | JAPANESE CONTEMPORARY ISSUES THROUGH THE LENS OF THE MEDIA | 3 |
| POLISCI 460 | GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF ASIA | 3 |
| POLISCI 472 | GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF CHINA | 3 |
| POLISCI 480 | GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF JAPAN | 3 |
| RELIGST 111 | INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN RELIGIONS | 3 |
| RELIGST 303 | ASIAN RELIGIOUS THOUGHT | 3 |
| RELIGST 304 | CONTEMPORARY ISLAMIC THOUGHT AND PRACTICE | 3 |
| RUSSIAN 141 | 4 | |
| SOCIOLGY 350 | CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE SOCIETY | 3 |
| SOCIOLGY 358 | CONTEMPORARY CHINESE SOCIETY | 3 |
| Europe | ||
| ARTHIST 201 | SURVEY OF ART - ANCIENT TO 1400CE | 3 |
| ARTHIST 202 | SURVEY OF ART - 1400 TO 1900CE | 3 |
| ARTHIST 316 | ART OF THE 19TH CENTURY | 3 |
| ARTHIST 318 | MODERN ART | 3 |
| ARTHIST 319 | CONTEMPORARY ART | 3 |
| ECON 404 | HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT | 3 |
| ENGLISH 206 | BRITISH LITERATURE SURVEY I | 3 |
| ENGLISH 216 | BRITISH LITERATURE SURVEY II | 3 |
| ENGLISH 360 | TWENTIETH-CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE | 3 |
| FRENCH 310 | FRENCH PHONETICS | 3 |
| FRENCH 321 | ADVANCED FRENCH LANGUAGE STUDY I | 3 |
| FRENCH 322 | ADVANCED FRENCH LANGUAGE STUDY II | 3 |
| FRENCH 331 | READINGS IN MODERN FRENCH | 3 |
| FRENCH 332 | READINGS IN MODERN FRENCH | 3 |
| FRENCH 340 | CONTEMPORARY FRENCH SOCIETY | 3 |
| FRENCH 350 | FRENCH CIVILIZATION | 3 |
| FRENCH 370 | FRENCH FOR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES | 3 |
| FRENCH 390 | FRENCH CONVERSATION | 1 |
| FRENCH 451 | SURVEY OF FRENCH LITERATURE | 3 |
| FRENCH 452 | POST-REVOLUTION ART, LITERATURE, AND IDEAS | 3 |
| FRENCH 481 | 3 | |
| GERMAN 310 | GERMAN PHONETICS | 3 |
| GERMAN 321 | ADVANCED GERMAN LANGUAGE STUDY I | 3 |
| GERMAN 322 | ADVANCED GERMAN LANGUAGE STUDY II | 3 |
| GERMAN 331 | READINGS IN MODERN GERMAN LITERATURE | 3 |
| GERMAN 332 | READINGS IN MODERN GERMAN LITERATURE | 3 |
| GERMAN 350 | GERMAN CIVILIZATION | 3 |
| GERMAN 360 | GERMAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE THROUGH FILM | 3 |
| GERMAN 390 | GERMAN CONVERSATION | 1 |
| GERMAN 451 | SURVEY OF GERMAN LITERATURE | 3 |
| GERMAN 452 | SURVEY OF GERMAN LITERATURE | 3 |
| GEOGRPY 362 | GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE | 3 |
| HISTRY 351 | 3 | |
| HISTRY 352 | SOCIETY AND CULTURE IN MODERN BRITAIN 1763-PRESENT | 3 |
| HISTRY 355 | RENAISSANCE IN EUROPE, 1300-1600 | 3 |
| HISTRY 363 | FROM GODDESSES TO WITCHES: WOMEN IN PREMODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY | 3 |
| HISTRY 364 | MODERN EUROPEAN WOMEN'S HISTORY | 3 |
| HISTRY 371 | 3 | |
| HISTRY 372 | HISTORY OF RUSSIA SINCE 1815 | 3 |
| HISTRY 375 | THE AGE OF ATLANTIC REVOLUTIONS | 3 |
| HISTRY 376 | 3 | |
| HISTRY 377 | HISTORY OF TWENTIETH CENTURY EUROPE | 3 |
| POLISCI 352 | COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT - EUROPE | 3 |
| RELIGST 112 | INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN RELIGIONS | 3 |
| RELIGST 388 | THE HOLOCAUST: NAZI GERMANY AND THE GENOCIDE OF THE JEWS | 3 |
| or SOCIOLGY 388 | THE HOLOCAUST: NAZI GERMANY AND THE GENOCIDE OF THE JEWS | |
| RUSSIAN 141 | 4 | |
| SPANISH 310 | SPANISH PHONETICS | 3 |
| SPANISH 320 | 3 | |
| SPANISH 321 | ADVANCED SPANISH LANGUAGE STUDY I | 3 |
| SPANISH 322 | ADVANCED SPANISH LANGUAGE STUDY II | 3 |
| SPANISH 331 | INTRODUCTION TO THE LITERATURE OF SPAIN I | 3 |
| SPANISH 332 | INTRODUCTION TO THE LITERATURE OF SPAIN II | 3 |
| SPANISH 350 | SPANISH CIVILIZATION | 3 |
| SPANISH 370 | SPANISH FOR BUSINESS | 3 |
| SPANISH 371 | SPANISH FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS | 3 |
| SPANISH 372 | INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL SPANISH & THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY | 3 |
| SPANISH 390 | SPANISH CONVERSATION | 1 |
| SPANISH 451 | SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE | 3 |
| SPANISH 452 | SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE | 3 |
| SPANISH 481 | SPANISH CLASSICS | 3 |
| SPANISH 484 | WOMEN WRITERS OF SPAIN AND THE AMERICAS | 3 |
| Latin America | ||
| ANTHROPL 365 | MAYAS, AZTECS AND INCAS: PRECOLUMBIAN CIVILZATIONS | 3 |
| GEOGRPY 365 | GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
| HISTRY 150 | ATLANTIC HISTORY | 3 |
| HISTRY 342 | CONQUEST AND COLONIALISM IN LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
| HISTRY 343 | MODERN LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
| HISTRY 346 | HISTORY OF MEXICO | 3 |
| HISTRY 347 | 3 | |
| MUSC 241 | SURVEY OF LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC | 3 |
| POLISCI 456 | GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
| RELIGST 112 | INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN RELIGIONS | 3 |
| SPANISH 310 | SPANISH PHONETICS | 3 |
| SPANISH 320 | 3 | |
| SPANISH 321 | ADVANCED SPANISH LANGUAGE STUDY I | 3 |
| SPANISH 322 | ADVANCED SPANISH LANGUAGE STUDY II | 3 |
| SPANISH 333 | INTRODUCTION TO THE LITERATURE OF LATIN AMERICA I | 3 |
| SPANISH 334 | INTRODUCTION TO THE LITERATURE OF LATIN AMERICA II | 3 |
| SPANISH 360 | SPANISH AMERICAN CIVILIZATION | 3 |
| SPANISH 370 | SPANISH FOR BUSINESS | 3 |
| SPANISH 371 | SPANISH FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS | 3 |
| SPANISH 372 | INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL SPANISH & THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY | 3 |
| SPANISH 390 | SPANISH CONVERSATION | 2 |
| SPANISH 453 | SURVEY OF SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE | 3 |
| SPANISH 454 | SURVEY OF SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE | 3 |
| SPANISH 483 | CONTEMPORARY SPANISH AMERICAN NARRATIVE | 3 |
| SPANISH 484 | WOMEN WRITERS OF SPAIN AND THE AMERICAS | 3 |
| Other Approved Courses | ||
| ANTHROPL 320 | UNDERSTANDING HERITAGE: FROM LANDMARKS TO THEME PARKS | 3 |
| ANTHROPL 334 | GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN CROSS CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE | 3 |
| ARTHIST 316 | ART OF THE 19TH CENTURY | 3 |
| ARTHIST 318 | MODERN ART | 3 |
| ARTHIST 319 | CONTEMPORARY ART | 3 |
| BEINDP 200 | INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS | 3 |
| ECON 360 | GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE WORLD ECONOMY | 3 |
| ECON 404 | HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT | 3 |
| ECON 406 | INTERNATIONAL FINANCE | 3 |
| ECON 431 | ECONOMICS OF GLOBALIZATION | 3 |
| ECON 438 | URBAN ECONOMICS, ISSUES, AND POLICY | 3 |
| ECON 471 | ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS | 3 |
| FORNLANG 375 | 3 | |
| GEOGRPY 252 | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES | 3 |
| GEOGRPY 332 | POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
| GEOGRPY 333 | GEOGRAPHY OF RELIGION | 3 |
| GEOGRPY 335 | GEOGRAPHY OF POPULATION AND MIGRATION | 3 |
| GEOGRPY 340 | ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
| GEOGRPY 344 | THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT | 3 |
| GEOGRPY 346 | 3 | |
| GEOGRPY 452 | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
| HISTRY 110 | HISTORY THROUGH FILM | 3 |
| HISTRY 322 | UNITED STATES FOREIGN RELATIONS AND EMPIRE, 1790 TO RECENT PAST | 3 |
| HISTRY 367 | 3 | |
| HISTRY 390 | 3 | |
| HISTRY 394 | THE U.S. AT WAR IN VIETNAM | 3 |
| HISTRY 422 | 3 | |
| HISTRY 445 | 3 | |
| MANGEMNT 410 | INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| MARKETNG 361 | INTERNATIONAL MARKETING | 3 |
| PAX 200 | 3 | |
| PHILSPHY 342 | MODERN PHILOSOPHY | 3 |
| POLISCI 247 | ISSUES AND CRISES IN AMERICAN POLITICS | 3 |
| POLISCI 255 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | 3 |
| POLISCI 265 | POLITICS OF TERRORISM AND COUNTERTERRORISM | 3 |
| POLISCI 340 | POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| POLISCI 348 | INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS | 3 |
| POLISCI 350 | INTERNATIONAL LAW | 3 |
| POLISCI 356 | POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
| POLISCI 411 | MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT | 3 |
| POLISCI 412 | CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THOUGHT | 3 |
| POLISCI 457 | AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY | 3 |
| POLISCI 462 | SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY | 3 |
| POLISCI 463 | 3 | |
| POLISCI 464 | GLOBAL GENDER POLITICS | 3 |
| RELIGST 222 | INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM | 3 |
| RELIGST 330 | RELIGION, SEXUALITY AND GENDER | 3 |
| SOCIOLGY 319 | ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
| SOCIOLGY 321 | SOCIOLOGY OF NATURAL DISASTERS | 3 |
| SOCIOLGY 353 | SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION | 3 |
| SOCIOLGY 356 | POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
| SOCIOLGY 362 | POPULATION STUDIES | 3 |
| SOCIOLGY 373 | SOCIOLOGY OF TERRORISM | 3 |
| SOCIOLGY 385 | 3 | |
| SOCIOLGY 391 | 3 | |
| WOMENST 464 | GLOBAL GENDER POLITICS | 3 |
| SOCIOLGY 347 | GENDER AND FAMILY IN JAPAN | 3 |