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Major: International Studies, B.A. (2210), 51 Credits

General Education: 42 Credits; Major: 51 Credits; Elective Credits: 27 Credits

Learning Goals for the Major in International Studies

Upon completing the International Studies major, students will be able to:

  • Demonstrate a critical and theoretically informed understanding of global politics, economics and history, through oral and written analysis of case studies.
  • Critically evaluate research and policy publications from the field.
  • Analyze contemporary global issues, orally and in writing, from cross-cultural and multicultural perspectives.

International Studies Core (12 credits)

IS 112GLOBALIZATIONS -PAST/PRESENT
IS 116POWER CONFLICT AND DIPLOMACY
IS 118CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL ISSUES
IS 218THE MAKING OF THE MODERN WORLD

Directed Research Project (6 credits)

IS 314

OR
IS 371RESEARCH METHODS IN SOC SCI
 
IS 479SENIOR SEMINAR

Global Engagement (Choose 1) (3 credits)

IS 299INTERNSHIP
IS 399INTERNSHIP
IS 499INTERNSHIP
OR
PHR 336PLAYING POLITICS
OR
Study Abroad Course in consultation with advisor

3

Regional Concentrations (Choose 2) (6 credits)

HIST 238MODERN CHINA
OR
IS 374HIST OF PEOP IN REP OF CHINA
 
IS 243MODERN AFRICA
IS 247MODERN SOUTH ASIA
IS 309TWENTIETH CENTURY EUROPE
IS 323LATIN AMERICA-MODERNIZATION
IS 337RUSSIA-PETER T GREAT TO PUTIN
IS 346MIDDLE EAST IN THE 20 CENTURY

Upper Level Perspectives: (Choose 6) (18 credits)

(at least 1 from each perspective – 3 must be at 300 level)

Governance, Security and Diplomacy (3-12 credits)

IS 231COMPARATIVE POLITICS
IS 311DEMOCRACY AND ITS CRITICS
IS 315INTERNATIONAL LAW
IS 324U.N.: HISTORY, THEORY & PRACT
IS 327AMERICAN FOREIGN RELATIONS
IS 329NATION, REGIONALISM, GLOBAL
IS 332ETHICS OF WAR
IS 336DIPLOMACY:THEORY/PRACTICE
IS 356WAR AND PEACE
IS 477INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
PS 334CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL THOUGH

Human Rights, Development and Global Change (3-12 credits)

ART 238

BUS 351INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
ECO 210PRINC MACROECONOMICS
EWL 215LITERATURE OF BRITISH EMPIRE
IS 306DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBAL CHANGE
IS 310THEORY OF HUMAN RIGHTS
IS 317INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
IS 318GLOBAL SUSTAINABILILTY
IS 334GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
IS 331GLOBAL CITIES
PBH 215GLOBAL HEALTH
PHR 218ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
RS 352RELIGION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

Culture and Identity (3-12 credits)

(Choose up to 2 courses in any single Department)

History: (3-6 credits)
HIST 232EAST ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS
HIST 372WOMEN & FAMILY IN CHINESE HIST
World Arts: (3-6 credits)
ART 240DRAWING ON LOCATION: NYC
ART 250SURVEY OF WESTERN ART I
ART 252SURVEY OF WESTERN ART II
ART 269THE ARTS OF AFRICA & OCEANIA
DANC 307CONT DANCE IN GLOBAL CONTEXT
THTR 230THEATRE HISTORY I
THTR 231THEATRE HISTORY II
THTR 329TRAGEDY AND RELIGION
World Literatures: (3-6 credits)
AIP 301GHOST STORIES & FOX TALES
EWL 110READING WORLD LITERATURE I
EWL 112WORLD LITERATURE IN CONTEXT
EWL 115READING WORLD LITERATURE II
EWL 120THEMES IN WORLD LITERATURE
EWL 225GLOBAL MODERNISM
EWL 304INSIDE MODERNISM
EWL 306LITERATURE OF THE PACIFIC
EWL 308TRAUMA IN LITERATURE & FILM
EWL 316LATINO LITERATURE
EWL 324WORLD DRAMA
EWL 327LIT & FILM-GLOBL PORTU EMPIRE
EWL 329READ CONTEMP CARIBBEAN
EWL 331LITERATURE AND REVOLUTION
EWL 347CONTEMP LATIN AMERICA FICTION
EWL 353MODERN EUROPEAN FICTION
EWL 357PSYCH PORTRAITS IN LITERATURE
EWL 359CONTEMP ANGLOPHONE FICTION
EWL 360HISPANIC WOMEN WRITERS
EWL 365READING CONTEMPOR AFRICA
EWL 420CONTEMPORARY INDIA SEMINAR
World Religions: (3-6 credits)
RS 115INTRO. TO JUDAISM, CHRISTIAN
RS 120INTRO. TO THE RELIG. OF ASIA
RS 200WORLD'S MAJOR RELIGIOUS TEXT
RS 320ISLAM
RS 321CHRISTIANITY
RS 324MYSTICISM:EAST AND WEST
RS 332JUDAISM
RS 337BUDDHISM
RS 339HINDUISM
RS 228RELIGION AND GENDER
RS 326RELIG, RACE, & ETHNICITY
RS 344THE EXTREMES OF RELIGION

Language (6 credits)

Students are required to complete two college-level courses in a foreign language, unless comparable proficiency is demonstrated. Study abroad is highly recommended.