International Studies

The international studies program promotes understanding of the international community. The program encourages a substantial distribution of foreign and international course work under the direct, personal guidance of an interdisciplinary faculty committee. Students must enroll in another major before taking international studies as a secondary major.

Students who complete the secondary major in international studies are expected to include the following within their areas of knowledge or competency: speaking capability in a foreign language; basic geographic knowledge of the world; ability to understand and analyze cultures other than their own; some understanding of developmental processes; some understanding of international relations and processes of interaction; and some integration of their program of study into a meaningful and coherent whole.

Requirements
Students must complete the equivalent of four semesters of a modern foreign language. They must also complete 24 hours of course work, distributed as follows:

Geographic knowledge
GEOG 100 World Regional Geography

Cultural understanding
ANTH 200,
  201, or 204 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

International relations
At least one course marked I in the approved course list.

Program integration
DAS 425 Senior Research in International Studies
or approved alternative.

During the senior year, the student will write a research paper or complete a project on an international topic. The research may be an honors thesis or design project in one of the participating colleges, or it may involve independent study. Students may enroll in DAS 425 or in an approved alternative course. In all cases, the student must have the permission of a faculty member to supervise and evaluate the work. All students enrolled in Senior Research in International Studies must have their topics approved by the director of the secondary major in international studies.

Electives
The remaining 12 hours may be taken from the approved course listing. No more than 6 hours (of the 24) may be applied from a single discipline, and no more than 6 hours may be counted toward both a secondary major in an area studies program and in international studies. Students are encouraged to take courses in more than one college, and are required to consult with the international studies director on the design and coherence of their international studies program.

Courses listed below are representative of those for which students may receive credit in international studies. Alternative courses may be approved by petition to the program director. New program options are being planned. Note that often appropriate courses are offered under categories such as ``topics,'' ``special studies,'' ``problems,'' or ``seminar.'' For the current list of approved courses and new program developments, call or write the director, or view the list at the international and area studies website.

Interdisciplinary course
DAS 425. Senior Research in International Studies. (3) I, II. A research paper or project on an international topic. Pr.: Completion of 15 hours of course work in international studies secondary major.

Departmental electives
College of Agriculture

College of Architecture, Planning, and Design

ARCH 655

Foreign Seminar

var.

College of Arts and Sciences

Anthropology
ANTH 220	Introduction to Linguistic
	Anthropology	3
ANTH 505	Introduction to the Civilization
	of South Asia I	3
ANTH 506	Introduction to the Civilization
	of South Asia II	3
ANTH 508	Male and Female	3
ANTH 510	Kinship and Marriage	3
ANTH 511	Cultural Ecology and Economy	3
ANTH 512	Political Anthropology	3
ANTH 536	African American Cultures	3
ANTH 545	Cultures of India and Pakistan	3
ANTH 550	Cultures of Africa	3
ANTH 604	Culture and Personality	3
ANTH 618	Religion in Culture	3
ANTH 633	Gender, Power, and International
	Development	3
ANTH 634	Indigenous Peoples and Cultures
	of Latin America	3
ANTH 673	Mesoamerican Archaeology	3
ANTH 685	Race and Culture	3
Art
ART 628	Foreign Studies in Art History	1-6
ART 630	Foreign Studies in Studio Art	1-6
Economics
ECON 505	Introduction to the Civilization
	of South Asia I	3
ECON 506	Introduction to the Civilization
	of South Asia II	3
ECON 507	The Japanese Economy	3
ECON 636	Capitalism and Socialism	3
ECON 681	International Trade	3
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ECON 682	Economics of Underdeveloped
	Countries	3
Geography

GEOG 200 Human Geography  3
GEOG 300 Geography of Tourism  3
GEOG 440 Geography of Natural Resources  3
GEOG 450 Geography of Economic Behavior  3

GEOG 505	Introduction to the Civilization of
	South Asia I	3
GEOG 506	Introduction to the Civilization of
	South Asia II	3
GEOG 620	Geography of Latin America	3
GEOG 640	Geography of Europe	3
GEOG 650	Geography of Former Soviet Lands	3
GEOG 715	World Population Patterns	3
GEOG 720	Geography of Land Use	3
GEOG 730	World Agricultural Systems	3
GEOG 760	Human Impact on the Environment	3
History
HIST 303	Latin American History, and
	Civilization	3
HIST 505	Introduction to the Civilization
	of South Asia I	3
HIST 506	Introduction to the Civilization
	of South Asia II	3
HIST 507	China Since 1644	3
HIST 508	Introduction to the Modern
	East Asia	3
HIST 509	Japan Since 1550	3
HIST 543	The U.S. and World Affairs,
	1776-Present	3
HIST 544	History of U.S.-Soviet Relations
	Since 1917	3
I
HIST 560	Latin American Nations	3
HIST 562	Modern Mexico	3
HIST 573	Twentieth-Century Europe	3
HIST 574	Europe Since World War II	3
HIST 577	European Diplomatic History
	Since Napoleon	3
I
HIST 582	Eastern Europe Since 1914	3
HIST 591	The Russian Empire	3
HIST 592	Twentieth-Century Russia	3
Mass communications
MC 725	International Communications	3
Modern languages
FREN 502	French Literature in Translation	3
GRMN 502	German Literature in Translation	3
RUSSN 504	Russian Literature in Translation:
	The 19th Century	3
SPAN 505	Spanish Literature in Translation	3
MLANG 507	European Literature in Translation	3
RUSSN 508	Russian Literature in Translation:
	The Soviet Period	3

FREN 514 French Civilization  3

GRMN 530	German Civilization	3
SPAN 565	Spanish Civilization	3
SPAN 566	Hispanic-American Civilization	3
Political science
POLSC333	World Politics	3
POLSC 505	Introduction to the Civilization
	of South Asia I	3
POLSC 506	Introduction to the Civilization
	of South Asia II	3
POLSC 541	International Relations	3
I
POLSC 543	American Foreign Policy	3
POLSC 545	The Politics of Developing
	Nations	3
POLSC 621	West European Politics	3
POLSC 622	Latin American Politics	3
POLSC 623	South Asian Politics	3
POLSC 624	Middle Eastern Politics	3
POLSC 625	Southeast Asian Politics	3
POLSC 626	African Politics	3
POLSC 627	Eastern and Central European Politics	3
POLSC 628	Comparative Security
	Establishments	3
POLSC 629	Administration in Developing
	Nations	3
POLSC 630	Politics of Russia and the Former Soviet Union	3
POLSC 631	Comparative Civil-Military Relations	3
POLSC 642	International Conflict	3
I
POLSC 645	International Politics of Europe	3
I
POLSC 647	International Law	3
I
POLSC 649	International Defense Strategies	3
I
POLSC 651	International Organization	3
I
POLSC 652	International Politics of
	South Asia	3
I
POLSC 653	International Politics of the
	Middle East	3
I
POLSC 654	International Politics of Africa	3
I
POLSC 754	Professional Diplomat and Foreign Policy Formation	3
I
POLSC 756	International Political Economy	3
I
Sociology
SOCIO 505	Introduction to the Civilization
	of South Asia I	3
SOCIO 506	Introduction to the Civilization
	of South Asia II	3
SOCIO 507	Political Sociology of
	Latin America	3
SOCIO 535	Population Dynamics	3
SOCIO 618	Religion in Culture	3
SOCIO 633	Gender, Power, and International
	Development	3
SOCIO 635	The Socioeconomic and Environmental
	Impacts of NAFTA	3
SOCIO 738	Inter-American Migration	1
SOCIO 742	Society and Change in South Asia	3
Women's studies

WOMST 380 Women and Global Change  3

College of Business Administration

FINAN 554	International Financial
	Management	3
MANGT 690	International Management	3
MKTG 544	International Marketing	3
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College of Human Ecology

FN 702	Nutrition in Developing
	Countries	3

Topics within Secondary Majors:
	American Ethnic Studies		International Studies		Women's Studies
	Gerontology		Latin American Studies
	Industrial and Labor Relations		Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences