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• Financial support for travel for students<br />
presenting papers at conferences<br />
• An active student-run International<br />
Studies Club<br />
Student Learning Objectives<br />
This program provides students with the<br />
opportunities to acquire, develop and<br />
demonstrate knowledge and understanding on<br />
a range of skills and abilities in relation to the<br />
international system and the process of globalization.<br />
When completing this degree, students<br />
will be able to:<br />
• Demonstrate knowledge of the major<br />
dimensions of globalization such as<br />
economic, political and cultural<br />
globalization<br />
• Describe the major functions of international<br />
organizations, such as the United<br />
Nations, the World Bank, the International<br />
Monetary Fund, and the World Trade<br />
Organization.<br />
• Draw connections between social issues<br />
in their local community and the larger<br />
national and global context for such issues.<br />
• Describe and assess the main aspects of<br />
international relations, including the main<br />
aspects of U.S. foreign policy, colonialism<br />
and nationalism.<br />
• Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate<br />
social scientific methods to compile and<br />
interpret data in assigned research projects<br />
or papers.<br />
• Understand the complexity of the contemporary<br />
world and demonstrate familiarity<br />
with the variety and relativity of cultures<br />
within one major region<br />
Major Requirements<br />
Majors in International Studies must<br />
complete 42 credit hours, 33 of which must<br />
be fulfilled at the 300-level or above. Minors<br />
must complete 21 hours, 15 of which must be<br />
fulfilled at the 300-level or above.<br />
I. Core (24 hrs)<br />
A. Introduction: Take IS101 and one of<br />
the other courses listed.<br />
IS101, Introduction to International Studies<br />
GE109, Cultural Geography<br />
PO141, Introduction to International Politics<br />
PO151, Introduction to Comparative Politics<br />
TI 250-RL, Religions of the World<br />
SW 220-COB 01, The Economy and Society<br />
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B. International Arrangements and<br />
Interactions: Two of the following courses:<br />
(Two disciplines must be represented.)<br />
AN326, Youth Conflict, Global Cinema<br />
EC336, Comparative Economic Systems<br />
(additional pre-requisite: permission of<br />
the instructor)<br />
IS390, United Nations and Other<br />
International Organizations<br />
JR417, International Communications<br />
IB320, International Business Environment<br />
(additional pre-requisite: permission of<br />
the instructor)<br />
IB321, The North American Business<br />
Environment (additional prerequisite:<br />
permission of the instructor)<br />
PO322, International Conflict and Peace<br />
Building<br />
SO355, International Crime<br />
C. Research Methods Course<br />
One of the following research methods course:<br />
AN350, Anthropological Methods<br />
AN352, Ethnography<br />
COM356, Communication Research Methods<br />
HST301, Historical Method and<br />
Historiography<br />
PO201, Research and Analysis<br />
SO393, Research Methods Seminar<br />
D. International Relations and Diplomacy<br />
(two of the following)<br />
HST381, U.S. Diplomacy in the Twentieth<br />
Century<br />
PO355, U.S. Foreign Policy<br />
PO320, International Relations<br />
PL364, Ethics and International Relations<br />
E. Capstone Course (to be taken in the<br />
junior or senior year)<br />
IS410W, The Global Society<br />
Pre-requisites: IS 101, another course<br />
from A, and at least one 300-level course.<br />
II. International Studies Area Courses<br />
A. 18 hrs from two of the following areas —<br />
9 hrs in each area — (two disciplines must<br />
be represented).<br />
1. Africa<br />
AN360, Peoples and Cultures of Africa<br />
HST381, History of Africa<br />
FR334, Introduction to Francophone Cultures<br />
FR485, Topics in Francophone Cultures<br />
PO350, African Politics<br />
2. Asia<br />
AN322, Sex, Gender, and Sexuality in<br />
Modern Japan<br />
AN329, Japanese Popular Culture<br />
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