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Any courses such as Special Topics,
Seminars, or Studies in major Authors, Poetry,
Fiction or Drama which offer a contemporary
international focus in a given semester
III. Special International Studies Courses
May include:
IS401, 402, and 403, Independent Study in
International Studies (1, 2, or 3 hours)
IS404 and 405, Internship in International
Studies (3 or 6 hours)
IS470, Selected Topics in International Studies
(3 hrs) pre-requisite: consent of instructor
IS499, Honors Thesis (3 hrs)
IV. Study Abroad-Highly recommended
Experience abroad is strongly encouraged
for all International Studies students. This
may be in the form of attendance at a
foreign college or university, an international
internship, independent travel connected
with an approved independent study project,
or participation in an approved foreign study
tour. Credits from those experiences abroad
usually count toward fulfilling the requirements
of the major or minor.
V. Model United Nations and Model
European Union — Highly recommended
International Studies majors can participate
in the Model United Nations and the Model
European Union. We have participated in
the Model United Nations organized by
McGill University in Montreal, and University
of Toronto, Canada. In the last three years
we have attended the Model UN organized
by Harvard University in Boston. The Model
European Union is held in Indianapolis.
These two events play a very important
role in the formation of students interested
in international issues, because they learn
the rules of negotiation and diplomacy as
well as the workings of the United Nations
and the European Union. The cost for
participating in these events (registration,
airfare and lodging) is covered by the
International Studies budget.
Minor Requirements
Minors in International studies must
complete 21 credit hours, 15 of which must be
fulfilled at the 300-level, or above.
I. Core (12 hrs)
A. Introduction.
167 Butler University
IS101, Introduction to International Studies
B. International Arrangements and Interactions:
One of the following courses:
AN326, Youth Conflict, Global Cinema
EC336, Comparative Economic Systems
(additional pre-requisite: permission of
the instructor)
IS390, United Nations and Other
International Organizations
JR417, International Communications
IB320, International Business Environment
(additional pre-requisite: permission
of the instructor)
IB321, The North American Business
Environment (additional prerequisite:
permission of the instructor)
PO322, International Conflict and Peace
Building
PL364, Ethics and International Relations
SO355, International Crime
C. International Relations and Diplomacy
(One of the following)
HST381, U.S Diplomacy in the Twentieth
Century
PO355, US Foreign Policy
PO320, International Relations
PL364, Ethics and International Relations
D. Capstone Course (to be taken in the
junior or senior year)
IS410W, The Global Society
Prerequisites: IS 101, another course from A,
and at least one 300 level course.
II. International Studies Area Courses (9 hrs)
(take courses from at least two different areas)
1. Africa
AN360, Peoples and Cultures of Africa
HST381, History of Africa
HST425, Modern Africa
FR485, Topics in Francophone Studies
PO350, African Politics
2. Asia
AN322, Sex, Gender, and Sexuality in
Modern Japan
AN329, Japanese Popular Culture
AN365, Peoples and Cultures of China
AN366, Peoples and Cultures of Asia
AN368, Coming of Age in the Middle East
FL320, Chinese Civilization
HST372, Peoples and Cultures of China
HST373, China and the World
HST378, History of Vietnam
HST379, Asian Revolutions in Fiction and
Film
HST376, Asian Villages in Transition
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