International Studies- Bachelor of Arts in International Studies

For information, contact the director of the International Studies Program, 120 MacMillan Hall, 513-529-5333.

This interdisciplinary program is for students desiring a broad foundation for understanding and analyzing important issues within an international and multicultural context. Its flexible curriculum provides a basis for graduate work or careers in government service, international business, academia, tourism, public service, cultural relations, and law. Overseas study is required as a part of this major.

Program Requirements

(24 hours of core courses, plus 15-21 additional hours)

Interdisciplinary Core Courses
ITS 201Introduction to International Studies3
ITS 202Problem Solving in International Studies3
Select three of the following:9
Political Geography
World History Since 1945: Conflict and Community
Intercultural Relations
Approaches to Global and Intercultural Studies: Globalization and Belonging
World Politics
Select the following:
ITS 302Issues in the Global South3
or ITS 365 Applied Topics in International Studies
ITS 333Global Development and Inequality 13
or ECO 344 International Economic Relations
ITS 402Senior Capstone in International Studies 23
Language Requirement6-12
Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese and Russian require 12 hours at the 300 level or above. All other languages require 6 hours at the 300 level or above. 3
Approved Study Abroad Experience
At least one semester must be spent abroad
Concentration Requirement9
Select 9 semester hours from at least 2 disciplines from the functional concentrations or regional concentrations. 4
Functional Concentrations:
Conflict, Peace and Diplomacy
International Development
Global Cultural Relations
The Global Environment
Global Human Rights and Justice
Women in the World
Regional Concentrations:
Africa
South and East Asia
Latin America
Middle East
Western Europe
Russia Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Total Credit Hours39-45
1

ECO 201 and ECO 202 are prerequisites

2

Senior year only

3

All language courses must be taken in the target language. Courses in translation or taught in English, or the student's native language, will not count toward the ITS language requirement. Alternative courses in relevant culture, history, or fine arts may be allowed only with ITS advisor approval and only if required language-based courses become unavailable. Students are also encouraged to complete language coursework during the required study abroad experience.

4

Take 9 hours from at least two different disciplines. 

Students seeking the Bachelor of Arts in International Studies meet the College of Arts and Science writing in the major requirement by completing the following courses: ITS 202 and ITS 402.

Functional areas

Conflict, Peace and Diplomacy

Take no more than one course from Group B. All courses may be taken from Group A.
Group A
POL 271 is required and cannot be used in the core
Secrecy and Statecraft: Spies, Censors, and Prisoners in Authoritarian and Democratic Societies
Approaches to Global and Intercultural Studies: Globalization and Belonging
U.S. Foreign Relations Since 1898
Comparative Politics
American Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy Analysis
U.S. National Security Policy
Global Governance
International Law
International Security Issues
The International System
Conflict Management in a Divided World
Group B
20th Century European Diplomacy
Age of Dictators: Europe 1914-1945
Reconstruction of Europe Since 1945
European Union: Politics and Policies
Global Jihadism

International Development

Take no more than one course from Group B. All courses may be taken from Group A.
No more than one 100-level course may be taken to fulfill the concentration.
Group A
International Business
Economic Development
Economic Growth
International Monetary Relations
Global Forces, Local Diversity
World Regional Geography: Patterns and Issues
Global Periphery's Urbanization
Global Poverty
Issues in the Global South
Global Marketing
Population
Introduction to the Sociology of Globalization
Group B
The Rise of Industrialism in East Asia
Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa
Geography of East Asia
The Making of Modern Africa
Industry and Empire: Europe from 1850 to 1914

Global Cultural Relations

Take no more than one course from Group B. All courses may be taken from Group A.
No more than one 100-level course may be taken to fulfill the concentration.
Group A
Global Cultural Diversity
Intercultural Relations
Global Media Ethnography
Travelers, Migrants, and Refugees: Transnational Migration and Diasporic Communities
Anthropology of Religion
Food, Taste, and Desire
Approaches to Global and Intercultural Studies: Globalization and Belonging
Psychology Across Cultures
Global Gender Politics
Group B
Italian American Culture
Immigrant America
Latin America: Anthropological Perspectives
The Middle East: Anthropological Perspectives
Travelers, Migrants, and Refugees: Transnational Migration and Diasporic Communities
African Oral Traditions
Italian Cinema
Soviet and Post-Soviet Russian Cinema
Chinese Cinema and Culture
Survey of Japanese Cinema
The Rise of Industrialism in East Asia
Geography of East Asia
Cultural Topics in German-Speaking Europe Since 1870
Comparative Study of Everyday Culture: German-Speaking Europe and the U.S.A.
Latin America in the United States
Africa to 1884
The Making of Modern Africa
Modern Chinese History
Modern Japanese History
Introduction to Latin America
Latin American Diaspora: Communities, Conditions and Issues
Social and Religious History of the Jewish People
Religion after Communism

The Global Environment

No more than two 100-level courses may be taken to fulfill the concentration.
ATH 471Ecological Anthropology3
BIO/MBI 115Biological Concepts: Ecology, Evolution, Genetics, and Diversity4
BUS/IES 494Sustainability Perspectives in Resources and Business3
CPB 244Introduction to Environmental Engineering3
ECO 406Environmental Economics3
GEO 271Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Conservation3
GEO 333Global Perspectives on Natural Disasters3
GEO/WGS 436Women, Gender, and the Environment3
IES 450Environmental Law3
PHL 376Environmental Philosophy4

Global Human Rights and Justice

Required courses: take both
SJS/SOC 165Social Justice Perspectives3
SJS/SOC 323Social Justice and Change3
Elective courses: take one
Identity, Race, Gender, Class
Travelers, Migrants, and Refugees: Transnational Migration and Diasporic Communities
Women, Gender, and the Environment
Global Periphery's Urbanization
Global Poverty
Global Aging
History of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1400s to 1800s
Revolution in Latin America
Global Governance
International Law
Social and Religious History of the Jewish People
Social/Political Activism
Sociology of Gender
Introduction to the Sociology of Globalization
Current Issues in Sociology
Women and Gender in Film

Women in the World

AAA/ENG/WGS 351Cultural Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Asian/America3
ATH/CRE/LAS/WGS 325Identity, Race, Gender, Class3
GEO/WGS 436Women, Gender, and the Environment3
PHL/WGS 355Feminist Theory3
POR/FST/WGS 383Brazilian Women through Literature and Film3
REL/WGS 313Marriage Across Cultures3
REL/WGS 333Religion, Dress, and Status3
SOC/WGS 203Sociology of Gender3
SOC 305Introduction to the Sociology of Globalization3
WGS 201Introduction to Women's Studies3
WGS 346Global Gender Politics3

Regional areas

Africa

ART 309The Arts of African Peoples3
ATH 366African Oral Traditions3
CRE 156Introduction to Africa4
CRE/HST 224Africa to 18843
CRE/HST 225The Making of Modern Africa3
CRE/HST/LAS 243History of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1400s to 1800s3
CRE/GEO 301Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa4
CRE/ENG/FST/POR 381Afro-Brazilian Diaspora Through Film and Arts3
CRE/HST/LAS 385Race, Science, and Disease in the Americas3
ITS 302Issues in the Global South3
POR/ENG/FST/WGS 383Brazilian Women through Literature and Film3

South & East Asia

ART 286East Asian Art3
ART 311Chinese Painting History3
ATH 308South Asia: Anthropological Perspectives3
CHI 251Traditional Chinese Literature in English Translation3
CHI 252Modern Chinese Literature in English Translation3
CHI 253Three Kingdoms3
CHI 254Modern Chinese Autobiography3
CHI/JPN 255Drama In China/Japan:Eng Trans3
CHI 257Chinese Satire3
CHI/FST 264Chinese Cinema and Culture3
FST/JPN 266Survey of Japanese Cinema3
GEO/ITS/SOC 208The Rise of Industrialism in East Asia3
GEO 308Geography of East Asia3
GEO 408Geography of the Silk Road (The Heart of Asia)3
GEO 410Advanced Regional Geography1-4
JPN 231Japanese Tales of the Supernatural in English Translation3
REL 226Introduction to Islam3

Latin America

AMS/LAS 315Latin American Diaspora: Communities, Conditions and Issues3
ART 317The Arts of Colonial Latin America3
ATH 305Latin America: Anthropological Perspectives3
ATH 415Field Methods in Archaeology1-6
CRE/HST/LAS 243History of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1400s to 1800s3
CRE/ATH/LAS/WGS 325Identity, Race, Gender, Class3
CRE/ENG/FST/POR 381Afro-Brazilian Diaspora Through Film and Arts3
CRE/HST/LAS 385Race, Science, and Disease in the Americas3
ENG/LAS 254Caribbean, Latin American, and Latinx Literatures3
GEO/IES 412Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica5
HST/LAS 215Latin America in the United States3
HST/LAS 217Modern Latin American History3
HST/LAS 319Revolution in Latin America3
LAS/FST/POR 204Brazilian Culture Through Music and Film3
LAS 208Introduction to Latin America3
LAS/SPN 332Latin American Popular Culture3
LAS 410Current Latin American Issues1-3
LAS 424Seminar on Modern Architecture in Latin America3
POL 337Politics of Latin America3
POR/ENG/FST/WGS 383Brazilian Women through Literature and Film3
SPN 315Intro to Hispanic Cultures3
SPN 361Marginalized Voices3
SPN 362Spanish American Cultural History II3
SPN 430Selected Topics in Literature and Culture: Spanish America3
SPN 461Spanish American Film, Visual, and Digital Studies3
SPN 463Spanish American Interdisciplinary Studies3

Middle East

ATH 307The Middle East: Anthropological Perspectives3
ATH 308South Asia: Anthropological Perspectives3
HST 241Introduction to Islamic History3
POL 336Politics of the Middle East3
REL 226Introduction to Islam3
REL 314Social and Religious History of the Jewish People3
REL 376Global Jihadism3

Western Europe

ART 314The Renaissance in Italy3
ART 316Baroque Art in Europe3
ENG 251Introduction to European Literature3
ENG 339British Romanticism, 1789-18373
ENG 343Victorian Literature, 1837-19013
ENG/ITL 401Dante's Divine Comedy3
FRE/FST 269Global French Cinema3
FRE 350Topics in French Literature in Translation3
FRE 411Modern and Contemporary French Society3
FST/GER 261German Film in Global Context3
FST/ITL 262Italian Cinema3
GER 321Cultural Topics in German-Speaking Europe Since 18703
GER 322Comparative Study of Everyday Culture: German-Speaking Europe and the U.S.A.3
HST 270Topics in European History1-4
HST 27520th Century European Diplomacy3
HST 313History of England to 16883
HST 332Age of Dictators: Europe 1914-19453
HST 333Reconstruction of Europe Since 19453
ITL 221Italy, Matrix of Civilization3
POL 333Politics of Western Europe3
POL 423European Union: Politics and Policies3
SPN 315Intro to Hispanic Cultures3
SPN 351Historical Perspectives on Current Issues3
SPN 352Cultural History of Spain II3
SPN 381Language and Society: Past and Present3
SPN 454Don Quixote3

Russia Eastern Europe and Central Asia

ATH/CLS/HST/POL/REL/RUS 2543
ATH/HST 436/POL 440/REL 470A/RUS 436Havighurst Colloquium3
ENG/RUS 255Love and Death in Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature3
FST/RUS 263Soviet and Post-Soviet Russian Cinema3
GEO 408Geography of the Silk Road (The Heart of Asia)3
HST 324Eurasian Nomads and History3
HST 374History of the Russian Empire3
HST 375The Soviet Union and Beyond3
HST 428History Through Literature3
HST 470Topics in World History3
POL 254Introduction to Russian and Eurasian Studies3
POL 331Communism and Soviet Politics, 1917-19913
POL 334Politics of Eastern Europe3
RUS 137Magic and Power in Russian Folklore3
REL 373Religion after Communism3