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)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Interdisciplinary Core Courses | ||
| ITS 201 | Introduction to International Studies | 3 |
| ITS 202 | Problem Solving in International Studies | 3 |
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Political Geography | ||
| World History Since 1945: Conflict and Community | ||
| Intercultural Relations | ||
or GIC 301 | Approaches to Global and Intercultural Studies: Globalization and Belonging | |
| World Politics | ||
| Select the following: | ||
| ITS 302 | Issues in the Global South | 3 |
| or ITS 365 | Applied Topics in International Studies | |
| ECO 344 | International Economic Relations 1 | 3 |
| or ITS 333 | Global Development and Inequality | |
| ITS 402 | Senior Capstone in International Studies 2 | 3 |
| Language Requirement | 6-12 | |
| 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 Requirement | 9 | |
| 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 Hours | 39-45 | |
- 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.
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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
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Global Gender 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
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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, and Film | ||
| 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 | ||
| Global Gender Politics | ||
| Psychology Across Cultures | ||
| 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. | ||
| Africa to 1884 | ||
| The Making of Modern Africa | ||
| Latin America in the United States | ||
| 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 | ||
The Global Environment
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| No more than two 100-level courses may be taken to fulfill the concentration. | ||
| ATH 471 | Ecological Anthropology | 3 |
| BIO 115 | Biological Concepts: Ecology, Evolution, Genetics, and Diversity | 4 |
| BUS/IES 494 | Sustainability Perspectives in Resources and Business | 3 |
| CPB 244 | Introduction to Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| ECO 406 | Environmental Economics | 3 |
| GEO 271 | Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Conservation | 3 |
| GEO 333 | Global Perspectives on Natural Disasters | 3 |
| GEO/WGS 436 | Women, Gender, and the Environment | 3 |
| IES 450 | Environmental Law | 3 |
| PHL 376 | Environmental Philosophy | 4 |
Global Human Rights and Justice
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required courses: take both | ||
| SJS/SOC 165 | Social Justice Perspectives | 3 |
| SJS/SOC 323 | Social Justice and Change | 3 |
| 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 Gender Politics | ||
| 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 in the World
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AAA/ENG/WGS 351 | Cultural Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Asian/America | 3 |
| ATH 325 | Identity, Race, Gender, Class | 3 |
| GEO/WGS 436 | Women, Gender, and the Environment | 3 |
| PHL/WGS 355 | Feminist Theory | 3 |
| POL/WGS 346 | Global Gender Politics | 3 |
| POR/FST/WGS 383 | Brazilian Women through Literature and Film | 3 |
| REL/WGS 313 | Marriage Across Cultures | 3 |
| REL/WGS 333 | Religion, Dress, and Status | 3 |
| SOC/WGS 203 | Sociology of Gender | 3 |
| SOC 305 | Introduction to the Sociology of Globalization | 3 |
| WGS 201 | Introduction to Women's Studies | 3 |
Regional areas
Africa
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ART 309 | The Arts of African Peoples | 3 |
| ATH 366 | African Oral Traditions | 3 |
| CRE 156 | Introduction to Africa | 4 |
| CRE/HST 224 | Africa to 1884 | 3 |
| CRE/HST 225 | The Making of Modern Africa | 3 |
| CRE/HST/LAS 243 | History of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1400s to 1800s | 3 |
| CRE/GEO 301 | Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa | 4 |
| CRE/ENG/FST/POR 381 | Afro-Brazilian Diaspora Through Film and Arts | 3 |
| CRE/HST/LAS 385 | Race, Science, and Disease in the Americas | 3 |
| ITS 302 | Issues in the Global South | 3 |
| POR/ENG/FST/WGS 383 | Brazilian Women through Literature and Film | 3 |
South & East Asia
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ART 286 | History of Asian Art, China, Korea, and Japan | 3 |
| ART 311 | Chinese Painting History | 3 |
| ATH 308 | South Asia: Anthropological Perspectives | 3 |
| CHI 251 | Traditional Chinese Literature in English Translation | 3 |
| CHI 252 | Modern Chinese Literature in English Translation | 3 |
| CHI 253 | Three Kingdoms | 3 |
| CHI 254 | Modern Chinese Autobiography | 3 |
| CHI/JPN 255 | Drama In China/Japan:Eng Trans | 3 |
| CHI 257 | Chinese Satire | 3 |
| FST 264 | Chinese Cinema and Culture | 3 |
| FST/JPN 266 | Survey of Japanese Cinema | 3 |
| GEO/ITS/SOC 208 | The Rise of Industrialism in East Asia | 3 |
| GEO 308 | Geography of East Asia | 3 |
| GEO 408 | Geography of the Silk Road (The Heart of Asia) | 3 |
| GEO 410 | Advanced Regional Geography | 1-4 |
| JPN 231 | Japanese Tales of the Supernatural in English Translation | 3 |
| REL 223 | Introduction to Buddhism | 3 |
| REL 226 | Introduction to Islam | 3 |
Latin America
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AMS/LAS 315 | Latin American Diaspora: Communities, Conditions and Issues | 3 |
| ART 317 | The Arts of Colonial Latin America | 3 |
| ATH 206/LAS 208 | Introduction to Latin America | 3 |
| ATH 305 | Latin America: Anthropological Perspectives | 3 |
| ATH 415 | Field Methods in Archaeology | 1-6 |
| CRE/HST/LAS 243 | History of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1400s to 1800s | 3 |
| CRE/LAS/WGS 325 | Identity, Race, Gender, Class | 3 |
| CRE/ENG/FST/POR 381 | Afro-Brazilian Diaspora Through Film and Arts | 3 |
| CRE/HST/LAS 385 | Race, Science, and Disease in the Americas | 3 |
| ENG 254 | Caribbean, Latin American and Latinx Literatures | 3 |
| GEO/IES 412 | Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica | 5 |
| HST/LAS 217 | Modern Latin American History | 3 |
| HST 215 | Latin America in the United States | 3 |
| HST/LAS 319 | Revolution in Latin America | 3 |
| LAS/FST/POR 204 | Brazilian Culture Through Music and Film | 3 |
| LAS/SPN 332 | Latin American Popular Culture | 3 |
| LAS 410 | Current Latin American Issues | 1-3 |
| LAS 424 | Seminar on Modern Architecture in Latin America | 3 |
| POL 337 | Politics of Latin America | 3 |
| POR/ENG/FST/WGS 383 | Brazilian Women through Literature and Film | 3 |
| SPN 315 | Intro to Hispanic Literatures | 3 |
| SPN 361 | Marginalized Voices | 3 |
| SPN 362 | Spanish American Cultural History II | 3 |
| SPN 430 | Selected Topics in Literature and Culture: Spanish America | 3 |
| SPN 461 | Spanish American Film, Visual, and Digital Studies | 3 |
| SPN 463 | Spanish American Interdisciplinary Studies | 3 |
Middle East
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ARB 230 | Topics in Arabic Literature in Translation | 3 |
| ATH 307 | The Middle East: Anthropological Perspectives | 3 |
| ATH 308 | South Asia: Anthropological Perspectives | 3 |
| HST 241 | Introduction to Islamic History | 3 |
| POL 336 | Politics of the Middle East | 3 |
| REL 226 | Introduction to Islam | 3 |
| REL 314 | Social and Religious History of the Jewish People | 3 |
| REL 376 | Global Jihadism | 3 |
Western Europe
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ART 314 | The Renaissance in Italy | 3 |
| ART 316 | Baroque Art in Europe | 3 |
| ATH 235L | 3 | |
| ATH/CLS/HST/POL/REL/RUS 254 | Introduction to Russian and Eurasian Studies | 3 |
| ATH 335L | Multiculturalism in Europe: Anthropological Perspectives | 3 |
| ENG 251 | Introduction to European Literature | 3 |
| ENG 339 | British Romanticism, 1789-1837 | 3 |
| ENG 343 | Victorian Literature, 1837-1901 | 3 |
| ENG/ITL 401 | Dante's Divine Comedy | 3 |
| FRE 350 | Topics in French Literature in Translation | 3 |
| FRE/FST 366 | French Cinema in Translation | 3 |
| FRE 411 | Modern and Contemporary French Society | 3 |
| FST/GER 261 | German Film in Global Context | 3 |
| FST/ITL 262 | Italian Cinema | 3 |
| GER 321 | Cultural Topics in German-Speaking Europe Since 1870 | 3 |
| GER 322 | Comparative Study of Everyday Culture: German-Speaking Europe and the U.S.A. | 3 |
| HST 270 | Topics in European History | 1-4 |
| HST 275 | 20th Century European Diplomacy | 3 |
| HST 313 | History of England to 1688 | 3 |
| HST 332 | Age of Dictators: Europe 1914-1945 | 3 |
| HST 333 | Reconstruction of Europe Since 1945 | 3 |
| ITL 221 | Italy, Matrix of Civilization | 3 |
| POL 333 | Politics of Western Europe | 3 |
| POL 423 | European Union: Politics and Policies | 3 |
| SPN 315 | Intro to Hispanic Literatures | 3 |
| SPN 351 | Historical Perspectives on Current Issues | 3 |
| SPN 352 | Cultural History of Spain II | 3 |
| SPN 381 | Language and Society: Past and Present | 3 |
| SPN 454 | Don Quixote | 3 |
Russia Eastern Europe and Central Asia
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ATH/CLS/HST/POL/REL/RUS 254 | Introduction to Russian and Eurasian Studies | 3 |
| ATH/HST 436/POL 440/REL 470A/RUS 436 | Havighurst Colloquium | 3 |
| ENG/RUS 255 | Love and Death in Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature | 3 |
| FST/RUS 263 | Soviet and Post-Soviet Russian Cinema | 3 |
| GEO 408 | Geography of the Silk Road (The Heart of Asia) | 3 |
| HST 324 | Eurasian Nomads and History | 3 |
| HST 374 | History of the Russian Empire | 3 |
| HST 375 | The Soviet Union and Beyond | 3 |
| HST 428 | History Through Literature | 3 |
| HST 470 | Topics in World History | 3 |
| POL 254 | Introduction to Russian and Eurasian Studies | 3 |
| POL 331 | Communism and Soviet Politics, 1917-1991 | 3 |
| POL 332 | Post-Soviet Russian Politics | 3 |
| POL 334 | Politics of Eastern Europe | 3 |
| REL 133 | Imagining Russia | 3 |
| RUS 137 | Magic and Power in Russian Folklore | 3 |