International Studies Minor
International Studies serves students by developing a broad foundation for understanding, analyzing, and solving important contemporary global problems in an international context, with an emphasis on the entwinement of global dynamics with local geographies, cultures, languages, religions, and histories. Students with professional interests in business, management, finance, healthcare, STEM, law, and public policy – among others – will benefit from a flexible curriculum that develops their ability to communicate across intercultural contexts while analyzing qualitative and quantitative data with a skill-based, applied, international, and interdisciplinary perspective.
Program Requirements
(18 semester hours)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course | ||
| ITS 201 | Introduction to International Studies | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Problem Solving in International Studies | ||
| Intercultural Relations | ||
| Issues in the Global South | ||
| Global Development and Inequality | ||
| Applied Topics in International Studies | ||
| Select 9 semester hours from within the Department of Global and Intercultural Studies (GIC) from the 200-/300-/400-levels (no more than one course at the 200-level): 1,2 | 9 | |
| America: Global and Intercultural Perspectives | ||
| Americans in Berlin: An Interdisciplinary Study-Abroad Workshop | ||
| Immigrant America | ||
| Africa to 1884 | ||
| The Making of Modern Africa | ||
| History of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1400s to 1800s | ||
| Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
| Arts of West Africa | ||
| Selected Topics/Black World Studies | ||
| Afro-Brazilian Diaspora Through Film and Arts | ||
| Feminism and the Diaspora: U.S. Women of Color | ||
| Problem Solving in International Studies | ||
| Intercultural Relations | ||
| Issues in the Global South | ||
| Global Development and Inequality 3 | ||
| Applied Topics in International Studies 4 | ||
| Senior Capstone in International Studies 5 | ||
| Introduction to Latin America | ||
| Modern Latin American History | ||
| History of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1400s to 1800s | ||
| Revolution in Latin America | ||
| Identity, Race, Gender, Class | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Current Latin American Issues | ||
| Women and Difference: Intersections of Race, Class, and Sexuality | ||
| Native American Women | ||
| Marriage Across Cultures | ||
| Religion, Dress, and Status | ||
| Ancient Sexualities | ||
| Global Gender Politics | ||
| Cultural Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Asian/America | ||
| Brazilian Women through Literature and Film | ||
| Indigenous Peoples and Their Sacred Lands | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
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Exceptions for these courses, for example study abroad courses, will be considered by the Lead Departmental Advisor (LDA) for the ITS program.
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The Department of Global and Intercultural Studies includes American Studies (AMS); Critical Race and Ethnic Studies (CRE); International Studies (ITS); Latin American, Latino/a, and Caribbean Studies (LAS); and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGS).
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ECO 201 and ECO 202 are prerequisites.
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Examples: African Governance and Development; Eco Futures and Environment; Energy Politics in Africa; Gender and Conflict in the Middle East; Health Inequalities; Law, Violence, and Sovereignty; Political Economy of Women.
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Examples: Crisis, Disaster, and Survival; Gender and Population; Issues in Latin America; Political Economy of Development; Sustainable Development in the Global South; Women in the Global South.