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International Studies
The International Studies major allows a student to design a program that combines language study, area studies courses, a living experience in the target culture, and a core discipline into an integrated program of study.
Courses

IS 498: Comprehensive Examination Project


IS 499: Senior Thesis


Recommended Core Discipline, Area Studies and Elective Courses
Anthropology
Anthropology and Religion
Conflict Studies
Cultural Ecology
Cultural Geography
Development Anthropology
Environment, Population & Culture
Ethnic Identity
Gender: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Introduction to Anthropology
Linguistic Anthropology
Area Studies
Caribbean Area Studies
Chinese Popular Culture
Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa
East Asian Area Studies
East Asian Constructions of Nature
Francophone Africa & the Caribbean
Latin American Area Studies
Middle East Area Studies
Southeast Asian Area Studies
Economics
Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of Macroeconomics
Comparative Economic Systems
Economic Development
Int’l Economics: Foreign Exchange
International Economics: Trade
Environmental Studies
Intro to Environmental Studies
Global Environmental Change
World Regional Geography
History
East Asian Traditions
The European Experience
Modern China
Modern Japan
History of the Vietnam War
Modern Russia & Soviet Union
Environmental History—Europe
Sex & Power: European Thought
All Upper-level Foreign Language culture, literature, and film courses
 
Literature
Caribbean Literature and Film
Fiction from around the World
Gender/Sexuality in Asian Literature
Intro to Comparative Literature
Literature after Auschwitz
Literature, Culture and Difference
Love & Justice/Chinese Theatre
Post-Colonial Literature
Writing Workshop: Travel Writing
Music & Art
World Music
Aesthetics East and West
Asian Art & Techniques
Arts of the Silk Road
Political Science
East Asian Comparative Politics
Government & Politics of China
Government & Politics of Japan
Human Rights & International Law
Hunger, Plenty and Justice
Inter-American Relations
International Environmental Law
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Introduction to International Relations
Latin American Politics
Middle East Politics
Political Systems of the Middle East & North Africa
Politics of Revolution & Development
Politics of the European Union
The Globalization Debate
Theories of War and Peace
Women & Politics Worldwide
Religious Studies
Non-Western Religions
Judaism, Christianity & Islam
Goddess in Eastern Tradition
The Hindu Tradition
The Buddhist Tradition
Religions of China & Japan
Women and Religion
Indigenous Religions
Yogis, Mystic, Shamans

For an additional resource pertaining to how you might fulfill the requirements for a degree in International Studies, you can review the International Studies Major Requirements / Graduation Checklist.

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