Major in International Studies
All students must complete 15 courses (45 units) to complete the major. Upon entering the major all students should choose a set of planned electives that will focus on a specific region of the world or an international topic as a course of study. All students are required to complete an entrance survey upon registering for the major. In order to graduate, students must complete an exit survey and submit an assessment portfolio to the director of the major program. It is recommended that students complete the foundation courses in the program before proceeding through the upper-level electives.
Foreign Language Requirements
In addition to the 45 units required for the major, students must also achieve a level of proficiency equivalent to four terms of college-level language training in a modern foreign language that is offered by, or can be tested by, the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures. Testing by outside entities other than accredited universities is not permissible. The language selected may depend upon the course of study the student chooses. For example, students with a course of study in Latin America should achieve proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese. Students can fulfill the language requirement for the International Studies major through any of the procedures outlined in the “Meeting B.A. Requirements” section of the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures entry in this catalog. Lower-division courses taken in a foreign language do not count toward the 45 units needed to complete the International Studies major.
International Studies Required Courses
Courses used to fulfill a requirement in the foundation courses and research and practicum sections cannot also be used to fulfill a requirement in the upper-level electives of the course of study.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Courses | ||
| Select four of the following (from at least three different areas): 1 | 12 | |
| CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| MICROECONOMIC PRINCIPLES 2 | ||
| MACROECONOMIC PRINCIPLES 2 | ||
| WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS | ||
| HISTORY OF EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION FROM THE 17TH CENTURY | ||
| WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1300 | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||
| Research and Practicum 5 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Any 3-unit approved course in an approved study abroad / away program | ||
Any Independent Study course offered by departments affiliated with International Studies with approval from the director of International Studies | ||
An honors thesis if the topic is approved by the director of International Studies | ||
One of the following: | ||
| INTERNSHIP IN ANTHROPOLOGY I 6 | ||
| ETHNOGRAPHIC FIELD METHODS | ||
| STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS I 6 | ||
| INTERNSHIP IN ECONOMICS 6 | ||
| INTERNSHIP IN FRENCH 6 | ||
| GEOGRAPHY/ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING INTERNSHIP 6 | ||
| INTERNSHIP IN GERMAN 6 | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO HISTORICAL STUDY | ||
| INTERNSHIP 6 | ||
| INTERNSHIP: WASHINGTON CENTER 6 | ||
| INTERNSHIP I 6 | ||
| INTERNSHIP IN SPANISH 6 | ||
| Total Units | 15 | |
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Honors equivalents of these courses can be substituted.
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Students should note that upper-level ECON courses require both ECON 201 and ECON 202 as prerequisites
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Students are encouraged to complete the International Studies required courses requirement before taking the ten courses necessary for the major electives.
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Many of these courses require a departmental prerequisite course.
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Students may only apply six units of any internship toward satisfying major requirements.
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Internships must be taken for 3 units, must be in work related to international studies and must be approved by the director of International Studies or the internship coordinator for the major.
International Studies Electives (30 units)
The International Studies electives are intended to provide students with flexibility in designing a curriculum in international studies that addresses their interests while maintaining academic rigor and focus. A selection of elective courses focusing on a region or topic will be created with the assigned adviser based on a number of factors including course availability. Students are required to submit an assessment portfolio prior to graduation demonstrating how the ten elective courses completed address an international region and/or topic. Students should also consider methods and survey courses to provide an analytical skill set. Students must complete 10 courses from at least six different disciplines. Students must take at least one course in each of the four disciplines of Anthropology, Geography, History and Political Science.
All courses in the electives must be 300 level or above unless approved by the director of International Studies or previously approved and listed in the curriculum for the major. Other courses, not listed below, that are relevant to international studies (such as special topics courses or directed readings courses) may be accepted with the approval of the student’s academic adviser or director of the program. The director of the program approves a list of special topics upper level electives not in the permanent curriculum for the major on a semester to semester basis that students may use as upper-level electives.
Study Abroad / Away
Up to 12 approved units may be utilized from an approved study abroad and away program toward satisfying the 30 units in the electives. Students who study abroad and away must obtain course equivalents for Towson courses prior to departing for their study abroad and away course work. Courses cannot count toward both the research and practicum requirement and International Studies electives in the major. These courses must be approved by the student’s academic adviser or by the program director to count as upper level electives in the major.
Honors Thesis
Students who qualify for an honors thesis may apply up to 6 units of departmental thesis courses to the 30 units in the International Studies upper-level electives. Students must obtain approval for the honors thesis topic and course work from the director of International Studies.
Disciplines
Only courses from the permanent curriculum are listed below. Students should select 10 courses from at least 6 different disciplines to complete the major ensuring that there is at least one upper level course in each of the disciplines of Anthropology, Geography, History and Political Science. The remaining 6 courses may be from these four disciplines or others dependent on the course of study pursued by the student for the major.
List of Electives
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | ||
| ANTH 307 | KOREA AND GLOBALIZATION | 3 |
| ANTH 309 | SOUTH ASIAN POPULAR CULTURE | 3 |
| ANTH 321 | ANTHROPOLOGY OF GENDER | 3 |
| ANTH 325 | MORAL PANICS | 3 |
| ANTH 329 | THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF AFRICA | 3 |
| ANTH 341 | INFORMATION AGE CULTURES | 3 |
| ANTH 343 | RESOURCE WARS OF THE 21ST CENTURY | 3 |
| ANTH 346 | WEALTH, POWER AND POLITICS IN CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE | 3 |
| ANTH 351 | DRUGS IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE | 3 |
| ANTH 352 | ANTHROPOLOGY OF MEDIA | 3 |
| ANTH 364 | RELIGION, MAGIC AND WITCHCRAFT | 3 |
| ANTH 367 | PEOPLES OF THE MIDDLE EAST | 3 |
| ANTH 368 | GLOBALIZATION IN CROSS CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE | 3 |
| ANTH 369 | TRADITION & REVOLUTION IN LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
| ANTH 382 | VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 |
| Arabic | ||
| ARAB 301 | ARABIC COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION I 3 | 3 |
| or ARAB 302 | ARABIC COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION II | |
| Art History | ||
| ARTH 330 | EAST ASIAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE | 3 |
| ARTH 331 | ART OF CHINA | 3 |
| ARTH 333 | ART OF JAPAN | 3 |
| ARTH 339 | LATIN AMERICAN ART: 1800 TO PRESENT | 3 |
| Asian Studies | ||
| ASST 470 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN ASIAN STUDIES 1,2 | 1-4 |
| Chinese | ||
| CHNS 301 | CHINESE COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION I 3 | 3 |
| or CHNS 302 | CHINESE COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION II | |
| CHNS 306 | CHINESE CULTURE IN PRACTICE | 3 |
| CHNS 311 | CHINESE CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION | 3 |
| CHNS 312 | CHINESE MEDIA AND POP CULTURE | 3 |
| CHNS 331 | CHINESE FOR BUSINESS | 3 |
| CHNS 341 | CHINESE CINEMA | 3 |
| CHNS 370 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHINESE 1 | 3 |
| Cultural Studies | ||
| CLST 301 | PERSPECTIVES IN GLOBAL CULTURE | 3 |
| Economics | ||
| ECON 305 | SURVEY OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS | 3 |
| ECON 321 | HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT | 3 |
| ECON 322 | COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS | 3 |
| ECON 326 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| ECON 334 | ECONOMICS OF POVERTY AND DISCRIMINATION | 3 |
| ECON 375 | ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS | 3 |
| ECON 421 | INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS | 3 |
| ECON 423 | INTERNATIONAL MONETARY THEORY AND POLICY | 3 |
| English | ||
| ENGL 324 | EARLY 17TH-CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENGL 326 | LITERATURE OF THE BRITISH ROMANTIC PERIOD | 3 |
| ENGL 336 | POST-COLONIAL LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENGL 347 | CITIES IN WORLD LITERATURE WRITTEN IN ENGLISH | 3 |
| ENGL 401 | GRANT AND ADVOCACY WRITING | 3 |
| ENGL 427 | SHAKESPEAREAN COMEDY | 3 |
| ENGL 428 | SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY | 3 |
| ENGL 439 | MODERN WORLD POETRY | 3 |
| ENGL 441 | MODERN FICTION TO WORLD WAR II | 3 |
| ENGL 442 | MODERN FICTION SINCE WORLD WAR II | 3 |
| ENGL 471 | TOPICS IN WORLD LITERATURE 1 | 3 |
| Finance | ||
| FIN 435 | INTERNATIONAL FINANCE | 3 |
| French | ||
| FREN 301 | ADVANCED CONVERSATION | 3 |
| or FREN 302 | ADVANCED COMPOSITION | |
| FREN 326 | 18TH-CENTURY LITERATURE AND CIVILIZATION | 3 |
| FREN 327 | 19TH-CENTURY LITERATURE AND CIVILIZATION | 3 |
| FREN 328 | 20TH-CENTURY LITERATURE AND CIVILIZATION | 3 |
| FREN 329 | CONTEMPORARY FRENCH LITERATURE AND CIVILIZATION: 1945 TO PRESENT | 3 |
| FREN 330 | FRANCOPHONE LITERATURE AND CIVILIZATION | 3 |
| FREN 331 | FRENCH FOR BUSINESS | 3 |
| FREN 351 | INTRODUCTION TO TRANSLATION: FRENCH TO ENGLISH | 3 |
| FREN 370 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN FRENCH 1 | 3 |
| FREN 420 | FRANCE TODAY THROUGH THE MEDIA | 3 |
| FREN 422 | CULTURES OF THE MAGHREB | 3 |
| FREN 470 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN FRENCH 1 | 3 |
| Geography | ||
| GEOG 355 | HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF URBANIZATION | 3 |
| GEOG 357 | CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
| GEOG 358 | FEMINIST GEOGRAPHIES | 3 |
| GEOG 359 | ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
| GEOG 381 | POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
| GEOG 383 | NATURAL RESOURCES AND SOCIETY: A GEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE | 3 |
| GEOG 385 | POPULATION GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
| GEOG 410 | ENVIRONMENTAL GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
| GEOG 411 | STUDIES IN NATURAL HAZARDS | 3 |
| GEOG 412 | GEOGRAPHIES OF CONSUMPTION AND WASTE | 3 |
| GEOG 419 | CLIMATE CHANGE: SCIENCE TO POLICY | 3 |
| GEOG 427 | THE GLOBAL ECONOMY | 3 |
| GEOG 431 | GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA | 3 |
| GEOG 443 | GEOGRAPHY OF EAST ASIA | 3 |
| GEOG 444 | GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH ASIA | 3 |
| GEOG 447 | GEOGRAPHY OF THE MIDDLE EAST | 3 |
| GEOG 451 | GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE | 3 |
| GEOG 454 | RETHINKING BRAZIL | 3 |
| GEOG 453 | GEOGRAPHY OF RUSSIA | 3 |
| GEOG 461 | GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
| GEOG 462 | THE TWO DOWN-UNDERS: GEOGRAPHIES OF AUSTRALIA AND AOTEAROA-NEW ZEALAND | 3 |
| GEOG 463 | THE SILK ROAD: THE GEOGRAPHIES OF CENTRAL EURASIA | 3 |
| German | ||
| GERM 301 | GERMAN COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION I 3 | 3 |
| or GERM 302 | GERMAN COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION II | |
| GERM 311 | CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION | 3 |
| GERM 321 | SURV GERM LIT I | 3 |
| GERM 331 | GERMAN FOR BUSINESS | 3 |
| GERM 341 | READINGS IN CONTEMPORARY GERMAN | 3 |
| GERM 370 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN GERMAN 1 | 3 |
| GERM 441 | MODERN GERMAN LITERATURE | 3 |
| GERM 442 | GERMAN LIT SI 1945 | 3 |
| GERM 470 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN GERMAN 1 | 3 |
| GERM 481 | THE GERMAN NOVELLE | 3 |
| Hebrew | ||
| HEBR 301 | HEBREW COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION I 3 | 3 |
| or HEBR 302 | HEBREW COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION II | |
| HEBR 370 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN HEBREW 1 | 3 |
| HEBR 391 | READING MODERN HEBREW LIT | 3 |
| History | ||
| HIST 301 | ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION | 3 |
| HIST 302 | ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN AND ANATOLIAN CIVILIZATIONS | 3 |
| HIST 303 | ALEXANDER THE GREAT AND HIS SUCCESSORS | 3 |
| HIST 304 | ANCIENT GREEK CIVILIZATION | 3 |
| HIST 305 | ROMAN CIVILIZATION | 3 |
| HIST 307 | THE ANDEAN REPUBLICS | 3 |
| HIST 308 | WOMEN IN ANTIQUITY | 3 |
| HIST 309 | THE ETRUSCANS: ANATOMY OF A CIVILIZATION | 3 |
| HIST 314 | THE UNITED STATES AND VIETNAM:1945-1975 | 3 |
| HIST 315 | IMPERIAL CHINA: THE LAST DYNASTY | 3 |
| HIST 316 | REVOLUTIONARY CHINA | 3 |
| HIST 319 | JAPAN, 1830-1930 | 3 |
| HIST 320 | JAPAN, 1930-PRESENT | 3 |
| HIST 322 | HISTORY OF MEXICO: NATIONAL PERIOD | 3 |
| HIST 323 | THE CITY AND URBAN LIFE IN LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
| HIST 325 | GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN IMPERIAL CHINA | 3 |
| HIST 328 | THE MAKING OF COLONIAL AFRICA (C. 1884-1994) | 3 |
| HIST 329 | HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA | 3 |
| HIST 331 | AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY: 1865 - 1950 | 3 |
| HIST 332 | AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY SINCE 1950 | 3 |
| HIST 336 | THE ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE MODERN WORLD: 1492-THE PRESENT | 3 |
| HIST 338 | THE MIDDLE EAST: AN URBAN PERSPECTIVE | 3 |
| HIST 339 | THE MAKING OF THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST | 3 |
| HIST 340 | ISRAEL/PALESTINE: CONFLICTING PAST, CONFLICTING PRESENT | 3 |
| HIST 342 | SAILORS, MERCHANTS, SPIES: PORTUGUESE ENCOUNTERS 1400-1700 | 3 |
| HIST 354 | CONFLICT AND COOPERATION IN COLD WAR EAST ASIA | 3 |
| HIST 355 | HISTORY OF JAPANESE CINEMA | 3 |
| HIST 356 | JAPAN IN THE NUCLEAR AGE: HIROSHIMA, NAGASAKI, FUKUSHIMA | 3 |
| HIST 370 | DIPLOMATIC HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1900 | 3 |
| HIST 378 | IMMIGRANTS & IMMIGRATION IN THE UNITED STATES | 3 |
| HIST 384 | DISEASE AND HISTORY: FROM THE NEOLITHIC TO THE PRESENT | 3 |
| HIST 390 | MEDIEVAL CITIES OF EUROPE: A COMPARATIVE HISTORY | 3 |
| HIST 406 | EUROPE: 1815-1914 | 3 |
| HIST 431 | FRANCE 1643-1871: FROM PRINCES TO PARLIAMENTS | 3 |
| HIST 432 | FRANCE 1871-PRESENT: PARIS COMMUNE TO EUROPEAN COMMON MARKET | 3 |
| HIST 440 | THE SAMURAI | 3 |
| HIST 441 | GERMANY: 1871-1945 | 3 |
| HIST 451 | THE HISTORY OF RUSSIA, 1801-1917: THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE IN THE 19TH CENTURY FROM REFORM TO REVOLUTION | 3 |
| HIST 452 | HISTORY OF THE SOVIET UNION, 1917-1953: WAR, REVOLUTION, AND THE CREATION OF THE STALINIST SYSTEM | 3 |
| HIST 453 | HISTORY OF THE USSR, 1953-1991: FROM THE DEATH OF STALIN TO THE COLLAPSE OF THE SOVIET UNION | 3 |
| HIST 462 | THE HOLOCAUST IN HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE | 3 |
| Italian | ||
| ITAL 301 | ADVANCED CONVERSATION 3 | 3 |
| or ITAL 302 | ADVANCED COMPOSITION | |
| ITAL 311 | ITALIAN CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION | 3 |
| ITAL 321 | SURVEY OF ITALIAN LITERATURE I | 3 |
| ITAL 322 | SURVEY OF ITALIAN LITERATURE II | 3 |
| ITAL 331 | ITALIAN FOR BUSINESS | 3 |
| ITAL 341 | ITALIAN CINEMA | 3 |
| ITAL 370 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN ITALIAN 1 | 3 |
| Japanese | ||
| JPNS 301 | JAPANESE COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION I 3 | 3 |
| or JPNS 302 | JAPANESE COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION II | |
| JPNS 311 | JAPANESE CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION THROUGH MANGA | 3 |
| Latin | ||
| LATN 301 | ADVANCED READINGS IN LATIN I 3 | 3 |
| or LATN 302 | ADVANCED READINGS IN LATIN II | |
| Latin American Studies | ||
| LAST 385 | MODEL ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES | 3 |
| LAST 484 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN AND LATINO/A STUDIES 1 | 3 |
| Management | ||
| MNGT 375 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS: THEORY AND PRACTICE | 3 |
| MNGT 438 | MULTINATIONAL MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| Marketing | ||
| MKTG 445 | GLOBAL MARKETING | 3 |
| Philosophy | ||
| PHIL 301 | PHILOSOPHIES OF INDIA | 3 |
| PHIL 302 | PHILOSOPHIES OF CHINA & JAPAN | 3 |
| PHIL 327 | AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY | 3 |
| PHIL 341 | ETHICS | 3 |
| PHIL 353 | PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION | 3 |
| PHIL 361 | BIOMEDICAL ETHICS | 3 |
| Political Science | ||
| POSC 303 | THEORY OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS | 3 |
| POSC 307 | CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL POLITICS | 3 |
| POSC 329 | THE POLITICS OF ETHNICITY AND NATIONALISM | 3 |
| POSC 337 | COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT OF FOREIGN POWERS: THE WESTERN WORLD | 3 |
| POSC 338 | GOVERNMENT OF USSR AND EASTERN EUROPE | 3 |
| POSC 339 | COMPARATIVE POLITICAL SYSTEMS | 3 |
| POSC 340 | COMPARATIVE PUBLIC POLICY | 3 |
| POSC 342 | RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | 3 |
| POSC 345 | GOVERNMENTS AND POLITICS OF EAST ASIA: FOCUS ON CHINA AND JAPAN | 3 |
| POSC 351 | THE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF LATIN AMERICAN | 3 |
| POSC 355 | LATIN AMERICAN POLICY OFTHE UNITED STATES | 3 |
| POSC 410 | POLITICS OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | 3 |
| POSC 428 | POLITICAL THEORY II | 3 |
| POSC 432 | UNITED STATES-RUSSIAN RELATIONS | 3 |
| POSC 434 | COMPARATIVE FOREIGN POLICY | 3 |
| POSC 436 | U.S. FOREIGN POLICY | 3 |
| POSC 439 | POLITICS OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD | 3 |
| POSC 445 | TERRORISM AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE | 3 |
| POSC 447 | INTERNATIONAL LAW AND ORGANIZATION | 3 |
| POSC 449 | U.S. HOMELAND SECURITY POLICY | 3 |
| POSC 453 | INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY | 3 |
| Portuguese | ||
| PORT 301 | COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION IN PORTUGUESE 3 | 3 |
| Religious Studies | ||
| RLST 305 | FAITH PERSPECTIVES IN MEDICAL ETHICS | 3 |
| RLST 307 | BUDDHISM IN TIBET | 3 |
| RLST 308 | BUDDHIST SAINTS AND THEIR STORIES | 3 |
| RLST 310 | JEWISH LAW AND ETHICS | 3 |
| RLST 313 | ISLAMIC ETHICS | 3 |
| RLST 325 | JEWISH GRAPHIC NOVELS | 3 |
| RLST 357 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE RELIGION 1 | 3 |
| RLST 363 | SUFISM: ISLAMIC MYSTICISM | 3 |
| RLST 367 | ISLAM IN THE MODERN AGE | 3 |
| Sociology | ||
| SOCI 323 | SOCIAL MOVEMENTS | 3 |
| SOCI 326 | RELIGION AND SOCIETY | 3 |
| SOCI 329 | DEMOGRAPHY | 3 |
| SOCI 333 | POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
| SOCI 440 | SOCIOLOGY OF IMMIGRATION | 3 |
| Spanish | ||
| SPAN 301 | COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION I 3 | 3 |
| or SPAN 302 | COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION II | |
| SPAN 303 | SPANISH FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS I 3 | 3 |
| or SPAN 304 | SPANISH FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS II | |
| SPAN 311 | CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION OF SPAIN | 3 |
| SPAN 312 | CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION OF LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
| SPAN 321 | SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE | 3 |
| SPAN 322 | SURVEY OF SPANISH-AMERICAN LITERATURE | 3 |
| SPAN 331 | SPANISH FOR BUSINESS | 3 |
| SPAN 370 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN SPANISH 1 | 3 |
| SPAN 409 | SPANISH TRANSLATION | 3 |
| SPAN 412 | CONTEMPORARY SPANISH NOVEL | 3 |
| SPAN 417 | GOLDEN AGE IN SPANISH LITERATURE I | 3 |
| SPAN 431 | 19TH CENTURY SPANISH LITERATURE | 3 |
| SPAN 455 | HISPANIC POPULAR CULTURES | 3 |
| SPAN 465 | FILM AND SOCIETY IN THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD | 3 |
| SPAN 470 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN SPANISH 1 | 3 |
| SPAN 481 | THE SHORT STORY IN SPANISH | 3 |
| Women's Studies | ||
| WMST 233 | INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES OF WOMEN | 3 |
| WMST 345 | WOMEN, ENVIRONMENT, AND HEALTH | 3 |
| WMST 386 | WOMEN'S SPIRITUAL PRACTICES | 3 |
| WMST 388 | GENDER AND RELIGION IN THE AFRICAN DIASPORA | 3 |
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Special topics, seminars, and independent study and readings courses must be related to international topics to count toward the course of study in International Studies and must be approved prior to enrollment by the major advisor or director of International Studies.
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Must be taken for at least 3 units in order to count toward major requirements.
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For foreign language courses, 302 may count in place of 301 with permission of the program director.
Sample Four-Year Plan
The selected course sequence below is an example of the simplest path to degree completion. Based on course schedules, student needs, and student choice, individual plans may vary. Students should consult with their adviser to make the most appropriate elective choices and to ensure that they have completed the required number of units (120) to graduate.
(Students should attempt to use Core requirements to satisfy INST foundation courses when applicable.)
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| FORL 101 (Core 5) | 3 | FORL 102 | 3 |
| INST Foundation (Core 12) | 3 | INST Foundation (Core 6) | 3 |
| Core 1 (or Core 2) | 3 | Core 2 (or Core 1) | 3 |
| Core 3 | 3 | Core 7 | 4 |
| Core 4 | 3 | Core 11 | 3 |
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| FORL 201 | 3 | FORL 202 | 3 |
| INST Foundation | 3 | INST Foundation | 3 |
| Core 8 | 4 | Core 10 | 3 |
| Core 13 | 3 | Core 14 | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| INST Upper Level Elective1 | 3 | INST Upper Level Elective1 | 3 |
| INST Upper Level Elective1 | 3 | INST Upper Level Elective1 | 3 |
| Core 9 | 3 | INST Research and Practicum (Study Abroad / Internship or other qualifying course)2 | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| INST Upper Level Elective1 | 3 | INST Upper Level Elective1 | 3 |
| INST Upper Level Elective1 | 3 | INST Upper Level Elective1 | 3 |
| INST Upper Level Elective1 | 3 | INST Upper Level Elective1 | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 1 |
| 15 | 13 | ||
| Total Units 120 | |||
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Students should follow the degree plan for International Studies to ensure that they have at least one course in ANTH/GEOG/HIST/POSC and at least 6 disciplines represented in their degree plan with a course of study chosen in consultation with their adviser.
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Students must enroll in INST 493 in order to receive credit for an internship. Students must consult with the Study Abroad office and their adviser to ensure courses taken abroad satisfy the requirements of the major.
- Students will possess competency in a foreign language.
- Students will have the capacity to explain aspects of contemporary globalization.
- Students will be able to summarize and compare the historical or contemporary political, geographic, economic or cultural context of at least two foreign nation states.
- Students will conduct, analyze and apply research from two or more disciplines pertaining to international topics.