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School of American and International Studies 
International Studies (B.A.) 
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International Studies (B.A.) 
Requirements of the Major


Subject Course # Title
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
ENGL 180 COLLEGE ENGLISH
AIID 201 READINGS IN HUMANITIES
SELECT ONE BADM 115 BUSINESS PERSPECTIVES OR
SOSC 101 SOCIAL ISSUES
SELECT ONE GE-SCIENCE WITH EXPERIENTIAL COMPONENT CATEGORY
SELECT ONE GE-MATHEMATICS CATEGORY: MATH 101 THRU 121
SELECT ONE GE-INTERCULTURAL  NORTH AMERICA CATEGORY
SELECT ONE GE-TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE CATEGORY
SELECT ONE GE-HISTORY (HIST 101 - 110)
SCHOOL OF AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES REQUIREMENTS
AIID 101

FIRST YEAR TOPICS:  LIBERAL STUDIES
FOUNDATIONS I AND
FOUNDATIONS II AND
INTERMEDIATE I OR
PROFICIENCY TEST
(SEE AIS WORLD LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT)

INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
INTL 127 INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
ANTH 102  INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY
    FOUR COURSES FROM THE "GLOBAL ISSUES" LIST
THREE COURSES IN ONE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA FROM THE "AREAS STUDIES" LIST
INTL 450 GLOBAL ISSUES SEMINAR (NEW)
    TWO COURSES IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AT THE 300/400 LEVEL OR
A PROFICIENCY EXAM (300 LEVEL)
    AN INTERNATIONAL / MULTICULTURAL EXPERIENCE APPROVED BY THE CONVENER. (STUDY ABROAD, CO-OP OR INTERNSHIP)
     
    GLOBAL ISSUES COURSES
CHOOSE 4 COURSES
ANTH   210 LEGAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 220  FOOD AND CULTURE
ANTH 223 WORLD CULTURES
ANTH 235 RELIGION IN CROSS CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE
ANTH 225 INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
ANTH 238 URBAN ANTHROPLOGY
ANTH 307 MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 308 ANTHROPOLOGY OF GENDER
ANTH 310 POLITICS, CULTURE AND IDENTITY
ANTH 320 NATIONALISM AND ETHNICITY
ANTH 314 CROSSING BORDERS
ENST 209 WORLD SUSTAINABILITY
ENST 336  GLOBAL ETHICS
HIST   394 WAR, PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION
INTL 310 CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
INTL 335 CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS
LAWS 201 COMPARATIVE LEGAL SYSTEMS
LAWS 206 COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN RIGHTS
POLI 205 MODERN COMPARATIVE POLITICS
POLI 227 POLITICS OF DEVELOPING NATIONS
POLI 234 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF NORTH AMERICA
POLI 235 INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
POLI 302 EUROPEAN POLITICS
POLI 312 UNITED NATIONS: WORLD POLITICS
POLI 320 TERRORISM IN THE MODERN WORLD
POLI 328 LAW AND POLITICS: INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
POLI 357 INTERNATIONAL LAW
SOCI   210 GLOBAL WORKPLACE
SOCI 235 COMPARATIVE DEVELOPMENT
SOCI 302 THIRD WORLD WOMEN
SOCI 309 FOOD AND POPULATION
     
    AREA STUDIES COURSES
CHOOSE THREE COURSES FROM ONE OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS (ASIA, LATIN AMERICA OR EUROPE)
     
    ASIA
HIST 278  THE UNTED STATES AND EAST ASIA (Formerly HIST 290 TOPICS)
HIST 310 INTERNATIONAL HISTORY OF MODERN KOREA (Formerly HIST 390 Topics)
INTL 235 CHINESE CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION
INTL 204 PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF ASIA
POLI 217 CHINESE ECONOMY AND BUSINESS
POLI 221 CHINESE ECONOMY AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
POLI 233 EAST ASIA:   HISTORY AND POLITICS
POLI 253 ASIA PACIFIC POLITICAL SYSTEMS
POLI 301 CHINA:  HISTORY, POLITICS AND CULTURE
POLI 305 JAPAN:  HISTORY, POLITICS AND CULTURE
     
    INDIA SEMESTER ABROAD COURSE:
SOCI 208 DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
SOCI 305 INDIA LIFE AND CULTURE
SOCI 333 PEACE AND JUSTICE
     
    LATIN AMERICA
HIST 282 COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA
HIST 283 CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICA
HIST 284 LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION
HIST 386 US AND LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS
HIST 387 HUMAN RIGHTS IN LATIN AMERICA
     
    EUROPE
HIST 255 19TH CENTURY EUROPE
HIST 257 20TH CENTURY EUROPE
HIST 262 ENGLAND:  1800-PRESENT
HIST 263 GERMAN HISTORY
HIST 264 JEWS IN 20TH CENTURY EUROPE
HIST 356 MODERNISM AND ITS DISCONTENTS
INTD 305

THE MYTHS OF VENICE: IMAGES IN ART, HISTORY, LITERATURE AND FILM

INTL 210 MODERN ITALY
INTL 314 SPANISH CINEMA
INTL 315 FRENCH CINEMA
INTL 318 ITALIAN CINEMA
INTL 221 RUSSIAN CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION
POLI 211 RUSSIAN POLITICAL HISTORY
POLI 306 RUSSIAN SOCIETY AND POLITICS

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