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Culture in an Age of Globalization Option Requirements
International Studies Major

PREREQUISITE COURSEWORK
Must be completed before declaring the IS major

NEW! Course Offerings by Semester:

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Global Culture Option_F08.pdf

 

1. Poli Sci 103
SE
Introduction to International Relations
2. One Survey course from the following list:
  African 277
ZI
Africa: An Introductory Survey
E Asian St 222
SE
Introduction to East Asian Civilization
History 142
ZE
History of S. Asia to Present
  244
ZE
Introduction to Southeast Asia: Vietnam to the Philippines
  252
ZI
The Civilizations of India - Modern Period
  253
ZE
Russia: An Interdisciplinary Survey
  254
ZE
Eastern Europe: An Interdisciplinary Survey
  260
SE
Latin America: An Introduction
LCA 140
HE
Asia: Imperialism, Nationalism, & Globalization
  265
HE
An Introduction to Central Asia: From the Silk Route to Afghanistan
  300
HI
Introduction to Middle East
Poli Sci 106
SE
Introduction to Comparative Politics
3. Economics - Select either Econ 101 and 102 or Econ 111
  Econ 101
SE
Principles of Microeconomics
  Econ 102
SE
Principles of Macroeconomics
 
Or
  Econ 111
SE
Principles of Economics-Accelerated Treatment (This one semester accelerated course is an alternative to the two semester sequence of Econ 101 & Econ 102)

 

IS MAJOR COURSEWORK

 

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT

Must be completed before graduation: 5th semester of one foreign language. For a list of acceptable courses, contact the International Studies program office.

 

REQUIRED & ELECTIVE COURSEWORK (36 credits)

1. Core Course (Required for all IS majors)
  Intl St 301
SI
Introduction to International Studies (core course for majors)
2. One "track core" course for the Global Cultures Option
  Anthro 211   Global Language Issues
  430   Language and Culture
Com Arts 458
HI
Global Media Cultures (Open to Comm Arts Majors only)
Geog 101
SE
Intro to Cultural Geography
ILS 209
ZE
Intro to Global Cultures
  275   Lec 003-America in Vietnam: Music, Mayhem & Media (Fall 2007 only)
Intl St 603
A
Topics in Culture in The Age of Globalization
Journ 620
SA
International Communication
  621
SA
Mass Communication in Developing Countries
LCA 615   Writing Travels
3. One "track core" course from one other Option
  Global Security track core courses
  History 319   Vietnam Wars
  434   American Foreign Relations 1901-Present
Intl St 601
A
Topics in Global Security
Poli Sci 318   Comparative Study of Genocide
  337
SI
International Institutions and World Order**
  359
SD
Problems in American Foreign Policy
  442
SD
American National Security**
  Political Economy track core courses
  Econ 364
SI
Survey of International Economics
  464
SI
International Trade and Finance (Economics Majors)
Intl St 373
I
Globalization, Poverty & Development
  374
I
The Growth and Development of Nations in the Global Economy (cross-list with AAE 374)
602
A
Topics in International Policy Economy & Policy Studies
Poli Sci 312
SD
Politics of the World Economy
  313
SD
Bargaining in the Global Economy
  611
SD
Comparative Political Economy**
  Global Commons track core courses
  Anthro 470
SI
Ecological Anthropology
Envir St 343
SI
Environmental Economics
  449
SD
Government and Natural Resources (Summer Sessions only)
Geog 535
D
Environmental Geography and Conservation in Developing Countries
  537
SA
Culture and Environment
History 460
ZI
American Environmental History
Intl St 606
A
Topics in International Relations & the Environment
Soc 541
SA
Social Behavior and Natural Resources
4. ISSUES. Select 4 courses from the following areas with at least one course from each of two areas:
  Hybridity And Cultural Pluralism
  African 471
LI
Oral Traditions and the Written Word
Afro-Amer 505
HD
African Languages and the New World
  643
eE
Selected Topics in African Diaspora Art History
  662
eLA
Selected Topics in Multicultural American Literature
Anthro 462
SD
Anthropology of South Asia
Art Hist 354
eD
Cross-Cultural Arts Around the Atlantic Rim:1800 to the Present
Comp Lit 203
LE
Intro to Cross-Cultural Literary Forms
  379
LI
Literature and Ethnic Experience
E Asian 520
HA
Popular Culture and Film in Twentieth-Century China
English 270
eLI
Survey of Asian American Literature from 1880 to the Present
  591
eLD
Topics in Ethnic and Multicultural Literature
French 240
HE
Immigration and Expression
Hebr St 473
HI

Jewish Civilization in Medieval Spain

History 241
SI
Colonial Latin America: From Conquest to Independence
  243
eSE
Colony, Nation & Minority: the Puerto Rican's World
  244
ZE
Introduction to Southeast Asia: Vietnam to the Philippines
  261
eHI
Gender, Race, Ethnicity, Class in Comparative Perspective
  403
eSI
Immigration and Assimilation in American History
  404
eSD
Ethnicity in Twentieth Century America
  533
SA
Multi-Racial Societies in Latin America
Intl St 603
A
Topics in Culture in the Age of Globalization
Journalism 621
SA
Mass Communication in Developing Nations
Poli Sci 231
eSI
Politics in Multi-Cultural Societies
  570
SD
Literature and Politics
  634
SD
State and Nation in Post-Soviet Politics
Slavic 242
HE
Literatures and Cultures of Eastern Europe
Spanish 465
Literature and Film in Spanish America
  467
eLD
Literature of Hispanics in the U.S.
  Transnational Cultural Flows
  Afro-Amer 243
HE
African Diaspora Art History: Caribbean, Central and South America
  262
eLE
Introduction to Afro-American Literary Relations: The African Diaspora
  297
eZE
African and African-American Linkages: An Introduction
Anthro 349
SI
Cultural Change
  350
SI
Political Anthropology
  374
D
The Anthropology of War
  430
HA
Language and Culture
Comp Lit 372
LI
Literary Movements and Trends
  374
LI
Bilateral Literary Movements
  375
LI
Literature and Related Disciplines
Folklore 655
ZA
Comparative World Costume
Geog 300
SI
Population-Migration & Diffusion
  501
SA
Space and Place: A Geography of Experience
  502
SA
Spatial Behavior
  534
SA
History and Ideology of Environmentalism
History 525
SI
The World and the West from 1492
Journ 620
SA
International Communication and the Foreign Press
  621
SA
Mass Communication in Developing Nations
Music 400
HD
Music Cultures of the World: Africa, Europe, the Americas
  401
HA
Musical Cultures of the World
  402
HA
Musical Cultures of the World
  403
HA
Musical Cultures of China, Korea & Japan
Philos 261
ZI
Introduction to the Philosophy of Religions
Poli Sci 353
SD
The Third World in the International System
Relig St 271
HE
Religion in History and Culture: The West
  273
HE
Religion in History and Culture: The East
Soc 620
eSA
Comparative Racial Inequality
Women St 420
SI
Women In Cross-Societal Perspective
  Arts/Literature/Religion
  Art Hist 362
HI
Arts of India
  370
HI
Arts of China
    371
HI
History of Chinese Printing
    372
HI
Arts of Japan
    453
HA
Art in Europe 1915-1955
  Com Arts 456
HD
Russian and Soviet Film
  E Asian 350
HI
Introduction to Taoism
    364
HD
Introduction to Buddhism
  German 643
LA
German Drama from Naturalsim to Present
    655
HA
German Film
  Hebrew St 534
LA
Readings in Contemporary Hebrew Literature
  History 379
HA
Islam in Iran
  LCA 314
LI
Literatures of Central Asia
    357
LI
Literatures of Muslim Society
    370
HD
Islam: Religion and Culture
    402
HD
Thought of Gandhi
    403
LI
Southeast Asia Literature (mainland focus)
    404
LI
Southeast Asia Literature (island focus)
    416
HD
Religions of India
    418
HI
Religions of Ancient India-Studies in the Vedic Tradition
    421
HI
Survey of Tibetan Buddhism
    444
HD
Introduction to Sufism (Islamic Mysticism)
    466
HI
Buddhist Thought
    625
HA
Sanskrit and Asian Cultures
    630*
HD
Proseminar: Studies in Culture of Asia
  Lit Trans 206
LE
Women in Slavic Literature
    214
LE
Literature of Central Asia in Translation
    226
bLI
Introduction to Luso-African-Brazilian Literature
    248
LE
The Vampire in Literature and Film
    303
LI
Southeast Asian Literature in Translation
    304
LI
Southeast Asian Literature in Translation
    443
LI
Masterpieces of Russian Drama in Translation
    454
LE
History of Serbian and Croatian Literature
    455
L D
Modern Serbian and Croatian Literature in Translation
  Poli Sci 618
SA
Political Islam
  Slavic 449
LD
istorija srpske i hrvatske literature
    456
LA
Masterpieces of Russian Drama
  Theatre 326
HI
Introduction to Asian Theatre
    429
HI
Modern Indian Theatre
    526
HA
The Theatres of China and Japan
    532
LD
History of Russian Theatre
  Culture, Civilization, Social Structure
  African 230
HE
Introduction to Yoruba Life & Culture
    297
eZE
African and African American Linkages
    500
HD
Language and Society in Africa
  Anthro 318
SI
Peoples and Cultures of Africa
    327
SI
Peoples of the Andes Today
    329
D
Anthropology of Lowland South America
    330*
SI
Topics in Ethnology
    369
Peoples and Cultures of Central and Eastern Europe
    441
SD
Peoples and Cultures of the European Parts of the Ex-Soviet Union
    442
SD
Peoples and Cultures of Ex-Soviet Asia
    462
Anthropology of South Asia
  E. Asian Lang & Lit 253
Introduction to Japanese Culture & Civilization
  French 347
HA
Introduction a la Civilisation Francaise: des origines au 18e siecle
    348
HA
Civilisation Francaise: de la Revolution a l'epoque contemporaine
    449
A
Questions de Civilisation Francaise
  German 411
HA
Deutsche Kulturgeschichte seit 1945
    510
HA
German-Jewish Culture Since the 18th Century
    677*
HA
Seminar in German Culture Studies
  History 337
ZI
Social and Intellectual History of China 589-1919
    338
ZI
Social and Intellectual History of Modern China: 1911-1949
    346
SI
Political History of the Modern Olympics
    415
SI
History of National Socialism
    420
HA
Russian Social and Intellectual History
    423
HI
Cultural and Intellectual History of the Soviet Union Since 1917
    474
SI
European Social History, 1830-1914
    475
SI
European Social History, 1914-Present
    513
HI
European Cultural History 1815-1870
    514
HI
European Cultural History Since 1870
    533
SD
Multi-Racial Societies in Latin America
    548
HD
Islam in the History & Culture of South Asia
  Intl St 318
Comparative Study of Genocide
    603
A
Topics in Culture in the Age of Globalization
  Jewish Studies 258
SI
The Jews, States and Citizenships: A Sociological Perspective
    377
HI
Jewish Cultural History (Biblical to Talmudic & early Muslim period)
    378
HI
Jewish Cultural History (medieval to modern period)
  LCA 203
HD
Civilization of Central Asia
  361
HI
Survey of Indonesian Cultural Backgrounds
    441
HD
Language and Society in Southeast Asia
    459
HD
Islamic Culture: Meanings and History
    463
HD
Introduction to Indian Philosophy
    472
eZI
Women in Turkish Society
    640
HA
Proseminar in Central Asian History
  Soc 614
SA
Social Structures of Muslim Societies
    634
SA
Social Structure of India
5.

ELECTIVES (3-4 courses).  Select elective courses from the list below or any of the above lists.

  Anthro 349
SI
Cultural Change
  374
D
The Anthropology of War
  462
SD
Anthropology of South Asia
       
Comp Lit 341
LD
Women and Literature
  368*
LI
Literature and Ideas
       
Ed Pol St 440
SA
Education in the New Europe
  479
SA
Paideia: Education in Western Culture
       
Geog 318
SI
Geography, Politics and Territoriality
  348
SI
Latin America
  349
SI
Europe
  353
SI
Russia and the Newly Independent States - Topical Analysis
  501
SA
Space and Place: A Geography of Experience
  553
SA
Russia and the CIS: Problems in Human Geography
  558
SA
The Social Geography of Asian Cities in Comparative Perspective
       
History 139
SE
The Middle East in the 20th Century
  205
SI
The Making of the Islamic World: The Middle East, 500-1500
  242
SI
Modern Latin America: From Independence to the Present
  332
SI
Islam Reform and Revolution in Central Asia
  340
SI
Revolution and Fascism in Spain, Italy and Portugal
  341
SI
History of Modern China, 1800-1949
  342
SA
History of the People's Republic of China, 1949 to the Present
  347
SD
Introduction to the History of Caribbean Societies
  348
SA
France from Napoleon to the Great War 1799-1914
  349
SA
Contemporary France, 1914 to the Present
  356
SI
Europe Between the Wars: 1919-1939
  359
SI
History of Europe Since 1945
  365
SI
Revolution and Nationalism in Ireland: 1780-Present
  371
SI
The Modern Arab World
  375
SI
The Middle East in World Affairs since 1900
  376
SI
History of Africa to 1500
  377
SI
History of Africa: 1500-1870
  378
SI
History of Africa Since 1870
    409
SA
History of Central Europe, 1648-1871
  411
SI
History of American Technology
  410
SA
History of Central Europe: 1871 to the Present
  417
SI
History of Russia before 1800
  418
SI
History of Russia, 1800-1917
  419
SA
History of Soviet Russia
  421
HI
The Russian Revolutions, 1905-1921
  424
ZI
The Soviet Union and The World, 1917-1991
  425
SA
History of Poland and the Baltic Area
  427
SA
History of South East Europe
  431
HS
History of Scandinavia Since 1815
  436
eSD
Race, Class and Colonialism in the Caribbean
  439
HI
Islamic History from Origin of Islam to Ottoman Empire
  440
SI
History of North Africa
  441
SI
Revolution and Conflict in Modern Latin America
  443
SA
History of West Africa
  444
SA
History of East Africa
  445
SA
History of Equatorial Africa
  446
SI
History of Southern Africa
  447
HI
European Expansion in the Indian Ocean 1498-1963
  449
ZD
Modern India, 1600-1860: The Rise of Empire
  450
ZA
Modern India, 1860 -1990: The Age of Gandhi
  454
SD
Japan in the Age of the Samurai: Seven Centuries of Feudal Society
  455
SD
Japan's Modern Century, 1853-1952: Rise and Fall of the Imperial State
  457
SI
History of Southeast Asia to 1800
  458
SI
History of Southeast Asia Since 1800
  463*
ZI
Topics in South Asian History
  531
SA
The European State System: 1815-1914
  532
SI
The European State System, 1914-Present
  539
SA
The Middle East and the Balkans During the Ottoman Era, 1200-1600
  540
SA
Balkans and Middle East, 1700-1918: The Rise of National States
  541
SA
The Empire and Nation in the Turkish Republic
  548
HD
Islam in the History & Culture of South Asia
  555
SA
History of Brazil
  557
SA
The Mexican Revolution: Background, Development and Consequences
  577
SD
Contemporary Scandinavia: Politics and History
  578
SD