PREREQUISITE COURSEWORK NEW! Course Offerings by Semester: Click link for pdf of courses being taught in Fall 2008/09
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| 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
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The Civilizations of India - Modern Period | ||
| 253 |
ZE
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Russia: An Interdisciplinary Survey | ||
| 254 |
ZE
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Eastern Europe: An Interdisciplinary Survey | ||
| 260 |
SE
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Latin America: An Introduction | ||
| LCA | 140 |
HE
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Asia: Imperialism, Nationalism, & Globalization | |
| 265 |
HE
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An Introduction to Central Asia: From the Silk Route to Afghanistan | ||
| 300 | HI |
Introduction to Middle East | ||
| Poli Sci | 106 |
SE
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Introduction to Comparative Politics | |
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3.
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Economics - Select either Econ 101 and 102 or Econ 111 | |||
| Econ | 101 | SE |
Principles of Microeconomics | |
| Econ | 102 | SE |
Principles of Macroeconomics | |
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| 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 |
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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.
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| REQUIRED & ELECTIVE COURSEWORK (36 credits): |
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1.
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Core Course (Required for all IS majors) | |||
| Intl St | 301 |
SI
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Introduction to International Studies (core course for majors) | |
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2.
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One "track core" course from the Global Commons Option | |||
| Anthro | 470 |
SI
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Ecological Anthropology | |
| Envir St | 343 |
SI
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Environmental Economics | |
| 449 |
SD
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Government and Natural Resources (Summer Sessions only) | ||
| Geog | 535 |
D
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Environmental Geography and Conservation in Developing Countries | |
| 537 |
SA
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Culture and Environment | ||
| History | 460 |
ZI
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American Environmental History | |
| Intl St | 606 | A | Topics in International Relations & the Environment | |
| Soc | 541 |
SA
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Social Behavior and Natural Resources | |
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3.
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One "track core" course from one other Option | |||
| Global Security track core courses | ||||
| History | 319 | The Vietnam Wars | ||
| 434 | HI |
American Foreign Relations, 1901 to Present | ||
| Intl St | 601 | A | Topics in Global Security | |
| Poli Sci | 318 | SI |
Comparative Study of Genocide | |
| 337 | SI |
International Institutions and World Order** | ||
| 442 |
SD
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American National Security** | ||
| Political Economy track core courses | ||||
| Econ | 364 |
SI
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Survey of International Economics | |
| 464 |
SI
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International Trade and Finance | ||
| 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 Political Economy & Policy Studies | ||
| Poli Sci | 312 |
SD
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Politics of the World Economy | |
| 313 |
SD
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Bargaining in the Global Economy | ||
| 611 |
SD
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Comparative Political Economy** | ||
| Global Cultures track core courses | ||||
| Geog | 101 |
SE
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Intro to Cultural Geography | |
| ILS | 209 |
ZE
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Intro to Global Cultures | |
| Intl St | 603 | A | Topics in Culture in The Age of Globalization | |
| Journ | 620 |
SA
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International Communication | |
| 621 | SA |
Mass Communication in Developing Countries | ||
| LCA | 430 | Language and Culture | ||
| 615 | Writing Travels | |||
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4.
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ISSUES. Choose a minimum of four courses from the at least two of the areas below. | |||
| Air & Climate | ||||
| Atm Ocn | 100 |
PE
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Weather and Climate | |
| 121 |
PE
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Atmospheric Environment and Society | ||
| 132 | PE |
Earth's Water: Natural Science and Human Use | ||
| 171 |
PE
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Global Change: Atmospheric Issues and Problems | ||
| 528 |
PA
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Past Climates and Climatic Change | ||
| 535 |
PA
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Atmospheric Dispersion and Air Pollution | ||
| Envir St | 502 |
BD
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Air Pollution and Human Health | |
| Geog | 321 |
PI
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Climatology | |
| 331 |
PI
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Climatic Environments of the Past | ||
| Wild Ecol | 606 | BI |
Colloquium in Environmental Toxicology | |
| Energy | ||||
| Envir St | 671 |
SD
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Energy Economics | |
| Geology | 411 |
PI
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Energy Resources | |
| Poli Sci | 448 |
SD
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Energy Policy and Politics | |
| Land & Food | ||||
| AAE | 319 |
SI
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The International Agricultural Economy | |
| 340 | SI |
Issues in Food Systems | ||
| 350 |
BI
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World Hunger & Malnutrition | ||
| 477 |
SI
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Agricultural Economic Development in Africa | ||
| Ag Journ | 479 |
SA
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Agricultural Development in Latin America | |
| Agronomy | 377 |
BI
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Cropping Systems of the Tropics | |
| CALS | 472 |
SA
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Theories & Policies Relating to Land Tenure in Africa | |
| Forestry | 410 |
BI
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Principles of Silviculture | |
| Geog | 120 |
PE
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Global Physical Environments | |
| 127 |
PE
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Physical Systems of the Environment | ||
| 309 |
SI
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People, Land and Food: Comparative Study of Agriculture Systems | ||
| 338 |
SI
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Vegetation: Stability and Change | ||
| History | 352 | HD |
World Forest History | |
| Soil Sci | 230 |
PI
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Soil: Ecosystem and Resource | |
| 315 |
NI
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Soil Science for Land Use Planning | ||
| 324 |
PI
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Soils and Environmental Quality | ||
| 431 |
PI
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Soils of the World | ||
| Water | ||||
| Geology | 105 |
PE
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Survey of Oceanography | |
| 106 |
PE
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Environmental Geology | ||
| 550 |
PI
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Geological Oceanography | ||
| Zoology | 315 |
BI
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Limnology: Conservation of Aquatic Resources | |
| 316 |
BD
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Laboratory for Limnology: Conservation of Aquatic Resources | ||
| Biological Diversity & Sustainable Development | ||||
| Geog | 434 |
SI
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People, Wildlife and Landscapes | |
| 538 |
SA
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The Humid Tropics: Ecology, Subsistence, and Development | ||
| Wild Ecol | 318 |
BI
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Principles of Wildlife Ecology | |
| Zoology | 260 |
BE
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Introductory Ecology | |
| 360 |
BI
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Extinction of Species | ||
| 460 |
BI
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General Ecology | ||
| 510 |
BI
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Ecology of Fishes | ||
| 520 |
BI
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Ornithology | ||
| 651 |
D
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Conservation Biology | ||
| Humans and the Environment | ||||
| AAE | 337 |
SI
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Natural Resource Conservation and Economics | |
| 344 |
SI
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Environment and the Global Economy | ||
| 431 |
SI
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Natural Resource Economics | ||
| Anthro | 348 |
SI
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Economic Anthropology | |
| Envir St | 126 |
BE
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Principles of Environmental Science | |
| 308 |
BI
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People, Chemicals, Environment | ||
| 575 |
PI
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Assessment of Environmental Impact | ||
| Geog | 139 |
SE
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Resources and People | |
| 303 |
SI
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The Human Role in the Changing Face of the Earth | ||
| 336 |
PI
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Our Hazardous Environment | ||
| 339 |
SI
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Environmental Conservation | ||
| 348 |
SI
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Latin America | ||
| 349 |
SI
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Europe | ||
| 355 |
SI
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Africa, South of the Sahara | ||
| 358 |
SI
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China and Southeast Asia | ||
| 519 |
SA
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Environment and Human Experience | ||
| 548 |
SA
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Problems in the Geography of Latin America | ||
| Hist Sci | 353 |
HI
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History of Ecology | |
| Intl St | 606 |
A
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Topics in International Relations & the Environment | |
| Philos | 441 |
ZA
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Environmental Ethics | |
| Soc | 380 |
ZI
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Contemporary Population Problems for Honors | |
| 612 |
SD
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Agriculture, Technology, and Society | ||
| 613 |
SA
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Social Ecology of the Amazon Basin | ||
| 663 |
SA
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World Population | ||
| Law, Planning, Regulation & Politics | ||||
| Envir St | 368 | SI |
Environmental Law, Toxic Substances and Conservation | |
| 668 | Green Politics: Global Experience, American Prospects | |||
| Geog | 319 | SI |
International Dimensions of Environmental Justice | |
| Poli Sci | 446 |
SD |
Politics of Government Regulation | |
| 512 |
SI |
Science and Government | ||
| Rur Soc | 551 |
SD |
Wildlife and Society | |
| Urb R Pl | 463 |
SI |
Evolution of American Planning | |
| 590 |
D |
Contemporary Topics in Urban and Regional Planning | ||
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ELECTIVES (3-4 courses). Select elective courses from the list below or any of the above lists. | |||
| AAE | 462 |
SA
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Economic Problems of Latin America | |
| 473 |
I
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Economic Growth and Development in Southeast Asia | ||
| AAE or Econ | 474 | SI |
Economic Problems of Developing Areas | |
| 477 | SI |
Agriculture and Economic Development in Africa | ||
| 577 | SI |
Economics of Growth and Class Structure in Low Income Countries | ||
| 567* | A |
Public Finance in Less Developed Countries | ||
| Anthro | 390 | SI |
Culture and Economy in Southeast Asia | |
| 462 | SD |
Anthropology of South Asia | ||
| Econ | 364 | SI |
Survey of International Economics | |
| 365 |
SI
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Issues in Comparative Economics | ||
| 366 |
SI
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Social Economies in Transition | ||
| 432 | D |
Episodes in Macroeconomic History | ||
| 464 | SI |
International Trade and Finance | ||
| 467 |
SA
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International Comparisons - Industrial Firms and Industrial Organizations | ||
| 475 | A |
Economics of Growth | ||
| 552 | SA |
Industrial Relations in Developing Countries | ||
| 664 | A |
Advanced International Trade | ||
| 665 | SD |
International Trade Policy | ||
| 666 | A |
Advanced International Finance | ||
| Ed Pol St | 640* | SA |
Education In Developing Societies | |
| Geog | 302 | SI |
Economic Geography: Locational Behavior | |
| 312 |
SI
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Regional Development and Planning | ||
| 353 | SI |
Russia and the Newly Independent States-Topical Analysis | ||
| 506 | SA |
Historical Geography of European Urbanization | ||
| 510 | SA |
Economic Geography | ||
| 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 | ||
| 347 | SD |
Introduction to the History of Caribbean Societies | ||
| 348 | SA |
France from Napoleon to the Great War 1799-1914 | ||
| 356 | SI |
Europe Between the Wars: 1919-1939 | ||
| 359 | SI |
History of Europe Since 1945 | ||
| 371 | SI |
The Modern Arab World | ||
| 376 | SI |
History of Africa to 1500 | ||
| 377 | SI |
History of Africa: 1500-1870 | ||
| 378 | SI |
History of Africa Since 1870 | ||
| 379 | HA |
Islam in Iran | ||
| 403 | eSI |
Immigration and Assimilation | ||
| 409 | SA |
History of Central Europe, 1648-1871 | ||
| 410 | SA |
History of Central Europe: 1871 to the Present | ||
| 424 | ZI |
The Soviet Union and The World, 1917-1991 | ||
| 425 | SA |
History of Poland and the Baltic Area | ||
| 432 | SA |
History of Scandinavia Since 1815 | ||
| 436 | SD |
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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 577 | SD |
Contemporary Scandinavia: Politics and History | ||
| 660 | SA |
The Arab Provinces under the Ottoman Empire 1500-1900 | ||
| Intl Bus | 200 | SI |
International Business | |
| Intl St | 318 | SI |
Comparative Study of Genocide (cross-list with Poli Sci 318) | |
| 601 | A |
Topics in Global Security | ||
| 602 | A |
Topics in International Political Economy & Policy Studies | ||
| 603 | A |
Topics in Culture in the Age of Globalization | ||
| 615 | I |
Business in Emerging Markets (cross-list with Intl Bus 615) | ||
| 620 | SI |
Topics in International Studies | ||
| Marketing | 420 | SA |
Global Marketing | |
| Poli Sci | 312 | SD |
Politics of the World Economy | |
| 313 | D |
Bargaining in the Global Economy | ||
| 316 | SD |
Principles of International Law | ||
| 368 | SD |
Special Topics in the Politics of Developing Areas | ||
| 379 | SD |
Globalization: On States, Societies and the International System | ||
| 505 | SD |
The Challenge of Democratization | ||
| 611 | SD |
Comparative Political Economy** | ||
| 612 | SD |
Transitions to the Market** | ||
| 618 | SD |
Politics of Islam | ||
| 620 | SD |
Western European Political Systems - Germany and Related Countries | ||
| 621 | SD |
Western European Political Systems - France and Italy | ||
| 622 | SD |
European Politics | ||
| 630 | SD |
Latin-American Politics | ||
| 634 | SD |
State and Nation in Post-Soviet Politics | ||
| 639 | SD |
Politics of Southeast Asia | ||
| 643 | SD |
Women and Politics in the Global Context | ||
| 651 | SD |
Politics of South Asia | ||
| 653 | SD |
Politics of Developing Areas | ||
| 654 | SD |
Politics of Revolution | ||
| 656 | SD |
Electoral Systems and Representation | ||
| 657 | SD |
Comparative Political Culture | ||
| 658 | SD |
Nationalism and Social Change: Eastern Europe and Adjacent Areas | ||
| 659 | SD |
Politics and Society: Contemporary Eastern Europe | ||
| 660 | SD |
African Politics | ||
| 661 | A |
Advanced Topics in African Politics | ||
| Rur Soc | 618 | SA |
Comparative Rural Societies | |
| Soc | 628 | SA |
Comparative Industrial Relations in Developed Countries I | |
| 629 | SA |
Comparative Industrial Relations in Developed Countries II | ||
| 630 | SD |
Sociology of Developing Societies/Third World | ||
| 644 | SA |
The Comparative Sociology of Contemporary Capitalism | ||
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This course may count toward the International Studies major when the topic is appropriate. See the IS advisor or the IS website for information about whether this course will count toward your track in any given semester. Course offered infrequently. |
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