Requirements for the Major
Core Requirements
The core requirement of the major is intended to expose students to the essential topics in an interdisciplinary international studies program and to provide a common foundation for all majors. Upon program committee approval, a student may fulfill a specific core requirement with a course not listed under that requirement.
Language:
One of
NOTE: Students placed at entrance in a course numbered higher than 220 are exempt from this requirement. In all other respects, completion of this requirement follows the College’s general policies regarding the fulfillment of foreign language requirements. See Degree Requirements section of the online catalog: Policies for Fulfilling Foreign Language Requirements.
Politics:
| POL 260 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 |
Economics:
History:
| HIS 120 | Development of the Modern World-II | 3 |
American Foreign Policy:
International Politics:
Two of
| POL 361 | International Law | 3 |
| POL 362 | International Organization | 3 |
| POL 364 | National and International Security | 3 |
| POL 370 | International Political Economy | 3 |
| POL 371 | Political Economy of Development | 3 |
Regional Politics:
One of
Senior Seminar:
Concentration Requirements
- Students must take four courses from one of three areas of concentration (International Relations, Comparative Studies, or Development Studies). Students will consult with an international studies program faculty advisor to select courses within a concentration based on the predicted schedule of course offerings over a two-year period.
- No more than two courses from a single discipline may be applied to the concentration requirement.
- Courses taken to satisfy core requirements may not be applied against the concentration requirements.
- Upon approval by the program faculty, up to two courses taken while studying abroad in a Centre sponsored or approved program may be applied toward the four-course area concentration requirement.
Concentration Descriptions
International Relations: Courses that permit students to pursue a generalist approach to international studies from the disciplines of history, economics, religion and politics.
Comparative Studies: Courses that emphasize the history, politics and culture of particular regions. In this concentration students will take four courses that focus on one (or more than one) region(s) of the world.
Development Studies: Courses that explore the political, social and economic characteristics of states regarded as developing politically or economically.
Concentration Courses
International Relations
Economics
Politics
History
Other Courses
| ANT 322 | Anthropology of Globalization | 3 |
| ANT 339 | Anthropology of Human Rights | 3 |
| ASN 252 | Nagasaki: Rebuilding a Metropolis | 3 |
| GLC 210 | Introduction to Global Commerce | 3 |
| FRE 412 | French for International Relations | 3 |
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| REL 130 | Asian Religions | 3 |
| OR | |
| REL 150 | Western Religious Traditions | 3 |
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| REL 230 | Introduction to Islam and Islamic Traditions | 3 |
| REL 240 | Introduction to Hinduism and Hindu Traditions | 3 |
| REL 344 | Religion and Violence | 3 |
Comparative Studies
Economics
Politics
| POL 340 | European Politics | 3 |
| POL 341 | Latin American Politics | 3 |
| POL 343 | African Politics | 3 |
| POL 344 | Politics of the Middle East | 3 |
| POL 345 | Politics of South Asia | 3 |
| POL 346 | Politics of East Asia | 3 |
| POL 351 | Gender and Development | 3 |
| POL 364 | National and International Security | 3 |
| POL 370 | International Political Economy | 3 |
| POL 371 | Political Economy of Development | 3 |
| POL 441 | African Politics/Civil Society: Case of Cameroon | 3 |
| POL 449 | Mexican Politics and Society | 3 |
| POL 451 | British Politics | 3 |
| POL 455 | Personality and Power | 3 |
| POL 461 | The Construction of Europe | 3 |
| POL 464 | Religion and International Politics | 3 |
| POL 466 | Genocide: Fact and Film | 3 |
History
Other Courses
| AAS 210/MUS 215 | Music and Culture of the African Diaspora | 3 |
| ASN 210 | Introduction to Asia | 3 |
| ASN 252 | Nagasaki: Rebuilding a Metropolis | 3 |
| EDU 295 | Global Perspectives on Education | 3 |
| FRE 251 | Contemporary French Culture | 3 |
| FRE 261 | The Francophone World | 3 |
| FRE 350 | Contemporary French Culture | 3 |
| FRE 410 | Francophone Cultures of Cuisine | 3 |
| FRE 412 | French for International Relations | 3 |
| LAS 210 | Introduction to Latin American Studies | 3 |
| LAS 371 | Introduction to Brazilian Culture and History | 3 |
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| REL 130 | Asian Religions | 3 |
| OR | |
| REL 150 | Western Religious Traditions | 3 |
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| REL 230 | Introduction to Islam and Islamic Traditions | 3 |
| REL 240 | Introduction to Hinduism and Hindu Traditions | 3 |
| REL 347 | Liberation Theologies | 3 |
| REL 456 | Life and Death in Varanasi | 3 |
| SPA 260 | Spanish Culture | 3 |
| SPA 270 | Latin American Culture | 3 |
| SPA 261 | Spanish Culture Abroad | 3 |
| SPA 271 | Latin American Culture Abroad | 3 |
Development Studies
Economics
Politics
| POL 341 | Latin American Politics | 3 |
| POL 343 | African Politics | 3 |
| POL 344 | Politics of the Middle East | 3 |
| POL 345 | Politics of South Asia | 3 |
| POL 351 | Gender and Development | 3 |
| POL 370 | International Political Economy | 3 |
| POL 371 | Political Economy of Development | 3 |
| POL 441 | African Politics/Civil Society: Case of Cameroon | 3 |
| POL 449 | Mexican Politics and Society | 3 |
| POL 464 | Religion and International Politics | 3 |
| POL 466 | Genocide: Fact and Film | 3 |
History
Other Courses
| ANT 320 | The Anthropology of Tourism | 3 |
| ASN 210 | Introduction to Asia | 3 |
| EDU 295 | Global Perspectives on Education | 3 |
| LAS 210 | Introduction to Latin American Studies | 3 |
| LAS 371 | Introduction to Brazilian Culture and History | 3 |
| | |
| REL 130 | Asian Religions | 3 |
| OR | |
| REL 150 | Western Religious Traditions | 3 |
| | |
| REL 230 | Introduction to Islam and Islamic Traditions | 3 |
| REL 240 | Introduction to Hinduism and Hindu Traditions | 3 |
| REL 344 | Religion and Violence | 3 |
| REL 347 | Liberation Theologies | 3 |
| SPA 270 | Latin American Culture | 3 |
| SPA 271 | Latin American Culture Abroad | 3 |