IST 499C Senior Seminar
(3-0-3) This course will integrate and synthesize students' knowledge of international political, economic, cultural and social relationships between nation-states, as well as the influence of international governmental and non-governmental organizations on those relationships, as well as on domestic and foreign policies. Students will develop a more thorough understanding of societal and cultural similarities and differences across nations through a dialogue with other students focused around their international study abroad experiences. Students will study and attempt to gain a better understanding of current issues facing the globe through an analysis and interpretation of current international events and what these events mean for the future. This course satisfies the integrative component for general education.