International and Global Studies A.B.
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in International and Global Studies requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.
Major Requirements
All majors are required to study abroad for one semester.
Foundation courses: 12 sh
World language study: 8 - 12 sh
International and Global Studies majors must choose one of the following two options for fulfilling the world language requirement:
A. Students must complete at least 8 s.h. of study in one modern language. Students must also demonstrate world language proficiency by successful completion of a world language course at the 3000 level (or equivalent exam placement).
B. Students must take at least 12 s.h. of study in one modern language. Students must also demonstrate world language proficiency by successful completion of a world language course at the 2020 level (or equivalent exam placement).
Students are strongly urged to continue developing their language fluency each semester of their college career; Students should choose a language relevant to their regional concentration; Students who meet the proficiency requirement below through the placement exam may meet the hourly requirements in a new language related to their regional concentration.
Global studies: 12 sh
Students must take courses from at least two of the following five areas, and from at least two different departments. Appropriate special topics courses, as approved by the program coordinator, may be included in the global studies category.
Global Political Economy
| ECO 1000 | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS | 4 sh |
| ECO 3110 | INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE | 4 sh |
| GEO 3100 | DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA AND ASIA | 4 sh |
| INB 2500 | INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS | 4 sh |
| MKT 4160 | GLOBAL MARKETING | 4 sh |
ECO 1000 is recommended for students interested in pursuing an M.A. in international studies. Economics is often an admission requirement. It is also a prerequisite for ECO 3110, INB 2500, and MKT 4160.
Global Development, Environment, and Health
| ANT 3250 | MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 4 sh |
| COR 4420 | FOOD, HEALTH, AND SOCIETY IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE | 4 sh |
| ECO 3410 | GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT | 4 sh |
| ECO 4110 | ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT | 4 sh |
| GEO 3100 | DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA AND ASIA | 4 sh |
| GEO 3450 | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE | 4 sh |
| PHS 3020 | GLOBAL HEALTH | 4 sh |
| PST 3440 | INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY | 4 sh |
Global Justice and Human Rights
| COR 4430 | POVERTY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | 4 sh |
| ECO 3410 | GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT | 4 sh |
| ENG 2590 | LITERATURE OF THE HOLOCAUST | 4 sh |
| HSS 3500 | INTERNATIONAL HUMAN SERVICES | 4 sh |
| HSS 3510 | GLOBAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN | 4 sh |
| PCS 3500 | FOUNDATIONS OF PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES | 4 sh |
| POL 3430 | INTERNATIONAL LAW | 4 sh |
| POL 3480 | INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS | 4 sh |
| PSJ 1100 | INTRODUCTION TO POVERTY STUDIES | 4 sh |
| REL 1000 | RELIGION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT | 4 sh |
Global Politics and History
Global Culture and Society
| ANT 1120 | INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 4 sh |
| ANT 1210 | CROSS-CULTURAL ENCOUNTERS | 2 sh |
| ANT 3250 | MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 4 sh |
| ANT 3290 | GENDER INEQUALITY ACROSS CULTURES | 4 sh |
| ARH 2120 | ART HISTORY OF THE MODERN WORLD | 4 sh |
| COM 3300 | INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS | 4 sh |
| CTA 3360 | INTERNATIONAL CINEMA | 4 sh |
| COR 4420 | FOOD, HEALTH, AND SOCIETY IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE | 4 sh |
| ENG 2590 | LITERATURE OF THE HOLOCAUST | 4 sh |
| ENG 3800 | ADVANCED WORLD LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| GEO 1310 | THE WORLD'S REGIONS | 4 sh |
| POL 3480 | INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS | 4 sh |
| POL 3580 | MEDIA AND WAR | 4 sh |
| PSY 3510 | PSYCHOLOGY IN CULTURAL CONTEXT | 4 sh |
| REL 1000 | RELIGION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT | 4 sh |
| REL 1200 | MAGIC | 4 sh |
| REL 3110 | BEYOND CONFLICT AND TOLERANCE: INTERRELIGIOUS ENCOUNTER AND SOCIAL CHANGE | 4 sh |
| REL 3120 | RELIGION GOES GLOBAL: FANATICS, FRAUDS, AND PEACEMAKERS | 4 sh |
ANT 3250, ENG 310, and PSY 3510 each require a prerequisite. Students should consult the course description of each for further information.
Regional concentration: 12 sh
Students must select 12 semester hours from one geographic region. Courses should be chosen from at least two disciplines.
Study abroad courses, special topics courses, core seminars, and courses in the department of World Languages and Cultures relevant to a concentration may be included under the regional concentration, as approved by the program coordinator.
Africa
Asia
| ENG 2320 | LITERATURE OF EAST ASIA | 4 sh |
| ENG 3820 | POSTCOLONIAL ASIAN LITERATURE AND GLOBALIZATION | 4 sh |
| ENS 3100 | ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA | 4 sh |
| GBL 2860 | INDIA'S IDENTITIES: RELIGION, CASTE AND GENDER IN CONTEMPORARY SOUTH INDIA | 4 sh |
| HST 3210 | CHINA: EMPIRE AND REVOLUTION, 1800-PRESENT | 4 sh |
| PHL 3520 | EASTERN PHILOSOPHY | 4 sh |
| POL 3620 | INDIA AND SOUTH ASIA | 4 sh |
| REL 1810 | BUDDHIST TRADITIONS | 4 sh |
| REL 1820 | HINDU TRADITIONS | 4 sh |
| REL 3560 | CHINESE "RELIGIONS" FROM CONFUCIUS TO MAO | 4 sh |
| REL 3570 | SAGES AND SAMURAI: RELIGION IN THE JAPANESE EXPERIENCE | 4 sh |
| REL 3580 | SITES AND RITES: SACRED SPACE AND RITUAL IN WORLD RELIGIONS | 4 sh |
| REL 3600 | HINDU GODDESSES: FROM MYTHS TO MOVIES | 4 sh |
| REL 3620 | RELIGION AND STORYTELLING IN HINDU WORLDS | 4 sh |
| REL 3630 | WOMEN IN ISLAM: VENERATION, VEILS AND VOICES | 4 sh |
| REL 4650 | GHOSTS, DEMONS, AND ANCESTORS IN ASIAN RELIGIONS | 4 sh |
Europe
| ENG 2220 | BRITISH LITERATURE AFTER 1800 | 4 sh |
| ENG 2590 | LITERATURE OF THE HOLOCAUST | 4 sh |
| ENG 3301 | PARIS AND THE EXPATRIATES | 4 sh |
| ENG 3560 | NONFICTION | 4 sh |
| HST 1120 | SEARCH FOR ORDER IN MODERN EUROPE | 4 sh |
| HST 3240 | ENGLAND WITHIN THE BRITISH EMPIRE: 17TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT | 4 sh |
| HST 3310 | WORLD WAR I IN FILM AND LITERATURE | 4 sh |
| HST 3380 | GERMANY: WAR, DEMOCRACY AND HITLER, 1914-1945 | 4 sh |
| HST 3390 | A HISTORY OF THE HOLOCAUST | 4 sh |
| POL 3640 | EUROPEAN POLITICS IN A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE | 4 sh |
| PST 3320 | COMPARATIVE PUBLIC POLICY | 4 sh |
Latin America
Middle East
Senior Seminar: 4 sh
Program Outcomes
IGS graduates will effectively communicate complex ideas through various media formats, which must include written, and could also include oral, visual, electronic, and other creative communication strategies. Specifically, by the time of graduation, students will be able to write a comparative and integrative essay that incorporates how broad patterns of global change articulate themselves at the local, regional, or national levels. Furthermore, students will have a working proficiency in a second language (other than English).
Students in the IGS program should develop critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills, including comparison, critiquing and evaluation of own and others' works, application, and synthesis, in addition to critically evaluating International and Global studies concepts and their own culture, identity, and practices in relation to other countries/regions of the world.
Students will have appreciation of and familiarity with, as well as demonstrate knowledge and ability to understand and explain, the diverse disciplinary foundations of International and Global Studies.
Students in the IGS program will have a sound understanding and practice of data gathering and analysis, primary source acquisition and usage, secondary source acquisition and usage, analyzing of information (quantitatively or qualitatively), and framing research questions.
Graduates of the IGS program should have knowledge and understanding of the cultural, social, and political aspects of a country and region other than their own. They should show an understanding of the global diversity of people and societies and the effects of those differences. Specifically, IGS students should have basic intercultural competency. Intercultural competence is defined as "the ability to develop targeted knowledge, skills, and attitudes that lead to visible behavior and communication that are both effective and appropriate in intercultural interactions."*
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*Deardorff, D. K. (2006), The Identification and Assessment of Intercultural Competence as a Student Outcome of Internationalization at Institutions of Higher Education in the United States, Journal of Studies in International Education 10:241-266