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Spring 2024 International Studies Courses

Pathways

AAS/HIS 100: Introduction to African Studies

A-H 106: Renaissance to Modern Art

ANT 160: Global Cultural Diversity

ANT 225: Culture, Environment and Global Issues

ENG 142: Global Shakespeare

ENG 171: Global Literature in English

GEO 161: Global Inequalities

GEO 162: Introduction to Global Environmental Issues

GEO 172: Human Geography

HIS 104: History of Europe Through Mid-17th century

HIS 105: History of Europe from Mid-17th century to Present

HIS 121: War and Society 1914-1945

HIS 130: Drugs and Alcohol in Western Civilization

HIS 133: Epidemics and Disease in World History

HJS/MCL 180: Holocaust Film

INT 200: Introduction to International Studies

MCL 100: The World of Language

MCL 190: Topics in Modern and Classical Languages, Literature & Cultures

MCL 200: Reading the World

PS 210: Introduction to Comparative Politics

PS 230: Introduction to International Relations

UKC 191: Global Dynamics: Jewish Foodways

Culture & the Arts

AAS 264/ENG 260: Introduction to Black Writers 

AAS 301: Introduction to the African Diaspora

AAS 400-1: SP Top Af-Am Africana Studs: Global Fiction

A-H 300: Topics in Art History & Visual Studies

A-H 310: Asian Art & Culture

A-H 314: Ancient: the Roman Portrait

A-H 339: Art in the Age of Enlightenment & Revolution

A-H 350: Art in Global Context since 1990

A-H 525: Stds in Genres & Media: Roman Portrait

AIS 330: Islam in the Modern World

AIS 345: Islamic Mysticism

AIS 435/INT 350-1/SOC 350-3: Tops in Islamic Stds: Cultures of the Middle East

ANT 220: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

ANT 241: Origins of Old World Civilization

ANT 327: Culture and Societies of India & South Asia

ANT 334: Soul and Cosmos in the Native Americas

ANT 335: Religion in Everyday Life

ANT/APP 536: Global Appalachia 

CHI 331: Introduction to Chinese Culture

CHI 511: Literary Chinese

ENG 230-1/HJS/MCL 210-1: Intro to Lit: Jewish Literature

ENG 241: Survey of British Literature I

ENG 242: Survey of British Literature II

ENG 274: Classics of Western Literature

ENG 330-1: Text & Context: Hamlet

ENG 339: Author Studies: Jane Austen

ENG 345: British Poetry

ENG 470G: Comparative & Transnational Studies in Literature

FAM/SW 354: Contemporary Family Diversity

FR 204: Introduction to French and Francophone Studies

FR 325: French Cinema

FR 425:Media Studies

FR 471G: Comedy, Humor and Irony

GER 316: German Stories & Identities: Autobiography

HIS 330: A History of Western Religious Thought (I)

INT 350-1: Special Topics IS: Cultures of the Middle East & North Africa

JOU 319: World Media Systems

JPN 520: Japanese Linguistics and Society

MCL/SPA 300: Cultivating Intercultural Communication

MCL 343: Global Horror

MCL 525: Cultural Issues in Asian Studies

MUS 330: Music in the World

PHI 260: History of Philosophy I: From Greek Beginnings to Middle Ages

PHI 270: History of Philosophy II: From Renaissance to Present Era

PHI 343: Asian Philosophy

RUS 230: The Cold War on Screen

RUS 370: Folklore of Russia and Ukraine

RUS 371: Russian Cultural Imagination

RUS 525: Russian Literary Studies

SPA 300: Contact Zones: Cultivating Intercultural Competence

SPA 315: Introduction to Hispanic Literature

SPA 322: Literature, Life and Thought of Spanish America

SPA 323: Introduction to Spanish Translation

SPA 371: Latin American Cinema

SPA 400: Special Topics: Food

SPA 539: Themes in Latin American Literature, Culture & Film

SPA 444: 20th/21st SPA Studies: The Fair Sex

TA 386: World Theatre II

UKC 391: Global Dynamics Ud: Jewish Civilization: Bible to 1492

Global Development:

AAS/HIS 254: History of Colonial and Post-Colonial Africa

AAS 301: Introduction to the African Diaspora

AAS 400-5: Gender & Politics in Southern Africa

AAS/EDC 550: Education in a Culturally Diverse Society

AIS 312: Arabic for Business and Media II

AIS 435/INT 350-1/SOC 350-3: Tops in Islamic Stds: Cultures of the Middle East

ANT 327 Culture and Societies of India and South Asia

ANT 335: Religion in Everyday Life

ANT 480 Business and Organizational Cultures

ANT 536: Global Appalachia

B&E 240: Inter-cultural Business Communication

CPH 241: Health and Society: A Global Perspective

CPH 318: Global Cancer Epidemiology

ECO 370: The Global Economy

ECO/AEC 471: International Economics

ENS 202: Environmental and Sustainability Studies II: Natural Science and Policy

ENS 300-1: Special Topics: Global Energy Futures

FAM 354: Contemporary Family Diversity

FIN 423: International Finance

FIN 480: Money and Capital Markets

FR 214 France Today

FR 307: French for Business and Economics

GEO 222: Cities of the World

GEO 255: Geography of the Global Economy

GEO 261: Global Dynamics of Health and Disease

GEO 316: Environment and Development

GEO 365/ENS 300/INT 350-2: Global Energy Futures

GWS 201: Gender and Popular Culture

GWS 595: Gender and Sexuality in Asia

HIS 312: Digital History: Human Rights in South Africa

HON 201-1: Honors Seminar: Global Sustainability

HON 301-4: Honors ADV Seminar: Counter-terrorism

HON 301-009/701: Honors ADV Seminar: International Business

INT 350: Regime Change

INT 399: Internship in International Studies

PHI 260: History of Philosophy I: From Greek Beginnings to Middle Ages

PHI 270: History of Philosophy II: From Renaissance to Present Era

PS 410-1: Topics in Regional Politics: European Union

PS 410-2: Topics in Regional Politics: African Politics

PS 433G: Politics of International Economic Relations

PS 434: International Conflict 

PS 437: Dynamics of International Law

PS 439G: International Security

SOC 380: Globalization: A Cross-cultural Perspective

SPA 300: Contact Zones: Cultivating Intercultural Competence

SPA 322: Literature, Life and Thought of Spanish America

SPA 323: Introduction to Spanish Translation

SPA 332: Spanish and Latin American Business Environment

SPA 350: Hispanic Cities

SPA 524: Approaches to Diversity in the Modern World

TA 386: World Theatre II

UKC 390-2: Honors Global Dynamics Ud: SR

UKC 391: Global Dynamics Ud: Jewish Civilization: Bible to 1492

Comparative Politics and Societies:

AAS 254: History of Colonial and Post-Colonial Africa

AAS 301: Introduction to the African Diaspora

AAS 400-5: Gender & Politics in Southern Africa

AIS 330: Islam in the Modern World

ANT 327 Culture and Societies of India and South Asia

ANT 335: Religion in Everyday Life

ANT 536: Global Appalachia

ENG 470: Comparative and Transnational Studies in Literature: Global Fiction

FR 204: Introduction to French and Francophone Studies

FR 214: France Today

GER 316: German Stories & Identities: Autobiography

GWS 302-1: Gender Across the World: Gender & Politics in Southern Africa

HIS 203 History of the British People Since Restoration

HIS 254: History of Colonial and Post-Colonial Africa

HIS 312 Digital History: Human Rights in South Africa

HIS 371 Later Middle Ages

HIS 378 Renaissance Europe

HIS 499-1: 1930s Road to War

HON 301-4: Honors ADV Seminar: Counter-terrorism

INT 350: Regime Change

JOU  319: World Media Systems

MAS 319: World Media Systems

MCL/SPA 300: Cultivating Intercultural Communication

PHI 260: History of Philosophy I: From Greek Beginnings to Middle Ages

PHI 270: History of Philosophy II: From Renaissance to Present Era

PS 410-1: Topics in Regional Politics: European Union

PS 410-2: Topics in Regional Politics: African Politics

PS 434: International Conflict 

PS 433G: Politics of International Economic Relations

PS 437: Dynamics of International Law

PS 439G: International Security

SPA 300: Contact Zones: Cultivating Intercultural

SPA 323: Introduction to Spanish Translation

Africa & Middle East:

AAS 254: History of Colonial and Post-Colonial Africa

AAS 301: Introduction to the African Diaspora

AAS 400-5: Gender & Politics in Southern Africa

AIS 312: Arabic for Business and Media II

AIS 330: Islam in the Modern World

AIS 435/INT 350-1/SOC 350-3: Tops in Islamic Stds: Cultures of the Middle East

GWS 302-1: Gender Across the World: Gender & Politics in Africa

HIS 254: History of Colonial and Post-Colonial Africa

HIS 312 Digital History: Human Rights in South Africa

PS 410-002 Topics in regional Politics: African Politics

SOC 350-3: Spec Topics Sociology: Cultures of the Middle East

Asia:

A-H 310: Asian Art and Culture: Photography in Asia

ANT 327 Culture and Societies of India and South Asia

CHI 331: Intro to Chinese Culture, 1840 to Present

JPN 351: The Japanese Experience of the Twentieth Century

JPN 405: Rural Sustainability in Japan

JPN 520: Japanese Linguistics and Society

MCL 525: Cultural Issues in Asian Studies

MUS 330: Global K-Pop and Beyond

PHI 343: Asian Philosophy

Europe:

A-H 314: Ancient: the Roman Portrait

A-H 339: Art in the Age of Enlightenment & Revolution

A-H 525: Stds in Genres & Media: Roman Portrait

CLA 302: Latin Literature II: Tacitus

CLA 382: Greek and Roman Religion

CLA 391: Christians in the Roman Empire

CLA 525: Latin Literature of the Empire: Epideictic Poet

CLA 551: Greek Poetry and Drama

ENG 230-1: Intro to Literature: Jewish Literature

ENG 241: Survey of British Literature I

ENG 242: Survey of British Literature II

ENG 274-002: Classics of Western Literature

ENG 339: Author Studies: Jane Austen

ENG 345: British Poetry

ENG 349: Modernism

GER 316: German Stories & Identities: Autobiography

FR 204: Introduction to French and Francophone Studies

FR 214: France Today

FR 325: French Cinema: Intro to Francophone Cinema

FR 344: The Literary Text: 20th century French Poet

FR 425: Media Studies

GER 320: Germany Today

GER 515: Major German Authors

HIS 203: History of the British People Since the Restoration

HIS 352: Tops in European History: From Bible to 1492

HIS 371: Later Middle Ages

HIS 378: Renaissance Europe

HIS 391: Christians in the Roman Empire

HJS/MCL 210: Introduction to Jewish Literature 

HJS 324/HIS 352-001: Jewish Thought and Culture

ITA 263: Studies in Italian Culture: Italian Novella

PHI 260: History of Philosophy I: From Greek Beginnings to Middle Ages

PHI 270: History of Philosophy II: From Renaissance to Present Era

UKC 391: Global Dynamics Ud: Jewish Civilization: Bible to 1492

Latin America:

AAS 301: Introduction to the African Diaspora

ANT 320: Andean Civilization

ANT 334: Soul and Cosmos in the Native Americas

HIS 564: History of Brazil

LAS 201: Introduction to Latin American Studies

SPA 315: Introduction to Hispanic Literature

SPA 322: Literature, Life and Thought of Spanish America

SPA 323: Introduction to Spanish Translation

SPA 332: Spanish and Latin American Business Environment

SPA 350: Hispanic Cities

SPA 371: Latin American Cinema

SPA 400: Special Topics: Food

SPA 524: Approaches to Diversity in the Modern World: Understanding Latinx Cultures

SPA 539: Themes in LA Literature: Latin American Activism

Russia/Eurasia:

RUS 230: The Cold War on Screen

RUS 370: Folklore of Russia and Ukraine

RUS 371: Russian Cultural Imagination

RUS 525: Russ Literary Sts: Pushkin, Gogol, Dos

Capstone:

INT 495G-1: CAP SEM IS MJRS

INT 495G-2: CAP SEM IS MJRS

International Studies-Patterson School of Diplomacy USP

DIP 600-003: SPEC TOPICS: Cybersecurity

DIP 600-004: SPEC TOPICS: International Ethics

DIP 714: Political and Foreign Relations of the Global South

DIP 727: Analytical Methods of Intelligence Analysis

DIP 734: Africa's Development Challenges

DIP 750: Defense Statecraft

DIP 756: Diplomacy of Nuclear Weapons

DIP 780: International Science and Technology Policy