Faculty
Introduction
Overseas Study
Minor in International Studies
Course Descriptions
Cross-Listed Courses
Faculty
Director
Professor William Cohen (History)
Librarian and Global Studies Bibliographer
Robert Goehlert
Academic Advising
(812) 855-5545
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Introduction
The International Studies Program is an interdisciplinary program offering integrated study opportunities to students planning careers in teaching, research, government, journalism, and business. Students in this program are concerned with relationships among people who are facing global issues separated by state boundaries. In contrast to concentrations in international relations available in other departments, the International Studies minor serves students who specifically desire a comprehensive view of global themes and issues.
The minor combines perspectives from various academic fields and disciplines into a multidisciplinary awareness of several different varieties of cross-border relationships. Recognizing the various objectives of students, the International Studies faculty attempts to provide diverse formats and levels of study in the program. The International Studies Undergraduate Minor Program is administered through the Center for the Study of Global Change, is governed by an interdisciplinary faculty committee, and draws upon courses offered by the various departments in the College of Arts and Sciences as well as by programs in the professional schools (the School of Education, the School of Journalism, the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, the School of Music, the Kelley School of Business, and the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation).
The program offers a minor in conjunction with a bachelor's degree in an academic discipline. The minor provides students with a basic knowledge of anthropology, economics, geography, history, foreign languages, literature, the natural sciences, and politics on a global level. Such study is especially useful to students who contemplate advanced study or work overseas.
Students who choose International Studies as a minor have a wide variety of post-baccalaureate objectives in mind. Many students will continue their education with post-graduate work in law, business, or international relations. Some graduates will seek employment in government service, international organizations, and other public sector positions. Others will obtain jobs in the private sector engaged in international business and industry or enter positions in domestic non-profit organizations.
For most graduates of the minor, the post-college pattern includes either graduate work or competition with other, broadly trained liberal arts students to secure entry-level positions in private or public employment.
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Overseas Study
Qualified students have the opportunity to study abroad in one of the overseas study programs offered by the university. The International Studies Program encourages students to take advantage of such opportunities. Credit earned in overseas study programs may fulfill minor requirements. (See "Overseas Study Programs" in this bulletin, or contact the Office of Overseas Study, Franklin Hall 303; (812) 855-9304.)
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Minor in International Studies
Students should develop their minor in consultation with the International Studies Advisor and their respective departmental advisors.
Requirements
The minor comprises at least 15 credit hours of course work including the following:
- 1. I100 (3 cr.)
- 2. Nine (9) credit hours of course work from one of the following "tracks" or concentrations of courses:
- a. Diplomacy and Interstate Relations Track
- b. Global Humanities Track
- c. Global Resources and the Environment Track
- d. International Communications and Information Track
- e. International Development Track
- f. International Political Economy Track
At least one track elective must be at the 300 or 400 level. Course work from a minimum of two departments must be represented in the track electives.
- 3. I400 (3 cr.)
To ensure the interdisciplinary nature of this minor, courses from a student's major field of study cannot be used to satisfy the requirements of the International Studies Program.
Course work to fulfill minor program requirements cannot be taken on a pass/fail basis. Any course taken to satisfy the requirements of the minor must be completed with a minimum grade of C- and the grade point average of all courses taken in the minor must be a minimum 2.0 (C).
Language Requirements
Competency in a foreign language is a critical component of any International Studies education. Students in the International Studies Program must complete study of a single, modern foreign language through the second semester of the second year of college-level course work. All or part of this requirement may be fulfilled by satisfactory performance on a placement examination administered by a foreign language department. Students wishing to use a non-modern foreign language in fulfillment of the foreign language requirement must first secure the permission of the program director.
Students in the minor are encouraged to take more than two years of a foreign language to prepare for a career in international relations.
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Course Descriptions
I100 Introduction to International Studies (3 cr.) This introductory, interdisciplinary core course is required for all students in the International Studies Program. It will expose students to various academic and disciplinary approaches (representing the social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences) essential to international studies. Students will analyze critical global issues and gain a fuller understanding of the international system.
I300 Topics in International Studies (3 cr.) This course focuses on the intensive study and analysis of selected international problems and issues within an interdisciplinary format. Topics will vary but will cut across fields, regions, and periods. Course may be repeated once with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
I400 International Studies Capstone Seminar (3 cr.) This required core seminar is designed for minors who have completed all of the program requirements to consolidate their studies of international relations. Students will complete a research paper that addresses an issue critical to their track and participate in group projects that analyze a global problem.
I415 Individual Readings in International Studies (3 cr.) Students may conduct individually designed research projects on an international issue or problem under the direction of a faculty member. Student and instructor should develop a project and submit a "contract" to the program director for approval. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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Cross-Listed Courses
The following courses will partially fulfill International Studies minor requirements and a minimum of 9 credit hours of course work are required to complete a track. Students are not limited to the courses listed under each track and are encouraged to enroll in special topic courses or seminars that are occasionally offered by departments and programs and have an international focus. With the approval of the minor advisor, students can substitute electives in their program track.
Diplomacy and Interstate Relations
Global Humanities
Global Resources and the Environment
International Communication and Information
International Development
International Political Economy
Specialized Study Track
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Diplomacy and Interstate Relations
Anthropology
P409 Archaeological Ethics (3 cr.)
E475 Law and Culture (3 cr.)
Criminal Justice
P340 Law and Society: The Cross-Cultural Perspective (3 cr.) SHSI
Economics
E303 Survey of International Economics (3 cr.) SHSI
E331 International Trade (3 cr.)
E332 International Monetary Economics (3 cr.)
Geography
G120 World Regional Geography (3 cr.) SHSI
G210 Introductory Political Geography (3 cr.) SHSI
History
H101 The World in the 20th Century: To 1945 (3 cr.) SHHS
H102 The World in the 20th Century: Since 1945 (3 cr.) SHHS, CSA
A345 American Diplomatic History I (3 cr.) SHHS
A346 American Diplomatic History II (3 cr.) SHHS
B363 European Diplomatic History I (3 cr.)
B364 European Diplomatic History II (3 cr.)
D417 Russian Foreign Policy in the 19th Century (3 cr.) SHHS
D418 Russian/Soviet Foreign Policy in the 20th Century (3 cr.)
Political Science
Y109 Introduction to International Politics (3 cr.) SHSI
Y351 Political Simulations (3 cr.)
Y360 United States Foreign Policy (3 cr.) SHSI
Y361 Contemporary Theories of International Politics (3 cr.) SHSI
Y363 Comparative Foreign Policy (3 cr.) SHSI
Y366 Current Foreign Policy Problems (3 cr.) SHSI
Y367 International Law (3 cr.)
Y368 Russian and Soviet Foreign Policy (3 cr.) SHSI
Y375 War and International Conflict (3 cr.) SHSI
Sociology
S311 Politics and Society (3 cr.) SHSI
School of Public and Environmental Affairs
V170 Intro to Public Affairs: International Issues/Analysis (3 cr.)
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Global Humanities
Afro-American Studies
A112 Black Music of Two Worlds (3 cr.) AHLA, CSA
Anthropology
E455 Anthropology of Religion (3 cr.)
E460 Arts in Anthropology (3 cr.)
E463 Anthropology of Dance (3 cr.)
Apparel Merchandise and Interior Design
H401 Cultural Aspects of Dress (3 cr.)
Central Eurasian Studies
X103 God and Religion in Central Eurasia (3 cr.) AHTI
Communication and Culture
C393 History of European and American Film I (3 cr.) AHLA
C394 History of European and American Film II (3 cr.) AHLA
C398 National Cinemas (3 cr.) AHLA
Comparative Literature
C147 Images of the Self: East and West (3 cr.) AHLA, CSA
C155 Culture and the Modern Experience (3 cr.) AHLA
C257 Asian Literature and the Other Arts (3 cr.) AHLA, CSA
C291 Studies in Non-Western Film (3 cr.) AHLA, CSA
C365 Japanese-Western Literary Relations (3 cr.) AHLA, CSA
C370 Arabic-Western Literary Relations (3 cr.) AHLA, CSA
C375 Chinese-Western Literary Relations (3 cr.) AHLA, CSA
C464 French Language Literatures of Africa and the Americas (3 cr.) AHLA, CSA
School of Education
E300 Teaching in a Pluralistic Society (3 cr.)
M300 Teaching in a Pluralistic Society (3 cr.)
Fine Arts
A150 African, New World, and Oceanic Art (3 cr.) SHHS
Folklore
F111 Introduction to World Folk Music (3 cr.) AHTI
F121 Introduction to Folklore (3 cr.) AHTI
Gender Studies
G101 Women, Gender, and Culture (3 cr.) AHTI
G215 Cross-Cultural Gender Formations (3 cr.) SHSI, CSA
G225 Gender, Sexuality, and Popular Culture (3 cr.) CSA
G410 International Feminist Debates (3 cr.)
History
H101 The World in the 20th Century I (3 cr.) SHHS
H102 The World in the 20th Century II (3 cr.) SHHS, CSA
H229 Ways of Thought: East and West (3 cr.) SHHS
Linguistics
L367 Languages of the World (3 cr.) SHSI
School of Music
Z103 Popular Music of the Non-Western World (3 cr.)
M392 Art Music of the Non-Western World (3 cr.)
M401 History and Literature of Music I (4 cr.)
M402 History and Literature of Music II (4 cr.)
Religious Studies
R152 Religions of the West (3 cr.) AHTI, CSB
R153 Religions of the East (3 cr.) AHTI, CSA
Sociology
S313 Religion and Society (3 cr.) SHSI
S335 Race and Ethnic Relations (3 cr.) SHSI
Theatre and Drama
T468 Non-Western Theatre and Drama I (3 cr.) AHLA, CSA
T469 Non-Western Theatre and Drama II (3 cr.)
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Global Resources and the Environment
Anthropology
E101 Ecology and Society (3 cr.)
E427 Cultural Ecology (3 cr.)
Biology
L350 Environmental Biology (3 cr.) NMNS
L369 Heredity, Evolution, and Society (3 cr.) NMNS
L473 Ecology (3 cr.)
Kelley School of Business
L409 Law and the Environment (3 cr.)
Central Eurasian Studies
U374 The Ecology of Central and Northern Asia (3 cr.)
Chemistry
C100 The World as Chemistry (3 cr.) NMNS
Economics
E308 Survey of Public Finance (3 cr.) SHSI
E364 Environmental and Resource Economics (3 cr.)
Geography
G107 Physical Systems of Environment (3 cr.) NMNS
G109 Weather and Climate (3 cr.) NMNS
G110 Introduction to Human Geography (3 cr.) SHSI
G185 Global Environmental Change (3 cr.)
G208 Human Impact on the Environment (3 cr.) NMNS
G304 Physical Meteorology and Climatology (3 cr.) NMNS
G305 Environmental Change-Nature and Impact (3 cr.) NMNS
G315 Environmental Conservation (3 cr.) SHSI
G317 Geography of Developing Countries (3 cr.) SHSI
G320 Population Geography (3 cr.) SHSI
G440 Topics in Environmental Geography (3 cr.)
Geological Sciences
G105 Earth: Our Habitable Planet (3 cr.) NMNS
G116 Our Planet and Its Future (3 cr.) NMNS
G131 Oceans and Our Global Environment (3 cr.) NMNS
G161 Earth Resources (3 cr.) NMNS
G171 Environmental Geology (3 cr.) NMNS
G300 Environmental and Urban Geology (3 cr.) NMNS
G302 Development of the Global Environment (3 cr.) NMNS
G316 Mineral Fuels and Materials (3 cr.) NMNS
History
H240 History of World Population (3 cr.)
Physics
P120 Energy and Technology (3 cr.) NMNS
P310 Environmental Physics (3 cr.) NMNS
Political Science
Y313 Environmental Policy (3 cr.) SHSI
Sociology
S305 Population (3 cr.) SHSI
S308 Global Society (3 cr.) SHSI
S319 Science, Technology, and Society (3 cr.) SHSI
School of Public and Environmental Affairs
E100 Environment and People (3 cr.)
E262 Environment: Problems and Perspectives (3 cr.)
V450 Energy Policy (3 cr.)
E465 Environmental Management in the Tropics (3 cr.)
E466 International/Comparative Environ. Policy (3 cr.)
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International Communication and Information
Anthropology
L200 Languages and Culture (3 cr.) SHSI
Communication and Culture
C202 World Media (3 cr.) SHSI
C205 Introduction to Communication and Culture (3 cr.) AHTI
C339 Freedom of Speech (3 cr.) AHTI
C413 Global Villages (3 cr.) SHSI
C427 Cross-Cultural Communication (3 cr.)
Computer Science
A115 Using the World Wide Web (1.5 cr.)
A148 Working the World Wide Web (1 cr.)
A348 Mastering the World Wide Web (3 cr.)
Gender Studies
G225 Gender, Sexuality, and Popular Culture (3 cr.) SHSI, CSA
School of Journalism
J414 International News-Gathering Systems (3 cr.)
J427 Public Relations in a Democratic Society (3 cr.)
Linguistics
L367 Languages of the World (3 cr.)
Sociology
S308 Global Society (3 cr.)
S327 Language, Action, and Interaction (3 cr.)
S417 Language and Social Interaction (3 cr.) SHSI
Telecommunications
T101 Living in the Information Age (3 cr.) SHSI
T313 Comparative Media Systems (3 cr.) SHSI
T413 Global Media Issues (3 cr.) SHSI
T427 International Telecommunications (3 cr.)
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International Development
Anthropology
E490 Development and Anthropology (3 cr.)
Central Eurasian Studies
U385 The Ecology of Central and Northern Asia (3 cr.) AHTI
College of Arts and Sciences
E104 Global Consumer Culture: Living in McWorld (3 cr.)
Economics
E303 Survey of International Economics (3 cr.) SHSI
E331 International Trade (3 cr.)
E337 Economic Development (3 cr.)
E386 Soviet-Type Economics in Transition (3 cr.)
Geography
G317 Geography of Developing Countries (3 cr.) SHSI
G320 Population Geography (3 cr.) SHSI
G441 Migration and Population Redistribution (3 cr.) SHSI
History
H240 History of World Population (3 cr.) SHHS, CSA
H333 Epidemics in History (3 cr.) SHHS
School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
H163 International Health and Social Issues (3 cr.)
H311 Human Disease and Epidemiology (3 cr.)
Political Science
Y343 Development Problems in the Third World (3 cr.) SHSI
Y345 Comparative Revolutions (3 cr.) SHSI
Y346 Comparative Politics-Developing Countries (3 cr.) SHSI
Sociology
S305 Population (3 cr.) SHSI
S308 Global Society (3 cr.)
S312 Education and Society (3 cr.) SHSI
School of Public and Environmental Health
H322 Principles of Epidemiology (3 cr.)
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International Political Economy
Anthropology
E420 Economic Anthropology (3 cr.)
E440 Political Anthropology (3 cr.)
Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design
H404 International Textiles and Apparel Trade (3 cr.)
Kelley School of Business
D301 The International Business Environment (3 cr.)
D302 International Business: Operations in International Enterprises (3 cr.)
M401 International Marketing (3 cr.)
L411 International Business Law (3 cr.)
F494 International Finance (3 cr.)
Economics
E303 Survey of International Economics (3 cr.)
E311 Modern Asian Economic History (3 cr.) SHHS
E331 International Trade (3 cr.)
E332 International Monetary Economics (3 cr.)
E386 Soviet-Type Economies in Transition (3 cr.)
Geography
G213 Introduction to Economic Geography (3 cr.) SHSI
Political Science
Y376 International Political Economy (3 cr.) SHSI
Sociology
S210 The Economy, Organizations, and Work (3 cr.) SHSI
S308 Global Society (3 cr.) SHSI
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Specialized Study Track
Some students may wish to concentrate their international studies in a track not currently offered by the International Studies Minor Program for professional career or graduate studies objectives. With the approval of the program's Minor Advisor, an undergraduate can design a "Specialized Studies" track that meets these needs. The criteria for this track is that all course work must be international in scope and be organized around a central theme. Students in this track will still be required to take I100 and I400. (I400 approval pending. See department for details.)
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