International Studies
Degrees and Certificates
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International Studies, B.A. -
International Studies and Business, B.S.
Courses
INST 101: Mass Media and Society
INST 105: Introuction to International Relations
The concepts, theories, and debates of International Relations, with a focus on contemporary issues across all regions of the globe. Emphasis on the role of states, international organizations, NGOs, and individuals in both cooperation and conflict, and the ways in which transnational issues related to globalization challenge state sovereignty.
INST 162: History
INST 164: The Modern Middle East
INST 203: World Literature
INST 212: Asian Religions
INST 215: Introduction to Comparative Politics
INST 221: Cultures and Peoples
INST 223: International Political Economics
Reciprocal interaction of international political and international economic relations, the formation of industrial policy and trade policy, and issues related to international investment flows. Cases from Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and North America.
Prerequisites
ECON 151 and 152 and POLS 105.
INST 225: Comparative Politics in the Middle East and North Africa
INST 234: Comparative Slavery and Race Relations in the Americas
INST 245: Comparative Politics of Asia
INST 252: Major British Writers III
INST 255: Politics of Latin America
INST 260: Studies in Culture
INST 305: Approaching Global History
INST 306: Asian Philosophies
INST 314: Islam
INST 328: Comparative Immigration
INST 329: Democracy and Democratization
INST 333: Geography and Economy of Europe
INST 336: International Cold War
INST 429: International Dispute Res
Peaceful settlement of disputes involving application of international law, including disputes between sovereign states, disputes between states and individuals, and disputes between states and corporations. Institutions concerned with dispute settlement such as arbitral tribunals, the International Court of Justice, and more specialized bodies such as the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes, the World Trade Organization, and other institutions handling economic, political, and human rights disputes.