International Studies Minor
International Studies Major Requirements
1. International Studies Core: 7 courses A. Introduction to International Studies (IN 500/PO 500) B. Microeconomics (EC 131) C. Macroeconomics (EC 132) D. One of the designated Comparative Politics courses (PO4XX) E. Ethics, Religion, and International Politics (TH 563) F. Two courses from the following list of History, Culture, and Society course options or an upper division course with an international focus approved by the International Studies Director or Academic Advisor
HS 005-006 Asia in the World I and II HS 572 U.S. Foreign Policy II HS 019-020 Democracy, Rights, and Empire I & II SC 003 Introductory Anthropology HS 023-024 Eurasia in the World I and II SC 040 Global Sociology HS 055-056 Globalization I and II TH 161-162 The Religious Quest HS 059-060 Islam and Global Modernities I and II TH 386 Ethics in a Comparative Perspective HS 067-068 Latin America in the World I and II TH 507 Introduction to Comparative Theology
2. Disciplinary Base: 6 courses Select a Disciplinary Base in Economics, Political Science, or History, Culture, and Society:
Economics 1. Microeconomic Theory (EC201) or (preferably) Honors Microeconomic Theory (EC203) 2. Macroeconomic Theory (EC202) or (preferably) Honors Macroeconomic Theory (EC204) 3. Statistics (EC151) or (preferably) Honors Statistics (EC157) 4. Econometrics (EC228) or Game Theory in Economics (EC308) 5. Two electives chosen from the following:
EC 271 International Economic Relations EC 372 International Finance EC 273 Development Economics EC/IN 374 Development Economics and Policy EC 275 Econ. Dev.: Experience of El Salvador EC 375 Economic Growth and Development EC 371 International Trade
Political Science 1. Fundamentals of Politics I (PO021 or any PO6xx course may be substituted) 2. Fundamentals of Politics II (PO061 or any PO3xx course may be substituted) 3. IN 540 Research Methods in International Studies or PO 415 Models of Politics 4. Three electives in Comparative or International Politics (400 and 500 level courses)
History, Culture, and Society Choose either the Ethics and International Social Justice or the Global Cultural Studies option.
Ethics and International Social Justice A. Foundational courses – choose one course from each of the following two areas:
1. Foundation in Moral Philosophy, Religious Ethics, or Political Theory - Choose one of the following: PL 440 Historical Intro. to Western Moral Theory PO 648 Natural Justice and Moral Relativism PL 500 Philosophy of Law TH 160 The Challenge of Justice PL 524 Ethics: An Introduction TH 373 Fundamental Moral Theology PL 594 Foundations of Ethics TH 496 The Moral Dimensions of the Christian Life
2. Foundation in the Social Sciences (providing an introduction to this approach) - Choose one of the following: HS 300 Study & Writing of History PO 415 Models of Politics IN 540 Research Methods in International Studies PO 422 Comparative Social Movements
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EC 234 Economics and Catholic Social Teaching EC 271 International Economic Relations SC 215 Social Theory SC 003 Introduction to Anthropology SC 210 Research Methods SC 049 Social Problems NU 210 Public Health (w/ relevant concentration) SC 093 Comparative Social Change B. Electives - Select electives according to one of the following options:
Normative Option. Four electives in the area of normative philosophical, theological, or normative political approaches to international affairs. Thematic Option. Four electives in the social sciences, including history, focusing on a thematic topic in international affairs such as inequality, access to health care, war and peace, global social institutions and movements, the pursuit of economic justice, racial justice, or gender justice. Area Option. Four electives focusing on the study of questions of social justice in one geographical region.
Global Cultural Studies A. Foundational courses – choose one course from each of the following two areas:
1. Theoretical Perspectives on culture and/or the arts - Choose one of the following:
EN 551 Intro. to Literary and Cultural Theory SC 003 Introductory Anthropology EN 232 Literature and Social Change SC 093 Comparative Social Change FA 109 Aspects of Art HP 134 Twentieth Century and the Tradition II (only FM 381 Propaganda Film available to students enrolled in the Honors Program) PS 254 Cultural Psychology CO 442 International & Intercultural Communication
2. Research Strategies and Methods for the Study of Culture - Choose one of the following: HS 300 Study and Writing of History SC 509 Feminist Approaches to Theory and IN 540 Research Methods in Int’l Studies Methodology SC 210 Research Methods SC 511 Ethnography and Field Research SC 215 Social Theory SL 279 Language and Ethnicity
B. Electives - select 4 courses according to one of the following options: Global Culture and the Humanities Option. Four electives that examine or compare cultures through works of literature, the fine arts, theology, and/or philosophy, involving themes such as a comparative study of artistic production, literature, religious belief, epistemology, or a study of the insights and cultural functions of literature and the arts. Global Culture, History, and the Social Sciences Option. Four electives in the social sciences, history, and/or communications that focus on a thematic topic such as the study of technology, race, sexuality, business, aging, myth and symbolism, identity, or kinship in an international context. Area Option. Four electives focusing on the study of culture in one geographic region.
3. Senior-Year Requirements: Senior-Year Capstone Seminar or Senior Thesis International Studies Senior Seminar (IN 530) or a two-semester Senior Thesis (IN 497, IN 498). Those who plan to do a thesis are encouraged to take IN 540 Seminar: Research Methods in International Studies in their senior year. This course also fulfills the Methods or Foundation course for the disciplinary base in the Political Science and History, Culture and Society tracks. One semester of a thesis can be used as an elective towards a student’s disciplinary base.
Advice to Freshmen: Students who are considering applying for the International Studies major in their sophomore year should consider taking EC 131 Principles of Economics I - Micro and EC 132 Principles of Economics II - Macro to fulfill the International Studies Core requirements, which can also fulfill their social science university core requirements.
In addition, students may fulfill their History, Culture, and Society requirement for the International Studies core by taking either of these two-semester courses listed below to fulfill their theology or history core requirements: TH 161-162 The Religious Quest I and II
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HS 005-006 Asia in the World I and II (offered every other year) or HS 055-056 Globalization I and II (offered every other year) or HS 059-060 Islam and Global Modernities I and II HS 067-068 Latin America in the World I and II (offered every other year)
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