International Studies Major

International Studies Major: 36 Total Credits

Required Courses: 21 cr. Hrs.
INTS 200 Introduction to International Studies 3 cr.
AGEC 250 World Food and Population 3 cr.
ECON 150 International Economic Issues 3 cr.
GEOG 120 Human Geography 3 cr.
HIST 102 Origins of One World 3 cr.
POLS 260 Introduction to International Relations 3 cr.
INTS 480 Senior Seminar 3 cr.

Directed Electives: 15 cr. hrs.
Select 12 credits from one of the categories below. No more than six credits can come from a single departmental prefix. Credit for INTS 379, 389, 490, or 499 can be applied to a category after consultation with the chair. In addition, students must complete a three-credit, study-abroad experience as part of their directed electives that must be selected in consultation with an academic adviser.

Supporting Courses:
Students complete two years of a foreign language of their choice with a minimum overall grade point average of no less than 2.0; e.g., complete any two-year language at UWRF, complete testouts equivalent to two years, or complete two years at another accredited university and transfer the credits to UWRF.

Students must complete a total of at least 12 credits at the 300 level or above.

Culture
ANTH 100 Introduction to Anthropology 3 cr.
ANTH 221/SOCI 221 Global Perspectives on Women 3 cr.
ANTH 348/SOCI 348 Faces of Culture 3 cr.
ANTH 435/SOCI 435 Social and Cultural Change 3 cr.
ART 314 Art of India, China, and Japan 2 cr.
ART 318 Latin American Art 2 cr.
CSTA 313 Intercultural Communication 3 cr.
ENGL 341 European Literature 3 cr.
ENGL 428 Modern British Literature: 1940-Present 3 cr.
ENGL 441 Twentieth Century International Literature 3 cr.
ENGL 442/FILM 442/INTS 442 World Cinema 3 cr.
FILM 315/GERM 315 Classic and Modern German Film 3 cr.
FILM 316/FREN 316 History of French Cinema 3 cr.
FREN 341 French Civilization 3 cr.
FREN 342 Modern France and Francophone Cultures 3 cr.
FREN 351 Survey of French Literature to 1800 3 cr.
FREN 352 Survey of French Literature 1800 to Present 3 cr.
FREN 451 French Prose Fiction 3 cr.
FREN 452 French Poetry
FREN 453 French Drama
GERM 275 Business German 3 cr.
GERM 341 German Civilization 3 cr.
GERM 342 Modern German-Speaking Cultures 3 cr.
GERM 351 Survey of German Literature to Classicism (1800) 3 cr.
GERM 352 Survey of German Literature from Classicism (1800) to Present 3 cr.
GERM 451 German Drama and Theater 3 cr.
GERM 452 German Tale, Short Story, and Novella
GERM 453 German Poetry
HIST 102 Origins of One World 3 cr. (course required for major, allowed as an elective in minor)
HIST 303 Women's History: Europe 3 cr.
HIST 305 Women's History: Global Perspectives 3 cr.
HUM 256 Arts and Ideas II 4 cr.
JOUR 460 International Communication 3 cr.
MNGT 310 Culture and Business 3 cr.
MUS 300 World Music 3 cr.
SPAN 341 Spanish Civilization to 1800 3 cr.
SPAN 342 Spanish Civilization 1800 to Present 3 cr.
SPAN 345 Latin American Civilization to 1800 3 cr.
SPAN 346 Latin American Civilization 1800 to Present 3 cr.
SPAN 351 Survey of Spanish Literature Siglo De Oro 3 cr.
SPAN 352 Survey of Spanish Literature 1898 to Present 3 cr.
SPAN 355 Survey of Latin American Literature, Conquest to Independence 3 cr.
SPAN 356 Survey of Latin American Literature Independence to Present 3 cr.
SPAN 452 Advanced Spanish Literature 3 cr.
SPAN 455 Advanced Latin American Literature 3 cr.

Development
AGEC 450 Introduction to Natural Resources Economics 3 cr.
ANTH 338/SOCI 338 Global Perspectives on Health and Disease 3 cr.
ECON 150 International Economic Issues 3 cr. (course required for major, allowed as an elective in minor)
ECON 328 Domestic Topics in African, Asian, and Latin American Economic Development 3 cr.
ECON 329 Global Topics in African, Asian, and Latin American Economic Development 3 cr.
ECON 340 Contemporary International Trade Issues 3 cr.
ECON 342 International Finance 3 cr.
ECON 344 Comparative Economic Systems 3 cr.
ESM 377 Business Ecology 3 cr.
GEOG 220 Economic Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 343 Africa 3 cr.
HIST 330 Revolutions in Modern History 3 cr.
HIST 436 History of Colonialism and Imperialism 3 cr.
MKTG 355 International Marketing 3 cr.
MNGT 250 Global Business & Society
MNGT 355 International Business 3 cr.
MNGT 310 Culture and Business 3 cr.
MNGT 380 International Business Seminar 3 cr.
POLS 344 Politics of the Developing World 3 cr.
POLS 369 Politics of the World Economy 3 cr.

Global Science and Environment
AGEC 450 Introduction to Natural Resources Economics 3 cr.
ANTH 338/SOCI 338 Global Perspectives on Health and Disease 3 cr.
ESM 105 Introduction to Environmental Studies 3 cr.
ESM 377 Business Ecology 3 cr.
GEOG 212 Weather and Climate 3 cr.
GEOG 214 World Patterns of Plants and Animals 3 cr.
GEOG 412 Advanced Climatology 3 cr.
GEOL 202 Oceanography 2 cr.
GEOL 269 Environmental Geology 2 cr.
GEOL 327 Geomorphology & Glacial Geology 3 cr.
GEOL 330 Meteorology 3 cr.

Conflict and Peace
HIST 327 World War I to World War II 3 cr.
HIST 328 World War II to the Cold War 3 cr.
HIST 330 Revolutions in Modern History 3 cr.
HIST 349/POLS 349 Modern Middle East History and Politics 3 cr.
HIST 359 U.S. History from 1945 3 cr.
HIST 367/POLS 367 History of U.S. Foreign Policy 3 cr.
POLS 245 Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 cr.
POLS 346 Politics of Western Europe 3 cr.
POLS 348 Politics of East Asia 3 cr.
POLS 364 International War and Peace 3 cr.
POLS 365 American Foreign Policy 3 cr.
POLS 369 Politics of the World Economy 3 cr.
POLS 377 The United Nations (may be taken three times) 1 cr.

Regional Studies: Asia
ART 314 Art of India, China, and Japan 2 cr.
GEOG 344 Asia and Oceania 3 cr.
HIST 201 Introduction to Asian Civilization 3 cr.
HIST 334 Modern China, 1800 to the Present 3 cr.
HIST 335 Modern Japan, 1600 to the Present 3 cr.
POLS 348 Politics of East Asia 3 cr.

Regional Studies: Europe
ENGL 341 European Literature 3 cr.
ENGL 428 Modern British Literature: 1940-Present 3 cr.
FILM 315/GERM 315 Classic and Modern German Film 3 cr.
FILM 316/FREN 316 History of French Cinema 3 cr.
HIST 203 Survey of the Mediterranean
HIST 303 Women's History: Europe 3 cr.
POLS 346 Politics of Western Europe 3 cr.
GEOG 340 Europe 3 cr.
FREN 341 French Civilization 3 cr.
FREN 342 Modern France and Francophone Cultures 3 cr.
FREN 351 Survey of French Literature to 1800 3 cr.
FREN 352 Survey of French Literature 1800 to Present 3 cr.
FREN 451 French Prose Fiction 3 cr.
FREN 452 French Poetry
FREN 453 French Drama
GERM 275 Business German 3 cr.
GERM 341 German Civilization 3 cr.
GERM 342 Modern German-Speaking Cultures 3 cr.
GERM 351 Survey of German Literature to Classicism (1800) 3 cr.
GERM 352 Survey of German Literature from Classicism (1800) to Present 3 cr.
GERM 451 German Drama and Theater 3 cr.
GERM 452 German Tale, Short Story, and Novella
GERM 453 German Poetry
SPAN 341 Spanish Civilization to 1800 3 cr.
SPAN 342 Spanish Civilization 1800 to Present 3 cr.
SPAN 351 Survey of Spanish Literature Siglo De Oro 3 cr.
SPAN 352 Survey of Spanish Literature 1898 to Present 3 cr.
SPAN 452 Advanced Spanish Literature 3 cr.

Regional Studies: Latin America
ART 318 Latin American Art 2 cr.
GEOG 342 Latin America 3 cr.
HIST 202 Introduction to Latin American Civilizations 3 cr.
SPAN 345 Latin American Civilization to 1800 3 cr.
SPAN 346 Latin American Civilization 1800 to Present 3 cr.
SPAN 355 Survey of Latin American Literature, Conquest to Independence 3 cr.
SPAN 356 Survey of Latin American Literature Independence to Present 3 cr.
SPAN 455 Advanced Latin American Literature 3 cr.

The Study Abroad category includes those courses approved by the INTS program committee

Study Abroad
ART 376/ENGL 376 Experience Greece: Culture Past and Present 1-3 cr.
HIST 371 Study Tour Research 1-3 cr.
INTS 365 Contemporary Europe 3 cr.
INTS 370 International Study Tour 1-3 cr.
INTS 371/POLS 371 German-Speaking Europe 3 cr.
INTS 372/POLS 372 The Politics of Scotland 3 cr.
INTS 377 Semester Abroad 6 cr.
MODL 376 Mexico: A Cultural Experience 3 cr.
MODL 377 Foreign Study 6 cr.
271 CAFES depts. International Internship 4 cr.
TED Education Teaching courses Overseas Practice Teaching 6 cr.
378 within depts. Semester Abroad Research 3-6 cr.

 

The primary mission of the International Studies Program is to create global awareness by providing students with the intellectual skills and substantive knowledge necessary to meet the global challenges of the 21st Century.

Program Learning Outcomes

Substantive Knowledge

By the completion of the International Studies major, graduates will be able to:

  1. identify the key agricultural, economic and business, geographic, historical, social/cultural, and political condition and trends at the global level, and the linkages to the domestic and international levels; and
  2. demonstrate first-hand experience with at least one other foreign culture and way of life.

Intellectual Skills

By the completion of the International Studies major, graduates will be able to:

  1. collect, assess the value of, and apply information to the study of international issues;
  2. evaluate critically global issues from an interdisciplinary perspective;
  3. communicate effectively in written, oral, and electronic contexts;
  4. organize and complete independent inquiry and analysis; and
  5. demonstrate an intermediate-level competency in a second language, equivalent to at least two years\' of college-level work.

 

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International Studies Program Committee:
Chair-Wes Chapin, political science; Brenda Boetel, agricultural economics; Cecilia Bustamante, modern language; Ozcan Kilic, management and marketing; Charles Rader, geography; Ogden Rogers, social work