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Approved Electives for International Communication
New concentration name: International Communication and the Arts (fall 2013)

Majors choose three of the following courses to fulfill the INTL thematic requirement. Only one course can be at the 200-level (with advisor’s approval).   Minors choose two (at the 300/400-level).  
Check here to see which of these approved electives are being offered in the current or following semester.

International Studies [INTL]
I300 Topics in International Studies  (only the following title applicable) 
         - Image of America in the World
         - Information, Communication & Development
         - Int’l Media: Instruments of State Policy & Corporate Strategy
         - Negotiation Strategies
         - Living Jerusalem
I315  Methods in International Studies
Note: I315 was added for students who matriculated Summer 2009 and after, and will not fulfill thematic credit for those students. Students who matriculated before 2009 may take I315 as a thematic course.
I415 Independent Readings in International Studies
I415 Authorization Form and I415 Instructions for Faculty Supervisors
Note: Requires departmental approval for registration and to count as thematic elective.

Business [BUS]
C330 (used to be BUS-X330) International Communication Strategies

Note: Business courses are outside the College of Arts and Sciences. Students must take at least 25 hours of the major -- not counting the language requirement -- in the College of Arts and Sciences. INTL minors in the College must take all 15 credits in the College.

Communication and Culture [CMCL]
C202 Media in the Global Context 
C314 Communication, Culture, and Social Formations
           (only the following title applicable) 
        -Mass Media in Other Cultures (formerly Ethnographies of Mass Media)
C413 Global Villages
C420 Topics in Media History
           (only the following title is applicable) 
         - Memory and Media in a Global Frame
C427 Cross-Cultural Communication
C444 Political Communication
C450 Gender and Communication

East Asian Languages and Cultures [EALC]
E352 Studies in History (only the following title applicable) 
        -
The Pacific War: Words and Images 

School of Journalism [JOUR]
J448 Global Journalism: Issues and Research (previously J414, International News-Gathering) 3

Linguistics [LING]
L367 Languages of the World
               P: L103 Intro to the Study of Language  or L303 Intro to Linguistic Analysis
L481 Languages in Africa

Political Science [POLS]
Y351 Political Simulations (only the following title applicable)
         - Model United Nations
          (Must be taken for 3 credits to count for INTL requirement)

Religious Studies [REL]
D430 Problems in Social Ethics (only the following title applicable) 
           - Religion and the Search for a Common Morality

Telecommunications [TEL]
T413 Global Media Issues 
                P: T207 Intro to Telecom Industry & Management or instructor's consent
T427 International Telecommunications
                P: T205 Intro to Media & Society or T207 Intro to Telecom Industry & Management or instructor's consent

After Fall 2005, the following courses are no longer applicable to the International Studies major (Completion during or prior to Fall 2005 is applicable. See the INTL advisor):  
           LING L112   Language and Politics  (S & H, TFR) 2
             
LING L113   Language and Gender  (S & H, TFR) 2

Please consult the latest Bulletin to double check information about prerequisites.

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