Approved Electives for Nations, States and Boundaries
New concentration name: Identity and Conflict (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 titles applicable) 
         -  Global Human Trafficking
         -  Globalization and International Law
         -  Image of America in the World
         -  Negotiation Strategies
         -  Living Jerusalem
         -  Perspectives on Sports in 20th Century Global Culture
I306 Advanced Topics in Identity and Conflict 
         - Nation and Narration
I310 Advanced Topics in Diplomacy, Security, Governance 
         - Governing the World
I315  Methods in International Studies
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.
I424 War and Peace
         - Just War, Holy War, Regular War, Perpetual Peace
I435 Topics with Service Learning in International Studies (only the following titles applicable) 
         - Sex Trafficking and Domestic Violence at Crossroads

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 elective.

Anthropology [ANTH]
E393 World Fiction and Cultural Anthropology
E400 Undergraduate Seminar (only the following titles applicable) 
         - Migrations and Diasporas
E456 Anthropology of Race

Communication and Culture [CMCL]
C417 Power and Violence in Ethnographic Perspective
C446 Cultures of Democracy

Criminal Justice [CJUS]
P307 Policing Democracies
P407 Terrorism

East Asian Languages and Cultures [EALC]
E352 The Pacific War: Words and Images

Geography [GEOG]
G332 Geographical Globalization  
               P: G110 or G120 or instructor's consent

History [HIST]
A300 Issues in United States History (only the following titles applicable)
         - Cultural Encounters in Early America
C300 Issues in Ancient History (only the following titles applicable)
         - Muslims, Christians and Jews in the Medieval Mediterranean
E332 African History: Colonial Rule and Independence

Journalism [JOUR]
J460 Topics in Journalism (only the following title applicable)
         - Conflict, Terrorism and Humanitarian Intervention

Political Science [POLS]
Y311 Democracy and National Security  
Y343 Politics of International Development  
Y351 Political Simulations (only the following titles applicable)
         - Model United Nations
         (Must be taken for 3 credits to count for INTL requirement)
Y360 United States Foreign Policy
Y361 Contemporary Theories of International Politics  
Y363 Comparative Foreign Policy
Y364 International Organization: Political and Security Aspects
Y366 Current Foreign Policy Problems  
Y367 International Law  
Y375 War and International Conflict
Y401 Topics in Political Science  (only the following titles applicable)
         - Muslims in Western Politics (also listed under NELC-N305 and WEST-W405)

Sociology [SOC]
S308 Global Society
              P: 3 credit hours of sociology or instructor's consent
S346 Topics in Cross-Cultural Sociology
           (only the following titles applicable)
         - The New Europeans: Immigrants and Ethnicity in Europe
         - Rise of China

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

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