Master List Updated January 2017 * Check with CIE AS Asian Studies Elective is approved only LAS Latin American Studies when content is applicable MES Middle Eastern Studies FOREIGN AREA (FA) ELECTIVES This elective is intended to familiarize students with the country or region where they intend to study and will provide a basis for analysis of worldwide problems. Once aware of the complexities of the country or region, students will be able to seek out similarities and contrasts based on experience beyond that of the United States, and to be more critical of common generalizations. Dis Course Number Course Title Minor WC ANTH 500 Peoples & Cultures of the World (area specific)* LAS/AS/MES WC ANTH 501 World Archaeological Cultures ANTH 627 Urbanization in Africa ANTH 685 Gender, Sex, & HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa ANTH 697 ANTH 750 ARTS 585 History of Islamic Art ARTS 674 Greek Art ARTS 678 Romanesque and Gothic Art ARTS 679 Northern Renaissance Art I ARTS 680 Northern Renaissance Art II ARTS 681 Early Renaissance Art in Italy ARTS 684 Baroque Art in Northern Europe ARTS 687 Paris: Art and Modernity ARTS 688 Gauguin to Hitler ARTS 695 Durer & Early Modernism ARTS 697 Art of the Far East AS WC CHIN 425 Intro to Chinese Culture and Civilization AS CHIN 521 Chinese Literature in translation AS HP CLAS 405 Intro to Greek Civilization HP CLAS 406 Intro to Roman Civilization HUMA CLAS 421 Major Greek Authors in English FPA CLAS 510 Building Rome CLAS 520D Green and Roman Religion HP CLAS 550A Greek and Roman Women CLAS 604 Golden Age of Rome WC EREC 444 The New Pirates of the Caribbean FREN 522 French Drama in Translation WC FREN 525 Introduction to French Civilization FREN 526 Introduction to Francophone Civilization FREN 625 Cuisine and French Culture HUMA FREN 651/652 Readings in French Literature FREN 675 Topics in French Civilization FREN 676 Topics in Francophone Civilization FREN 677 France in the European Union FREN 762 17 th Century French Literature FREN 765 18 TH Century French Literature WC GEOG 401/402 Regional Geography of Western and Non-Western World GEOG 520 Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean GEOG 530 Geography of China GEOG 540 Geography of the Middle East MES GEOG 541 Geography of Japan AS
WC GEOG 550 Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa GEOG 575 Ancient Near East GEOG 690 Geography of Third World Development Conflict in Africa HUMA GERM 521 Major German Authors in English GERM 524 Love & Nation in German Film WC GERM 525 Introduction to German Culture & Civilization GERM 601 Introduction to German Literature GERM 721 German Culture & Civilization: Austria GERM 797 Berlin in the Cultural Imagination GERM 798 Post-Wall German Literature GERM 798 Madness in German Literature GERM 798 Austrian Literature and Culture WC HIST 425 Foreign Cultures (area specific) * AS/LAS/MES HP HIST 444B Revolutions Across Atlantic HP HIST 444D Slavery & Society Africa HIST 503 Soviet Dreamers, Despots, & Dissidents HIST 531 The Americas: Intro to Latin America & the Caribbean HP HIST 532 Modern Latin America LAS HIST 538 Modern European War and Society HIST 560 History of Great Britain/Modern Britain WC HIST 563 Introduction to Russian Culture & Civilization HIST 564 WWII in Russia and Soviet Union HP HIST 565 Women in Modern Europe HIST 566 Revolution in World pre-marx HP HIST 579 History of China in Modern Times AS HIST 580 History of Japan in Modern Times AS HIST 585 Venture of Islam: 6 th 15 th Century MES HIST 586 Islam in the Modern Age, 15 th Century to present MES HIST 587/588 History of Africa South of the Sahara HIST 589 Islam in Africa MES Russia s Intel Outlaws Military and Politics of Ancient Greece - Modern Filthy Lucre: History of Money (Europe) HIST 596 Carnal Pleasures HIST 602 Hollocaust/War on Europe s Jews HIST 632 Latin American History: Topics vary * LAS HIST 640 Holy War in the Holy Land HIST 641 Europe after the Black Death HIST 642 Religious Conflict Erly Europe HIST 648 Modern France HIST 652 Topics in European Intellectual History* HIST 656 20 th Century Europe HIST 662 England in Tudor and Stuart Period HIST 664 Russia: Modernization through Soviet Empire HIST 669 Germany from 1918 to the Present HIST 675 Early History of Ancient Greece HIST 676 Class & Hellenistic Greek Worlds HIST 677 Roman Republic HIST 678 Roman Empire HIST 681 Modern China Topics AS HIST 684 History of Southern Africa since 1652 HIST 688 African Religions HIST 690 Mod Ireland, from the Great Famine to Ind HIST 797 Modern African Colonialism WC ITAL 425 Intro to Italian Studies HUMA ITAL 444B Mamma Mia! Italian Motherhood HUMA ITAL 521 Italian Lit Translation 13-16 C HUMA ITAL 522 Italian Lit Translation 18-20 C FPA ITAL 525 Italian Cinema/Intro to Italian Civilization & Culture ITAL 651 Intro to Italian Civilization & Culture ITAL 652 Introduction to Italian Civilization and Culture II WC JPN 425 Introduction to Japanese Culture and Civilization AS
LLC 444A Love and Nation in German Film LLC 444B France and the European Union in a Global World LLC 444C World of Salvador Dali LLC 444D Love in Disguise HUMA LLC 444E Italians Come to America WC LLC 535 European Professional Culture, Germany WC PHIL 520 Introduction to Eastern Philosophy AS POLT 552 Contemporary European Politics POLT 555 Politics in Russia POLT 556 Politics in China AS POLT 558 Politics and Government of Canada POLT 569 Rise of China POLT 740 States and Societies in the Middle East MES POLT 798E Politics of the Middle East PORT 526 Luso-Brazilian Culture and Civilization WC RUSS 425 Contemporary Russian Society and Culture RUSS 521W Devils, Deities, Mad Russ Lit RUSS 522 Morality, Sex, and Revolution in Russian Lit RUSS 525 Russia: Mythology and Propaganda RUSS 691 Readings in Russian Literature WC SPAN 525 Spanish Culture and Civilization WC SPAN 526 Latin American Culture and Civilization LAS SPAN 647 Hispanic Cultural Studies HUMA SPAN 651, 652 Intro to Spanish Literature and Thought HUMA SPAN 653, 654 Intro to Latin American Literature and Thought LAS
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR (STP) ELECTIVES Science & technological expertise and business management skills are critical factors in world affairs. Courses offered in this group are intended to provide students with an international perspective on the role of science & technology and to provide them with the skills applicable in international private sector activity. This elective will help prepare students for both public & private sector international careers. Dis Course Number Course Title Minor ACFI 703 International Financial Management ETS ANTH 440A Honors/Medicine and Culture ANTH 610 Medical Anthropology: Illness and Healing BS BIOL 420 Parasites and Pestilence ETS BIOL 520 Our Changing Planet PS CHE 410/H Energy and the Environment ETS CLAS 540B Roman Houses & Public Life CMN 515 Analysis of News LAS ECON 645 International Economics ECON 698 Micro Finance ECON 707 Economic Growth and Environmental Quality ECON 746 International Finance ETS ENE 520 Environmental Pollution/Protection-Global Context PS EOS/ESCI 405 Global Environmental Change EOS/ESCI 715 Global Atmospheric Chemistry EREC 633 Economics of Travel and Tourism PS ESCI 444 Water: How Much is Enough? ETS GEOG 560 Geography of Natural Hazards & Disasters GEOG 650 Field Methods in Geography Crowdsource Mapping HP HIST 522 Science in the Modern World HIST 652 HIST 654 HIST 789 HMGT 771 Beverage Management (for HMGT majors only) HMP 715 Environmental Health JUST 405 Technology, Crime, and Society MGT 755 International Management MGT 798 Social Entrepreneurship MKTG 756 International Franchising MKTG 760 International Marketing NR 415 Global Biological Change ETS NR 435 Contemporary Conservation Issues ETS NR 502 Forest Ecosystems & Environmental Change NR 606 International Energy Policy & Climate Change NR 720 International Environmental Politics & Policies of the 21 st Century ETS PHIL 424 Science, Technology, and Society ETS POLT 444 Science, Technology, & Politics POLT 563 Global Information Grid POLT 567 Politics of Global Resources POLT 592B Global Information Grid POLT 751 Comparative Environmental Politics & Policy POLT 780 International Environmental Politics ETS SOC 565 Environment & Society TOUR 510 Tourism & Global Understanding
The new 2010 category Policy/Theory Electives includes all courses in both categories listed below. Students may choose from either list. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLICY (POL) ELECTIVES This elective enables students to gain an understanding of how political, economic, geographic, medical, governmental, and other organizations and their policies affect nations and peoples. Dis Course Number Course Title Minor SS ADMN 444 Business for People, Planet & Profits ANTH 627 Urbanization in Africa ANTH 695 Globalization and Global Population Health ANTH 697 ANTH 750 ECON 645 International Economics ECON 668 Economic Development ECON 698 Micro Finance ECON 706 Economics of Climate Change EREC 633 Economics of Travel and Tourism PS ESCI 444 Water: How Much is Enough? FS 772 International Approaches to Child Advocacy GEOG 514 Geography of Canada and the United States GEOG 584 Political Geography GEOG 673 Political Ecology HP HIST 444C World War Propaganda in Britain and the United States HIST 444D Slavery & Society Africa HP/FPA HIST 444J Global Citizenship HIST 537 Espionage and History HIST 585 Venture of Islam: 6 th 15 th Century MES HIST 586 Islam in the Modern Age /6 HIST 619/20 Foreign Relations of the United States HIST 631/2 Latin American History * LAS WC LLC 535 European Professional Culture, Germany NR 606 International Energy Policy & Climate Change NR 720 International Environmental Politics & Policies of the 21 st Century NR 784 Sustainable Living Global Perspectives HP POLT 403 United States in World Affairs (ASIA)AS POLT 544 Of Dictators and Democrats POLT 545 People and Politics in Asia AS POLT 546 Wealth and Politics in Asia AS WC POLT 550 Comparative Government and Society POLT 551 Global Urban Politics POLT 552 Contemporary European Politics POLT 553 Politics in the Developing World POLT 554 Latin American Politics LAS POLT 555 Politics in Russia POLT 556 Politics in China AS POLT 557 Politics in Italy POLT 558 Politics and Government of Canada POLT 559 Comparative Politics of the Middle East MES POLT 562 Strategy and National Security Policy POLT 565 US - Latin American Relations LAS POLT 566 Foreign Policies of Asia and the Pacific AS POLT 567 Politics of Global Resources POLT 568 Introduction to Intelligence POLT 569 Chinese Foreign Policy AS POLT 569 Rise of China POLT 588 Managing Ethnic Diversity POLT 592 Politics of Immigration POLT 592B Global Information Grid
POLT 740 States and Societies in the Middle East MES POLT 743 Comparative Political Economy POLT 751 Comparative Environmental Politics & Policy POLT 762 International Political Economy POLT 778 International Organization POLT 780 International Environmental Politics POLT 797/798 Nationalism & Ethnicity POLT 797C Politics in Afghanistan, Pakistan & India SOC 444A Society in the Arctic ETS SOC 565 Environment & Society SOC 665 Environmental Sociology TOUR 510 Tourism & Global Understanding THEORY IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (TH) ELECTIVES Students will develop an understanding of the trend toward internationalization of the world's political, social, and economic systems with this elective. Students will also explore existing theories that explain particular historical and contemporary developments and the different intellectual foundations that underpin the world's many societies. Dis Course Number Course Title AMST 444A The Portable, Exportable Nation WC ANTH 411 Global Perspectives ANTH 515 Anthropology and Contemporary Issues ANTH 520 Anthropology of Migration ANTH 614 Economy, Culture and Society ANTH 616 Religion, Culture and Society MES ANTH 618 Political Anthropology ANTH 627 Urbanization in Africa ANTH 680 Globalization, Development and Poverty ANTH 695 Globalization and Global Population Health ANTH 697 MES ANTH 720 Roots and Routes: Migration and Globalization ANTH 750 MES ARTS 695-1 The Art of Revolution ARTS 695-2 Modern and Contemporary Sculpture ECON 645 International Economics ECON 668 Economic Development ECON 669 Women and Economic Development ECON 698 Micro Finance ECON 707 Economic Growth and Environmental Quality ECON 745 International Trade ECON 746 International Finance ECON 747 Multinational Enterprises ECON 768 Seminar in Economic Development EDUC 620 Education, Poverty & Development EREC 409 Catastrophe & Terrorism EREC 633 Economics of Travel and Tourism PS ESCI 444 Water: How Much is Enough? FS 773 International Perspectives on Children and Families AS SS GEOG 581 Human Geography SS GEOG 582 Economic Geography GEOG 583 Urban Geography GEOG 588 Geography of Food GEOG 685 Geography of Population and Development GEOG 690 Geography of Third World Development Conflict in Africa Geography of Narcotics HP HIST 421 World History to the 16 th Century HP HIST 422 World History in the Modern Era HP HIST 435/6 Western Civilization HP HIST 444C World War Propaganda in Britain and the U.S. HP HIST 444D Slavery & Society Africa
HP/FPA HIST 444J Global Citizenship HP HIST 483/RS 483 History of World Religions HIST 538 Modern European War and Society Comparative Revolutions Elective is approved only when content is appropriate: clear w/cie HIST 642 Religious Conflict Early Europe HIST 690 Europe High Mid Ages WC HMGT 570 International Food & Culture (for HMGT majors only) WC HMP 440A Global Public Health Issues HUMA 514 The Twentieth Century 1900-1945 HUMA 515 The Twentieth Century 1945-1999 HUMA IA 444H Philosophy and Politics of Nonviolent Action LLC 440 Cultural Approaches to Film and Fascism LLC 444 Walls: Mortar & Metaphor MGT 798 Social Entrepreneurship MKTG 598 Topics in Global Marketing NURS 794 Beyond our Borders: Global Health Issues WC PHIL 520 Introduction to Eastern Philosophy AS PHIL 620 20 th Century European Philosophy POLT 522 Dissent and the Political Community WC POLT 550 Comparative Government and Society POLT 551 Global Urban Politics SS POLT 560 World Politics POLT 561 Intro to International Political Economy POLT 567 Politics of Global Resources POLT 588 Ethnic Politics, Violence & ID POLT 743 Comparative Political Economy POLT 760 Theories of International Relations POLT 762 International Political Economy POLT 797/798 Seminar * SOC 444A Society in the Arctic ETS SOC 565 Environment & Society SOC 597 Peace, Conflict and War SOC 656 Terrorism SOC 697 Global Social Change SPAN 647 Hispanic Cultural Studies TOUR 560 New Pirates of the Caribbean WS 595 Global Feminist Perspectives