General Requirements
The following courses may be taken as part of the general education requirements of the University:
The major in International Studies, in addition to the general requirements stated above, requires thirty-seven (37) credits distributed in the following categories:
Required Courses
Nine (9) credits:
POLS 221 Introduction to
International Relations 3 cr
I S 200 Simulation (May be repeated
once) 1 cr
I S 400 Simulation (May be repeated
once) 1 cr
I S 493 Senior Thesis 4 cr
Areas of Concentration Eighteen (18) credits.
Students must complete eighteen (18) credits to be chosen from within one of the following options.
Option 1: Political and Economic Development
This option has as its focus the issues of political and economic development in those parts of the world which at once seek the possibility of change and are threatened by change. Eighteen credits are to be selected from the following list and approved by your advisor. No more than nine (9) of the required eighteen (18) credits are to be taken from any one department's offerings.
Anthropology
ANTH 250 Comparative Social
Organization 3 cr
ANTH 402 Ecological Anthropology 3 cr
Economics
ECON 334 International Economics 3 cr
ECON 433 Economic Development 3 cr
ECON 472 Comparative Economic
Systems 3 cr
History
HIST 251 Latin American Civilization 3 cr
HIST 252 East Asian History 3 cr
HIST 254 Middle Eastern Civilization 3 cr
HIST 255 African History and Culture 3 cr
HIST 352 Islam and Nationalism in the
Modern World 3 cr
HIST 356 Imperialism and
Progressivism 3 cr
HIST 381-382 Russian History 6 cr
Political Science
POLS 331 Comparative Politics:
Framework for Analysis 3 cr
POLS 332 Comparative Politics:
Change and Political Order 3 cr
POLS 433 Politics of Developing
Nations 3 cr
Sociology
SOC 364 Industry and Society 3 cr
Option 2: Language, Literature, and Culture
This option is for those wishing to study the language, literature, and culture of societies other than the United States. It is limited to concentrations in German, French, and Spanish. No more than twelve (12) of the required eighteen (18) credits may be taken from the offerings of a single department.
French
LANG 301, 302 French Conversation and
Composition 8 cr
LANG 341, 342 Survey of French Literature
and Civilization 6 cr
LANG 361 Seventeenth Century
Literature 3 cr
LANG 401 French Current Affairs 3 cr
LANG 431 Twentieth Century Literature 3 cr
LANG 441 Eighteenth Century Literature 3 cr
LANG 451 Romanticism 3 cr
LANG 461 Realism and Naturalism 3 cr
LANG 471 Readings in French 2 cr
LANG 481 Independent Studies in
French 3 cr
HIST 255 African History and Culture 3 cr
HIST 323 Old Regime and French
Revolution 3 cr
HIST 325 Industrialization and Social
Change 3 cr
HIST 326 Twentieth Century Europe 3 cr
German
LANG 303, 304 German Conversation and
Composition 8 cr
LANG 343, 344 Survey of German Literature
and Civilization 6 cr
LANG 353 German Realism and
Naturalism 3 cr
LANG 363 The Age of Goethe 3 cr
LANG 403 German Current Affairs 3 cr
LANG 413 German Romanticism 3 cr
LANG 423 Modern German Literature 3 cr
LANG 443 Survey of German Poetry 3 cr
LANG 473 Readings in German 2 cr
LANG 483 Independent Studies in
German 3 cr
HIST 325 Industrialization and Social
Change 3 cr
HIST 326 Twentieth Century Europe 3 cr
Spanish
LANG 308, 309 Spanish Conversation and
Composition 8 cr
LANG 338 Spanish Enlightenment and
Romanticism 3 cr
LANG 339 Spanish Realism Through
Generation of '98 3 cr
LANG 348, 349 Survey of Spanish and Latin
American Literature and
Civilization 6 cr
LANG 358 Twentieth Century Spanish
Literature 3 cr
LANG 408 Spanish Current Affairs 3 cr
LANG 418 Early Latin American
Literature 3 cr
LANG 419 Modern Latin American
Literature 3 cr
LANG 428 Spanish Medieval through
Golden Age Literature 3 cr
LANG 479 Readings in Spanish 2 cr
LANG 489 Independent Studies in
Spanish 3 cr
HIST 251 Latin American Civilization 3 cr
HIST 360 The Spanish Empire 3 cr
HIST 451 Constituting Modern Spain 3 cr
Additional Courses:
ENGL 455 Studies in a Major National
Literature 3 cr
(Cross-listed as LANG 415)
ENGL 456 Comparative Literature 3 cr
LANG 107 Nature of Language 3 cr
(Cross-listed as ANTH 107
and ENGL 107)
LANG 207 Contemporary European
Culture 3 cr
LANG 305,306 Russian Conversation and
Composition 8 cr
Option 3: The United States and World Affairs
This option is for those students whose primary interest is in American foreign policy and national security affairs. No more than twelve (12) of the required eighteen (18) credits may be taken from the offering of a single department.
Economics
ECON 334 International Economics 3 cr ECON 338 Public Finance 3 cr
History
HIST 225 United States Military
History 3 cr
HIST 429 Foreign Relations Since 1900 3 cr
Political Science
POLS 326 Recent American Foreign
Policy 3 cr
POLS 403 The Presidency 3 cr
POLS 404 The Legislative Process 3 cr
POLS 425 Topics in
International Politics 3 cr
(in consultation with your advisor
and when the topic relates to
American foreign policy)
POLS 453 Public Policy Analysis 3 cr
Electives
Ten (10) credits to be selected from either courses listed in Options 1, 2, and 3 and not taken to fulfill the requirements for one of those options; or the courses listed below; or a mixture of option courses and those listed here.
History
HIST 356 Imperialism and
Progressivism 3 cr
HIST 381, 382 Russian History 6 cr
HIST 435 Colonial Frontiers in America
and Africa 3 cr
HIST 443 English History 3 cr
HIST 444 Victorian England and After 3 cr
International Studies
I S 200 Simulation 1 cr
I S 300 Travel and Study Abroad 3 cr
(May be repeated once for
a total of 6 cr)
I S 301 Seminar: the International
World 1-3 cr
Selected topics of international
interest. Offered for visiting
international study groups
and ISU students (May be
repeated once)
I S 350 The International Symposium 1 cr
(May be repeated up to a
total of 3 cr)
I S 400 Simulation 1 cr
Political Science
POLS 425 Topics in International
Politics 3 cr
(May be repeated to a
maximum of 6 cr)
Speech
SPCH 447 Rhetoric of Hitler
and Churchill 3 cr
SPCH 452 Conflict Management 3 cr
Business
MGT 465 International Business 3 cr MKTG 465 International Marketing 3 cr
General Requirements
In addition to the General Requirements, students wishing to minor in International Studies must complete twenty-three (23) credits as detailed under Required Courses and Electives below.
Required Courses
POLS 221 Introduction to International
Relations 3 cr
I S 200 Simulation 1 cr
I S 400 Simulation 1 cr
Electives
Eighteen (18) credits selected from any of the courses listed in the categories ([1] Required Courses, [2] Areas of Concentration, and [3] Electives) under Major Requirements.