International Studies Program

Director and Professor: Anderson (Political Science)

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The International Studies Program offers to students an opportunity to expand their cultural, linguistic, and social horizons beyond their own local experience. As the world becomes increasingly interdependent it demands of all of us an expanded knowledge of other people, their social and political institutions, and their culture. The program leads to a B.A. in International Studies. There is no B.S. option.

The International Studies Program encourages students to develop a general understanding of language, culture, economics, and politics while simultaneously offering the opportunity to specialize in one of three areas:

  1. Political and Economic Development;
  2. Language, Literature, and Culture; or
  3. The United States and World Affairs.

 

Bachelor of Arts in International Studies

Admission Requirements
For final admission to status as a major in the International Studies Program, a student must have completed:

  1. General Education Goals 1, 2, and 3 for the Bachelor of Arts degree, a minimum of eight (8) credits of a foreign language (or demonstrated equivalent);
  2. POLS 221 Introduction to International Relations (with at least a C grade);
  3. A minimum of 24 credit hours with at least a 2.25 grade point average;
  4. A signed agreement with the International Studies Program Director for advising.


Program Requirements 
The following courses may be taken as part of the general education requirements of the University:

  1. Sixteen (16) credits of a modern foreign language (8 credits beyond goal 10B) or the equivalent demonstrated competency. The languages offered at Idaho State University are French, German, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish.
  2. ECON 201, Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits).


Major Requirements
The major in International Studies, in addition to the general requirements stated above, requires thirty-seven (37) credits distributed in the following categories:

  1. Required Courses,
  2. Areas of Concentration (A, B, or C), and
  3. Electives.

 

1.  Required Courses: Nine (9) credits

IS 200          Simulation*                          1 cr

IS 400          Simulation*                          1 cr

IS 493          Senior Thesis                        4 cr

POLS 221        Introduction to International Relations      3 cr

*May be repeated once.

 

2.  Areas of Concentration:  Eighteen (18) credits

Students must complete eighteen (18) credits to be chosen from within one of the following areas of concentration (choose A, B, or C)

A.  Political and Economic Development
B.  Language, Literature, and Culture
C.  The United States and World Affairs

A.  Political and Economic Development

This area of concentration has as its focus 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 (18) credits are to be selected from the following list and approved by your advisor. No more than twelve (12) of these required eighteen (18) credits are to be taken from any one department's offerings.

Anthropology 

ANTH 250        Introduction to Sociocultural 

                  Anthropology                       3 cr

ANTH g402       Ecological Anthropology                      3 cr

Economics* 

ECON 334        International Economics                      3 cr

ECON g433       Economic Development                 3 cr

ECON g472       Comparative Economic Systems         3 cr

*Both ECON 201 and ECON 202 are prerequisites for the Economics courses listed.

History 

HIST 251        Latin America                        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 382        Russian History                              3 cr

HIST g430      Global Environmental History          3 cr

HIST g474      Islam and Nationalism in

                   the Modern World                  3 cr

HIST g478      Imperialism and Progressivism         3 cr

Political Science 

POLS 331        Comparative Politics:

                  Framework for Analysis             3 cr

POLS g432       Comparative Politics:

                  Change and Political Order         3 cr

POLS g433       Politics of Developing Nations               3 cr

POLS g434       Terrorism and Political Violence     3 cr

POLS g435*     Topics in National/Regional Studies   3 cr

*in consultation with your advisor and when the topic relates to political and economic development.

Sociology 

SOC 335        Population and Environment            3 cr

SOC g450        Developing Societies                 3 cr

 

B. Language, Literature, and Culture

This area of concentration  is for those wishing to study the language, literature, and culture of societies other than the United States. It is limited to concentrations in French, German, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish. No more than twelve (12) of the required eighteen (18) credits may be taken from the offerings of a single department.

French 

CMLT 207       Contemporary European Culture         3 cr 

FREN 301,302    French Conversation 

                 and Composition I and II            6 cr

FREN 341,342    Survey of French Literature and

                  Civilization I and II                      6 cr

FREN 381        French Current Affairs                       3 cr

FREN g410       Seventeenth Century French Literature 3 cr

FREN g400       French Advanced Grammar                      3 cr

FREN g420       Eighteenth Century French Literature 3 cr

FREN g450       Twentieth Century French Literature  3 cr

FREN g430       French Romanticism                   3 cr

FREN g440       French Realism and Naturalism        3 cr

FREN g470       Readings in French                   2 cr

FREN g480       Independent Studies in French        3 cr

FREN g490       French Senior Seminar                3 cr

HIST 255        African History and Culture          3 cr

HIST 323        Old Regime and French Revolution     3 cr

HIST 326        Twentieth Century Europe             3 cr

POLS g435*     Topics in National/Regional Studies   3 cr

*(in consultation with your advisor and when the topic relates to this area of concentration)

German 

CMLT 207       Contemporary European Culture         3 cr 

GERM 301,302    German Conversation 

                 and Composition I and II            6 cr

GERM 341,342    Survey of German Literature

                  and Civilization I and II          6 cr

GERM 381        German Current Affairs                       3 cr

GERM g440       German Realism and Naturalism        3 cr

GERM g420       The Age of Goethe                    3 cr

GERM g400       German Advanced Grammar                      3 cr

GERM g430       German Romanticism                   3 cr

GERM g450       Modern German Literature             3 cr

GERM g410       Survey of German Poetry                      3 cr

GERM g470       Readings in German                   2 cr

GERM g480       Independent Studies in German        3 cr

GERM g490       German Senior Seminar                3 cr

HIST 326        Twentieth Century Europe             3 cr

POLS g435*     Topics in National/Regional Studies   3 cr

*(in consultation with your advisor and when the topic relates to this area of concentration)

Japanese

HIST 252       East Asian History                    3 cr

JAPN 301,302   Japanese Conversation 

                 and Composition I and II            6 cr

JAPN 341,342   Survey of Japanese Literature I and II  6 cr

JAPN g470      Readings in Japanese                  2 cr

POLS g432      Comparative Politics: Change and

                 Political Order                     3 cr

POLS g435*     Topics in National/Regional Studies   3 cr

*(in consultation with your advisor and when the topic relates to this area of concentration)

Russian

CMLT 207       Contemporary European Culture         3 cr

RUSS 301,302   Russian Conversation 

               and Composition I and II               6 cr

RUSS g470      Readings in Russian                   2 cr

HIST 326       Twentieth Century Europe               3 cr

HIST 382       Russian History                       3 cr

POLS g432      Comparative Politics: Change and 

                   Political Order                   3 cr

POLS g435*     Topics in National/Regional Studies   3 cr

*(in consultation with your advisor and when the topic relates to this area of concentration)

Spanish 

CMLT 207       Contemporary European Culture         3 cr

HIST 251        Latin American Civilization          3 cr

HIST g450       Golden Age Castile                   3 cr

HIST g460      Global Hispanic Monarchy              3 cr

SPAN 301-302    Spanish Conversation and Composition 6 cr

SPAN 341-342    Survey of Spanish and

                  Latin American Literature          6 cr

SPAN 381        Spanish Current Affairs                      3 cr

SPAN g400       Spanish Advanced Grammar             3 cr

SPAN g410       Spanish Medieval through    

                  Golden Age Literature                      3 cr

SPAN g422       Colonial Spanish American Literature 3 cr

SPAN g425       Nineteenth Century Spanish

                  American Literature                3 cr

SPAN g430       Spanish Enlightenment and Romanticism 3 cr

SPAN g440       Spanish Realism Through

                  Generation of `98                  3 cr

SPAN g450       Twentieth Century Spanish Literature 3 cr

SPAN g462       Early Twentieth Century

                  Spanish American Literature        3 cr

SPAN g465       Contemporary Spanish

                  American Literature                3 cr

SPAN g470       Readings in Spanish                  2 cr

SPAN g480       Independent Studies in Spanish               3 cr

SPAN g490       Spanish Senior Seminar                       3 cr

POLS g432      Comparative Politics: Change and 

                   Political Order                   3 cr

POLS g433      Politics of Developing Nations        3 cr

POLS g435*     Topics in National/Regional Studies   3 cr

*(in consultation with your advisor and when the topic relates to this area of concentration)

 

C. The United States and World Affairs

This area of concentration 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.

Communication and Rhetorical Studies

COMM g452      Conflict Management                   3 cr

Economics 

ECON 334        International Economics                      3 cr

History 

HIST 309       Modern United States                  3 cr

HIST g429       Foreign Relations Since 1900         3 cr

Political Science 

POLS 326        Recent American Foreign Policy               3 cr

POLS g403       The Presidency                       3 cr

POLS g404       The Legislative Process                      3 cr

POLS g425*      Topics in International Politics     3 cr

POLS g434      Terrorism and Political Violence      3 cr

POLS g453       Public Policy Analysis                       3 cr

*(in consultation with your advisor and when the topic relates to American foreign policy)




3.  Electives
Ten (10) credits to be selected from either courses listed in Areas of Concentration A, B, and C and not taken to fulfill the requirements for one of those Concentrations; or the courses listed below; or a mixture of Concentration courses and those listed here.

Anthropology

ANTH g423      Anthropology of International Health  3 cr

Business 

MGT g465        International Business                       3 cr

MKTG g465       International Marketing                      3 cr

FIN g475        International Corporate Finance              3 cr

Communication and Rhetorical Studies 

COMM g447       Rhetoric of Hitler and Churchill     3 cr

English 

ENGL g455/CMLT g415 Studies in National Literature   3 cr

ENGL g456      Comparative Literature                3 cr

History 

HIST 223        Medieval Europe                              3 cr

HIST g435       Colonial Frontiers in America

                  and Africa                         3 cr

HIST g441      The Viking Age                        3 cr

HIST g443       English History                              3 cr

HIST g444       Victorian England and After          3 cr

HIST g448       Medieval Social and Economic History 3 cr

HIST g490      Cartography: History and Design               3 cr

International Studies 

IS 200          Simulation                           1 cr

IS 300          Travel and Study Abroad                      3 cr

IS 301          Seminar: the International World      1-3 cr

IS 350          International Symposium                      1 cr

IS 400          Simulation                           1 cr

Political Science 

POLS g492      Seminar*                              3 cr

*(in consultation with your advisor and when the topic relates to International Studies)

Sociology

SOC 368        Sociology of Religion                 3 cr

Minor in International Studies

General Requirements

  1. Eight (8) credits in a foreign language or the equivalent demonstrated competency.
  2. Economics 201 (3 credits).

Minor 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

IS 200          Simulation                            1 cr

IS 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.

 

International Studies Courses

IS 200 Simulation 1 credit. Preparation for, and participation in, a simulation of international affairs. Required for International Studies majors and minors. May be repeated for up to 2 credits. F, S

IS 300 Travel and Study Abroad 3 credits. Travel and study abroad through student exchange programs and other supervised experiences. May be repeated for up to 6 credits. PREREQ: Approval of the Director of International Studies. F, S

IS 301 Seminar: International Studies 1-3 credits. Selected topics of international interest.  May be repeated for up to 6 credits. D

IS 350 International Symposium 1 credit. Active participation in organizing the annual Frank Church Symposium for International Affairs, and attendance at the sessions. May be repeated for up to 8 credits. F, S

IS 400 Simulation 1 credit. Preparation for, and participation in, a simulation of international affairs. Required for International Studies majors and minors. May be repeated for up to 2 credits. F, S

IS 493 Senior Thesis 4 credits. International Studies majors will write and present a senior thesis under direction of one of the faculty affiliated with the International Studies Program. F, S