Nov 22, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
International Studies Major (B.A.) |
Major code BA5238*
Center for International Studies
Yamada International House, First Floor
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.1840
Fax: 740.593.1837
international.studies@ohio.edu
www.ohio.edu/cis/
Dr. Joshua Hill, contact person
hillj6@ohio.edu
Program Overview
International Studies is a globally-focused interdisciplinary program that draws courses from different disciplines in the humanities, arts, social sciences, and physical sciences. Students select one regional concentration (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, or Middle East/North Africa) and one transregional theme (Global Communication; International Development and Global Commerce; Health and Development; Arts, Culture, and Society; Global Sustainability and Environmental Literacy; or Security Studies) as areas of specialization. Advanced language study and a study abroad experience are required.
The interdisciplinary nature of the International Studies major is applicable to a wide variety of professions.
*This program was approved by the Ohio Department of Higher Education on 8/21/23. It is replacing the following programs: BA4405 - Global Studies - Africa, BA4406 - Global Studies - Asia, BA4407 - Global Studies - Europe, and BA4408 - Global Studies - Latin America.
Admissions Information
Freshman/First Year Admission
No requirements beyond University admission requirements.
Change of Program Policy
No selective or limited admission requirements.
External Transfer Admission
No requirements beyond University admission requirements.
Opportunities Upon Graduation
International Studies graduates will possess the skills and knowledge to find meaningful post-baccalaureate opportunities in a variety of fields, including government, education, non-profits, business, and more. Through their language training and study abroad experience, graduates will be well-positioned to participate effectively in today’s globalized and diverse workplace.
Requirements
Universitywide Graduation Requirements
Ohio University requires the completion of a minimum of 120 semester hours for the conferral of a bachelor’s degree. This program can be completed within that 120-hour requirement. For more information on the minimum hours requirement and other universitywide requirements, please review the Graduation Requirements – Universitywide page.
Liberal Arts and Sciences Distribution Requirement
View the College and Liberal Arts and Sciences Distribution Requirements .
Foreign Language and Study Abroad Requirement
The International Studies program requires completion of three years (6 semesters) or equivalent of a foreign language. This can consist of 3 years in the same language, or 2 years in one language with an additional year in another language. Additionally, students are required to study abroad for at least 4 weeks in a location which overlaps with their regional concentration.
Core Courses
Complete the following courses:
- ANTH 1010 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 2400 - Environmental Geography Credit Hours: 3
- INST 1010 - Understanding the World Credit Hours: 3
- INST 4960 - Global Problems, Local Solutions Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 2500 - International Relations Credit Hours: 3
Core Elective
Complete one of the following courses:
- ACCT 1000 - Financial Accounting for Entrepreneurs Credit Hours: 3
- ECON 1000 - Survey of Economics Credit Hours: 3
- ECON 1030 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
- ECON 1040 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
- ETM 1030 - Enterprise Computer Methods Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 2680 - Introduction to GIS and Mapping Sciences Credit Hours: 4
- MATH 2530 - Introductory Data Science Credit Hours: 4
- PSY 2110 - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences Credit Hours: 4
Regional Concentration
Complete one of the following regional concentration requirements. The requirements are composed of 12 credit hours which must come from three different subject areas.
Africa Regional Elective
Complete a total of 9 hours from the following courses:
- AH 3320 - West African Art Credit Hours: 3
- ANTH 3810 - Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa Credit Hours: 3
- ANTH 3820 - Cultures of the Mediterranean Credit Hours: 3
- CARS 3020 - Introduction to Islam Credit Hours: 3
- DANC 3050 - African Dance Technique III Credit Hours: 1.5
- DANC 3250 - African Dance Technique III Credit Hours: 1
- FR 4511 - Francophone Literature and Culture of Africa and the Caribbean Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3310 - Geography of Africa Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3301 - African History Through Film Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3390 - Women in African History Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3410 - History of Africa to 1850 Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3411 - History of Africa Since 1850 Credit Hours: 3
- INST 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 10
- MUS 4250 - Music of Africa Credit Hours: 2
- MUS 4260 - African Music and Related Arts Credit Hours: 2
- POLS 4410 - African Politics Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4630 - African International Relations Credit Hours: 3
Asia Regional Core
Complete one of the following courses:
- HIST 2460 - The Rise of Modern Asia Credit Hours: 3
- INST 1114 - Introduction to Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3
Option 1 - Asia
Complete a total of 9 hours from the following courses:
- AH 3410 - History of Chinese Art Credit Hours: 3
- AH 3430 - History of Japanese Art Credit Hours: 3
- AH 4161 - Arts of Medieval China (400-1300) Credit Hours: 3
- AH 4180 - Contemporary East Asian Art Credit Hours: 3
- AH 4190 - Visual Culture of China Credit Hours: 3
- ANTH 3850 - Cultures of Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3
- ANTH 3860 - Problems in Southeast Asian Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
- CARS 3020 - Introduction to Islam Credit Hours: 3
- ECON 4750 - Economics of China Credit Hours: 3
- ECON 4760 - Economics of Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3380 - Geography of Asia Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3050 - The United States and the Vietnam War Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3440 - History of Vietnam Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3451 - Southeast Asia, c. 1750 to 1945: Change and Conflict Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3452 - Southeast Asia, 1945 to the Present: The Search for Stability Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3463 - History of China from Antiquity to the Early Modern Era Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3464 - History of China from the Early Modern Era to the Present Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3480 - Traditional Japan Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3481 - Modern Japan Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3866 - Afghan Wars Credit Hours: 3
- ILL 3890 - Women in Chinese Literature Credit Hours: 3
- INDO 3930 - Special Topics-Indonesian Credit Hours: 1 - 4
- INST 3201 - Focus on Malaysia Credit Hours: 3
- INST 3202 - Tun Razak Seminar: Southeast Asia Studies Credit Hours: 3
- INST 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 10
- JPC 3100 - Field Study in Japan Credit Hours: 0
- JPC 4500 - Japan:A Sociocultural Interpretation Credit Hours: 3
- JPN 3380 - Spoken Japanese I Credit Hours: 3
- JPN 3410 - Business Japanese I Credit Hours: 3
- JPN 3480 - Readings in Japanese Culture I Credit Hours: 3
- JPN 3490 - Readings in Japanese Culture II Credit Hours: 3
- JPN 3990 - Special Studies in Japanese Credit Hours: 1 - 3
- JPN 4110 - Fourth-Year Japanese I Credit Hours: 3
- JPN 4120 - Fourth-Year Japanese II Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4440 - East Asia in World Politics Credit Hours: 3
Option 2 - East Asia
Complete a total of 9 hours from the following courses:
- AH 3410 - History of Chinese Art Credit Hours: 3
- AH 3430 - History of Japanese Art Credit Hours: 3
- AH 4161 - Arts of Medieval China (400-1300) Credit Hours: 3
- AH 4180 - Contemporary East Asian Art Credit Hours: 3
- AH 4190 - Visual Culture of China Credit Hours: 3
- CHIN 3990 - Special Studies in Chinese Credit Hours: 1 - 3
- ECON 4750 - Economics of China Credit Hours: 3
- ECON 4760 - Economics of Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3290 - World Economic Geography Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3380 - Geography of Asia Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3463 - History of China from Antiquity to the Early Modern Era Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3464 - History of China from the Early Modern Era to the Present Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3480 - Traditional Japan Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3481 - Modern Japan Credit Hours: 3
- ILL 3890 - Women in Chinese Literature Credit Hours: 3
- INST 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 10
- JOUR 4230 - International and Cross-Cultural Advertising Credit Hours: 3
- JPC 3100 - Field Study in Japan Credit Hours: 0
- JPC 4500 - Japan:A Sociocultural Interpretation Credit Hours: 3
- JPN 3380 - Spoken Japanese I Credit Hours: 3
- JPN 3410 - Business Japanese I Credit Hours: 3
- JPN 3480 - Readings in Japanese Culture I Credit Hours: 3
- JPN 3490 - Readings in Japanese Culture II Credit Hours: 3
- JPN 3990 - Special Studies in Japanese Credit Hours: 1 - 3
- JPN 4110 - Fourth-Year Japanese I Credit Hours: 3
- JPN 4120 - Fourth-Year Japanese II Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4440 - East Asia in World Politics Credit Hours: 3
Option 3 - Southeast Asia
Complete a total of 9 hours from the following courses:
- ANTH 3850 - Cultures of Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3
- ANTH 3860 - Problems in Southeast Asian Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
- CARS 3020 - Introduction to Islam Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3380 - Geography of Asia Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3050 - The United States and the Vietnam War Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3440 - History of Vietnam Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3451 - Southeast Asia, c. 1750 to 1945: Change and Conflict Credit Hours: 3
- INST 3201 - Focus on Malaysia Credit Hours: 3
- INST 3202 - Tun Razak Seminar: Southeast Asia Studies Credit Hours: 3
- INST 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 10
- POLS 4470 - Government and Politics of Southeast Asia Credit Hours: 3
Europe Regional Elective
Complete a total of 9 hours from the following courses:
- AH 3200 - Greek Art Credit Hours: 3
- AH 3210 - Roman Art Credit Hours: 3
- AH 3220 - Medieval Art Credit Hours: 3
- AH 3230 - Italian Renaissance Art Credit Hours: 3
- AH 3260 - Baroque and Rococo Art Credit Hours: 3
- AH 3270 - 19th-Century Art Credit Hours: 3
- AH 3520 - Medieval Architecture Credit Hours: 3
- AH 3530 - Early Modern Architecture: 15th - 18th Centuries Credit Hours: 3
- AH 4221 - Romanesque and Gothic Art Credit Hours: 3
- AH 4241 - Northern Renaissance Art Credit Hours: 3
- AH 4250 - Art of High Renaissance and Mannerism Credit Hours: 3
- ANTH 3820 - Cultures of the Mediterranean Credit Hours: 3
- CARS 3420 - Women in the Ancient Mediterranean Credit Hours: 3
- CARS 3430 - Roman Social History Credit Hours: 3
- ECON 3530 - European Economic History Credit Hours: 3
- FR 3215 - French for Business Credit Hours: 3
- FR 3348 - French Civilization and Culture I Credit Hours: 3
- FR 3349 - French Civilization and Culture II Credit Hours: 3
- FR 3540 - Introduction to Reading French Literature Credit Hours: 3
- FR 3550 - Introduction to Prose Credit Hours: 3
- FR 3560 - Introduction to Drama and Poetry Credit Hours: 3
- FR 3910 - Internship in French Credit Hours: 1 - 4
- FR 4334 - French Through Film Credit Hours: 3
- FR 4502 - 16th-Century French Literature Credit Hours: 3
- FR 4503 - 17th-Century French Literature Credit Hours: 3
- FR 4504 - 18th-Century French Literature Credit Hours: 3
- FR 4505 - 19th-Century French Literature Credit Hours: 3
- FR 4506 - 20th- and 21st-Century French Literature Credit Hours: 3
- FR 4514 - Early Modern Non-Fiction Prose: 16th-18th Centuries Credit Hours: 3
- FR 4515 - Early Modern Poetry: 16th-18th Centuries Credit Hours: 3
- FR 4516 - Prose Fiction of the 17th and 18th Centuries Credit Hours: 3
- FR 4517 - Drama of the 17th and 18th Centuries Credit Hours: 3
- FR 4518 - Prose Fiction of the 19th Century Credit Hours: 3
- FR 4519 - Poetry of the 19th and 20th Centuries Credit Hours: 3
- FR 4520 - Drama of the 19th and 20th Centuries Credit Hours: 3
- FR 4521 - Prose Fiction of the 20th Century Credit Hours: 3
- FR 4930 - Independent Study in French Credit Hours: 1 - 3
- GEOG 3300 - Geography of Europe Credit Hours: 3
- GER 3215 - Business German Credit Hours: 3
- GER 3348 - German Culture and Civilization Credit Hours: 3
- GER 3550 - Introduction to German Literature I Credit Hours: 3
- GER 3560 - Introduction to German Literature II Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3291 - Ancient Greece Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3292 - Ancient Rome Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3293 - World of Late Antiquity: Culture and Society in the Late Roman Empire Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3531 - Vikings - Saxons - Franks: Western Europe, 476-1066 Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3542 - The European Reformation Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3560 - The Italian Renaissance Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3641 - Contemporary Europe Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3680 - Germany in the 19th- Century Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3681 - Germany in the 20th Century Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3682 - Nazi Germany Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3683 - Germany between East and West since 1945 Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3715 - Sex, Crime and Deviance in Europe, 1200-1800 Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3741 - Origins of World War II, 1914-1941 Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3750 - World War I Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3770 - The Holocaust Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3820 - History of Russia Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3821 - Russia: Road to Revolution 1825-1917 Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3822 - Soviet Union Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3823 - The USSR in World War II Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3831 - Modern Poland: War, Revolution and Peace from 1905 to the Present Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3865 - Churchill’s Britain Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 4536 - Eternal Rome: Piety and Power Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 4770 - Perspectives on the Holocaust: Sources and Interpretation Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 4907 - Colloquium in East Asian History Credit Hours: 3
- INST 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 10
- PHIL 4280 - Continental Rationalism Credit Hours: 3
- PHIL 4590 - Contemporary French Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 3700 - The Enlightenment and its Critics Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4300 - Politics in Western Europe Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4310 - Politics in Eastern Europe Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4390 - Government and Politics in France Credit Hours: 3
- PORT 4110 - Intensive Portuguese Credit Hours: 3
- SPAN 3215 - Business Spanish Credit Hours: 3
- SPAN 3348 - Spanish Civilization and Culture Credit Hours: 3
- SPAN 3550 - Introduction to Literature Credit Hours: 3
- SPAN 4375 - History of Art in Spain - 1500-present Credit Hours: 3
- SPAN 4438 - Hispanic Dialectology and Sociolinguistics Credit Hours: 3
- SPAN 4457 - History of the Spanish Language Credit Hours: 3
- SPAN 4555 - Medieval and Golden Age Spanish Literature Credit Hours: 3
- SPAN 4558 - Don Quijote de la Mancha Credit Hours: 3
- SPAN 4565 - 20th-Century Spanish Literature Credit Hours: 3
- SPAN 4570 - Contemporary Spanish Literature Credit Hours: 3
Latin America Regional Core
Complete the following course:
- INST 1600 - Interdisciplinary Survey of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
Latin America Regional Elective
Complete a total of 9 hours from the following courses:
- ANTH 3670 - South American Prehistory Credit Hours: 3
- ANTH 3700 - Mexican/Central American Prehistory Credit Hours: 3
- ECON 4740 - Economics of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
- FR 4511 - Francophone Literature and Culture of Africa and the Caribbean Credit Hours: 3
- FR 4512 - Francophone Literature and Culture of the Americas Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3350 - Geography of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3230 - Latin American History: The Colonial Era Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3231 - Latin American History: From Independence to the Present Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3232 - History of Brazil Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3233 - The History of Modern Mexico Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3250 - History of U.S.- Latin American Relations Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3270 - Slavery in the Americas Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 4902 - Colloquium in Latin American History Credit Hours: 3
- INST 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 10
- POLS 4340 - Government and Politics of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
- PORT 3110 - Portuguese I Credit Hours: 3
- PORT 3120 - Portuguese II Credit Hours: 3
- PORT 3180 - Portuguese III Credit Hours: 3
- PORT 3190 - Portuguese IV Credit Hours: 3
- PORT 4110 - Intensive Portuguese Credit Hours: 3
- PORT 4120 - Intensive Portuguese II Credit Hours: 3
- PORT 4930 - Independent Study in Portuguese Credit Hours: 1 - 3
- SPAN 3320 - Yucatecan Civilization Credit Hours: 3
- SPAN 3349 - Spanish American Civilization and Culture Credit Hours: 3
- SPAN 4437 - Applied Phonetics Credit Hours: 3
- SPAN 4438 - Hispanic Dialectology and Sociolinguistics Credit Hours: 3
- SPAN 4457 - History of the Spanish Language Credit Hours: 3
- SPAN 4513 - Survey of Spanish American Literature I Credit Hours: 3
- SPAN 4514 - Survey of Spanish American Literature II Credit Hours: 3
- SPAN 4517 - Themes from Spanish American Prose Credit Hours: 3
- SPAN 4518 - Contemporary Spanish American Literature Credit Hours: 3
Middle East and North Africa Regional Core
Complete the following course:
- HIST 2270 - The Middle East and the World Credit Hours: 3
Middle East and North Africa Regional Elective
Complete a total of 9 hours from the following courses:
- ANTH 3820 - Cultures of the Mediterranean Credit Hours: 3
- CARS 3020 - Introduction to Islam Credit Hours: 3
- CARS 3030 - Political Islam Credit Hours: 3
- CARS 3040 - Sufism-Mysticism and Asceticism in Islam Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3293 - World of Late Antiquity: Culture and Society in the Late Roman Empire Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3320 - Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Middle East History Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3330 - Oil, the Persian Gulf, and World Power Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3370 - Middle East History 600 to 1500 Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3371 - Middle East History 1500 to the present Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3372 - Protest, Rebellion, and Revolution in the Modern Middle East Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3532 - History of the Crusades Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3562 - Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the History of Medieval Spain Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 4905 - Colloquium in Middle Eastern History Credit Hours: 3
- INST 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 10
- MDIA 4170 - Media and the Muslim World Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4410 - African Politics Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4420 - Middle East Politics Credit Hours: 3
Thematic Concentration
Complete one of the following thematic concentration requirements for a total of 12 hours.
Global Communication Thematic Core
Complete the following course:
- COMS 1100 - Communication Among Cultures Credit Hours: 3
Global Communication Thematic Elective
Complete a total of 9 hours from the the following courses:
- COMS 3300 - Environmental Communication Credit Hours: 3
- INST 3600 - Global Citizen Journalism Credit Hours: 3
- INST 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 10
- MDIA 3150 - Global Media Systems Credit Hours: 3
- MDIA 4170 - Media and the Muslim World Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4650 - Global Media Politics Credit Hours: 3
International Development and Global Commerce Thematic Core
Complete the following course:
- GEOG 1310 - Globalization and the Developing World Credit Hours: 3
International Development and Global Commerce Thematic Elective
Complete a total of 9 hours from the following courses:
- BA 4920 - International Business Experience Credit Hours: 6
- ECON 3120 - Economics of Poverty Credit Hours: 3
- ECON 3130 - Economics of the Environment Credit Hours: 3
- ECON 3350 - Economics of Energy Credit Hours: 3
- ECON 3400 - International Trade Credit Hours: 3
- ECON 3500 - Development Economics Credit Hours: 3
- ECON 3510 - Agricultural Development Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3260 - Urban Geography Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3290 - World Economic Geography Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3400 - Geography of Development Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3410 - Geography of Hunger and Food Security Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3430 - Global Issues in Environment Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3440 - Agricultural Ecosystems Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 4450 - Gender, Environment, and Development Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 4480 - Migration and Development Credit Hours: 3
- GLC 3010 - Global Economic Trends and Strategic Alliances Credit Hours: 4
- GLC 3020 - Global Competition and Industry Trends Credit Hours: 4
- INST 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 10
- MGT 3600 - Introduction to International Business Credit Hours: 3
- MGT 3650 - International Market Assessment and Entry Credit Hours: 3
- MGT 4640 - Cross-Cultural Leadership and Management Credit Hours: 3
- MKT 4410 - International Marketing Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 3540 - Different Approaches to American Foreign Policy Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4225 - Law and Colonialism Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4270 - Theories of American Foreign Policy Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4400 - The Politics of Developing Areas Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4415 - Religion and Global Politics Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4480 - Comparative Public Policy Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4600 - International Political Economy Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4640 - Global Humanitarianism Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4738 - The Politics of Race in Global Context Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4765 - Postcolonial Politics Credit Hours: 3
- SOC 4680 - Crimes Against Humanity Credit Hours: 3
- WGSS 4100 - Global Feminisms Credit Hours: 3
- WGSS 4110 - Women and Globalization Credit Hours: 3
Health and Development Thematic Core
Complete the following course:
- IHS 2210 - Introduction to Global Health Credit Hours: 3
Health and Development Thematic Elective
Complete a total of 9 hours from the following courses:
- ANTH 3550 - Medical Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
- IHS 3222 - Comparative Health Systems Credit Hours: 3
- IHS 3521 - Global Health Research and Service Credit Hours: 3
- IHS 4303 - Secondary data analysis in global health and development Credit Hours: 4
- INST 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 10
Global Sustainability and Environmental Literacy Thematic Core
Complete the following course:
- PBIO 1000 - Plants and the Global Environment Credit Hours: 3
Global Sustainability and Environmental Literacy Thematic Elective
Complete a total of 9 hours from the following courses:
- BIOS 2750 - Ecology in the 21st Century Credit Hours: 3
- ECON 3130 - Economics of the Environment Credit Hours: 3
- ECON 3140 - Natural Resource Economics Credit Hours: 3
- ECON 3350 - Economics of Energy Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3150 - Landforms and Landscapes Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3160 - Biogeography Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3210 - Population Geography Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3410 - Geography of Hunger and Food Security Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3430 - Global Issues in Environment Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3440 - Agricultural Ecosystems Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 4170 - Landscape Ecology Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 4450 - Gender, Environment, and Development Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 4480 - Migration and Development Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 4520 - Environmental and Sustainability Planning Credit Hours: 3
- GEOL 3300 - Principles of Geomorphology Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3060 - American Environmental History Credit Hours: 3
- INST 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 10
- PBIO 3220 - Tropical Plant Ecology Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4250 - Environmental and Climate Change Politics and Policy Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4260 - Politics of the Contemporary Environmental Movement Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4840 - The Politics of Sustainability Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4880 - Environmental and Public Policy Dispute Resolution Credit Hours: 3
- SOC 4810 - Environmental Sociology Credit Hours: 3
Arts, Culture, and Society Thematic Core
Complete the following course:
- HIST 1330 - Introduction to World History Since 1750 Credit Hours: 3
Arts, Culture, and Society Thematic Elective
Complete a total of 9 hours from the following courses:
- AAS 3640 - Comparative Study of Injustice Credit Hours: 3
- ANTH 3010 - Visual Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
- ANTH 3400 - Applied Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
- ANTH 3450 - Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective Credit Hours: 3
- ANTH 3490 - Life History: The Individual and Culture Credit Hours: 3
- ANTH 3500 - Economic Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
- ANTH 3510 - Political Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
- ANTH 3530 - Anthropology of Violence and Peace Credit Hours: 3
- ANTH 3570 - Anthropology of Religion Credit Hours: 3
- ANTH 3590 - Before the Sickle and Plow: Archaeology of Foraging Societies Credit Hours: 3
- ANTH 3600 - Origins of Food Production Credit Hours: 3
- CARS 3030 - Political Islam Credit Hours: 3
- CARS 3210 - Religion and Violence Credit Hours: 3
- DANC 4550 - Dance Ethnography: Intellectualizing the Body’s Motion Credit Hours: 3
- DANC 4750 - Dance in Non-Western Expressive Cultures Credit Hours: 3
- EDLE 4200 - Comparative Cultures and Education Credit Hours: 3
- ENG 3550 - Global Literature Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3220 - Geography of Religious Space and Place Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 2600 - Soccer and World History, 19th Century to the Present Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3164 - History of U.S. Involvement in World Affairs, 1945-Present Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3270 - Slavery in the Americas Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3330 - Oil, the Persian Gulf, and World Power Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3500 - Science and Society in the Modern World Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3550 - The Age of Darwin, 1800-Present Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3790 - History of Sea Power Credit Hours: 3
- INST 3700 - Global Governance Credit Hours: 3
- INST 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 10
- MDIA 4170 - Media and the Muslim World Credit Hours: 3
- PHIL 4400 - Contemporary Social Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 3520 - International Peace Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4465 - Gandhi and King: Nonviolence as Philosophy and Strategy Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4480 - Comparative Public Policy Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4490 - Nationalism/Ethnic Conflict Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4550 - International Law Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4560 - International Organization Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4565 - International Human Rights Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4570 - National Security in the Contemporary Era Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4580 - Introduction to War and its Causes Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4590 - Terrorism Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4710 - Contemporary Radical and Critical Theories Credit Hours: 3
- SOC 4140 - Contemporary Social Movements Credit Hours: 3
- SOC 4210 - Comparative Studies of Family Credit Hours: 3
- SOC 4680 - Crimes Against Humanity Credit Hours: 3
Security Studies Thematic Core
Complete the following course:
- POLS 3520 - International Peace Credit Hours: 3
Security Studies Thematic Elective
Complete a total of 9 hours from the following courses:
- AAS 3640 - Comparative Study of Injustice Credit Hours: 3
- ANTH 3530 - Anthropology of Violence and Peace Credit Hours: 3
- ANTH 4480 - Blood, Bones, and Violence Credit Hours: 3
- ANTH 4620 - Human Rights, Law and Justice Credit Hours: 3
- CARS 3210 - Religion and Violence Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3004 - Revolutionary Era Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3030 - United States in World War II Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3050 - The United States and the Vietnam War Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3081 - The Civil War and its Aftermath Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3164 - History of U.S. Involvement in World Affairs, 1945-Present Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3211 - American Military History, 1600-Present Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3213 - War, Violence, Modernity Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3270 - Slavery in the Americas Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3532 - History of the Crusades Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3640 - Europe Between World Wars, 1919-1939 Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3682 - Nazi Germany Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3741 - Origins of World War II, 1914-1941 Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3750 - World War I Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3770 - The Holocaust Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3821 - Russia: Road to Revolution 1825-1917 Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3823 - The USSR in World War II Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3831 - Modern Poland: War, Revolution and Peace from 1905 to the Present Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3865 - Churchill’s Britain Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3866 - Afghan Wars Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3868 - British Empire in the 20th Century Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 4742 - The Cold War: a Global History Credit Hours: 3
- INST 3700 - Global Governance Credit Hours: 3
- INST 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 10
- INST 4950 - War and Peace Studies Seminar Credit Hours: 3
- ITS 4510 - Cybersecurity for Network and Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
- JOUR 4630 - Media and Conflicts Credit Hours: 3
- LET 2908 - Terrorism and Homeland Security Credit Hours: 3
- PHIL 4460 - Justice and Liberty Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 3520 - International Peace Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4465 - Gandhi and King: Nonviolence as Philosophy and Strategy Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4490 - Nationalism/Ethnic Conflict Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4565 - International Human Rights Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4570 - National Security in the Contemporary Era Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4580 - Introduction to War and its Causes Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4590 - Terrorism Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4600 - International Political Economy Credit Hours: 3
- PSY 3520 - Social Psychology of Justice Credit Hours: 3
- SOC 4140 - Contemporary Social Movements Credit Hours: 3
- SOC 4680 - Crimes Against Humanity Credit Hours: 3