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4.00 Credits
This course will focus on politics, economics and society in another region of the world; students will attend pre-and post-travel sessions on campus and travel.
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4.00 Credits
Current or specialized topics will differ with instructor; offered primarily for sophomores, juniors, and seniors. It may not be appropriate for freshmen. May be taken for credit more than once if content differs.
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4.00 Credits
(same as POL 345) Prerequisities: PRE INT 200, POL 230, any 200-level PHL course is a prerequisite or permission of the instructor This course examines the evolution of human rights movements since World War II and their influence on the behavior of nation states and other transnational actors. Major topics considered include: the history of the contemporary human rights movement, realism and liberalism in international relations theory, human rights in American foreign policy, and the role of non-state actors in international affairs. Significant attention may also be given to non-U.S. perspectives, selected regional issues, and current topics such as: women's rights, terrorism, self-determination, globalization, forced labor, democratization, and humanitarian intervention.
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4.00 Credits
(same as INB 350) Prerequisite: ECO 101 or ECO 102 The course examines trade relationships, flows, and structures in the context of historical experiences, contemporary political relationships, and economic imperatives. With a focus on the Caribbean region, the course also looks at how international trade processes actually work. INT 364 History of the Caribbean 1 course unit (same as HIS 364) This course takes a long historical, sociological, economic, and political view of the Caribbean Basin. It examines the origins of the region as a unique cultural and political space defined by the interplay between the indigenous inhabitants, African Slaves, Asian immigrants, European empires (Spanish, Dutch, French, and English), and American hegemony. The course explains the Caribbean Basin as a dynamic historical space defined by the diversity of its inhabitants, tensions between cultures, relationship to its past, and efforts to fit into an expanding culture of global capitalism. INT 355 Political Economy of Natural Resources 1 course unit (same as POL355) This course is designed to give advanced undergraduates an introduction to scholarship on the politics of natural resources use. It combines theoretical material with study of a wide range of detailed cases-cases that vary by the type of natural resource (minerals, water, forests), by the geographical (and to some degree, historical) setting, and by the level of analysis (local, national, and international). Though the course is focused on political questions, it draws on scholarship from economics, history, and geography. INT 360 Comparative Political Economy of Development 1 course unit (same as POL 352) Prerequisite: POL 250 or POL 355 or INT 355 or ECO 355 or INT 200 Offers an examination, within the framework of the comparative political economy of development literature, of a sample of developing countries and their efforts to develop economically and politically. INT 365 African Cinema: Francophone African Experience Through Film 1 course unit (same as AAS 365) This course offers an in-depth exploration of Francophone African cinema by Africans in front of and behind the camera. Cinema, as an ideological tool, has played a major role in Africa during colonial times and after the independence of African nations. It extends the spectrum of choices for students as well as laying the foundations of African history and culture from a filmic perspective. INT 370 Upper-level special Topics in International Studies 1 course unit Current or specialized topics will differ with instructor: offered primarily for juniors and seniors. It may not be appropriate for freshmen and sophomores. May be taken for credit more than once if content differs.
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4.00 Credits
(permission of instructor) Working in teams, students conduct research to further their interests and contribute to the instructor's project(s). The professor determines topic, problem, research design, and relevant sources. Students unearth, analyze, and report on findings. Open to majors and non-majors alike with permission of the instructor.
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1.00 - 8.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Prior to registration student proposal must be approved by the Program Director and faculty member supervising the project. Faculty advisor supervises independent reading and research.
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4.00 Credits
Offers an intensive study under close faculty supervision of a particular topic or problem in international studies through extensive reading by the student and the submission of both oral and written reports to the tutor. Emphasis is on the development of the student's depth of knowledge and understanding of scholarly issues through a close professional relationship between tutor and student.
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1.00 - 8.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Completion of internship proposal and approval of faculty supervisor and the Program Director. Supervised field experience in a public or private organization with an international focus; readings and an analytic paper place the experience in scholarly perspective. May be repeated for credit; no more than two course units may be counted toward the major. INT 410 Global Inequalities 1 course unit (same as PHL 370 when the topics are Global Inequalities or Just War and Humanitarian Intervention) Prerequisites: ECO 335 or POL 250 or POL 380 or PHL 350 is a prerequisite; and no freshmen may take the class Provides advanced students in International Studies with a framework for integrating their previous courses in area studies, international political economy, development studies, and international ethics into a comprehensive understanding of one of the major challenges facing the international community in the 21st century, the eradication of extreme poverty.
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4.00 Credits
Current or specialized topics will differ with instructor: offered primarily for seniors. It may not be appropriate for freshmen, sophomores and juniors. May be taken for credit more than once if content differs.
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4.00 - 8.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Student proposal must be approved prior to registration by faculty member supervising the thesis and the Program Director. Students will design and complete an original paper of substantial length under the direction of a faculty adviser.
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