Requirements for a Certificate in International Studies

Requirements for a Certificate in International Studies

To earn a certificate in international studies, you must complete a minimum of 18 credits with a GPA of 2.00 or higher. When applicable, courses counted toward the certificate may also count toward other requirements for your degree. You must be at least a sophomore in good standing to apply to this program.

The 18 credit hours necessary for this certificate must be distributed according to the following 4 categories. Additional courses on international topics that are taught only occasionally may also qualify for credit toward the certificate; they will be listed in the Schedule of Classes each semester. Please contact the International Studies director(s) if you have questions about which courses are eligible for credit toward the certificate.

*Courses marked with an asterisk have prerequisites or special requirements. Please consult your course bulletin or individual departments to be sure that you are eligible to enroll.

3 Credits
INTL I200	Introduction to International Studies
6 Credits to be chosen from the following:
*BUS D300	International Business Administration
HIST H232	The World in the 20^th Century
*ECON E430	International Economics
MUS Z105	Traditions in World Music
POLS Y109	Introduction to International Relations
POLS Y200/401	International Human Rights
POLS Y374	International Organizations
SOC S308	Introduction to Comparative Sociology
3 Credits (at least one course) in a non-Western area:
ANTH E310	Introduction to Cultures of Africa
ANTH E321	People of Mexico
ANTH E330	Indians of South America
ANTH E455	Anthropology of Religion
ANTH A479	Indian Cultures of Peru
ENG L114	Introduction to African Literature
FWAS H201	The Ancient World
HIST D410	Russian Revolutions and the Regime
HIST D426	Balkans: 1914-Present
HIST F332	African History: Colonial Rule to Independence
HIST F342	Latin America : Evolution and Revolution
HIST F346	Modern Mexico
HIST F432	20th-Century Latin American Revolution
HIST F447	U.S.-Latin American Relations
HIST F477	US-Latin American Relations
HIST H202	Russia : 1801-Present
HIST T335	Topics in Non-Western History
POLS Y332	Russian Politics
POLS Y338	African Politics
POLS Y339	Middle Eastern Political Systems
POLS Y340	East European Politics
REL 301	Introduction to Islam
*SOC S410	Topics in Social Organization
*SPAN S412	Latin-American Culture and Civilization
6 Credits additional credits (may be chosen from the list below and/or from the list of non-Western courses above):
ANTH E402	Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
ANTH A460	European Ethnography
CMLT C340	Women in World Literature
FINA H390	International Travel
FINA H415	Art of Pre-Columbian
FOLK F111	Introduction to World Folk Music
FOLK F305	Asian Folklore
*FREN F464	Civilisation Française II
FWAS H202	Foundations of the Modern Western World
*GER G362	Deutsche Landeskunde
*GER G363	Deutsche Kulturgeschichte
HIST A345	American Diplomatic History I
HIST A346	American Diplomatic History II
HIST B361	Europe in the 20^th Century I
HIST B378	History of Germany
INTL I208	International Cinema
*POLS Y335	Western European Politics
POLS Y350	Politics of the European Union
*POLS Y367	International Law
POLS Y370	Workshop in International Topics
*POLS Y376	International Political Economy
POLS Y401	Terrorism and Tyranny
*SPAN S411	Spanish Culture and Civilization
*WOST W301	International Perspectives on Women

Foreign Language Requirement

In addition to the 18 credits stipulated above, students must demonstrate basic proficiency in a language other than English. The proficiency may be demonstrated by placing at the third-semester level or higher on the foreign language placement test, by completing a 113 course (First-Year French, German, or Spanish in One Semester), or by completing the first two semesters of a foreign language at the college level. Students who speak a language other than English are exempt from this requirement.