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| Concentrations require 21 credit hours of course work. After
choosing a concentration, the IST major will select seven courses from
the list provided for each concentration. |
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| Area Concentrations |
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Africa Asia
and Pacific Basin
EuropeLatin
America |
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| Disciplinary
Concentrations |
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| AnthropologyEconomicsGeographyHistory
(Non-Western, Europe) |
| International HealthPolitical
ScienceWomen's
Studies |
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| Area Concentrations |
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| Africa |
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| This provides students with an understanding of African
peoples and cultures and how those peoples have been affected, over time,
by contacts with a much wider world, enabling the major to grasp Africa's
position in the modern world. |
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ANT 304: Peoples of Africa |
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ENG 365: Third World Literature |
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FRE 311: Francophone Literatures |
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GRY 485: Africa, South of the Sahara |
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HIS 225: Introduction to Africa |
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HIS 322: Modern Africa, 1800-Present |
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HIS 431: South Africa |
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HIS 531: Issues in African History |
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POL 290: Introduction to African Politics and Society |
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| Asia and Pacific Basin |
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| This concentration provides students with a broad understanding
of the diverse societies and peoples of Asia, which constitute more than
half of the world's population. |
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ANT 310: Peoples of South and Southeast Asia |
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ANT 312: Peoples of the Middle East |
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ANT 330: Religions of Asia |
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ECO 313: Economic Development of Asia |
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HIS 332: Modern China |
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HIS 383: Chinese Civilization |
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HIS 385: History of Japan |
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HIS 386: Modern Pacific Asia |
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HIS 435: East Asian-American Relations |
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POL 262: Comparative Politics: Asia |
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POL 376: Asian Political Thought |
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POL 454: International Politics of Asia |
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POL 462: Political Culture and Behavior in Asian Societies |
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| Europe |
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| The concentration in Europe will provide students with a
broad understanding of the forces that have made modern Europe and are
shaping its culture, its people, and its politics in the post-Cold War
era. |
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ATH 222: Art History II |
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ENG 457: Modern Anglo-Irish Literature |
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ENG 471: The Modern English Novel |
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ECO 304: Comparative Economic Systems |
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GRY 484: Geography of Europe |
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POL 260: Comparative Politics: Europe |
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POL 461: Political Culture and Behavior in Western
Societies |
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POL 465: Contemporary British Politics and Government |
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FRE 318: French Civilization |
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GER 318: German Civilization |
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SPA 318: Hispanic Civilization (Europe) |
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HIS 111: Western Civilization Since 1715 |
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HIS 348: Europe Since 1914 |
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HIS 333: Russia, 850-1894 |
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HIS 334: Russia Since 1894 |
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HIS 350: Issues in History |
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HIS 441: Britain Since 1688 |
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HIS 445: France Since 1800 |
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| Latin America |
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| This concentration gives students exposure to a major player
in the international scene, whose influence can also be felt in the several
cultural communities that are found in distinct geographic regions in
the United States. |
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ANT 314: Peoples of Latin America |
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ECO 312: Economic Development in Latin America |
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FLT 399: Foreign Literature in Translation |
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GRY 482: Central America and the Caribbean |
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HIS 325: Colonial Latin America |
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HIS 326: Modern Latin America |
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POL 264: Comparative Politics: Latin America |
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POL 455: International Politics of Latin America |
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POL 463: Political Culture & Behavior in Latin American
Societies |
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SPA 313: Survey of Spanish-American Literature |
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SPA 318: Hispanic Civilization (Spanish America) |
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SPA 423: Themes in Literature |
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| Disciplinary
Concentrations |
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| Anthropology |
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| This concentration offers the opportunity to gain insight
into the lifeways and cultural institutions of both non-western and western
cultures. Students choosing anthropology as an IST concentration will
be prepared to encounter the global issues facing present-day indigenous
and migrant populations, which range from ethnic identity to cultural
survival. |
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ANT 230 - Prejudice and Discrimination |
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ANT 234 - Anthropology of Gender |
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ANT 300 - Human Evolution and Survival |
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ANT 302 - Native American Ethnology |
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ANT 304 - Peoples of Africa |
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ANT 306 - Folk Societies and Lifestyles |
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ANT 310 - Peoples of South and Southeast Asia |
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ANT 312 - Peoples of the Middle East |
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ANT 314 - Peoples of Latin America |
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ANT 315 - Development Anthropology |
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ANT 350 - Language in Society and Culture |
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ANT 352 - U.S. Ethnic Identity and Conflict |
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ANT 404 - Applied Anthropology |
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ANT 406 - Contact and Culture Change |
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ANT 410 - Cultural Ecology |
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ANT 492 - Anthropological Theory |
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ANT 493 - Anthropological Methods |
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| Economics |
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| This concentration is designed to give students a strong
background in economic theory and a clear understanding of key economic
trends, issues and policies as they relate to globalization and the changing
world economy. |
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ECO 110: Principles of Macroeconomics |
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ECO 111: Principles of Microeconomics |
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ECO 300: Macroeconomic Theory |
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ECO 301: Economics of the Firm |
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ECO 304: Comparative Economic Systems |
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ECO 306: Comparative Approaches in Political Theory |
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ECO 307: Marxian Economics |
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ECO 311: Economic Development |
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ECO 312: Economics Development of Latin America |
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ECO 313: Economic Development of Asia |
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ECO 325: Political Economy of Women |
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ECO 326: Political Economy of Race and Class |
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ECO 335: Resource and Environmental Economics |
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ECO 383: Labor Economics |
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ECO 441: International Trade |
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ECO 443: International Finance |
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| Geography |
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| This concentration aims to provide students with an understanding
of the world from a geographic perspective: the study of the interdependence
of human and environmental factors. This perspective provides an appreciation
of the diversity of the patterns--cultural, social, political-- of the
way in which the surface of the world is organized. |
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GRY 120: Cultural Geography |
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GRY 125: Human Geography and Global Development |
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GRY 240: Economic Geography (when applicable) |
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GRY 251: Cities of the World |
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GRY 270: Political Geography |
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GRY 315: Ecotourism |
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GRY 415: Tourism Planning and Development |
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GRY 470: Resource Geography (when applicable) |
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GRY 482: Central America and the Caribbean |
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GRY 484: Geography of Europe |
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GRY 485: Africa, South of the Sahara |
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| History |
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| The History concentration offers students an understanding
of the forces that operated through the centuries to make the world as
it is today. Focusing particularly on the last 500 years, this concentration
traces the historical basis of the modern world system and then allows
students to focus on particular areas and examine how those areas came
to fit into the world system. |
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| HIS 100: The World to 1500 |
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HIS 318: History of Women in |
| HIS 225: Introduction to Africa |
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Modern
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HIS 321: Africa, Human Origins to1800
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HIS 333: Modern Russia, 850-1894 |
| HIS 322: Modern Africa, 1800 to Present |
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HIS 334: Russia, Since 1894 |
| HIS 325: Colonial Latin America |
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HIS 346: Renaissance and |
| Reformation |
| HIS 326: Modern Latin America |
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| HIS 332: Modern China |
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HIS 348: Europe Since 1914 |
| HIS 385 History of Japan |
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HIS 363: Jews in the Modern World, |
| HIS 386: Modern Pacific Asia |
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| HIS 430: Vietnam War |
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HIS 441: Britain Since 1688 |
| HIS 431: South Africa |
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HIS 443: Ireland since 1660 |
| HIS 435: East Asian-American Relations |
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HIS 445: France Since 1800 |
| HIS 461: Modern Israel and the Arab-Israeli |
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HIS 460: The Holocaust |
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HIS 465: The Soviet Union, 1917- |
| HIS 531: Issues in African History |
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| International Health |
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| This concentration is designed for individuals seeking careers
in International Health Practice. The concentration prepares the individual
for an entry level position with international agencies that deal with
international health, nutrition, development, and relief issues. |
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BIO 102: Ecology and the Human Environment |
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HLH 111: International Health & Culture |
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HLH 203: Community Health |
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HLH 220: Safety Ed. and Responding to Emergency |
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HLH 323: Foods and Nutrition |
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HLH 391: Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
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HLH 390: Environmental Health and Ecology |
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HLH 392: Environmental Pollutants & Toxicology |
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HLH 110: Personal and Community Health |
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HLH 201: Health Problems of the Underserved |
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HLH 360: Health Administration & Planning |
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| Political Science |
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| The study of political science is central to an understanding
both of the political life of areas of the world such as Latin America,
Europe, Africa but also to the dynamics of international politics. The
political science concentration provides a solid grounding in the study
of politics and prepares students for study abroad, for post-graduate
study in law or politics, and for a wide variety of careers in government,
law, the private sector, and the non-governmental sector. Above all, it
provides students as citizens with the intellectual skills to understand
the world around them. |
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POL 101: Introduction to World Politics |
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POL 160: Model European Union |
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POL 250: International Relations |
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POL 260: Comparative Politics: Europe |
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POL 262: Comparative Politics: Asia |
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POL 264: Comparative Politics: Latin America |
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POL 290: Introduction to African Politics and Society |
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POL 300: Issues in Political Science |
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POL 350: American Foreign Policy |
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POL 362: Politics of Developing Nations |
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POL 376: Asian Political Thought |
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POL 441: Comparative Public Policy |
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POL 450: International Law |
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POL 454: International Politics in Asia |
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POL 455: International Politics in Latin America |
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POL 456: International Politics in the Middle East |
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POL 461: Europe Today: People and Politics |
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POL 462: Political Culture and Behavior in Asian Societies |
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POL 463: Political Culture and Behavior in Latin American
Societies |
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POL 465: Contemporary British Politics and Government
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| Women's Studies |
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| This concentration is designed to provide an expertise in
global women's issues. Students who choose this concentration will be
exposed to topics concerning women's roles and status in domestic and
international societies in both historical and contemporary contexts.
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WST 100: Approaches to Women's Studies |
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WST 400: Women's Studies Colloquium |
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ANT 234: Anthropology of Gender |
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ECO 325: Political Economy of Women |
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HLH 550: Women's Health |
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HIS 318: History of Women in Modern Europe |
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PHI 380: Feminist Social Thought |
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| Six semester hours chosen in consultation with
student's advisor from courses in any of the following fields: Anthropology,
Economics, Health, History, Political Science. These courses should relate
directly to the area of international/women's studies the student intends
to pursue. |
