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May 19, 2024
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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
International Studies with a concentration in Global Conflict, BA
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In our increasingly interconnected world, businesses and government agencies have increased their search for employees who understand world issues, especially global conflicts and resolutions. A Bachelor of Arts with a major in international studies and a concentration in global conflict makes you a valuable asset to any organization with whom you choose to work.
This major is designed to prepare students for jobs in the public and private sectors, where globalization is increasing dramatically, or to enter a graduate degree program.
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Hours required and general/college requirements
A minimum of 120 semester hours, of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree as specified in the General University Requirements in the Academics section of this catalog and the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences requirements.
Major requirements
Majors need 42 hours from the list of approved courses below, including:
Global Conflict concentration, 36 hours
Twelve of the 36 hours must be advanced-level courses.
International Security and Conflict Resolution, 9 hours
Global Modern History and Contemporary Issues, 9 hours
Regions Course, 9 hours
Students may select 9 hours of courses from the Regions Courses section of the Bachelor of Arts with a major in International Studies and a concentration in global perspectives degree.
- ANTH 3200 - Latin America
- ANTH 3220 - Mayan Culture
- ANTH 3300 - Peoples and Cultures of the Pacific
- ANTH 3400 - Peoples and Cultures of Africa
- ANTH 3500 - Cultures and Civilizations of the Middle East
- ANTH 3600 - Peoples and Cultures of Europe
- ANTH 3700 - Peoples and Cultures of South Asia
- ANTH 3710 - Peoples and Cultures of East Asia
- ANTH 3720 - Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia
- ECON 4855 - U.S.-Mexico Economic Relations
- GEOG 3750 - Geography of Contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa
- GEOG 3760 - Geography of China: Environment and Society
- GEOG 3770 - Latin America: Geography and Globalization
- HIST 3450 - Islam and its Empires
- HIST 3460 - Modern Middle Eastern History
- HIST 3550 - Imperial China
- HIST 3560 - Modern China
- HIST 3570 - Japanese History
- HIST 3090 - Britain and Ireland in the Age of Revolution, 1603–1832
- HIST 4050 - Russia from the 9th to the 19th Century
- HIST 4055 - The Russian Empire from 1700 to 1917
- HIST 4060 - Russia in the 20th and 21st Centuries
- HIST 4061 - Russian Cultural History of the 19th and 20th Centuries
- HIST 4065 - Warfare and Society in Europe from the French Revolution to World War II
- HIST 4066 - World War I
- HIST 4070 - World War II: European Theater
- HIST 4072 - World War II in Asia and the Pacific
- HIST 4073 - World War II: The Soviet-German War
- HIST 4075 - The Korean and Vietnam Wars
- HIST 4081 - The Rise of English Sea Power: 1399-1714
- HIST 4100 - Modern Britain Since 1830
- HIST 4104 - The British Raj
- HIST 4110 - British Empire in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific
- HIST 4114 - Race and Gender in British Imperial Wars 1830-present
- HIST 4124 - Risings, Revolts, and Rebels of the British Empire, 1900-1930
- HIST 4125 - The Military History of England and its Colonies
- HIST 4171 - Latin America: The Colonial Experience, 1492–1821
- HIST 4172 - Modern Latin America: 1810-Present
- HIST 4173 - Latin American Food History
- HIST 4174 - Revolutions in Twentieth-Century Latin America
- HIST 4180 - Colonial Mexico and the Spanish Southwest
- HIST 4190 - Mexico, 1810–Present
- HIST 4240 - Nationalism, Zionism and Islamism in Modern Middle Eastern History
- HIST 4241 - World Histories of Pop Music
- HIST 4245 - Gender, Race and Class Issues in Middle Eastern History
- HIST 4246 - Imperialism in the Modern Middle East
- HIST 4247 - A History of Jews in the Middle East
- HIST 4248 - Palestinian History
- HIST 4249 - Food, Sex, and Drugs in Middle Eastern History
- HIST 4250 - Modern Middle Eastern Diasporas
- HIST 4282 - Settler Colonialism and Empire
- HIST 4260 - Topics in History
- HIST 4283 - Decolonization in Asia and Africa
- HIST 4300 - The French Revolution, 1774–1799
- HIST 4301 - Napoleonic Europe, 1799–1815
- HIST 4302 - Wars of Napoleon, 1792–1815
- HIST 4303 - Age of Empire 1848-1914
- HIST 4320 - Anti-Semitism in Europe, French Revolution to Present
- HIST 4335 - Age of Revolutions: Europe, 1700–1918
- HIST 4350 - Europe, 1914–1945
- HIST 4364 - Germany from Luther to Napoleon, 1500 to 1815
- HIST 4365 - Modern Germany, 1815–Present
- HIST 4370 - Intellectual, Cultural and Social History of Modern Europe since 1789
- HIST 4385 - Nazi Germany
- HIST 4390 - The Holocaust, 1933–1945
- HIST 4395 - The State of Israel
- HIST 4565 - Chinese Military History, 1750-Present
- HIST 4580 - Africa to the Nineteenth Century
- HIST 4590 - Modern Africa
- HIST 4605 - History of South Asia, 1757–1947
- HIST 4610 - Contemporary South Asia
- INST 4854 - Political Economy of the Middle East
- INST 4855 - International Relations and Politics of the Middle East
- INST 4857 - Human Security in the 21st Century
- INST 4859 - Middle East Politics and Society through Film
- MUET 3030 - Music Cultures of the World
- MUET 3050 - Music of Africa
- MUET 3070 - Studies in Asian Music
- MUET 3080 - Studies in Latin-American Music
- MUET 3090 - Music of India and Pakistan
- PSCI 3611 - Politics of Central America and the Caribbean
- PSCI 3620 - Politics of Western Europe
- PSCI 3621 - Politics of Russia, Eurasia, and East Europe
- PSCI 3630 - Politics of Africa
- PSCI 3631 - Peace and Conflict in Africa
- PSCI 3641 - Politics of Japan
- PSCI 3642 - Politics of China
- PSCI 3650 - Middle East Politics
- PSCI 3700 - Area Politics
- PSCI 3701 - Politics of Mexico
- PSCI 3702 - Latin American Politics
- PSCI 3703 - Security in Latin America
- PSCI 3704 - U.S.-Latin American Relations
- PHIL 4053 - Introduction to Subantarctic Biocultural Conservation
- PHIL 4775 - Latin American Philosophy
- WLLC 3100 - Arab Cultures in Film and Music
- WLLC 3200 - Chinese Culture and Society
- WLLC 3310 - The Best of French Pop Culture
- WLLC 3400 - The Holocaust and Film
- WLLC 3410 - German Popular Culture
- WLLC 3420 - German Graphic Novels
- WLLC 3530 - Cosa Nostra: The Mafia in History and Fiction
- WLLC 3600 - Japanese Popular Culture
Other course requirements
6 upper-division hours in a foreign language of the student’s choice. International students who attended high school in a non-native English-speaking country and have been exempted from the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences foreign language requirement can substitute 6 hours of advanced English writing courses with prior approval of the International Studies director or academic advisor.
Latin and Sign Language courses will not count toward this requirement.
Electives
Hours required for electives may vary based on course selection and the University Core Curriculum requirements. Electives may be required to satisfy the advanced hour requirement (42) and/or the minimum total hours required for the degree. For specific information, see an academic advisor in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.
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