International Studies

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INTL 199 Introduction to International Issues (4) June 16–20. Survey of major political, economic, and cultural themes in international studies through in-class debates on key contemporary issues. Introduces students to the tools needed for later courses in international studies. Required for the major.

INTL 240 Perspectives on International Development (4) June 23–July 18. Introduction to major ideologies, theories, historical processes, and contemporary challenges in international development.

INTL 250 Value Systems in Cross-Cultural Perspective (4) June 23–July 18. Introduction to value systems of various cultures, focusing on how values relate to religion, forms of social organization, group affiliation, and patterns of conflict resolution. Extra fee. Carpenter.

INTL 260 Culture, Capitalism, and Globalization (4) July 21–August 15. Cultural and historical perspectives on the development of capitalism as a way of life and its relationship to contemporary global issues and imbalances. Wooten.

INTL 399 Global Perspective on Disability (1) August 23–24. Explores the challenges of disabled women and their organizations in developing and developed worlds. Requires consultation with instructor on final paper. Self-support course fee, $150, replaces fees listed in the Tuition section of this catalog. Coreq: INTL 405 (Reading and Conference: Global Perspective on Disability). Sygall.

INTL 399 Latin America through Film I: Central America (1) July 12–13. Places films under review in historical and social context to analyze development and social challenges in Mexico and Central America. Requires consultation with instructor on final paper. Coreq: INTL 405 (Reading and Conference: Latin America through Film I). Hindery.

INTL 399 Latin America through Film II: South America (1) July 19–20. Places films under review in historical and social context to analyze development and social challenges in South America and the Caribbean. Requires consultation with instructor on final paper. Coreq: INTL 405 (Reading and Conference: Latin America through Film II). Hindery.

INTL 399 Militant Islam: Foundations in Faith (1) June 21–22. Introduces participants to the historical and theological foundations of militant Islam by exploring the various ways the concept of jihad has been understood in Muslim societies and studying various foundational movements. Requires consultation with instructor after class on final paper. Coreq: INTL 405 (Reading and Conference: Militant Islam: Foundations in Faith). Weiss.

INTL 399 Militant Islam: Manifestations Today (1) June 28–29. Introduces participants to the larger goals of militant Islamist groups, probes why we are seeing more groups oriented toward militant Islam today, and identifies the distinctions between groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood and al-Qaeda. Requires consultation with instructor on final paper. Coreq: INTL 405 (Reading and Conference: Militant Islam: Manifestations Today). Weiss.

INTL 399 Smuggling in Global Perspective (4) June 23–July 18. Focuses on smuggling and the social implications of illegal global trade. Why are some trades legal and others not Who are the winners and losers What is the impact on issues of social justice locally and globally Mezahav.

INTL 401 Research: [Topic] (1–12R)

INTL 403 Thesis (1–12R)

INTL 405 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–12R)

INTL 405 Reading and Conference: Global Perspective on Disability (1) Coreq: INTL 399 (Global Perspective on Disability).

INTL 405 Reading and Conference: Latin America through Film I: Central America (1) Coreq: INTL 399 (Latin America through Film I).

INTL 405 Reading and Conference: Latin America through Film II: South America (1) Coreq: INTL 399 (Latin America through Film II).

INTL 405 Reading and Conference: Militant Islam: Foundations in Faith (1) Coreq: INTL 399 (Militant Islam: Foundations in Faith).

INTL 405 Reading and Conference: Militant Islam: Manifestations Today (1) Coreq: INTL 399 (Militant Islam: Manifestations Today).

INTL 406 Field Studies: [Topic] (1–12R)

INTL 407/507 Indian Society through Film (4) July 21–August 15. Social issues -explored through film—the ways in which Indian society and history are -depicted, the depiction versus the historical reality, and the film industry’s effect on social orientations and values. Weiss.

INTL 407/507 Lenses on Africa (4) June 23–August 15. Social, political, and cultural debates within Africa about the nature of change and the definition of heritage, seen through the works of contemporary African filmmakers.

INTL 407/507 Southeast Asian Society through Film (4) -June 16–20. Films by Asian filmmakers and films about Asia made elsewhere. Discussion emphasizes social issues and local societies, contextualization of the films with sociohistorical and cultural background information. Carpenter.

INTL 409 Practicum: [Topic] (1–12R)

INTL 410/510 Global Sports and Politics (4) June 23–July 18. An interdisciplinary inquiry into amateur and professional sports and their intersection with power and politics. Integrates theory with contemporary and historical case studies. Mezahav.

INTL 410/510 Sustainable Tourism (4) July 21–August 15. Assesses the challenges in developing travel destinations worldwide, including the cultural dynamics of visitors and local residents, and the commodification of indigenous communities in their transition from being the target of resource extraction to tourist attraction. Ringer.

INTL 420/520 International Community Development (4) June 23–August 15. Introduction to communitarian theory and grass-roots development practices. Comparison across North-South divide of efforts to alleviate poverty, promote sustainability, and ensure mobilization and cohesion. Martin.

INTL 431/531 Cross-Cultural Communication (4) July 21–August 15. Focuses on skills and insights needed by professionals working in cross-cultural settings. Considers values, development, education, politics, and environment as central to cross-cultural understanding. Prereq: INTL 250.

INTL 503 Thesis (1–12R)

INTL 601 Research: [Topic] (1–12R)

INTL 605 Reading and Conference: -[Topic] (1–12R)

INTL 606 Field Studies: [Topic] (1–12R)

INTL 609 Practicum: [Topic] (1–12R)