Director: Timothy Koechlin;

Steering Committee: Pinar Batur (Sociology)^b, Christopher Bjork (Education), Robert K. Brigham (History), Patricia-Pia Célérier (French and Francophone Studies)^b, Andrew Davison (Political Science), Wenwei Du^ab (Chinese and Japanese), Maria Hantzopoulos (Education), Katherine Hite^b (Political Science), Martha Kaplan (Anthropology), Jamie T. Kelly (Philosophy), David A. Kennett (Economics)^a, Timothy Koechlin (International Studies), Candice M. Lowe Swift (Anthropology), Himadeep Muppidi (Political Science), Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert (Hispanic Studies), Thomas Parker (French and Francophone Studies), Michaela Pohl (History), Ismail O. D. Rashid (History), Stephen R. Rock (Political Science), Jeffrey Schneider (German Studies), Elliott Schreiber (German Studies), Joshua Schreier^ab (History), Fubing Su (Political Science), Vinay Swamy (French and Francophone Studies), David Tavárez^b (Anthropology), Silke von der Emde (German Studies), Eva Woods Peiró (Hispanic Studies), Yu Zhou (Earth Science and Geography);

Participating Faculty: Pinar Batur (Sociology)^b, Christopher Bjork (Education), Robert K. Brigham (History), Patricia-Pia Célérier (French and Francophone Studies)^b, Andrew Davison (Political Science), Wenwei Du^ab (Chinese and Japanese), Maria Hantzopoulos (Education), Katherine Hite^b (Political Science), Martha Kaplan (Anthropology), Jamie T. Kelly (Philosophy), David A. Kennett (Economics)^a, Timothy Koechlin (International Studies), Candice M. Lowe Swift (Anthropology), Himadeep Muppidi (Political Science), Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert (Hispanic Studies), Thomas Parker (French and Francophone Studies), Michaela Pohl (History), Ismail O. D. Rashid (History), Stephen R. Rock (Political Science), Jeffrey Schneider (German Studies), Elliott Schreiber (German Studies), Joshua Schreier^ab (History), Fubing Su (Political Science), Vinay Swamy (French and Francophone Studies), David Tavárez^b (Anthropology), Silke von der Emde (German Studies), Eva Woods Peiró (Hispanic Studies), Yu Zhou (Earth Science and Geography).

^a   On leave 2022/23, first semester

^b   On leave 2022/23, second semester

^ab On leave 2022/23

The multidisciplinary program in International Studies is designed to provide a solid and systematic grounding in the study of global interdependence while allowing students to develop strengths in at least two traditional departmental disciplines. A student’s course of study for the major is designed in close consultation with the director and the Panel of Advisers. The objectives are to build a core of knowledge in the international social sciences and develop fluency in at least one language, while ensuring a multidisciplinary perspective by encouraging students to approach international issues from the viewpoints that interest them most. Consequently, approved programs of study may include upper-level work in the sciences, humanities, literature and arts as well as the social sciences and languages. In general, the advising process should be initiated early in the sophomore year, especially if a student is interested in study abroad in the first semester of the junior year. Additional information on the registration process is available from the program office.

Programs

Major

• •  International Studies Major

Correlate Sequence in Migration and Displacement Studies

• •  Migration and Displacement Studies Correlate Sequence

Courses

International Studies: I. Introductory

• •  INTL 102 - Global Geography: People, Places, and Regions
• •  INTL 106 - Perspectives in International Studies
• •  INTL 109 - A Lexicon of Forced Migration
• •  INTL 110 - International Study Travel

International Studies: II. Intermediate

• •  INTL 211 - Islam in Europe and the Americas
• •  INTL 235 - Ending Deadly Conflict
• •  INTL 238 - Environmental China: Nature, Culture, and Development
• •  INTL 242 - Brazil in Crisis: Continuity and Change in Portuguese America
• •  INTL 249 - National Model United Nations
• •  INTL 251 - Global Feminism
• •  INTL 252 - Cities of the Global South: Urbanization and Social Change in the Developing World
• •  INTL 253 - Transitions In Europe
• •  INTL 255 - Global Political Economy
• •  INTL 261 - “The Nuclear Cage”: Environmental Theory and Nuclear Power
• •  INTL 265 - International Political Economy
• •  INTL 266 - Population, Environment and Sustainable Development
• •  INTL 270 - Diasporas
• •  INTL 271 - Hello, Dear Enemy: Mounting an Exhibition of Children’s Experiences of War and Displacement
• •  INTL 273 - Development Economics
• •  INTL 274 - Deep Dives into German Culture
• •  INTL 275 - International and Comparative Education
• •  INTL 276 - Economic Geography: Spaces of Global Capitalism
• •  INTL 278 - Education for Peace, Justice and Human Rights
• •  INTL 290 - Community-Engaged Learning
• •  INTL 298 - Independent Work

International Studies: III. Advanced

• •  INTL 300 - Senior Thesis
• •  INTL 301 - Senior Thesis
• •  INTL 302 - Senior Thesis
• •  INTL 305 - Senior Seminar
• •  INTL 330 - Religion, Critical Theory and Politics
• •  INTL 360 - Problems in Cultural Analysis
• •  INTL 361 - The Global Haitian Revolution
• •  INTL 368 - Toxic Futures: From Social Theory to Environmental Theory
• •  INTL 372 - Topics in Human Geography
• •  INTL 381 - Critical Inquiries into Refugee Resettlement and Education
• •  INTL 382 - Social Movements at the Borderlands
• •  INTL 385 - Women, Culture, and Development
• •  INTL 386 - Central Asia and the Caucasus: Nation Building and Human Rights
• •  INTL 399 - Senior Independent Work