International Studies

Director
 Kalpana Misra
Associate Professor of Political Science

Advisory Board
Christopher Anderson, Languages
Thomas Buoye, History
Robert Donaldson, Political Science
Ronald Jepperson, Sociology
Michael Mosher, Political Science

The certificate program in international studies meets the needs of students with personal, academic, and career interests in other cultures; in other political and economic systems; and in the institutions and practices of international relations. The program should be of special interest to students who plan a period of study abroad and serves as an excellent preparation for advanced study.

Certificate Requirements

Students must complete 21 hours of approved course work or 18 hours for students who take three years of a foreign language.

Certificate RequirementsCredit Hours
Core 9 
Area Emphasis 12 
Total Hours Required for Certificate 21 


Comparative Core Courses

  • Anth 2043, Patterns in Culture
  • Anth 3173, Gender Across Cultures
  • Econ 3083, International Economics
  • Econ 3113, Economic Development
  • Hist 2733, Colonialism and Imperialism
  • Pol 3113, Comparative Foreign Policy
  • Soc 3973, Globalization

Area Emphasis

The area of emphasis must include 12 credits, of which at least nine are upper level, and no more than six are in any single discipline. Options are divided by geographic region and include Europe, Asia/Africa, and Latin America/Caribbean.

Option I - Europe

  • Econ 3083, International Economics
  • Fr 3403, French Translation I
  • Fr 3423, Business French
  • Fr 3613, Amiens et Picardie en France
  • Fr 3693, Cinéma et Culture
  • Fr 4113, Topics in Francophone Literary and Cultural Studies
  • Fr 4123, Topics in Literary and Cultural Studies of France
  • Fr 4143, Genres and Periods
  • Fr 4523, TU in Amiens
  • Germ 3113, Women in German Letters
  • Germ 3213, Genre
  • Germ 3413, Religious Ideas
  • Germ 3513, Institutions
  • Germ 4413, Individual Authors
  • Germ 4513, Special Topics
  • Germ 4523, TU at Uni-Siegen
  • Hist 2723, Politics and Religion in Early Europe
  • Hist 2403, Modern Europe
  • Hist 2603, Russia and the West
  • Hist 2663, Russia Today
  • Hist 3463, 19th-Century Europe, 1789-1914
  • Hist 3473, 20th-Century Europe
  • Hist 4343, Modern Germany
  • Hist 4413, Emergence of Modern Russia
  • Hist 4423, Russia: Reform and Revolution
  • Hist 4443, Soviet Russia 
  • Pol 2023, European Politics
  • Pol 2033, World Politics in the 21st Century
  • Pol 2103, Global Threats to American Security
  • Pol 3113, Comparative Foreign Policy
  • Pol 4023, Russian Foreign Policy
  • Pol 4053, Politics and Culture of Russia
  • Pol 4093, American National Security Policy
  • Russ 3013, Russian Culture
  • Russ 3023, Culture of the Soviet Union
  • Russ 3033, Approaches to Russian Literature
  • Russ 3043, 20th-Century Russian Literature
  • Russ 4523, TU in Zelenograd
  • Soc 3113, Population and Ecology
  • Span 3013, The Culture of Spain
  • Span 3033, Explication of Hispanic Literary Texts
  • Span 4033, The Theatre in Spain
  • Span 4043, Narrative Patterns and the Quijote
  • Span 4053, Poetry of Spain
  • Span 4103, The Modern Spanish Narrative
  • Span 4113, Special Topics in Spanish
  • Span 4513, TU in La Plata
  • Span 4973, Seminar in Spanish Literature

Option II - Asia/Africa

  • Anth 2043, Patterns in Culture: Cultural Anthropology
  • Anth 3443, Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion
  • Econ 3083, International Economics
  • Fr 4403, French Translation II
  • Hist 2613, China and Japan from Antiquity to 1800
  • Hist 2623, China and Japan since 1800
  • Hist 3663, Reform and Revolution in Modern China
  • Hist 4673, Modern Japan, 1800 to Present
  • Pol 2033, World Politics in the 21st Century
  • Pol 2043, Politics and Culture of China
  • Pol 2113, Politics of Developing Nations
  • Pol 2163, International Politics in the Middle East and West Asia
  • Pol 3113, Comparative Foreign Policy
  • Pol 3353, Politics and Culture of Japan
  • Pol 4043, Women’s Movements in Asia
  • Soc 3113, Population and Ecology
  • Soc 3973, Globalization

Option III - Latin America/Caribbean

  • Anth 2043, Patterns in Culture: Cultural Anthropology
  • Anth 3443, Magic, Witchcraft and Religion
  • Econ 3083, International Economics
  • Hist 2213, Latin America
  • Hist 2243, Social Revolutions in Latin America
  • Hist 2283, History of Ancient America
  • Hist 2643, Colonial Latin America
  • Hist 3263, Modern Latin America
  • Hist 3363, History of Latin America through Film
  • Hist 3483, Comparative Urban History in the Americas
  • Hist 3713, The Mexican Revolution
  • Hist 3733, History of Popular Culture in the Americas
  • Hist 4243, Migration, Maquiladoras, and the Mexicanization of North America
  • Hist 4573, American Diplomatic History since 1914 
  • Hist 4833, A Cultural History of Inter-American Relations
  • Pol 2033, World Politics in the 21st Century
  • Pol 2113, Politics of Developing Nations
  • Pol 3113, Comparative Foreign Policy
  • Soc 3113, Population and Ecology
  • Soc 3973, Globalization
  • Span 3023, Latin American Cultures
  • Span 3033, Explication of Hispanic Literary Texts
  • Span 3463, Business Spanish
  • Span 4073, Poetry of Latin America
  • Span 4083, The Novel in Latin America 
  • Span 4093, Short Story of Latin America 
  • Span 4113, Special Topics in Spanish
  • Span 4983, Seminar in Latin American Literature