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Approved Electives for
Global Integration & Development

(previously Global Markets and Governance)

Majors choose three of the following courses to fulfill the INTL thematic requirement. Only one course can be at the 200-level (with advisor’s approval).   Minors choose two (at the 300/400-level).   Check here to see which of these approved electives are being offered in the current or following semester.

International Studies [INTL]
I300 Topics in International Studies  (only the following titles applicable)  4
        - Information, Communication & Development
        - Issues in Globalization
        - International Media: Instruments of State Policy and Corporate Strategy
        - International Organizations and Global Issues
        - Global Poverty
        - Globalization and International Law
        - Globalization: Ready or Not
        - Sea Power & Globalization
        - Sustainable Development
I315  Methods in International Studies
Note: I315 was added for students who matriculated Summer 2009 and after, and will not fulfill thematic credit for those students. Students who matriculated before 2009 may take I315 as a thematic course.
I415 Independent Readings in International Studies
I415 Authorization Form and I415 Instructions for Faculty Supervisor
Note: Requires departmental approval for registration and to count as thematic elective.

American Studies [AMST]
A351 AMST in Transnational Contexts (only the following title is applicable)  4
         - Global Tourism

Anthropology [ANTH]
E400 Undergraduate Seminar (only the following title is applicable)  4
         -The City  (S & H)
E416 Anthropology of Tourism  (S & H)
E426 Coffee Culture Production and Market

Business [BUS]
D301 The International Business Environment  (P)
               P: Junior standing
D302 International Business: Operations in International Enterprises   (P)
               P: D301
F494 International Finance   (P)
           P: F303 or F304 and F305
G456 Sustainable Enterprise
L411 International Business Law   (P)
           P:  L 201 or instructor's consent
M401 International Marketing   (P or C)
          P or C: M 303
X330 International Communication Strategies

Note: Business courses are outside the College of Arts and Sciences. Students must take at least 25 hours of the major -- not counting the language requirement -- in the College of Arts and Sciences. INTL minors in the College must take all 15 credits in the College.

Economics [ECON]
E303 Survey of International Economics  (S & H; P)
              P: E201 Intro to Microeconomics and E202 Intro to Macroeconomics
E331 International Trade   (P)
           P: E321 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (requires E201 and MATH M119 or M211)
E332 International Monetary Policy  (P)
              P: E322 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory  (requires E202 and E321)
E337 Economic Development  (P)
           P: E321 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (requires E201 and MATH M119 or M211)
E364 Environment and Resource Economics (S & H; P)
           P: E321 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (requires E201 and MATH M119 or M211)
E386 Soviet-Type Economies in Transition   (P)
           P: E321 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (requires E201 and MATH M119 or M211)

Geography [GEOG]
G316 Economic Geography  (S & H)
G317 Geography of Developing Countries  (S & H, CSA)
G320 Population Geography  (S & H; P)
G332 Geographical Globalization   (S & H; P)
         P: G110 or G120 or instructor's consent
G411 Sustainable Development Systems  (S & H; P)
              P: G208 or instructor's consent
G415 Sustainable Urbanism (S & H)
G478 Global Change, Food and Farming Systems (S & H)

Labor Studies [LSTU]
L390 Women & Development: Decades of Crisis & Change

Political Science [POLS]
Y343 Politics of International Development (S & H)
Y351 Political Simulations (only the following title applicable)
         - Model United Nations
         (Must be taken for 3 credits to count for INTL requirement)
Y361 Contemporary Theories of International Relations  (S & H)
Y363 Comparative Foreign Policy (S & H)
Y364 International Organization: Political and Security Aspects  (S & H)
Y376 International Political Economy (S & H)

Sociology [SOC]
S346 Topics in Cross-Cultural Sociology (only the following title applicable) (S & H, CSA)   4          - The New Europeans: Immigrants and Ethnicity in Europe
       - Rise of China
S410 Topics in Social Organization (only the following title applicable) (S & H) 1,4
          - Consumers, Corporations, and Capitalism
               P: S210 or S340; S370 or consent of department


See Notes and Abbreviations page for a key to understanding the notations above. Please consult the latest Bulletin to double check information about prerequisites.

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