Comparative Politics and Societies Concentration

The Comparative Politics and Societies concentration focuses on how states and institutions interact in a global environment. It studies international struggles for political, social, and economic equality and international efforts to guarantee human rights.

Concentration Requirements

^The subtitle for this course must directly relate to the Comparative Politics and Societies concentration. You must check with the IS director or advisor for verification prior to taking the course.

AEC 471 - INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS Credit(s): 3
AIS 338 - WOMEN AND ISLAM Credit(s): 3
AIS 340 - FUNDAMENTALISM AND REFORM IN ISLAM Credit(s): 3
AIS 435 - TOPICS IN ISLAMIC STUDIES: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3 ^
AIS 440 - INTRODUCTION TO THE QURAN Credit(s): 3
ANT 241 - ORIGINS OF OLD WORLD CIVILIZATION Credit(s): 3
ANT 242 - ORIGINS OF NEW WORLD CIVILIZATION Credit(s): 3
ANT 245 - FOOD CULTURE AND SOCIETY Credit(s): 3
ANT 324 - CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN CULTURES Credit(s): 3
ANT 433 - SOCIAL ORGANIZATION Credit(s): 3
ANT 450 - SYMBOLS AND CULTURE Credit(s): 3
CLA 509 - ROMAN LAW Credit(s): 3
FR 350 - FRANCOPHONE CULTURES: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3 ^
GEO 255 - GEOGRAPHY OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY Credit(s): 3
GEO 260 - GEOGRAPHIES OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH Credit(s): 3
GEO 442G - POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GER 342 - WAR, PEACE, AND TERROR IN GERMANY AND EUROPE Credit(s): 3
GWS 250 - SOCIAL MOVEMENTS Credit(s): 3
HIS 561 - CULTURE, IDEAS, AND SOCIETY IN LATIN AMERICA Credit(s): 3
HIS 562 - MODERN MEXICO Credit(s): 3
HIS 563 - THE HISTORY OF WOMEN IN LATIN AMERICA Credit(s): 3
HIS 564 - HISTORY OF BRAZIL Credit(s): 3
INT 350 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable) ^
INT 399 - INTERNSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable)
JOU 319 - WORLD MEDIA SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
JPN 430G - SELF AND OTHER: THE POLITICS OF CULTURE IN JAPAN-U.S. RELATIONSHIP Credit(s): 3
JPN 451G - Social Movements in Modern Japan Credit(s): 3
JPN 461G - JAPANESE COLONIALISM AND ITS LEGACIES Credit(s): 3
LAS 201 - INTRODUCTION TO LATIN AMERICA Credit(s): 3
PS 391 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3 ^
PS 410 - TOPICS IN REGIONAL POLITICS: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3 ^
PS 428G - LATIN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS Credit(s): 3
PS 433G - POLITICS OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS Credit(s): 3
PS 436G - INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION Credit(s): 3
PS 437G - DYNAMICS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW Credit(s): 3
PS 439G - SPECIAL TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Credit(s): 3 ^
PS 538 - CONFLICT AND COOPERATION IN LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS Credit(s): 3
SOC 444 - TOPICS IN POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3 ^
SW 320 - GLOBAL POVERTY: RESPONSES ACROSS CULTURES Credit(s): 3