International Studies Accelerated Course Lists
Undergraduate Courses
I. International Relations
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| IAS 3013 | International Law | 3 |
| IAS 3033 | International Human Rights | 3 |
| IAS 3043 | Global Security | 3 |
| IAS 3053 | Globalization: The Politics of Global Governance | 3 |
| IAS 3083 | International Activism | 3 |
| IAS 3153 | Chinese Foreign Policy | 3 |
| IAS 3303 | National Security Policy | 3 |
| IAS 3313 | Latin American International Relations | 3 |
| IAS 3383 | The United Nations & World Politics | 3 |
| IAS 3403 | US-Iranian Relations: History, Politics, and the Road to Confrontation | 3 |
| IAS 3433 | International Relations in the Middle East | 3 |
| IAS 3443 | Political Islam | 3 |
| IAS 3503 | The United States and the Middle East: 1945-Present | 3 |
| IAS 3543 | International Peacebuilding | 3 |
| IAS 3583 | Managing US-China Relations | 3 |
| IAS 3653 | Energy, Climate, and Security | 3 |
| IAS 3703 | South Asian Security | 3 |
| IAS 3743 | The Politics of the International System | 3 |
| IAS 3823 | Technology & War | 3 |
| IAS 3853 | Russian Foreign Policy | 3 |
| IAS 3873 | Global Cybersecurity Issues | 3 |
| IAS 3913 | The Practice of Diplomacy | 3 |
| IAS 3933 | Intelligence & National Security | 3 |
| IAS 3943 | Global Intelligence Challenges | 3 |
| IAS 3963 | US-Russia Relations | 3 |
| IAS 3973 | Cultural Diplomacy | 3 |
| P SC 3543 | United States-Latin American Relations | 3 |
| P SC 3573 | Great Power Politics | 3 |
II. Development & Economics
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 4733 | Economic Development in the Middle East | 3 |
| ECON 4853 | World Economic Development | 3 |
| GEOG 3243 | Principles of Economic Geography | 3 |
| HON 3993 | Honors Colloquium (Topic: Africa & the Urge to Help) | 3 |
| IAS 3073 | Global Economic Relations | 3 |
| IAS 3273 | The European Union | 3 |
| IAS 3283 | Culture, Power, and Global Environment | 3 |
| IAS 3323 | The Political Economy of Development | 3 |
| IAS 3643 | Illicit Trafficking | 3 |
| IAS 3683 | Poverty and Inequality in the Middle East | 3 |
| IAS 3803 | International Cooperation & Development | 3 |
| IAS 3813 | Development Practice | 3 |
| IAS 3893 | Law & Globalization | 3 |
| IAS 3923 | World Happiness | 3 |
| P SC 3553 | International Political Economy | 3 |
| SOC 3803 | Inequality in A Global Perspective | 3 |
III. History & Culture
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 3313 | Israeli Culture Through Film | 3 |
| IAS 3203 | The Middle East Since World War I | 3 |
| IAS 3123 | Arab Visual Cultures | 3 |
| IAS 3223 | Modern Iran: Islam & Revolution | 3 |
| IAS 3353 | Modern Brazil | 3 |
| IAS 3413 | Iran and Islam in Global History | 3 |
| IAS 3423 | Middle East Through Film | 3 |
| IAS 3783 | US-Arab Cultural Encounters | 3 |
| IAS/HIST 3843 | Latin American Independence 1750-1880 | 3 |
| IAS/HIST 4513 | Intellectuals & Artists in Modern Latin America | 3 |
| IAS/HIST 4523 | Latin American Left | 3 |
| IAS/HIST 4533 | Populism in 20th-Century South America | 3 |
| IAS/HIST 4543 | Latin America in the Age of the Cuban Revolution | 3 |
| P SC 3563 | United States Diplomatic History | 3 |
IV. Politics & Society
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GEOG 3513 | Political Geography | 3 |
| IAS 3143 | Chinese Politics | 3 |
| IAS 3173 | Work, Family, and Religion in Rural China | 3 |
| IAS 3193 | Environment and Disease Crises in China | 3 |
| IAS 3233 | Nationalism and the Middle East | 3 |
| IAS 3393 | Iranian Society through Cinema | 3 |
| IAS 3473 | The Arab-Israeli Conflict | 3 |
| IAS 3523 | Women and Gender in South Asia | 3 |
| IAS 3533 | Political Violence in Comparative Perspective | 3 |
| IAS 3603 | Energy, Environment & Climate Change in China | 3 |
| IAS 3663 | Comparative Politics of the Middle East | 3 |
| IAS 3693 | Military, State & Society | 3 |
| IAS 3723 | Sexuality & Identity in the Islamic World | 3 |
| IAS 3753 | Youth Culture in Contemporary Iran | 3 |
| IAS 3763 | Women and Gender in the Middle East | 3 |
| IAS 3773 | State & Society in Pakistan | 3 |
| IAS 3793 | African Politics & Society | 3 |
| IAS 3833 | Democratic Decline in Global Perspective | 3 |
| IAS 3863 | Global Environment | 3 |
| P SC 3643 | Democracies and Democratization: A Comparative Inquiry | 3 |
| P SC 3653 | Government and Politics of Latin America | 3 |
Graduate Courses
Area Studies
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| IAS 5213 | Politics of the European Union | 3 |
| IAS 5353 | Latin American International Relations | 3 |
| IAS 5433 | International Relations in the Middle East | 3 |
| IAS 5453 | Politics and Policy of the Middle East | 3 |
| IAS 5693 | Political Economy of China | 3 |
| IAS 5940 | Topics in International Studies (Topic: Global Environment) | 1-4 |
| IAS 5940 | Topics in International Studies (Topic: Politics of Language) | 1-4 |
| HIST 6200 | Seminar in European History | 2-4 |
| HIST 6300 | Seminar in Latin American History | 1-4 |
| HIST 6600 | Seminar in Middle Eastern History | 1-4 |
| HIST 6800 | Seminar in Modern Japanese History | 1-4 |
| P SC 5600 | Problems in Comparative Government | 2-3 |
| P SC 5683 | Politics in Latin America | 3 |
Law & Institutions
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| IAS 5013 | International Law | 3 |
| IAS 5213 | Politics of the European Union | 3 |
| IAS 5940 | Topics in International Studies (Topic: Law and Globalization) | 1-4 |
| IAS 5940 | Topics in International Studies (Topic: Global Governance) | 1-4 |
Global Security
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| IAS 5043 | Global Security | 3 |
| IAS 5473 | Arab-Israeli Conflict | 3 |
| P SC 5653 | Democracies and Democratization | 3 |
Global Economics
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 5613 | International Economics-Trade | 3 |
| ECON 5633 | International Economics--Finance | 3 |
| ECON 5853 | World Economic Development | 3 |
| IAS 5323 | The Political Economy of Development | 3 |
| IAS 5523 | Global Political Economy | 3 |
| SOC 5943 | Inequality in a Global Perspective | 3 |