INTS201 Foundations of International Studies
This course is an introduction to the area of International Studies. International Studies is an interdisciplinary approach to the investigation of globally sensitive themes and problems of "war and peace," technological change, human rights, modernization, economic growth and development, and environment change. Through readings, discussion and analysis of position statements and selected case studies of global themes and issues, students will learn the basic concepts and principles that are applied to international and cross-cultural studies. This one-semester course is aimed at providing the student with the basic theoretical and historical foundations and the analytical framework he/she will need for future course work focusing on specific global topics, problems and/or geographic regions.

INTS202 Cultural Diversity in the Modern World
Through reading, discussion and comparative analysis of common problems faced by diverse societies in different geographical areas, students will be exposed to a variety of collective understandings and symbolic systems for dealing with such issues as: the natural environment and survival, the role of the individual in society, the character of intergroup and intragroup relations, the nature of authority, the interrelationship of power and wealth, and other cultural dimensions of human existence in the modern world.

INTS490 Seminar on Global Issues
This senior seminar is designed as an interdisciplinary capstone course for students in the International Studies concentration. It will include an in-depth examination of important global issues such as economic development, the population problem, and international security. The implications of these cases will be discussed and evaluated as we look toward the twenty-first century. Each student will study a particular global policy problem and present it to the seminar as part of a semester-long research project. Senior standing is required. Prerequisite INTS201, INTS202