International and Global Studies A.B.

A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in International and Global Studies requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.

Major Requirements

All majors are required to study abroad for one semester.

Foundation courses: 12 sh
POL 141/IGS 141INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

4 sh

HST 221/IGS 221THE WORLD IN THE 20TH CENTURY

4 sh

IGS 250GLOBAL STUDIES: APPROACHES AND PERSPECTIVES

4 sh

World language study: 8 - 12 sh

International and Global Studies majors must choose one of the following two options for fulfilling the world language requirement:

A. Students must complete at least 8 s.h. of study in one modern language.  Students must also demonstrate world language proficiency by successful completion of a world language course at the 300 level (or equivalent exam placement). 

B. Students must take at least 12 s.h. of study in one modern language.  Students must also demonstrate world language proficiency by successful completion of a world language course at the 222 level (or equivalent exam placement).

Students are strongly urged to continue developing their language fluency each semester of their college career; Students should choose a language relevant to their regional concentration; Students who meet the proficiency requirement below through the placement exam may meet the hourly requirements in a new language related to their regional concentration.

Global studies: 12 sh

Students must take courses from at least two of the following five areas, and from at least two different departments. Appropriate special topics courses, as approved by the program coordinator, may be included in the global studies category.

Global Political Economy

ECO 111PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS

4 sh

ECO 314INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE

4 sh

GEO 310DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA AND ASIA

4 sh

INB 250INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

4 sh

MKT 416GLOBAL MARKETING

4 sh

ECO 111 is recommended for students interested in pursuing an M.A. in international studies. Economics is often an admission requirement. It is also a prerequisite for ECO 314, INB 250, and MKT 416.

Global Development, Environment, and Health

ANT 325MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

4 sh

COR 442FOOD, HEALTH, AND SOCIETY IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

4 sh

ECO 317GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT

4 sh

ECO 410ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

4 sh

GEO 310DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA AND ASIA

4 sh

GEO 345GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

4 sh

PHS 302GLOBAL HEALTH

4 sh

PST 344INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

4 sh

Global Justice and Human Rights

COR 443POVERTY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

4 sh

ECO 317GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT

4 sh

ENG 259LITERATURE OF THE HOLOCAUST

4 sh

HSS 350INTERNATIONAL HUMAN SERVICES

4 sh

HSS 351GLOBAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

4 sh

PCS 350FOUNDATIONS OF PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES

4 sh

POL 343INTERNATIONAL LAW

4 sh

POL 348INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS

4 sh

PSJ 110INTRODUCTION TO POVERTY STUDIES

4 sh

REL 110RELIGION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT

4 sh

Global Politics and History

GEO 131THE WORLD'S REGIONS

4 sh

HST 112SEARCH FOR ORDER IN MODERN EUROPE

4 sh

HST 349COMPARATIVE SLAVERY IN THE ATLANTIC WORLD

4 sh

PCS 350FOUNDATIONS OF PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES

4 sh

POL 114MODEL UNITED NATIONS

1 sh

POL 161COMPARATIVE POLITICS

4 sh

POL 341INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

4 sh

PST 342U.S. FOREIGN POLICY

4 sh

POL 343INTERNATIONAL LAW

4 sh

PST 344INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

4 sh

POL 345INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM

4 sh

PST 347COMPARATIVE FOREIGN POLICY

4 sh

POL 346INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

4 sh

POL 348INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS

4 sh

POL 358MEDIA AND WAR

4 sh

Global Culture and Society

ANT 112INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

4 sh

ANT 121CROSS-CULTURAL ENCOUNTERS

2 sh

ANT 325MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

4 sh

ANT 329GENDER INEQUALITY ACROSS CULTURES

4 sh

ARH 212ART HISTORY OF THE MODERN WORLD

4 sh

COM 330INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS

4 sh

CTA 336INTERNATIONAL CINEMA

4 sh

COR 442FOOD, HEALTH, AND SOCIETY IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

4 sh

ENG 259LITERATURE OF THE HOLOCAUST

4 sh

ENG 331WORLD LITERATURE

4 sh

GEO 131THE WORLD'S REGIONS

4 sh

POL 348INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS

4 sh

POL 358MEDIA AND WAR

4 sh

PSY 366PSYCHOLOGY IN CULTURAL CONTEXT

4 sh

REL 110RELIGION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT

4 sh

REL 311BEYOND CONFLICT AND TOLERANCE: INTERRELIGIOUS ENCOUNTER AND SOCIAL CHANGE

4 sh

REL 312RELIGION GOES GLOBAL: FANATICS, FRAUDS, AND PEACEMAKERS

4 sh

ANT 325, ENG 310, and PSY 366 each require a prerequisite. Students should consult the course description of each for further information. 

Regional concentration: 12 sh

Students must select 12 semester hours from one geographic region. Courses should be chosen from at least two disciplines.

Study abroad courses, special topics courses, core seminars, and courses in the department of World Languages and Cultures relevant to a concentration may be included under the regional concentration, as approved by the program coordinator.

Africa

ARH 341ISSUES IN AFRICAN ART

4 sh

COR 404AFRICANS AND AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT

4 sh

ENG 338AFRICAN LITERATURE

4 sh

FRE 353PERSPECTIVES ON THE FRANCOPHONE WORLD

4 sh

HST 313MODERN AFRICA

4 sh

Asia

ENG 232LITERATURE OF EAST ASIA

4 sh

ENG 234HISTORICAL ASIAN LITERATURE AND FILM

4 sh

ENG 337ASIAN LITERATURE

4 sh

ENS 310ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

4 sh

HST 132GLOBALIZATION OF CHINA, 1500-1840

4 sh

HST 320FASHION, FOOD, AND FUN: MATERIAL CULTURE IN CHINA AND JAPAN

4 sh

HST 321CHINA: EMPIRE AND REVOLUTION, 1800-PRESENT

4 sh

PHL 352EASTERN PHILOSOPHY

4 sh

POL 362INDIA AND SOUTH ASIA

4 sh

REL 201BUDDHIST TRADITIONS

4 sh

REL 202HINDU TRADITIONS

4 sh

GBL 286INDIA'S IDENTITIES: RELIGION, CASTE AND GENDER IN CONTEMPORARY SOUTH INDIA

4 sh

REL 356CHINESE "RELIGIONS" FROM CONFUCIUS TO MAO

4 sh

REL 357SAGES AND SAMURAI: RELIGION IN THE JAPANESE EXPERIENCE

4 sh

REL 358SITES AND RITES: SACRED SPACE AND RITUAL IN WORLD RELIGIONS

4 sh

REL 360HINDU GODDESSES: FROM MYTHS TO MOVIES

4 sh

REL 362HEROES, SAINTS AND DEMONS: HINDU TEXTUAL TRADITIONS

4 sh

REL 363WOMEN IN ISLAM: VENERATION, VEILS AND VOICES

4 sh

Europe

ENG 222BRITISH LITERATURE AFTER 1800

4 sh

ENG 259LITERATURE OF THE HOLOCAUST

4 sh

ENG 336PARIS AND THE EXPATRIATES

4 sh

ENG 356NONFICTION

4 sh

HST 112SEARCH FOR ORDER IN MODERN EUROPE

4 sh

HST 318RUSSIA, 1801 TO THE PRESENT

4 sh

HST 324ENGLAND WITHIN THE BRITISH EMPIRE: 17TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT

4 sh

HST 325TOPICS IN MODERN BRITISH HISTORY

4 sh

HST 331WORLD WAR I IN FILM AND LITERATURE

4 sh

HST 338GERMANY: WAR, DEMOCRACY AND HITLER, 1914-1945

4 sh

HST 339A HISTORY OF THE HOLOCAUST

4 sh

POL 364EUROPEAN POLITICS IN A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

4 sh

PST 332COMPARATIVE PUBLIC POLICY

4 sh

Latin America

ENG 237CARIBBEAN LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 335LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE

4 sh

HST 140THEMES IN CARIBBEAN HISTORY

4 sh

HST 351HISTORY OF MODERN MEXICO

4 sh

HST 353COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA

4 sh

HST 354MODERN LATIN AMERICA

4 sh

POL 361

POL 368LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS

4 sh

Middle East

ARH 342ISSUES IN ISLAMIC ART

4 sh

ENG 385MIDDLE EASTERN LITERATURE

4 sh

HST 316THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST

4 sh

PHL 350THE SPIRIT OF ISRAEL

4 sh

POL 366MIDDLE EAST POLITICS

4 sh

REL 203ISLAMIC TRADITIONS

4 sh

REL 205JEWISH TRADITIONS

4 sh

REL 211THE HEBREW BIBLE (OLD TESTAMENT)

4 sh

REL 363WOMEN IN ISLAM: VENERATION, VEILS AND VOICES

4 sh

Senior Seminar: 4 sh

IGS 461SENIOR SEMINAR

4 sh

IGS 070SENIOR COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION

0

Total Credit Hours: 48

Total Credit Hours: 44

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