International and Global Studies A.B.
Coordinator: Associate Professor Sinn
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
International and Global Studies majors are required to study abroad for a semester. This requirement is designed to provide students with an in-depth, cross-cultural experience while encouraging them to strengthen their world language abilities.* Students should choose an area relevant to their regional concentrations (see below). Winter Term study abroad programs offer valuable international experiences and the courses can be counted within the major, but they will not satisfy the semester requirement. Under specific provisions of the major and with the program coordinator’s approval, up to 20 semester hours of study abroad coursework can be counted toward the major.
All majors are required to study abroad for one semester.
Foundation courses: 12 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 3000 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 2020 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
| ECO1000 | Principles of Economics | 4 sh |
| ECO1410 | The Economics of Human Trafficking: a Global Review | 2 sh |
| ECO3110 | International Trade and Finance | 4 sh |
| COR4000 | Global Inequalities | 4 sh |
| GEO3100 | Development and the Environment in Latin America, Africa and Asia | 4 sh |
| MKT4160 | Global Marketing | 4 sh |
| POL3490 | Global Political Economy | 4 sh |
ECO 1000 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 3110, INB 2500, and MKT 4160.
Global Development, Environment, and Health
| ANT3250 | Medical Anthropology | 4 sh |
| COR4070 | Global Health Disparities | 4 sh |
| COR4420 | Food, Health, and Society in Global Perspective | 4 sh |
| ECO3410 | Gender and Development | 4 sh |
| ECO4110 | Economic Growth and Development | 4 sh |
| GEO3100 | Development and the Environment in Latin America, Africa and Asia | 4 sh |
| GEO3450 | Global Environmental Change | 4 sh |
| PHS3020 | Global Health | 4 sh |
| PUB3440 | International Environmental Policy | 4 sh |
Global Justice and Human Rights
| COR4430 | Poverty and Social Justice | 4 sh |
| ECO3410 | Gender and Development | 4 sh |
| HST1390 | Fascism and Propaganda | 4 sh |
| HSS3500 | International Human Services | 4 sh |
| HSS3510 | Global Violence Against Women | 4 sh |
| PCS3500 | Foundations of Peace and Conflict Studies | 4 sh |
| POL3430 | International Law | 4 sh |
| POL3480 | International Human Rights | 4 sh |
| PSJ1100 | Introduction to Poverty Studies | 4 sh |
| REL1000 | Religion in a Global Context | 4 sh |
Global Politics and History
| GEO1310 | The World's Regions | 4 sh |
| GEO3630 | Global Migration | 4 |
| HST1390 | Fascism and Propaganda | 4 sh |
| HST3490 | Comparative Slavery in the Atlantic World | 4 sh |
| PCS3500 | Foundations of Peace and Conflict Studies | 4 sh |
| POL1140 | Model United Nations | 1 sh |
| POL1610 | Comparative Politics | 4 sh |
| POL3410 | International Organizations | 4 sh |
| PUB3420 | U.S. Foreign Policy | 4 sh |
| POL3430 | International Law | 4 sh |
| PUB3440 | International Environmental Policy | 4 sh |
| POL3450 | International Terrorism | 4 sh |
| PUB3470 | Comparative Foreign Policy | 4 sh |
| POL3460 | International Security | 4 sh |
| POL3480 | International Human Rights | 4 sh |
| POL3590 | Political Communication | 4 sh |
Global Culture and Society
| ANT1120 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 4 sh |
| ANT1210 | Cross-Cultural Encounters | 2 sh |
| ANT3240 | Anthropology of Sex and Gender | 4 sh |
| ANT3250 | Medical Anthropology | 4 sh |
| ANT3290 | Gender Inequality Across Cultures | 4 sh |
| ANT3850/SOC3850 | Culture and Business | 4 sh |
| ARH2120 | Art History of the Modern World | 4 sh |
| ARH3330 | Jewish, Christian, & Islamic Cultures: Contact & Conflict | 4 sh |
| COM3300 | International Communications | 4 sh |
| CTA3360 | International Cinema | 4 sh |
| COR4330 | Coming Home: the Impact of Studying Abroad | 4 sh |
| COR4420 | Food, Health, and Society in Global Perspective | 4 sh |
| ENG2590 | Literature of the Holocaust | 4 sh |
| ENG3800 | Advanced World Literature | 4 sh |
| GEO1310 | The World's Regions | 4 sh |
| GEO3200 | Soccer and Globalization | 4 sh |
| GEO3630 | Global Migration | 4 |
| POL3480 | International Human Rights | 4 sh |
| PSY3510 | Psychology in Cultural Context | 4 sh |
| REL1000 | Religion in a Global Context | 4 sh |
| REL1120 | Religion and Power | 4 sh |
| REL1200 | Magic | 4 sh |
| REL3110 | Beyond Conflict and Tolerance: Interreligious Encounter and Social Change | 4 sh |
| REL3120 | Religion Goes Global: Fanatics, Frauds, and Peacemakers | 4 sh |
ANT 3250, and PSY 3510 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
| ARH3410 | Issues in African Art | 4 sh |
| COR4040 | Africans and African Development | 4 sh |
| ENG2340 | Caribbean Literature | 4 sh |
| ENG3830 | African Experience in Literature | 4 sh |
| FRE3063 | Perspectives on the Francophone World | 4 sh |
| HST3130 | Modern Africa | 4 sh |
| POL3610 | Politics of the Caribbean | 4 sh |
| REL3950 | Religion in Modern African Fiction | 1 sh |
| REL1410 | African Gods | 4 sh |
Asia
| COR3050 | Interdisciplinary Zen | 4 sh |
| ENG2320 | Literature of East Asia | 4 sh |
| ENG2350 | Asian-American Literature | 4 sh |
| ENG3820 | Postcolonial Asian Literature and Globalization | 4 sh |
| ENS3100 | Environmental Issues in Southeast Asia | 4 sh |
| GBL2860 | India's Identities: Religion, Caste and Gender in Contemporary South India | 4 sh |
| HST3210 | China: Empire and Revolution, 1800-Present | 4 sh |
| PHL3520 | Eastern Philosophy | 4 sh |
| POL3620 | India and South Asia | 4 sh |
| REL1810 | Buddhist Traditions | 4 sh |
| REL1820 | Yoga, Karma, and Dharma: Hindu Traditions | 4 sh |
| REL3500 | Silk Road: Then and Now | 4 sh |
| REL3560 | Chinese "Religions" from Confucius to Mao | 4 sh |
| REL3570 | Sages and Samurai: Religion in the Japanese Experience | 4 sh |
| REL3580 | Sites and Rites: Sacred Space and Ritual in World Religions | 4 sh |
| REL3600 | Hindu Goddesses: From Myths to Movies | 4 sh |
| REL3620 | Religion and Storytelling in Hindu Worlds | 4 sh |
| REL3630 | Women in Islam: Veneration, Veils and Voices | 4 sh |
| REL4650 | Ghosts, Demons, and Ancestors in Asian Religions | 4 sh |
Europe
| COR3020 | Italian Cinema | 4 sh |
| COR3570 | Rome | 4 sh |
| COR3650 | France Today: Multiculturalism and the French-American Experience | 4 sh |
| ENG2220 | British Literature After 1800 | 4 sh |
| ENG2571 | Literature of Southern Italy | 4 sh |
| ENG2590 | Literature of the Holocaust | 4 sh |
| ENG3301 | Paris and the Expatriates | 4 sh |
| HST1120 | Search for Order in Modern Europe | 4 sh |
| HST3240 | England Within the British Empire: 17th Century to the Present | 4 sh |
| HST3310 | World War I in Film and Literature | 4 sh |
| HST3380 | Germany: War, Democracy and Hitler, 1914-1945 | 4 sh |
| HST3390 | A History of the Holocaust | 4 sh |
| POL3640 | European Politics in a Global Perspective | 4 sh |
Latin America
| ENG2340 | Caribbean Literature | 4 sh |
| ENG3810 | Latin American Literature and Culture | 4 sh |
| HST1400 | Themes in Caribbean History | 4 sh |
| HST3470 | Indigenous Resistance in the Andes | 4 sh |
| HST3490 | Comparative Slavery in the Atlantic World | 4 sh |
| HST3510 | History of Modern Mexico | 4 sh |
| HST3530 | Colonial Latin America | 4 sh |
| HST3540 | Modern Latin America | 4 sh |
| POL3610 | Politics of the Caribbean | 4 sh |
| POL3680 | Latin American Politics | 4 sh |
Middle East
| ARH3420 | Issues in Islamic Art | 4 sh |
| COR3590 | Media and the Middle East | 4 sh |
| COR3630 | History, Culture and Art of Iraq | 4 sh |
| ENG3840 | Middle Eastern Literature | 4 sh |
| HEB3010 | Falafel Nation | 4 sh |
| HST3160 | The Modern Middle East | 4 sh |
| PHL3500 | The Spirit of Israel | 4 sh |
| POL3660 | Middle East Politics | 4 sh |
| REL1830 | Islamic Traditions | 4 sh |
| REL1850 | Jewish Traditions | 4 sh |
| REL3630 | Women in Islam: Veneration, Veils and Voices | 4 sh |
| REL4640 | War and Judaism, From the Bible to Zionism | 4 sh |
Senior Seminar: 4 sh
Program Outcomes
IGS graduates will effectively communicate complex ideas through various media formats, which must include written, and could also include oral, visual, electronic, and other creative communication strategies. Specifically, by the time of graduation, students will be able to write a comparative and integrative essay that incorporates how broad patterns of global change articulate themselves at the local, regional, or national levels. Furthermore, students will have a working proficiency in a second language (other than English).
Students in the IGS program should develop critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills, including comparison, critiquing and evaluation of own and others' works, application, and synthesis, in addition to critically evaluating International and Global studies concepts and their own culture, identity, and practices in relation to other countries/regions of the world.
Students will have appreciation of and familiarity with, as well as demonstrate knowledge and ability to understand and explain, the diverse disciplinary foundations of International and Global Studies.
Students in the IGS program will have a sound understanding and practice of data gathering and analysis, primary source acquisition and usage, secondary source acquisition and usage, analyzing of information (quantitatively or qualitatively), and framing research questions.
Graduates of the IGS program should have knowledge and understanding of the cultural, social, and political aspects of a country and region other than their own. They should show an understanding of the global diversity of people and societies and the effects of those differences. Specifically, IGS students should have basic intercultural competency. Intercultural competence is defined as "the ability to develop targeted knowledge, skills, and attitudes that lead to visible behavior and communication that are both effective and appropriate in intercultural interactions."*
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*Deardorff, D. K. (2006), The Identification and Assessment of Intercultural Competence as a Student Outcome of Internationalization at Institutions of Higher Education in the United States, Journal of Studies in International Education 10:241-266