Undergraduate

• Majors gain an understanding of modern Western European history, culture and politics.
• Course of study includes Western European literature, art, history and geography, as well as political and economic structure.
• Additional course options include anthropology, architecture, drama, geography, history of science, music, philosophy, and modern languages, literature and linguistics.

• Emphasizes policy, management and sustainability in an international context.
• Three areas of concentration and ability to specialize in regions of the world allows majors to combine thematic interest with area studies expertise.
• Majors complete an internship or service learning project with an energy company or internationally oriented environmental NGO.

• Majors gain skills to analyze and understand socioeconomic issues in developing countries.
• Course focus includes development economics and political economy as well as development from historical, cultural and social perspectives.
• Students also pursue a more specialized sequence of courses around a relevant international theme of their choosing.

• This major offers the broadest spectrum of material in the International Studies program.
• Majors gain a global perspective on world affairs and understanding of the international system.
• Interdisciplinary curriculum focuses on world history, global politics and global economics.

• Designed for the student with an interest in foreign policy or national/international security.
• Majors develop proficiency in a critical security language and study the culture of the region where it is spoken.
• Specialized classes help majors understand the global institutions, policies and issues that affect security around the world.
• Information about the language and study abroad requirement for International Security Studies (ISS) majors.
• IAS 3990 Independent Study for ISS Practicum Credit

• Majors gain an understanding of Latin American history, culture and politics.
• Course of study includes Latin America's economic, geographic, social and political patterns and challenges.
• Majors examine the historical ties between Latin America and the United States in relation to the commonality of cultures and objectives that are becoming stronger as interdependence grows.

• Majors combine their study of either Arabic, Hebrew or Persian with courses in the history, religions and cultures of the Middle East from ancient to contemporary times.
• Provides a basic understanding of the peoples and history of this diverse and culturally rich region of the world, as well as a firm foundation for further study.

• Majors gain a deep understanding of Russia and its neighboring countries in Eastern Europe and Eurasia.
• Major provides a broad and multidisciplinary introduction to the larger region, with course offerings in Russian language, literature, political science, history, economics and geography.

Students must successfully complete at least 15 hours of courses acceptable for major credit in African Studies, including at least 9 hours at the upper-division level.

• Asian Studies minors learn the fundamentals of the civilizations of Asia in both traditional and modern settings and study specific areas within the region.
• Course options include anthropology, art, geography, history, music, philosophy, political science, sociology, and modern languages, literatures and linguistics with an Asian focus.

Students must successfully complete at least 15 hours of courses acceptable for major credit in Asian Studies, including at least 9 hours at the upper-division level.

• Minors gain an understanding of modern Western European history, culture and politics.
• Course of study includes Western European literature, art, history and geography, as well as political and economic structure.
• Additional course options include anthropology, architecture, drama, geography, history of science, music, philosophy, and modern languages, literature and linguistics.

Students must successfully complete at least 15 hours of courses acceptable for major credit in European Studies, including at least 9 hours at the upper-division level.

• Emphasizes policy, management and sustainability in an international context.

Students must successfully complete at least 15 hours of courses acceptable for major credit in Global Energy, Environment and Resources, including at least 9 hours at the upper-division level.

• Minors learn to analyze and understand socioeconomic issues in developing countries.
• Course focus includes development economics and political economy as well as development from historical, cultural and social perspectives.

Students must successfully complete at least 15 hours of courses acceptable for major credit in International Development, including at least 9 hours at the upper-division level.

• This minor offers the broadest spectrum of material in the International Studies program.
• Minors begin to gain a global perspective on world affairs and understanding of the international system.
• Interdisciplinary curriculum focuses on world history, global politics and global economics.

Students must successfully complete at least 15 hours of courses acceptable for major credit in International Studies, including at least 9 hours at the upper-division level.

• Designed for the student with an interest in foreign policy or national/international security.
• Specialized classes help minors understand the global institutions, policies and issues that affect security around the world.

Students must successfully complete at least 15 hours of courses acceptable for major credit in International Security Studies, including at least 9 hours at the upper-division level.

Students must successfully complete at least 15 hours of courses acceptable for major credit in Iranian Studies, including at least 9 hours at the upper-division level. 

• Minors study Latin American history, culture and politics.
• Course of study includes Latin America's economic, geographic, social and political patterns and challenges.
• Course examine the historical ties between Latin America and the United States in relation to the commonality of cultures and objectives that are becoming stronger as interdependence grows.

Students must successfully complete at least 15 hours of courses acceptable for major credit in Latin American Studies, including at least 9 hours at the upper-division level.

• Minors take courses in the history, religions and cultures of the Middle East from ancient to contemporary times.
• Provides a basic understanding of the peoples and history of this diverse and culturally rich region of the world, as well as a firm foundation for further study.

Students must successfully complete at least 15 hours in Middle Eastern Studies, including at least 9 hours at the upper-division level. 

• Minors gain an understanding of Russia and its neighboring countries in Eastern Europe and Eurasia.
• Courses provide a broad and multidisciplinary introduction to the larger region, with course offerings in Russian language, literature, political science, history, economics and geography.

Students must successfully complete at least 15 hours of courses acceptable for major credit in Russian and East European Studies, including at least 9 hours at the upper-division level.