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History

  • HST 396 - Women and the American Frontier

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: WGS 396 
    The North American frontier, from the 17th to the early 20th century, as it was experienced by women of various cultural and national origins.
  • HST 397 - The History of Modern Korea

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Examines political, economic and social history from 1800 until today. Topics include: colonialism, modernity, division, the Korean War, nation-building, nationalism, democratization, North Korean society, inter-Korean affairs, nuclear issues, Korean Diaspora and “Korea Wave.”
  • HST 398 - Saints and Sinners in the Middle Ages

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Investigates notions of sanctity and modes to impose morality and social discipline in the medieval period. Reading narrative texts (esp. saints lives and literary texts) as historical sources.
  • HST 399 - Utopia and Institution: Early Monasticism

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Investigates the rise of monasticism in the West as a case study on institution forming and the attempts to organize perfect life in a community..
  • HST 400 - Selected Topics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  • HST 401 - Senior Seminar

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Research techniques in the use of source material and historical evidence. Preparation of original research paper. Satisfies research requirement for history majors and minors.
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 6 credits maximum
  • HST 402 - Slavery and Abolition

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: AAS 402 
    Evolution and diverse character of North American slavery and antislavery. Slavery as labor, legal, and property system, cultural and political phenomenon, and social and economic network. Politics and ethics of abolition.
  • HST 403 - American History Through Documentary Film

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Compares the presentation of US history through documentary film and traditional written sources. Special attention is given to telling history as an act of public memory.
  • HST 405 - History of American Popular Culture

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of the history of American popular culture and the use of popular culture to study history.
  • HST 406 - Contemporary Issues in Chile and Latin America

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: IRP 334 , LAS 334 , PSC 428 , SPA 334 
    Offered only in Santiago. This seminar features in-situ lectures and activities in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay introducing important political, sociological and environmental issues in the Southern Cone region.
  • HST 407 - Iraq: Modern Nation to US Occupation

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: MES 407  
    History of modern Iraq from early 20th century to present, Iraqi cultural life, labor movement, socialist politics, women’s movement, warfare and masculinity, blogging, the Iran-Iraq war, the Gulf War, sanctions, 2003 invasion and aftermath.
  • HST 408 - The Practice of Eros:A History of Sexuality in Europe (1400-1800)

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s)
    Crosslisted with: ANT 408 , WGS 408 
    Authorized and “alternative” sexuality in Europe 15th to 18th centuries (especially Italy, France, and England.) “Licit love” (courtship, marriage, conjugal relations) as opposed to “illicit unions” (adultery, rape, prostitution, bestiality, homosexuality, lesbianism). Offered only in Florence.
  • HST 409 - A History of Witchcraft

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s)
    Crosslisted with: ANT 409 , REL 409 , WGS 409 
    History of witchcraft from various perspectives: its intellectual roots, the causes and dynamics of the witch-hunt, and the beliefs and self-perceptions of those who were called “witches”. Offered only in Florence.
  • HST 410 - Science and Technology in the Modern World

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Crosslisted with: STS 410 
    Interaction of science with technology from 1700 to the present. Technological artifacts and their scientific background. Development of new technology from scientific research and from old-fashioned dreaming and tinkering.
  • HST 411 - Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: PSC 421 
    Offered only in Strasbourg. This course is designed to help students grasp the overall nature of contemporary Eastern and Central Europe, with emphasis on the breakup of the Sovet Union, and challenges of democratization and of EU unification.
  • HST 412 - Modern Spain: History and Politics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: PSC 422
    Offered only in Madrid. Starting with an analysis of current political, social, economic, and cultural issues in Spain, students define problems and questions, then review Spanish history to find the roots of those problems.
  • HST 413 - China Encounters the West: Qing Dynasty to Early Republic

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Offered only in Beijing. This course surveys the political, social, and cultural history of Qing China, using the great city of Beijing, the Qing capital, as its backdrop.
  • HST 414 - America: A Foreign Perspective

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Offered only in London. US role in foreign policy from a British and global communmity perspective and issues of US identity and place in the world. Events include Suez Crisis, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, 9/11, the War on Terror.
  • HST 415 - Europe, Russia and the Eastern Borderlands

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Offered only in Strasbourg. The first part of course focuses on question of borders/territorial change, construction of nations, and emergence/collapse of empires. The second part examines general problems common to post-communist countries.
  • HST 416 - Europe and Arc of Crises

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Offered only in Strasbourg. Topics covered include European and American perspectives on Middle East; cultural, social and economic issues, such as inter-religious dialogue, migration and drug trafficking; the status of Turkey; Afghanistan and state terrorism.
  • HST 417 - History of Women in Spain

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: SPA 417 , WGS 417  
    Offered in Madrid only. History of women in Spain from primitive communities to the present. Topics include medieval, Golden Age, Enlightenment, and Romanticism; liberalism and feminism; women under Franco; Marxism and feminism; feminist movement in Spain.
  • HST 418 - The Italian Mafia

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: SOC 418
    Offered only in Florence. Sociological and historical approach examining the social, political, and historical conditions for and consequences of the rise of the Italian Mafia.
  • HST 420 - The East Asian Century? Opportunities and Challenges for the Region & the US

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: IRP 320, PSC 420
    Double Numbered with: HST 620
    Examines the trajectories of and interactions between China, Japan, and Korea, with a focus on the implications of these developments for the region and the United States.
  • HST 422 - Ethnic History of Britain

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: ANT 402  
    Offered only in London. Examines the ways in which migration has shaped and reworked British national identity over the past two thousand years through the study of original historical sources, literature, film and music, and explores the contributions that migrants have made to modern British society.
  • HST 424 - Dictatorships, Human Rights, and Historical Memory in the Southern Cone

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: IRP 424 , LAS 424 , PSC 424 
    Offered only in Santiago. The time period (1940-present) and its significance and contributions to the configuration of social, political and economic aspects of Chile today. Relies on primary sources, comparisons within the Southern Cone, and a focus on US role and influence during this period.
  • HST 426 - African American Urban History

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: AAS 426
    Double Numbered with: HST 626
    This seminar will examine the complex and varied Black urban experiences in the 20th and 21st centuries from the 1890s to the present.
  • HST 433 - Negotiating Identities Across Europe’s Borders

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: ANT 303 GEO 433 IRP 333 PSC 433 WRT 433  
    Through comparative study in six countries and their urban centers students will explore some of the most rapidly changing regions in Europe with attention paid to issues of identity, memory, and history of Central Europe. Offered only through Syracuse Abroad.
  • HST 434 - Underground Railroad

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Crosslisted with: AAS 434 , ANT 494 
    Double Numbered with: HST 634
    Myth and history of the Underground in the context of African American freedom efforts. Emphasis on events, personalities, and sites in upstate New York. Student field research and exploration of archival and Internet resources. Additional work required of graduate students.
  • HST 441 - Europe and International Security Issues

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: PSC 441 
    Offered only in Strasbourg. Historical evolution of the concept of international security within the framework of European security-related institutions and the place of Europe in the context of new security challenges.
  • HST 443 - Culture, Confucianism and Chinese Modernity

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: ANT 403 
    Offered only in Beijing. Contemporary China from historical and cultural perspectives. Exploration of political and ideological conflicts between China and the West. Patterns of Chinese culture. Impact of Confucianism on Chinese society and its influence outside of China
  • HST 444 - Culture, Business and Political Economics in East Asia

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: INB 444 , IRP 444 , PSC 444 
    Offered only in Hong Kong. Examines the historical and contemporary forces that shape the cultural, social and economic institutions in East Asia and how these institutions affect one another.
  • HST 445 - Contemporary British Politics and the Modern World

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: PSC 445 
    Offered only in London. British political system and the historical factors shaping it, as well as Britain’s role in creating the modern world and its place in the world today.
  • HST 447 - France from the Revolution to the Great War

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: FRE 447 
    Study of the rise of the French Republic, its revolutions, and its recurrent lapses into authoritarian rule, notably under Napoleon I and III. Conducted in French. Offered in Strasbourg only. [Effective spring 2009]
    PREREQ: FRE 202 
  • HST 449 - France from the Treaty of Versailles to European Integration

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: FRE 449 
    Analysis of major events in recent French history, including the rise of the Popular Front, the Nazi Occupation, the end of colonial rule, and the process of European integration. conducted in French. Offered in Strasbourg only. [Effective spring 2009]
    PREREQ: FRE 202 
  • HST 451 - Visual Culture Past and Present: Gender, Religion and Politics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s)
    Crosslisted with: CRS 451 , REL 451 , WGS 451 
    Offered only in Florence. Contemporary visual culture; its representation of gender, religion, and politics and the origins of that representation in a pictorial language first codified in Italy and Europe between circa 1450 and 1650.
  • HST 452 - Italy: Past, Present and Future Challenges

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: PSC 452 
    Offered only in Florence. Italian society and politics from unification to present. Topics include role of the family, emigration and immigration, stereotypes and regional identities, processes and components of Italian society and culture. Analysis of current situation and future challenges.
  • HST 453 - Twentieth Century Europe

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s)
    Crosslisted with: PSC 453 
    Politics, society, war, and peace in Europe, 1919-1992. Nazi Germany, WW II, the Cold War, post-war reconstruction, social and economic transformations, and the revolutions of 1989 in Eastern Europe. Offered only in Florence.
  • HST 454 - Family and Gender in Contemporary Italy

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: SOC 454 , WGS 454 
    Family structures and gender relations in Italy from the Unification to the present. Offered only in Florence.
  • HST 457 - Gender, Politics, Society in Europe (1400-1800)

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: SOC 457 , WGS 457 
    Relationship between the sexes in politics, philosophy, literature, and art. Emergence of a dissident “voice” relative to gender identity and social role, with implications for race and religion. Offered only in Florence.
  • HST 470 - Experience Credit

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s)
    Participation in a discipline or subject related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Permission in advance with the consent of the department chairperson, instructor, and dean. Limited to those in good academic standing.
    Repeatable
  • HST 471 - European Identity: Shifting Borders

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: PSC 414, IRP314
    Offered regularly through Syracuse Abroad. Seminar including field study in multiple Central Europe locations. Examines how borders and identities have shifted over time, and the role of these shifts on the current rise of populism in the region.
  • HST 474 - A History of London in Eleven Objects

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: HOA 474
    Offered only in London. What do eleven important art objects teach us about London’s history as the world’s most global city? Students trace history of each object from its origins, to arrival in London, up to present, and learn about the artists and their contexts.
  • HST 480 - International Course

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-12 credit(s)
    Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution’s practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student’s transcript.
    Repeatable
  • HST 481 - East Central Europe in the 20th century

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: PSC 481
    Examine twentieth-century history of East and Central Europe by focusing on key socio-political phenomena of nationalism, dictatorship, and civil society. Look at political and social history through the lens of arts, literature and film. Offered only through Syracuse Abroad.
  • HST 482 - Azahar: Interfaith Relations in Spain (711-1492)

    Azahar: Interfaith Relations in Spain (711-1492)
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: HUM 482, MES 482
    Offered only in Madrid. This traveling seminar explores the interweaving of Muslim, Jewish, and Christian cultures during the Middle Ages, the resulting tensions, and the lasting cultural and social impacts on present-day Spain and the modern world.
  • HST 490 - Independent Study

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.
    Repeatable
  • HST 495 - Distinction Thesis in History

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Conducting research and writing a thesis for departmental distinction in History under the guidance of a faculty member.
  • HST 496 - Distinction Thesis in History

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Conducting research and writing a thesis for departmental distinction in History under the guidance of a faculty member.
    PREREQ: HST 495 
  • HST 498 - Checking Revised Course - Test

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Course description - Testing the course revision form, now that the New course form works. 
  • HST 499 - Honors Capstone Project

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Completion of an Honors Capstone Project under the supervision of a faculty member.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 3 credits maximum
  • HST 500 - Selected Topics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  • HST 510 - Studies in African American History

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: AAS 510 
    Particular periods or aspects of African American history.
    Repeatable

Humanities

  • HUM 141 - Computing Culture: Technology and the Humanities

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring


    “Computing Culture” grounds the digital humanities integrated learning major by providing students with an overview of debates, skills, and approaches central to a critical, humanistic engagement with digital technology and culture.

     

  • HUM 145 - Introduction to Health Humanities

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    This course introduces students to the humanistic dimensions of health, disease, and healing. Students will engage in interdisciplinary inquiry and learn the origins, topics, and theories of the Health Humanities.
  • HUM 280 - International Course

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-12 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution’s practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student’s transcript.
    Repeatable
  • HUM 304 - The Other China: Ethnic Minorities and Development

    College of Arts and Sciences
    2 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Offered only in Beijing. Examination of the impact of globalization and development on China’s culturally diverse peoples, natural environment and animal habitats through onsite visits to tribal villages, water projects and nature preserves in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces in Southwest China.
  • HUM 321 - Christians, Jews and Muslims

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: JSP 321 , MES 321 , REL 321 
    Offered only in Madrid. Key historic encounters between the three versions of monotheism, with reference to the richness of past cultural and religious legacy rooted in the Mediterranean region.
  • HUM 380 - International Course

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-12 credit(s) Irregularly
    Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution’s practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student’s transcript.
    Repeatable
  • HUM 400 - Selected Topics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s)
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  • HUM 403 - China: Past, Present and Future

    College of Arts and Sciences
    2 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Presemester, two-week field studies seminar taught in Kunming or Xi’an, Beijing, and Shanghai. Introduction to the diversity of cultures and economies within China, overview of social conditions and forces that shape people’s lives in the Peoples Republic of China.
  • HUM 404 - ‘AZAHAR’ The Islamic Conquest and the Christian Reconquest

    College of Arts and Sciences
    2 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: FLL 404 , MES 404 
    Thirteen day interdisciplinary seminar. Lectures in situ. Artistic, historical, cultural monuments of Cordoba, Sevilla, Granada and Toledo or Salamanca. Theological, philosophical and historical thought as to recreate the artistic and cultural climate of medieval al-Andalus/Spain.
  • HUM 420 - Studies in Renaissance Cultural History

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3-4 credit(s) Irregularly
    Topics in literature, fine arts, and religion between 1300 and 1600 in Italy, France, and England. Topics to be determined by the faculty.
    Repeatable
  • HUM 441 - Digital Humanities Capstone

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Practical, hands-on experience with a project that engages students’ knowledge of the digital humanities. 
    PREREQ: HUM 141
  • HUM 445 - Health Humanities Capstone

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Completion of a capstone project under the supervision of a faculty member. 
  • HUM 470 - Experience Credit

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Participation in a discipline or subject related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Permission in advance with the consent of the department chairperson, instructor, and dean. Limited to those in good academic standing.
    Repeatable
  • HUM 480 - International Course

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-12 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution’s practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student’s transcript.
    Repeatable
  • HUM 482 - Azahar: Interfaith Relations in Spain (711-1492)

    Azahar: Interfaith Relations in Spain (711-1492)
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: HST 482; MES 482
    Offered only in Madrid.This traveling seminar explores the interweaving of Muslim, Jewish, and Christian cultures during the Middle Ages, the resulting tensions, and the lasting cultural and social impacts on present-day Spain and the modern world.
  • HUM 501 - Humanism and the Arts in Renaissance Italy

    College of Arts and Sciences
    6 credit(s) Only during the summer
    Interdisciplinary seminar on the interdependence of thought, art, and letters in Renaissance Italy and their dependence on social, political, religious, and cultural conditions. Given in Italy. Extensive field trips. Lectures and readings in English.

International Relations

  • IRP 314 - European Identity: Shifting Borders

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: PSC 414, HST 471
    Offered regularly through Syracuse Abroad. Seminar including field study in multiple Central Europe locations. Examines how borders and identities have shifted over time, and the role of these shifts on the current rise of populism in the region.
  • IRP 315 - European Identity: Multicultural Europe

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Seminar including field study in multiple Western Europe locations. Examine how the national identities of these countries, and of Western Europe as a whole, are being transformed through immigration and the ideology of multiculturalism.
  • IRP 320 - The East Asian Century? Opportunities and Challenges for the Region & the US

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: HST 420, PSC 420
    Examines the trajectories of and interactions between China, Japan, and Korea, with a focus on the implications of these developments for the region and the United States.
  • IRP 333 - Negotiating Identities Across Europe’s Borders

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: ANT 303 GEO 433 HST 433 PSC 433 WRT 433  
    Through comparative study in six countries and their urban centers, students will explore some of the most rapidly changing regions in Europe with attention paid to issues of identity, memory and history of Central Europe. Offered only through Syracuse Abroad.
  • IRP 334 - Contemporary Issues in Chile and Latin America

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: HST 406 , LAS 334 , PSC 428 , SPA 334 
    Offered only in Santiago. This seminar features in-situ lectures and activities in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay introducing important political, sociological and environmental issues in the Southern Cone region.
  • IRP 351 - China’s Economy and Financial System

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: FIN 451
    The nature of China’s economic and financial environment. History and significance of China’s reforms. China’s economic relations and importance to global finance.
    PREREQ: ECN 203 or (ECN101 and ECN102)
    Repeatable 1 time(s)
  • IRP 370 - Experience Credit

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s)
    International Course
  • IRP 400 - Selected Topics


    • Revolutions, War and the Prospect for Democracy in the Middle East

  • IRP 401 - Global Policy Seminar

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    A traveling, all-day weekly seminar on how U.S. foreign and national security policy is made and “how Washington works.” Features guest speakers and visits to agencies and offices. Offered only in Washington, D.C.
  • IRP 402 - Global Policy Seminar II

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    A traveling, all-day weekly seminar on how U.S. foreign and national security policy is made and “how Washington works.” Features guest speakers and visits to agencies and offices. Offered only in Washington, D.C., and in conjunction with IRP 401 .
  • IRP 403 - Global Issues

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Topics such as terrorism, weapons proliferation, AIDS, global warming, drugs, refugees, migration; lively debate, simulations. Offered only in Washington, D.C.
  • IRP 404 - Global Political Economy Issue

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    International trade and economic issues; the politics of economics and economic elements of global concerns. Guest experts, advocates from interest groups in the nation’s capital. Offered only in Washington, D.C.
  • IRP 410 - International Relations Capstone Seminar

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    This course reviews the fundamentals of the research process in the social sciences. The primary purpose is to guide students in writing original research papers that are appropriate as Capstone papers for the International Relations major. 
  • IRP 412 - Global Governance: The United Nations System

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: PSC 412 
    The theory and practice of global governance and international diplomacy through an in-depth study of the United Nations system. Critique readings and discuss current UN-related events. Fulfills the IR capstone for International Law and Organizations (ILO). Permission of instructor.
    PREREQ: PSC 124  OR PSC 139 
  • IRP 413 - Global Governance Practicum

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Focuses on UN history, structure, and operation; processes of international negotiation and UN politics; and resolution writing and negotiation techniques. Apply theories and concepts of international relations studied in the classroom through active participation in an international conference simulation.
    PREREQ: PSC 124  OR PSC 139 
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 6 credits maximum
  • IRP 414 - Global Diplomacy Practicum

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    The Global Diplomacy Practicum consists of weekly interactive workshops focused on: 1) the history, politics, culture, and foreign policy of the country the team will portray in the simulation; 2) UN history, structure, and operation; 3) international negotiation and UN politics; and 4) resolution writing and negotiation simulation.  Students apply theories and concepts of international relations studied in the classroom as they participate in this conference simulation.
    PREREQ: PSC 124 OR PSC 139
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 2 credits maximum
  • IRP 417 - Human Rights in the Americas

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: AAS 417
    Advanced introductional to international human rights laws and frameworks with a focus on Latin American and Caribbean states.
  • IRP 424 - Dictatorships, Human Rights, and Historical Memory in the Southern Cone

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: HST 424 , LAS 424 , PSC 424 
    Offered only in Santiago. The time period (1940-present) and its significance and contributions to the configuration of social, political and economic aspects of Chile today. Relies on primary sources, comparisons within the Southern Cone, and a focus on US role and influence during this period.
  • IRP 431 - Environment and Development in China

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Offered only in Beijing. Addresses challenges in the environment and development arena in contemporary China, with analysis of conflict and resolution from multiple public policy perspectives.
  • IRP 444 - Culture, Business and Political Economics in East Asia

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: HST 444 , INB 444 , PSC 444 
    Offered only in Hong Kong. Examines the historical and contemporary forces that shape the cultural, social and economic institutions in East Asia and how these institutions affect one another.
  • IRP 450 - Undergrad Research Prog

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Repeatable
  • IRP 458 - Contemporary Issues in Turkey

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: PSC 458 , SOC 458 
    Offered only in Istanbul. Key political and social issues in contemporary Turkey. Democratization; relationship between secularism, the role of the military and Islam in political life; foreign policy including Turkish-US relations; nationalism, minorities, gender, human rights. Additional work required of graduate students.
  • IRP 471 - Global Internship

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Internship offered in Washington, D.C. as part of the Maxwell-Washington IR semester. Students accepted on the basis of academic qualifications.
  • IRP 480 - International Course

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-12 credit(s)
    Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution’s practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student’s transcript.
    Repeatable 1 time(s)
  • IRP 495 - Distinction in International Relations Seminar

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    This seminar provides a platform for students preparing a distinction thesis in International Relations. Distinction students concentrating on any geographic region may enroll, but different sections of the course emphasize specific topic concentrations.
  • IRP 498 - IR Capstone

    College of Arts and Sciences
    0 credit(s) Every semester
    Students register for this zero credit course in conjunction with their senior seminar for the International Relations capstone requirement. No additional coursework is required for this coursework outside of the capstone requirements for the major. 
  • IRP 499 - Honors Capstone Project

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Completion of an Honors Capstone Project under the supervision of a faculty member.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 3 credits maximum
  • IRP 600 - Selected Topics


    • Revolutions, War and the Prospect for Democracy in the Middle East

Italian

  • ITA 101 - Italian I

    College of Arts and Sciences
    4 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Introductory proficiency-based course which prepares students to understand, speak, read, and write in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Italian. No prior experience or admission by placement testing. Students cannot enroll in ITA 101 after earning credit for ITA 102, ITA 201, ITA 202, or higher.
    PREREQ: REQUIRED PLACEMENT EXAM SCORE
  • ITA 102 - Italian II

    College of Arts and Sciences
    4 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Continuing proficiency-based course which develops communicative abilities in speaking, listening, reading, and writing in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Italian. Students cannot enroll in ITA 102 after earning credit for ITA 201, ITA 202, or higher.
    PREREQ: ITA 101 OR REQUIRED PLACEMENT EXAM SCORE
  • ITA 115 - Beginning Italian I

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Offered in Florence only for architecture and studio arts students. Proficiency-based, for students with no prior experience. Prepares students in written and spoken language. Cannot receive credit for both ITA 115 and ITA 101.
  • ITA 116 - Beginning Italian II

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Offered in Florence only for architecture and studio arts students. Continuing proficiency-based course which develops communicative abilities in speaking, listening and writing in culturally authentic contexts. Cannot receive credit for both ITA 116 and ITA 102.
    PREREQ: ITA 101 
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