International Studies Course Offerings
International Studies offers a range of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary courses from a faculty trained in anthropology, economics, history, international relations, political science, and sociology, preparing students for both graduate school and careers in government, international organizations, business, and the non-profit sectors.
Course Rotation
Students should consult this course rotation as a tool for long-term academic planning. This course rotation is subject to change without prior notice.
Courses marked with an asterisk (*) indicate cross-listed courses.
Courses marked with a “W” indicate the course fulfills the Advanced Writing Requirement. Students are required to satisfactorily complete one W-coded, writing-intensive course taught in any Concentration or in the Writing Program. Advanced Writing Skills courses in the concentrations may satisfy other degree requirements (e.g., one of the five courses taken in the upper division in their home concentration). Dual concentrators are only required to complete one Advanced Writing Skills course. Additional W-designated INTS courses are to be added to the course rotation. Students should expect to see two “W” courses per semester.
2025-2026
INTS/ECON 100 Principles of Economics (Mazumder)
INTS/ECON 100 Principles of Economics (TBA)
INTS 111 Introduction to International Relations (TBA)
INTS 125 Introduction to East Asian Studies (Ogata)
INTS 130 Introduction to Latin America Studies (Jones)
INTS 190 The African Diaspora (Brooks)
INTS 208 Introduction to Global Health (Mills)
INTS 210 US-Latin American Relations (Jones)
INTS 240 Peace & Conflict in the Middle East (Farhang)
INTS/ANTH 348W Gender and Sexuality in Cross-Cultural Perspective (England)
INTS 362/ECON 340 International Economics (Liu)
INTS 365W* State & Society (Barter)
INTS 381 Political Islam (Farhang)
INTS 390 Human Rights in Latin America (Crowder-Taraborrelli)
INTS 390 Africa and Global Health (Esiobu)
INTS 422 International Law (MacLeod)
INTS 100* Principles of Economics (Mazumder)
INTS 111 Introduction to International Relations (MacLeod)
INTS 114 Introduction to Peace Studies (Ogata)
INTS 150 Introduction to Southeast Asian Studies (Barter)
INTS 190 Introduction to the Middle East (Farhang)
INTS 290 Introduction to Contemporary Africa (Esiobu)
INTS 290 Approaches to Indigenous Knowledge (Esiobu)
TBA Latin America Studies (Jones)
INTS 326* Women in East Asia (Hwang)
INTS 361* Economic Development (Liu)
INTS 371W* The Emergence of Modern Japan (Weiner)
INTS 382 Political Buddhism (Barter)
INTS 390* Sino-Japanese Relations (Hwang)
INTS 404* Violence and Oppression in Latin America (England)
INTS 489* Culture and Imperialism (Spady)
Fall 2025 INTS Special Topics Courses
Course Description:
“Africa in the Global Health System” explores the manner of Africa’s incorporation into the global health space and how that continues to define a greater part of the relationship that exists between the continent and the global health system. The interaction between African nations and the multitude of global health entities engaged in the continent’s healthcare landscape is often complex. These include over 26 United Nations agencies, numerous multilateral and bilateral donors, global and regional funds, as well as numerous global health initiatives. Specific emphasis is placed on the outside-in approach to public health service provisions made by global health actors in their engagement with Africa and how that has impacted the organic growth of Africa’s own medical systems. The course will further analyze the existing reality of traditional and western health systems coexisting in contemporary Africa.
This course will prove invaluable to students aspiring to careers in Foreign Service, the United Nations, the World Bank, bilateral and multilateral agencies, and international non-governmental organizations, many of which are active in Africa’s public health sector. Even those with broader interests will benefit from gaining insight into the intricacies of global health systems from a perspective not commonly covered in mainstream media or popular sources of information.
Course Description:
This course is designed for students who have already taken an introductory human rights course. As such, it will further contextualize human rights as an ethical and judicial principle and draw analytical parallels to the development of political rights under colonialism, liberalism, and neoliberalism in Latin America. This is an interdisciplinary course; students will read academic essays, and testimonials from activists, watch documentary and fiction films, listen to music, and research the life and work of Latin American human rights defenders. In addition, the course will give students a general knowledge of major political events in the region that have challenged hegemonic notions of human rights, and international justice.
2026-2027
INTS 100* Principles of Economics (Liu)
INTS 100* Principles of Economics (Mazumder)
INTS 111 Introduction to International Relations (TBA)
INTS 114 Introduction to Peace Studies (Ogata)
INTS 130 Introduction to Latin American Studies (TBA)
INTS 170 Intro to African Studies (TBA)
INTS 208 Introduction to Global Health (Mills)
INTS 215* Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies (Caldwell)
INTS 240 Peace & Conflict in the Middle East (Farhang)
INTS 304W* The United Nations & World Politics (MacLeod)
INTS 305W* Democracy and Democratization (Barter)
INTS 333* China Since the 1949: The People’s Republic (Hwang)
TBA (Upper-Division LA) (TBA)
TBA (Upper-Division African Studies) (Farhang)
TBA (Upper-Division MENA) (TBA)
INTS 100* Principles of Economics (TBA)
INTS 111 Introduction to International Relations (TBA)
INTS 140 Introduction to European Studies (Barter)
INTS 160 Introduction to Middle East Studies (Farhang)
INTS 205 Introduction to Human Rights (MacLeod)
INTS 283* The Third World and the West (Hwang)
INTS 316* Ideas of East and West (Hwang)
INTS 320 Politics and Governance in Asia (Barter)
INTS 325* Inequality, Repression, and Resistance in Central America (England)
INTS 345W Cinema and Society in the Asia Pacific (Weiner)
INTS 355W Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities (Ogata)
INTS 361* Economic Development (Liu)
TBA LA (TBA)
TBA African Studies (TBA)
2027-2028
INTS 100* Principles of Economics (Mazumder)
INTS 111 Introduction to International Relations (TBA)
INTS 114 Introduction to Peace Studies (Ogata)
INTS 130 Introduction to Latin America Studies (TBA)
INTS 170 Introduction to African Studies (Esiobu)
INTS 208 Introduction to Global Health (Mills)
INTS 210 US-Latin American Relations (TBA)
INTS 240 Peace & Conflict in the Middle East (TBA)
INTS 330* Modern China in Literature and Film (Hwang)
INTS 348W* Gender and Sexuality in Cross-Cultural Perspective (England)
INTS 362* International Economics (Liu)
INTS 365W* State & Society (Barter)
INTS 422 International Law (MacLeod)
INTS 489* Culture and Imperialism (Spady)
TBA Upper Division MENA (Farhang)
TBA African Studies (TBA)
INTS 100* Principles of Economics (TBA)
INTS 111 Introduction to International Relations (MacLeod)
INTS 125 Introduction to East Asian Studies (TBA)
INTS 150 Introduction to Southeast Asian Studies (Barter)
INTS 190 Introduction to the Middle East (Farhang)
INTS 310W International Conflict Resolution (Ogata)
INTS 313* Latin American Immigration to US (England)
INTS 323* Political Economy of Latin America (TBA)
INTS 326* Women in East Asia (Hwang)
INTS 350* Gandhi and Modern India (Rao)
INTS 361* Economic Development (Liu)
INTS 371W* The Emergence of Modern Japan (Weiner)
INTS 382 Political Buddhism (Barter)
INTS 390* Sino-Japanese Relations (Hwang)
TBA African Studies (TBA)
2028-2029
INTS 100* Principles of Economics (Liu)
INTS 100* Principles of Economics (Mazumder)
INTS 111 Introduction to International Relations (TBA)
INTS 114 Introduction to Peace Studies (Ogata)
INTS 130 Introduction to Latin American Studies (TBA)
INTS 170 Introduction to African Studies (TBA)
INTS 208 Introduction to Global Health (Mills)
INTS 215* Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies (Caldwell)
INTS 240 Peace & Conflict in the Middle East (Farhang)
INTS 304W* The United Nations & World Politics (MacLeod)
INTS 305W* Democracy and Democratization (Barter)
TBA (Upper-Division LA) (TBA)
TBA (Upper-Division African Studies) (TBA)
TBA (Upper-Division MENA) (Farhang)
INTS 100* Principles of Economics (TBA)
INTS 111 Introduction to International Relations (TBA)
INTS 140 Introduction to European Studies (Barter)
INTS 160 Intro to Middle East Studies (Farhang)
INTS 205 Introduction to Human Rights (MacLeod)
INTS 345W Cinema and Society in the Asia Pacific (Weiner)
INTS 355W Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities (Ogata)
INTS 404* Violence and Oppression in Latin America (England)
INTS 489* Culture and Imperialism (Spady)
TBA LA (TBA)
TBA African Studies (TBA)