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IS 200 Introduction to International Studies

滨厂听200听听Introduction to International Studies听听(3 credit hours)听听

Introductory analysis of the diverse processes of globalization, and an interdisciplinary survey of the social, political, economic, and cultural patterns reflected in the interrelations between various regions of the world. Emphasis on the historical and cultural contexts of debates in current global issues. A foundation course for students preparing an International Studies major or minor.

GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer

International Studies (BA): Africa Concentration

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Africa has a rich pre-colonial history, and became fully connected to the modern industrialized world during European colonialism, even though this left behind a controversial legacy of under-development. Africa today is a continent with abundant resources and potential, as well as many enduring challenges. Students in this concentration will take steps toward understanding Africa鈥攈ome to 2,100 native languages and one billion people鈥攊n its full complexity.

International Studies (BA): East and Southeast Asia Concentration

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Located at the crossroads of cultural and economic interactions, the East聽and Southeast Asia region is home to some of the earliest cradles of civilization. With a third of the world population residing in this region, East and Southeast Asia has a very heterogeneous ethnic, political and cultural composition. The physical geography of the region offers a mix of continental,聽archipelagic聽and island environments that not only result in rich fishing grounds, beautiful harbors and vast reserves of geothermal and other natural energy, but has also served as the landscape for geophysical hazards such as tsunami, typhoon, earthquake and volcanic eruptions, not to mention maritime piracy and regionalist thinking among its inhabitants. Ranging from religious practices such as Catholicism (Philippines), Shintoism (Japan), Buddhism (Laos/Cambodia), or Confucianism (China), to forms of governance such as absolute monarchy (Brunei), totalitarianism (North Korea), single-party socialism (Vietnam, Laos) and constitution-based democracy (Singapore, South Korea). East and Southeast Asia鈥檚 diverse forms of geographic, political and cultural features make for a fascinating study from the local, national and regional scales.

International Studies (BA): Global Relations Concentration

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Is the world a single, global system? What factors support global integration and聽the continued importance of national and local-level societies? Learn theories of globalization and explore the limits of global interconnectedness. Additional topics include the role of religion in international settings, ideas of global justice, and the historical antecedents to global organizations such as the United Nations and the World Bank.

International Studies (BA): South Asia and Middle East Concentration

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South Asia and the Middle East (SAME) have a rich history, contemporary governance and religion, and extraordinary popular music, cinema and fine arts. Extending from the Maldives and Bhutan to Egypt, SAME is home to languages and cultures practiced by more than half of the world鈥檚 population. Some of the world鈥檚 newly-influential cities, such as Dubai, are located here, alongside the largest and oldest urban centers in the world, including Delhi, Baghdad, Karachi, Jerusalem and Beirut. Look beyond popular stereotypes聽and misunderstandings that Western nations have about SAME in order to better understand the unique and diverse world views of these vital regions.

International Studies (BA): Europe Concentration

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Expand your knowledge of the political, social and economic processes that influence contemporary Europe. Europe has been a center of international power for centuries, and its individual nations continue to wield significant global influence. The continent has undergone profound political and economic transformations in the last half-century that include the emergence of the European Union (EU), whose institutions link 27 nations. Despite these developments, Europe remains very much an idea in progress and a reality under construction. Some of the areas where we see this reality contested include challenges with continued expansion of the EU to include additional countries, transnational migration, monetary integration, and competing political ideologies.聽

International Studies (BA): Global Cultural Studies Concentration

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Globalization encompasses a series of long-term processes that have prompted profound聽cultural changes around the world. Globalization has, in many ways, made the world a smaller place while expanding our horizons. How do music, philosophy, religion, language and other cultural qualities vary around the world? Choose from a list of courses that draw heavily from the humanities and allow you to explore a variety of cultural traditions.

International Studies (BA): Global Sustainability and Development Concentration

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How might we improve the well-being of people around the world? How might we protect the global environment? How do global trade and international development operate? Explore these and other questions in the global sustainability and development concentration. Additional topics include the role of new technologies in international contexts and the global politics that affect economies and environments.

International Studies (BA): Latin America Concentration

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Examine a region of sharp contrasts and rich cultural history. In addition to its European ancestry, some parts of Latin America are strongly Native American. Sixty-two Native American languages are spoken in Mexico alone. Other parts show an unmistakable African heritage. Along the Caribbean coasts of Belize and Guatemala and south to Colombia and Venezuela, Afro-Caribbean people speak Creole languages. Parts of Latin America, especially Brazil, are widely expected to dominate the global economy. Other countries count among the poorest in the world (Honduras and Nicaragua) or house some of the starkest differences in wealth and poverty (Colombia and Mexico). Latin America houses 9% of the world鈥檚 population in 20 countries. Some 18% of U.S. citizens describe themselves as Latino. As with other parts of the world, when we study Latin America, we also study ourselves.

International Studies (Minor)

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The International Studies Minor is offered to all students in the 福利逼站 who want to add a significant international dimension to their departmental majors. This minor program enables students to explore international topics, issues and research from cross-cultural, transnational perspectives. The program will provide some tools that students can use to understand better the global context of the modern world and to learn the international dimensions of their chosen fields of study.

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

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The College of Humanities and Social Sciences offers programs of study that lead to baccalaureate and advanced degrees in the disciplines of the humanities and social sciences. The college also offers courses in these disciplines that are required in all undergraduate programs. In this way the university provides its students the opportunity to prepare for a full life in the professions and occupations that require intellectual flexibility, broad knowledge, and a basic comprehension of human beings and their challenges.

International Studies Program

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The department of Integrative Humanities and Social Sciences offers a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in International studies, an interdisciplinary program at NC State that prepares graduates to embrace a world where global linkages exist alongside boundaries and separations. Students will learn to speak a foreign language, engage with culturally diverse societies, study the economic dynamics of international trade and confront changing geopolitical lines.聽 The International Studies curriculum is designed to educate students within a global context. 聽The program of study requires students to integrate theoretical knowledge about broad global processes and methods used to study them with in-depth examination of a particular world region or major theme in international studies. 聽The curriculum is designed to expose students to a variety of disciplinary approaches.聽 Many of our graduates go on to work for global corporations, international organizations,聽 pursue advanced studies in diverse academic fields,聽 and in the government or non-profit sectors.聽International studies students include some of NC聽State鈥檚 most engaged and intellectually active undergraduates.