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  • 3.00 Credits

    From an international context and perspective, examines the gendered transformations immigrant women experience. Gender, theories of international migration, assimilation, race, ethnicity, and identity transformation serve as categories of analysis. From a cross-discipline comparative approach, we focus on women's lives to examine differences and similarities to complicate notions of immigration. Dual listed with INST 5650. Cross listed with WMST/CHST/AMST 5650. Prerequisites: Junior standing and 6 hours of AMST, CHST, INST, and/or WMST coursework.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Lectures, fieldtrips, and other cultural activities are all incorporated into the curriculum to help students learn about the political, economic and cultural development in 21st century China. Cross listed with SOC 4680. Prerequisites: none.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Examines the concept, causes, incidence, types, consequences of, and responses to terrorism. Highlights the distinction between domestic and international terrorism and expands on the latter within the framework of the global environment. Cross listed with CRMJ 4705, POLS 4705, and SOC 4705. Prerequisites: 9 hours in CRMJ, INST, POLS, or SOC coursework.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The study of the successes and failures of alternative economic systems; origins, similarities, and differences across capitalist, socialist, and communist systems, including the UW, Chinese, European, Russian, Latin American, and African economies. What does history tech us? Are there different tools to grow economy? Cross listed with ECON 4710. Prerequisites: ECON 3010; QA. (Offered based on sufficient demand and resources)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Examine the basic framework of social welfare analysis and social development programming in the international arena, employing a multinational comparative analysis approach to explore the wide array of responses to social need across the globe. Students will employ multinational comparative analyses to an area of social concern. Cross list with SOWK 4881. Dual list with INST 5881. Prerequisites: POLS 1000; ECON 1010 recommended.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Focuses on the physical and psychological health of women and children as influenced by war. Beginning with an examination of feminist theory related to sexism, war and peace politics; the course then examines effects of living in war zones or conditions of threatened war. The socioeconomic consequences of military spending, including health care delivery problems, are evaluated. Cross listed with WMST/NURS 4920. Prerequisite: upper division standing, lower division social or psychological science course. (Offered every other year)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Focuses on issues of gender, women and health, including the effects of gender bias in medical research and health care practices and policies. Health care issues of specific concern to women, both nationally and internationally will be examined. Cross listed with WMST/NURS 4940. Prerequisite: upper-division standing, lower division social or psychological science course. (Offered every other year)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Integrative course taught by an international studies faculty member. Students analyze a topic in depth from one of a variety of international studies approaches, organizing their research in concert with others in the class. Emphasis is on the quality of research and presentation. Prerequisite: senior standing in international studies.
  • 1.00 - 6.00 Credits

    Integrates practical international experience with academic knowledge. Students are expected to participate in specifically assigned tasks and observe broader activities of sponsoring organization, and reflect on experience in written assignments. Dual listed with INST 5970. Satisfactory/unsatisfactory only. Prerequisites: 9 hours of international studies core courses and consent of instructor.
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    Outlines special programs of readings in international studies to meet the needs of individual students. Offered S/U only. Prerequisites: 9 hours of international studies courses.