International Studies Course Offerings

INTS 100* Principles of Economics (Liu)
INTS 140 Introduction to European Studies (Barter)
INTS 170 Introduction to African Studies (Esiobu)
INTS 190 Introduction to the Middle East (Rahman)

INTS 205 Introduction to Human Rights (MacLeod)
INTS 283* The Third World and the West (Hwang)
INTS 290* Traditional Ecological Knowledge (Esiobu)

INTS 303 Brazil, Mexico, and the Nation (Jones)
INTS 310W International Conflict Resolution (Ogata)
INTS 320 Politics and Governance in Asia (Barter)
INTS 335* Indigenous Peoples of Latin America (Jones)
INTS 342 Asian America (Gottesman)
INTS 345 ECinema and Society in the Asia Pacific (Weiner)
INTS 390* Education About East Asia (Hwang)

Course Description:

There is a growing emphasis on broadening our knowledge of the natural world beyond the narrow confines of pure Western science. Scientific, philosophical, technological, artistic, and other such searches for environmental sustainability actions are increasingly leading to a renewed interest in Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK). TEK is knowledge about relationships with the natural surroundings, gathered over hundreds, or even thousands, of years by local communities. This trans-generational knowledge has evolved as a result of communities and their direct interaction with their environment. TEK includes knowledge about geography, plants, forestry, landscapes, animals, animal husbandry, natural events, water management, soil science, the atmosphere, spirituality, and the connections between humans, animals, and plants. Rather than compete with Western science, researchers are embracing TEK as complementary, and there are efforts towards its mainstreaming in Environmental Sciences.

Early on, this course will begin with an emphasis on indigenous knowledge. The aim is to explore the philosophy and politics of knowledge. The early portion of this course will ask who determines what is valid knowledge and what is not. The recent global rise in prominence of TEK in academia and in practice will be examined afterwards. An examination of the intellectual, social, cultural, and spiritual foundations of TEK will take up a portion of the course. Some of the aspects of TEK that will be looked at are agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, animal husbandry, water management, and fire management.

Empirically, TEK across different regions of the world, including Africa, Asia, South and North America, Europe, and Oceania, will be examined. Topical issues surrounding TEK such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the Convention on Biodiversity, Intellectual Property Rights, Indigenous Language Extinction will be examined towards the latter part of the course.

At the end of this course, students will understand Traditional Ecological Knowledge as a valid way of knowing as distinct from Western science. Students will have a better idea of how TEK can be used to manage the environment in a way that is sustainable at both the local and global levels.

Please note that students must enroll in the course number for which they desire concentration credit (i.e., if you wish to receive ENVST concentration credit, please enroll in the ENVST 290 section of this course. Enrollment under the INTS 290 course number will not be retroactively adjusted to ENVST 290). Unlike other catalogue courses, special topics courses will not be retroactively adjusted.

Course Description:

Scholars have agreed that there are many good reasons to learn and teach about ‘East Asia,’ when the world has become globalized since the 1980s under one economic system and all the conventional boundaries (regional, national, cultural, economic, ideological, etc.) seem somehow increasingly meaningless. If so, what social, cultural, political, and historical aspects of East Asia would still be of importance in the learning and teaching? What kind of activities and materials could be helpful, for example, to avoid the enduring stereotypes about Asia, in general, and East Asia, in particular, to understand the region’s place and roles in the globalizing world today, and to call public attention to the importance of East Asian experiences in an age of neoliberal globalization?

This course will examine some important East Asia-related curricular, historical, and cultural issues, and will attempt to answer, but not limited to, the above-mentioned questions. In this course, students will examine the questions through readings, class discussions, independent research, and viewing films, and are expected to come up with their own conclusions as to the above-mentioned questions.

Goals and Objectives

First, to gain familiarity with history, geography, culture, society, and some major curricular and contemporary issues in East Asia;

Second, to locate some key issues that are imperative in understanding the region of East Asia and its roles and place in the formation of the modern and contemporary worlds;

Third, to help students identify/develop a topic in East Asian Studies for the future study on the region;

Fourth, to help students sharpen their topic and acquire necessary and critical understandings of related issues and perspectives in their study and teaching about East Asia;

And fifth, to develop oral and written skills through the practices of presentations and argumentation.

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 190 The African Diaspora (Brooks)

INTS 208 Introduction to Global Health (Mills)
INTS 210 US-Latin American Relations (TBA)
INTS 240 Peace & Conflict in the Middle East (TBA)
INTS 275 Intro. To Research Design (TBA)

INTS 348W* Gender and Sexuality in Cross-Cultural Perspective (England)
INTS 362* International Economics (Liu)
INTS 365W* State & Society (Barter)
INTS 381 Political Islam (TBA)
INTS 390 Africa and Global Health (Esiobu)

INTS 422 International Law (MacLeod)
INTS 490 Human Rights in Latin America (Crowder-Taraborrelli)

INTS 100* Principles of Economics (TBA)
INTS 111 Introduction to International Relations (MacLeod)
INTS 125 Introduction to East Asian Studies (Ogata)
INTS 150 Introduction to Southeast Asian Studies (Barter)
INTS 190 Introduction to the Middle East (TBA)

INTS 290 Introduction to Contemporary Africa (Esiobu)
INTS 290 Approaches to Indigenous Knowledge (Esiobu)

INTS 323* Political Economy of Latin America (TBA)
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)

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 (TBA)

INTS 304W* The United Nations & World Politics (MacLeod)
INTS 305W* Democracy and Democratization (Barter)
INTS 3xx* Education About East Asia (Hwang)

TBA (Upper-Division LA) (TBA)
TBA (Upper-Division African Studies) (TBA)
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 (TBA)

INTS 205 Introduction to Human Rights (MacLeod)
INTS 283* The Third World and the West (Hwang)

INTS 320 Politics and Governance in Asia (Barter)
INTS 325* Inequality, Repression, and Resistance in Central America (England)
INTS 333* China since 1949: The People’s Republic (Hwang)
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 African Studies

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 3xx* Sino-Japanese Relations (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
TBA African Studies

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 (TBA)

INTS 310W International Conflict Resolution (Ogata)
INTS 313* Latin American Immigration to US (England)
INTS 316* Ideas of East and West (Hwang)
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)

TBA African Studies

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 (TBA)

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) (TBA)
INTS 3xx* Education About East Asia (Hwang)

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 (TBA)

INTS 205 Introduction to Human Rights (MacLeod)
INTS 283 The Third World and the West (Hwang)

INTS 330* Modern China in Literature and Film (Hwang)
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)
TBA LA
TBA African Studies