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International Studies

The International Studies concentration (INTS) offers students the opportunity to better understand global challenges including conflict, injustice, racism, and poverty.

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Overview

Rooted in the belief that understanding multifaceted global issues demands a variety of disciplinary lenses, International Studies offer a range of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary courses from a faculty trained in anthropology, economics, history, international relations, political science, and sociology. Students with a declared INTS concentration are required to take at least five INTS courses, three of which must be 300 or 400 level. The INTS concentration prepares students for both graduate school and careers in government, international organizations, business, and the non-profit sectors.

Learning Outcomes

By the time they graduate, students in International Studies are able to:

Utilize a multidisciplinary framework to identify and explain the processes by which individuals, societies, and regions are interconnected
Formulate questions and apply appropriate analytic tools to investigate regional and/or global issues
Effectively communicate their understanding of regional and global issues
Generate a theoretically and historically informed analysis of social phenomena within a national, regional, or international context
Articulate an appreciation of the diversity and continuities that exist within and between societies and cultures
Apply their knowledge and skills to formulate practical and/or ethical responses to regional and global issues

Areas of Focus