Courses

Courses may not be offered during every semester. To confirm course offerings for each semester, please use the Course Search.

The combination of concentrated and diversified courses in the Global and International Studies (GIS) program prepares students for the demands of a more progressively globalized and competitive world.

Fall 2023 Course Offerings

International Studies Courses

INTL I100       Introduction to International Studies

Windows on the World

Multiple sections of all courses offered:
Cultural Anthropology (A104)
World Geography (G130)

World History:
1800 to Present (H109)
International Relations (POLS Y219)
Introduction to Religion (R133)

World Language Courses

ARABIC
A131              Beginning Arabic I
A200               Intermediate Arabic II
A300/350        Advanced Arabic I & II

CHINESE
C131/132        Beginning Chinese I & II
C201               Second-Year Chinese I
C301               Third-Year Chinese I

FRENCH
F131/132         First Year French I & II
F203/204         Second Year French I & II
F315                French Conversation
F328                French Grammar
F380                French Conversation

GERMAN
G131/132        First Year German I & II
G203               Second Year German I
G300               Fifth-Semester College German

JAPANESE
J131                Beginning Japanese I
J201                Second-Year Japanese I
J301                Third Year Japanese I
J401                Fourth Year Japanese I

SPANISH
S131/132         First Year Spanish I & II
S203/204         Second Year Spanish I & II
S311                Spanish Grammar
S313                Writing Spanish
S317                Spanish Conversation and Diction
S318                Writing for Spanish Heritage Speakers
S319                Spanish for Health Care Personnel
S323                Introduction to Translating Spanish/English

Regional Concentrations

(Please note that web-only history courses for the online BA in History do not count as Global and International Studies electives; you may only enroll in online courses offered by IUPUI faculty and included on official course offerings lists)

AFRICA
AFRO A152   Intro to African Studies
AFRO A306   Globalization and Resistance in African Diaspora

ASIA
EALC E231 Japan: The Living Tradition
EALC E282 East Asian Calligraphy
EALC E351 Taoism and Buddhism
HER H362 East Asian Art
HIST G451 History of Far East

EUROPE
CLAS C387 Roman History
ENG L301 Survey of English Literature I
FILM F380 French Cinema
GER E370 German Cinema (in English)
HIST B421 The First World War
HIST F341 Conquest and Empire (Colonialism in the Americas)
POLS Y335 Western European Politics

LATIN AMERICAN & CARIBBEAN
ANTH E457 Ethnic Identity
ANTH E460 Ethnographic Film
HIST F341 Conquest and Empire (Colonialism in the Americas)
SPAN S495 Hispanic Colloquium

MIDDLE EAST
POLS Y339 Middle East Politics
REL R257 Intro to Islam

Thematic Concentrations

CIVIL SOCIETY AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
JOUR J414 International News Gathering Systems
SPEA V382 Political Action and Civic Engagement
SPEA V412 Leadership and Ethics

COMPARATIVE SYSTEMS
HIST H364 History of Medicine and Public Health
PBHL A445 Global Environmental Health and Sustainable Development
POLS Y217 Comparative Politics
REL R212 Comparative Religions

GLOBAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL INTERACTIONS
ANTH E457 Ethnic Identity
ANTH E460 Ethnographic Film
COMM C482 Intercultural Communication
HIST F34 Conquest and Empire (Colonialism in the Americas)
JOUR J414 International News Gathering Systems
POLS Y377 Globalization
REL R257 Introduction to Islam
SPAN S323 Introduction to Translating Spanish/English
TCEM G472 Global Tourism

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
BUS D301 International Business Environment
ECON E303 International Economics
POLS Y377 Globalization

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
COMM C482 Intercultural Communication
POLS Y219 International Relations
POLS Y335 Western European Politics
POLS Y377 Globalization
SPEA J272 Terrorism and Public Policy

ISSUES IN GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
ANTH A360 Development in Anthropological Thought
GEOG G315 Environmental Conservation
HIST H364 History of Medicine and Public Health
PBHL A316 Environmental Health Science
PBHL A445 Global Environmental Health and Sustainable Development
POLS Y377 Globalization

More Info

For courses offered in a specific semester, see the Schedule of Classes at Student Central.

Contact Michael Snodgrass, Director of Global and International Studies.