International and Global Studies

International and Global Studies Website: http://www.sewanee.edu/ings


Professor Brockett, International Studies, Chair

The major in International and Global Studies offers the student numerous tracks of focused study, grouped into two sets: Area Studies and Global Studies. The Area Studies tracks enable majors to deepen their knowledge of a particular region and to understand that region as part of broader global interactions. The Global Studies tracks lead students to examine the world as an interconnected economic, political, and cultural system although individual students may also focus on a particular region. (This major has replaced the earlier majors of Social Science/Foreign Language, Third World Studies, German Studies, and Russian Studies.)

Program Committee:
Professor Zachau, German
Professor Dunn, Political Science
Professor Mohiuddin, Economics
Associate Professor Rung, French
Associate Professor Sánchez Imizcoz, Spanish
Assistant Professor Preslar, Russian
Assistant Professor Levine, History
Assistant Professor Murdock, Anthropology

A.     Area Studies
        *language intensive

B.    Global Studies

• Global Relations
• International Development

Course Requirements
The degree requirements for student majoring in IGS consist of eleven full courses and a comprehensive examination to be taken in the senior year. Students should be aware that in addition some tracks have prerequisite courses and/or requirements outside the major. No more than five of the eleven courses may be taken from any one department.  There are two sets of required courses for the major — introductory courses and a senior research seminar.

1. Introductory courses
 Majors are required to take at least two of the following introductory level courses, normally during their freshman and sophomore years.  These courses must be taken from two different departments.  

• Anth 104: Cultural Anthropology
• Econ 113: Economics of Social Issues (summer only on nonregular basis)
• Hist 100: From the classes specifically designated The World in the Twentieth Century, Age of Discovery, or Environment in History  (Note: Only one Hist 100 of any designation may be taken by any student.)
• PolS 103: Comparative Politics
• PolS 150: World Politics

2. Senior Research Seminar in International Studies
All IGS majors are required to take the senior seminar. This seminar is normally offered in the fall, in part to reintegrate majors who were abroad in the spring as well as to draw best on the study abroad experience while still fresh.

Comprehensive Examination
Each student takes a comprehensive examination in the second semester of their senior year. The exam is written and graded by the program committee of each track. During the pre-registration period preceding their final semester, each student determines in consultation with their track director the eleven courses in the major for which they are responsible on their comprehensive exam. The appropriate form is signed by the student, the track director, and the chair.

Study Abroad and Language Requirements
IGS is committed to (1) study abroad and (2) engagement with citizens of the host country while the student is abroad.  For most tracks students are expected to study a dominant language of the host country.  The intention is a program with clear expectations for majors but at the same time with sufficient flexibility to accommodate unique situations.

IGS majors are expected to study abroad at least one semester (or the summer equivalent) in a country relevant to their track.  The choice of the study abroad program should conform to the individual shape of each major’s academic plan, including preparation for the senior thesis.  Exceptions are considered by the chair in consultation with the track director only on written petition (for example, when the student’s academic program might be better served by a more limited summer program).

Majors in most tracks take at least one course taught in the language of the host country (e.g., while studying in Argentina, either a Spanish language course or a course on Argentine history taught in Spanish).  Exceptions must be approved in advance by the chair, in consultation with the track director.

For language intensive tracks (i.e., Francophone World, Germany, Hispanic World, Russia), at least four courses are required at the 300 level or above in the relevant language department.  In writing their senior seminar paper, majors in these tracks are expected to utilize their foreign language in the way established by the program committee of each track.

For all other tracks any language requirements beyond the College requirement (i.e., for Africa, Global Relations, International Development, Latin America) is to be determined by the program committee of each track.

The college form for approval of courses to be taken while abroad is signed by the student, the track director, and the chair.

Honors
Students who meet the following conditions receive honors in the major:  1) a grade point average in the major of at least 3.4;  2) distinction on the comprehensive examination; 3) a grade of distinction on the senior seminar paper; and 4) public presentation of the senior paper.

Minor
Students may minor in International and Global Studies by taking any six courses from the list from any specific IGS track or one course from the list of introductory courses for the major and five courses from a specific track list.  Courses used in fulfillment of this minor cannot, however, be used in fulfillment of any other major or minor.


Africa
The region for this track is defined as both Sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa.
 
The approach envisaged is comparative and interdisciplinary in order to incorporate such issues as unresolved conflict, challenge of democratization, global inequality, development, environment, human rights, gender issues (e.g., progress for women), population, the changing international legal order, regional cooperation.  The role of the region in the development of an international order that is more equitable and just is addressed. Eleven courses, which include the following:

1. Three courses required of all IGS majors:

• Two introductory International Studies courses, taken freshman and sophomore years
• The Senior Research Seminar in International Studies

2. Relevant courses are drawn from the departments of political science, economics, history, anthropology, biology/forestry, and environmental studies from the following list, with no more than five courses from any one department:

•  Anth 314: Colonialism and Culture
•  Anth 317: Anthropology of Development
•  Econ 309: Women in the Economy
•  Econ 310: Economic Development in the Third World
•  Econ 337: International Economics
•  For 212: Forestry in the Developing World
•  Hist 215: Southern African History
•  Hist 219: History of Africa to 1880
•  Hist 220: History of Africa from 1880
•  Hist 241: Global Women's Movement since 1840
•  Hist 382: Science, Segregation and Popular Culture in Twentieth-Century South Africa
•  Hist 385: Missionaries, Mullah, and Marabouts
•  Hist 386: African Environmental History
•  Hist 387: Slavery and the Slave Trade in Africa
•  PolS 227: Africa in World Politics
•  PolS 230: Politics in Nigeria and South Africa
•  PolS 315: Global Migration
•  PolS 319: Gender and Politics from a Global Perspective
•  PolS 329: Comparative African Politics
•  PolS 333: Human Rights
•  PolS 420: Democratization
•  PolS 423: Research Seminar on Post Conflict Development

Francophone World
1. Three courses required of all IGS majors:

• Two introductory International Studies courses, taken freshman and sophomore years
• The Senior Research Seminar in International Studies

2. Five courses in the French and French Studies Department:

• 314;
• 311, or 312, or 313;
• one advanced language course abroad;
• two 400-level courses from those listed in the catalog between French 401 and French 419, at least one of which should be a “French Studies” course from the following list:

3. Three other related courses in other departments, from the following list:

• Anth 303: Anthropology of Europe
• Hist 210: Early Modern Cities
• Hist 213: Early Modern Courts
• Hist 219: History of Africa to 1880
• Hist 220: History of Africa from 1880
• Hist 270: Women in European History Since 1750
• Hist 272: France Since 1815
• Hist 308: The Revolutionary Era
• Hist 378: Sexuality and the Self in Modern Europe
• Hist 379: Honor, Shame and Violence in Modern Europe
• Hist 380: Crimes and Scandals in the Historical Imagination, 18th-20th Centuries
• Hist 389: European Cultural and Intellectual History, 1750-1890
• PolS 227: Africa in World Politics
• PolS 260: European Political Relations
• PolS 329: Comparative African Politics
• PolS 356: Diplomatic History of Europe 1813-1914

Added note: IGS: Francophone World students should participate, at a minimum, in a summer program in a French-speaking country and courses may substitute for one in 2 or 3 above.  

Germany
This interdisciplinary program studies the society, culture, and literature of German-speaking countries.  Students design their own programs of study by selecting courses in the humanities and social sciences related to German civilization.  Selections are normally from the fields of German language, culture, literature, history, and political science;  however, related courses may be chosen from other fields of study. The comprehensive examination at the end of the senior year is designed in accordance with the student’s elected program of study. Majors in German studies must take the three courses required of all IGS majors, six core track courses listed below, and two related courses chosen from the list (also below) based on the student’s area(s) of interest in German studies. A period of study in a German-speaking country is required, and courses may substitute for requirements in 2 or 3 below. 

1. Three courses required of all IGS majors:

• Two introductory International Studies courses, taken freshman and sophomore years
• The Senior Research Seminar in International Studies

2. Required Core Courses (6 courses):

• Ger 321 and 322: Survey of German Literature
• Ger 408 or 409: 20th-Century German Literature
• Ger 410: Goethe
• PolS 260: European Political Relations
  

3. Related Courses (2 courses):

• Any other 300- and 400-level German literature and culture course listed in the catalog under German.
• Anth 303: Anthropology of Europe
• ArtH 326: Northern Renaissance Art
• ArtH 335: 19th-Century Art
• Hist 309, 311: Politics and Society in Europe
• Hist 396: The Origins and Conduct of the First World War, 1900-1919
• Hist 397: The Origins and Conduct of World War II
• Mus 206: Music of the Classical Period
• Mus 208: Music of the Romantic Period
• Phil 319: 19th-Century Philosophy
• PolS 322: United States Foreign Policy

Hispanic World
The Hispanic World track provides students with an opportunity to pursue integrative, interdisciplinary and transnational study with a concentration in the Spanish language, culture, art, history, literature, and politics of Spanish speaking countries. Since students cannot count any courses in the major toward another major or minor, Hispanic World majors are encouraged to plan any additional major or minor in close collaboration with the faculty advisor in the Spanish department.

The program has three principal requirements: 1) three courses in International Studies; 2) five courses in Spanish above the 200 level; 3) three courses in at least two interrelated fields. As for all tracks, a major comprehensive examination is required.  

Study abroad: Majors are expected to study abroad in a Spanish speaking country for at least a summer (but preferably for a semester). The course of study or other program must be approved by the student’s program advisor in the Department of Spanish.

1. Three courses required of all IGS majors:

• Two introductory International Studies courses, taken freshman and sophomore years
• The Senior Research Seminar in International Studies

2. Spanish (five courses):

• One class in Spanish Culture and Civilization
  
• One class in Hispanic American Culture and Civilization
  
• Two additional courses at the 300-level or above
• Topics in Literature (one course at the 400-level taken at the University of the South)

3. Electives (three courses):
Three related courses from at least two departments at the University of the South

•  Anth 305: Cultures of Latin America
•  Anth 311: Gender and Class in Latin America

Art History

•  ArtH 214: Spanish Art, Western Art, and the Road to Santiago (Semester Program)
  
•  ArtH 315: Islamic Spain and Spanish Art (Semseter in Spain)
  
•  ArtH 318: Spanish Medieval Art
•  ArtH 350: Spanish Painting from El Greco to Picasso

History

•  Hist 223: Latin American History to 1825
  
•  Hist 224: Latin American History after 1826
•  Hist 225: Empire in the New World: Incas and Aztecs
•  Hist 348: The Mexican Revolution
•  Hist 357: Latin American Biographies
•  Hist 358: Women in Latin America
•  Hist 359: U.S.-Latin American Relations
•  Hist 360: History of Chile
•  Hist 360: Intellectuals and Politics in Latin America
•  Hist 363: Peasant Resistance and Rebellion in Latin America
•  Hist 364: War and Nationalism in Latin America
•  Hist 367: Writing the Nation: Literature, Nationalism and the Search for Identity in Latin America: 1810-present
•  Hist 369: Muslim Spain: Glory, Decline, and Lasting Influence in Contemporary Spain (Semester in Spain)
  

Political Science

•  PolS 311: Politics of Central America and the Caribbean
•  PolS 318: Comparative Politics:  South America and Mexico
   

Latin America
1. Three courses required of all IGS majors:

• Two introductory International Studies courses, taken freshman and sophomore years
• The Senior Research Seminar in International Studies

2. Electives. Eight (8) courses from the following list from at least three departments with no more than four courses from any one department:

•  Anth 305: Cultures of Latin America
•  Anth 311: Gender and Class in Latin America
•  Hist 223: Latin American History to 1825
•  Hist 224: Latin American History after 1826
•  Hist 225: Empire in the New World:  Incas and  Aztecs
•  Hist 348: The Mexican Revolution
•  Hist 357: Latin American Biographies
•  Hist 358: Women in Latin America
•  Hist 359: U.S.-Latin American relations
•  Hist 360: History of Chile
•  Hist 360: Intellectuals and Politics in Latin America
•  Hist 363: Peasant Resistance and Rebellion in Latin America
•  Hist 364: War and Nationalism in Latin America
•  Hist 367: Writing the Nation:  Nationalism and the Search for Identity in Latin America
•  PolS 311: Central America & the Caribbean
•  PolS 318: South America & Mexico
•  Span 303: Intro. to Latin American Literature I
•  Span 304: Intro. to Latin American Literature II
•  Span 305: 20th-Century Spanish-American Poetry
•  Span 312: Hispanic Culture and Civilization
•  Span 367: Writing the Nation:  Nationalism and the Search for Identity in Latin America
•  Span 405: Spanish-American Novel
•  Span 406: Contemporary Hispanic Caribbean Literature and Culture
•  Span 410: Spanish-American Short Fiction and Film
•   Span 419: Sexual Alterity in Contemporary Spanish American Fiction
•  Span 423. Women Authors of the Hispanic Caribbean and its Diaspora
•  Span 430: Masterpieces of Spanish-American Literature
•  Span 431: The Contemporary Hispanic World

Russia
This interdisciplinary track enables majors to combine advanced study in Russian language, literature, and culture with courses in history and the social sciences of anthropology, economics, and political science.

This track is comprised of four courses in Russian, one in history, and three electives from the list of core or related courses in Russian, History, Political Science, Economics, or Anthropology.  As one of the core requirements majors write a senior interdisciplinary paper. Majors also select three related courses in history and the social sciences. Study abroad is strongly encouraged.  
 
Major requirements are:
1. Three courses required of all IGS majors:

• Two introductory International Studies courses, taken freshman and sophomore years
• The Senior Research Seminar in International Studies

2. Six core courses for the track.
          d. Two courses selected from: 3. Electives. Two additional electives from either the core courses listed above or from the following related courses, chosen so that no more than five courses in the major are from any one department:

Global Relations
Global relations entails the study of social, economic, and political interactions among the world’s populations.  These interactions involve international governmental organizations, nation-states, non-governmental organizations, firms, cultures, and environmental phenomena such as diseases and shared natural resources. Majors study the theories that explain global relations as well as the global interactions listed above.  

Curriculum:
The major requirements are as follows:  
1) a total of 11 courses;  
2) no more than five of the eleven courses may come from one department (if a student completes more than eleven classes, the number in one department may rise);  
3) at least four courses in each of one sub-field and at least one from each of the other sub-fields;  
4) a comprehensive exam;  and
5) a study abroad experience as required and defined by the International and Global Studies Program.  
(Note: A course listed in two sub-fields may only apply to meeting the requirements in one sub-field.)

1. Three courses required of all IGS majors:

• Two introductory International Studies courses, taken freshman and sophomore years (one must be PolS 103 Comparative Politics or PolS 150 World Politics)
  
• The Senior Research Seminar in International Studies

2. Electives by sub-field (eight courses — at least four courses in one sub-field and at least one from each of the others):
Political, Economic, and Social Development

• Anth 290: Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective
• Anth 303: Anthropology of Europe
• Anth 305: Cultures of Latin America
• Anth 317: Anthropology of Development
• Anth 341: The Culture and History of Southeast Asia
• Econ 310: Economic Development in the Third World
• Econ 337: International Economics
• Hist 212: China and East Asia II
• Hist 215: South African History
• Hist 216: History of Japan
• Hist 220: History of Africa II
• Hist 223: Latin American History I
• Hist 400: Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand
• PolS 230: Politics in Nigeria and South Africa
• PolS 250: States and Markets in East Asia
• PolS 311: Central America & the Caribbean
• PolS 318: South America & Mexico
• PolS 326: Comparative Asian Politics
• PolS 366: International Political Economy
• PolS 402: Globalization
• PolS 420: Democratization

Environmental Affairs*

• Biol 209: Conservation Biology (no lab) OR Biol 222: Conservation Biology (with lab)
• Biol 313: Ecosystems & Global Change
• Econ 381: Political Economy of Sustainable Development
• Fors 212: Forestry in the Developing World
• Hist 386: African Environmental History
• PolS 381: Political Economy of Sustainable Development

    *Majors with this subfield focus should seriously considering also taking:

• Econ 335: Environmental Economics
• PolS 208: Environmental Policy

Inter-state Relations

• Hist 359: U.S. and Latin America Since 1898
• Hist 388: The United States and Vietnam Since 1945
• Hist 398: Intelligence & Foreign Policy in the 20th Century
• PolS 227: Africa in World Politics
• PolS 230: Politics in Nigeria and South Africa
• PolS 249: China and the World
• PolS 260: European Political Relations
• PolS 311: Central America & the Caribbean
• PolS 322: U.S. Foreign Policy
• PolS 329: Comparative African Politics
• PolS 355: The Art of Diplomacy
• PolS 368: Arms Control & International Security
• PolS 370: International Law in International Relations
• PolS 390: The United Nations
• PolS 422: Seminar on Topics in International Organization
• PolS 423: Research Seminar on Post Conflict Development
  
• PolS 425: Seminar on International Politics
• PolS 428: Theory and Practice

Non-state Actors

• Hist 241: Global Women's Movements since 1840
• Hist 385: Missionaries, Mullahs and Marabouts: African Encounters with Christianity and Islam
• Hist 387: Slavery and Slave Trade in Africa
• PolS 315: Global Migration
• PolS 319: Global Gender Issues
• PolS 333: Human Rights
• PolS 370: International Law in International Relations
• PolS 425: Seminar on International Politics

International Development
The International Development major integrates core economics study with interdisciplinary study and prepares students for careers and lives in international contexts. The purpose of the track is to teach students to analyze the impact of global processes on economic development and the policy debates in the larger context of international studies.

The major requires a total of 11 courses:
1) Three courses required of all IGS majors (two required introductory courses and a senior research seminar);  
2) Five courses in economics from the list of specified courses below, and  
3) Three additional courses from a set of electives in the social sciences.

In the five core courses in the economics department, students are introduced to the theoretical framework and methods of economic analysis, as well as issues in development economics pertaining to international trade, environment, agriculture, poverty and income distribution, market reforms, and gender. Majors also pursue studies abroad and engage with citizens of the host country through various means: a fieldwork-based economic development course in a developing country; fieldwork based student-faculty research in a developing country;  an independent study in a developing country through, for example, Biehl or Kennedy-Owen research grants, or Tonya or Lilly internships. The study abroad component enables students to see first hand both the actual problems and their solutions, such as food aid, microfinance, and international agency and NGO interventions.  

For the three elective courses in social science, the student have the option of taking courses specific to a particular region. These three courses can be chosen from the social sciences or humanities (anthropology, political science, religion, history, international relations) listed below.

Requirements for this track are:
1. Three courses required of all IGS majors:

• Two introductory International Studies courses, taken freshman and sophomore years
• The Senior Research Seminar in International Studies

2. Five courses in Economics (three from a and two from b)

3. Three Elective Courses from Social Sciences and Humanities:
       
        Region-Specific Courses