IS - International Studies


IS 393International Affairs SeminarUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only
An inter-disciplinary study of various aspects of globalization, with an emphasis on the interaction between local communities and global forces and how the two shape each other at the level of human rights, ethnic relations, states, human migrations, the environment, cultures and languages, and health.


IS 491Senior Seminar in International StudiesUNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only
Prerequisite: IS 393
An intensive study of selected international issues, global dimensions and implications, leading to a major research paper.