International Studies

Advisory Committee:
Anne Alexander, economics and finance

Stephanie Anderson, political science

Adrian Bantjes, history

Edward Bradley, agriculture and applied economics

Michael Brose, history
Roger Coupal, agriculture and applied economics
Jean Garrison, political science
Patricia Hamel, Spanish

Adam Henne, anthropology, international studies
Quee-Young Kim, sociology
Garth Massey, sociology

David Messenger, history
Susan McKay, women's studies
Deborah Paulson, geography and recreation
Linette Poyer, anthropology
Sarah Strauss, anthropology

Adjunct Faculty

(see department section following name for academic credentials)

Anne Alexander, economics and finance

Stephanie Anderson, political science

David Ashley, sociology
Yarong Jiang Ashley, sociology
Adrian Bantjes, history
Edward B. Bradley, agriculture and applied economics
Michael Brose, history
Winberg Chai, political science
Roger Coupal, agriculture and applied economics

Lydia Dambekalns, secondary education

Francois Dickman, Emeritus, U.S. Ambassador

Rodney Garnett, music

Jean A. Garrison, political science

Patricia Hamel, Spanish

Adam Henne, anthropology, international studies

Larry Hubbell, political science

Marianne Kamp, history

Timothy Kearley, law

Quee-Young Kim, sociology

Joseph Krafczik, Russian

Susan McKay, women's studies

David Messenger, history

Deborah D. Paulson, geography

Linette A. Poyer, anthropology

Jeanette Reisenburg, international studies

Terri L. Rittenburg, marketing

Amy Roberts, elementary and early childhood education

Stephen C. Ropp, political science

Mona Schatz, social work

Richard J. Schmidt, civil and architectural engineering

Audrey Shalinsky, anthropology

Sarah Strauss, anthropology

Chikwendu Christian Ukaegbu, sociology

Undergraduate International Studies Curriculum

A degree in international studies allows students to study a region of the world or an international issue from several different disciplinary perspectives. The major requires a total of 37 credit hours in core, concentration and elective courses plus 18 hours in a single foreign language (not including American Sign Language).  The coursework in International Studies is distributed across several categories: foundation, core, concentration, and electives.

To meet the foundation requirements majors are required to take INST 1010 (pro-seminar) prior to their final year and INST 4950 (capstone) their final year.

Students majoring in international studies complete six hours in each of two core areas:

1) Lower Division: Foundations

2) Upper Division: International Systems

Students take a minimum of 15 hours of course work in one concentration. Concentrations include international development and the global environment, global economic systems, international cultural and social issues, and regional concentrations in Africa and the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific Rim, Europe and the former Soviet Union, and Latin America.

Students take six hours of elective courses from the program course guide. A course cannot simultaneously fulfill more than one requirement as a core area, concentration and elective course.

Courses not listed on the program guide may be accepted to fulfill degree requirements, based on a successful petition by the student to the director of the program. These may be topical seminars or occasionally offered courses appropriate to international studies.

Students are encouraged to obtain foreign experience by working, doing an internship, studying or traveling outside the United States. Opportunities are available through the Study Abroad office of International Programs.

Many international studies courses require prerequisites. Students are advised to take prerequisites that simultaneously satisfy University Studies Program requirements. Students are advised to satisfy the QB University Studies Program requirement by taking STAT 2070, Introductory Statistics for the Social Sciences.

All courses must be completed with a grade of C or better. Program course guides and check sheets can be obtained from either the International Studies Office.

Core Courses

Lower Division: Foundations
ANTH 1200 Intro to Cultural Anthropology
HIST 1120 Western Civilization II
INST 1050 Global Econ. Issues
INST 1060 Intro to Geography
INST 1200 Non-West. Political Cult.
INST 2100 Social Change

INST 2300 World Politics-Post-Cold-War Era
INST 2310 Intro. to Int'l Relations

Upper Division: International Systems
ANTH 4320 Political Anthropology
INST 4300 The World System
INST 4330 American Foreign Relations
INST 4340 International Organizations
INST 4350 Culture Change

INST 4582 20C U.S. Foreign Relations
Law 6720  International Law
POLS 3300 Model UN

POLS 4870 Seminar in International Relations
POLS 4890 Seminar in Comparative Government and Politics
POLS 4900 Seminar in International Relations Theories
POLS 4910 Seminar in Comparative Foreign Policy Analysis

Minors

Students can minor in international studies by fulfilling either of the two following sets of requirements:

1. Twenty-seven hours of coursework including at least 12 hours in a foreign language, 15 hours of international studies curriculum, with a minimum of 9 hours at the 3000-level or above.
2. 2. Asian Studies Minor—a minimum of 27 credit hours, which includes 12 hours in an Asian language and 9 hours of upper-division coursework. For detailed requirements, see www.uwyo.edu/intstudy/undergrad/asianminor.asp.
3. 3. European Studies Minor—a minimum of 30 credit hours, which includes 12 hours in a single modern European language other than English, and 9 hours of upper division coursework. For detailed requirements, see www.uwyo.edu/intstudy/undergrad/eruopeanstudiesminor.asp.

Graduate Program

International Studies offers an interdisciplinary program leading to the degree of Master of Arts, including a Peace Corps-Master’s International degree and dual major in environment and natural resources.  For further information, please consult the Graduate Bulletin.

International Studies (INST) Courses

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