1998-1999 Academic Catalog

The social science concentration provides students with a political view of the international community. Utilizing courses in economics, geography, history, literature, and political science, this program prepares students for careers in areas such as the foreign service, international media, international relations, and missions. Course requirements involve 78 quarter hours including: International studies core requirements ............................... 32 2 ANTH-180 Cultural Anthropology ......................................... 5 2 BEPH-226Religion andCulture .............................................. 5 BUS-291 International Business .............................................. 3 2 COM-3 l 4 Intercultural Communication .................................. 4 GE0-250 Introduction to Geography ....................................... 2 GE0-352WorldRegionalGeography-East .............................. 4 (or GE0-351 World Regional Geography-West .................... 4) 3 HIST-203HistoryofCivilization ............................................. 4 LING-308 Linguistics for Language Learning .......................... 5 Social science requirements ................................................. 26 ECON-335ComparativeEconomicSystems ............................. 4 GE0-351 World Regional Geography-West ............................. 4 (or GE0-352 World Regional Geography-East ...................... 4) GE0-450 Research in International Studies .............................. 5 HIST-201,202HistoryofCivilization ........................................ 8 POLS-365 International Relations ............................................ 5 Electives (selected from): ............ ,......................................... 20 Three courses from social sciences and history: GE0-354GeographyofAfrica .............................................. ·3 GSS-490 Independent Study (reading and travel study) ... 1-6 (Travel study must be approved by the department) HIST-304 British Empire and the Developing Non-Western World ........................................................... 4 HIST-306 History ofModern Germany ................................. 4 HIST-308 Russia and Soviet Union-20th Century ................ 4 HIST-321 History and Political Development of East Asia ... 4 HIST-322 Middle East: History and Politics ......................... 4 HIST-405 Great Power Diplomacy in the Modern World ...... 4 Dr. Daniel Estes directs the Hanars Program and caordinates a sequence of honors classes entitled, "The Making of the Modern Mind."