International Studies, Culture, Societies and Values Concentration, Major

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The Culture, Societies and Values concentration enables students to understand the complex interplay between religion and economic, political and cultural realities. The concentration explores the ways religion is experienced and/or imagined by individuals, groups, and institutions in the context of globalization.

Program Learning Outcomes

Please see the International Studies Major .

Major Requirements (48 units)

International Studies Required Core Courses (12 units)

International Studies majors all take three foundational courses. Majors choose one of the five functional concentrations(each with its own requirements) and one of the five regional focus areas (each with its own requirements). Students cannot double-count any course for both a functional concentration and a regional focus. All majors finish with a capstone course.

Culture, Societies, and Values (CVS) Concentration (20 units)

Required:
ANTH 200 - Intro to Anthropology
Select four elective courses from the following list:
COMS 204 - Communication & Culture
ANTH 210 - Cultures Through Film
ANTH 235 - Anthropology of Food
ANTH 280 - Alaska:Cltre,Envrmnt,Trsm
or
ART 305 - Global Contemporary Art
BAIS 376 - Postcolo Migration & Cities
ENVA 280 - Alaska:Cltre,Envrnmnt, Tourism
MS 409 - International/Global Media
MUS 205 - Anthropology of Music
SOC 325 - Critical Approach to Race/Ethn
THRS 306 - Theology in HIV/AIDS Contexts
THRS 322 - Liberation Theology
THRS 365 - Religion and Globalization
The following section of THRS 390 may count towards this Regional Focus: Islamic Feminist Ethics. See Program Assistant for details.

Regional Focus (12 units)

Choose one of the five Regional Focus areas. Note that each has its own requirements.

African Region Focus

Required:
POLS 348 - Pols/Develop in Africa
Select two electives from the following list:
ART 208 - African Art
FREN 250 - Africa Films Africa
FREN 260 - African Literature and Film
FREN 330 - Rencontres: L’Afrique francoph
HIST 150 - Modern African History
HIST 340 - History of South Africa
INTD 340 - African Lit: Islamic Perspect
MUS 212 - Survey of African Music
THRS 270 - African Theol/Cosmologies

Asia Region Focus

Europe Region Focus

Required:
POLS 342 - Politics & Society in Europe
Select two electives from the following list:
ECON 306 - Economies of Modern Europe
EURO 370 - European Cultures and Lives
FREN 315 - Paris: Biographie d’une ville
FREN 350 - Paris-Berlin
or
GERM 350 - Paris-Berlin
GERM 320 - German Lit & Cult/1945-Today
HIST 335 - Modern German History
POLS 340 - Pol/Change in Russia/Neighbors
POLS 343 - Pol/Change in East-Cent Europe
SPAN 355 - España Hoy

Latin America Region Focus

Middle East Region Focus

Required:
ANTH 270 - Mideast Peoples & Culture
Select two electives from the following list:
ART 214 - Islamic Art
HIST 270 - Sex&TransgressionIslWrld
HIST 388 - Islamic Empires
POLS 349 - Govt/Pols of the Middle East
POLS 354 - Int’l Relations/Middle East
SOC 3XX Islam, Politics & Society
THRS 125 - Soc. Justice, Activism & Jews
THRS 130 - Jews, Judaisms & Jewish Iden
THRS 324 - Jewish and Islamic Mysticism
THRS 373 - Introduction to Islam
The following section of THRS 390 may count towards this Regional Focus: Islamic Feminist Ethics. See Program Assistant for details.

Capstone (4 units)

All majors must complete:

BAIS 397 - International Studies Capstone
Note: BAIS 495 can be substituted for BAIS 397 .