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 | AREAS OF CONCENTRATION
All students majoring in international studies must complete 15 hours in a primary area of concentration, and 6 hours in a secondary area of concentration. Areas of concentration in International Studies are classified as either regional or global. The regional areas of concentration are Africa and the Middle East, Asia, Europe, Latin America, or Russia and Central Asia. The global areas of concentration are Global Studies, Global Diplomacy, Environment and Development, or Colonialism and Diasporas. Students must select one regional and one global area of concentration. Thus if a regional area of concentration is chosen as the primary area of concentration, then the secondary area of concentration must be global, and vice versa.
Students must meet language competency standards in a language appropriate to their regional area of concentration (see below).
Note:
The following course listings are not exhaustive. Special Topics classes are not included but, if relevant, may be counted towards a concentration by arrangement with the Associate Director. As many of the listed courses are offered either infrequently or on alternate years, students are advised that they should check availability with departments and plan their coursework schedule well in advance.
REGIONAL AREAS OF CONCENTRATION
(Students must complete 15 hours for a primary concentration or 6 hours for a secondary concentration in one of these regional areas.)
1. Africa and the Middle East
AAAS 2050, ANTH 4051, 4470, 4998, FREN 4070, HIST/REL 4095, 4096, POLI 4059, 4061, 4064, 4077, 4078, REL 3786, REL/INTL 3092, SOCL 4551, THTR/ENGL 4220;
Language Component: French, Arabic, or Swahili (see below)
2. Asia
ART 2411, 4441, 4442, 4443, 4444, CHIN 3801, 3802, GEOG 4035, HIST 2095, 2096, 4078, 4091, 4092, 4093, 4094, HIST/REL 4191, INTL/ ANTH/GEOG 4002 or REL 4001, POLI 4067, REL 2027, 4600, 4800;
Language Component: Chinese or Japanese (see below)
3. Europe
ARCH 3006, ART 2470, 4422, 4450, 4451, FREN 3071, 3072, 3080, 4040, 4050, 4051, GEOG 4055, 4072, GERM 2075, 3061, 3082, 4044, 4046, HIST 4016, 4017, 4022, 4023, 4026, 4030, 4032, 4047, 4112, 4113, 4130, ITAL 3001, 3058, 3072, MUS 1753, 1754, 4751, 4752, PHIL 2035, 3001, 3002, 4003, POLI 4072, 4074, 4075, 4076, SPAN 3073, 4063, 4064, 4081, 4082, 4201, THTR 3121,3122;
Language Component: French, German, Italian, or Spanish (see below)
4. Latin America
ANTH 4003, 4023, GEOG 4031, 4032, HIST 2086, 4081, 4083, 4089, POLI 4065, SPAN 3044, 3074, 4082, 4146, 4147, THTR 4220;
Language Component: Spanish (see below)
5. Russia and Central Asia
ECON 4025 or HIST 4126, HIST 2135 or RUSS 2075, HIST 4033, 4034, 4120, POLI 4070, RUSS 2073, 2074, 3071, 3072, 4030, 4061, 4081, 4082, 4101;
Language Component: Russian (see below)
Requirements for Language Component
Students must demonstrate competency in a language relevant to their regional area of concentration. (Competency means: equivalent of six courses for Spanish, French, Italian and German; equivalent of five courses for Russian; equivalent of four courses for Chinese, Japanese, Swahili or Arabic).
Complete one of the following sequences:
SPAN 1101, 1102, 2101, 2102, 2155, and 3010 or 3044 or 3070 or 3072 or 3073 or 3074 or 3980 or 4043 or 4063 or 4064 or 4100 or 4145 or 4146 or 4147 or 4201 or 4400;
FREN 1001, 1002, 2101, 2102, 2155, and 3058 or 3060 or 3071 or 3072 or 3080 or 4003 or 4031 or 4040 or 4050 or 4051 or 4070 or 4080 or 4090 or 4095 or 4100;
ITAL 1001, 1002, 2101, 2102, 2155, and 3058 or 3060 or 3071 or 3072 or 4051 or 4052 or 4053 or 4100;
GERM 1101, 1102, 2101, 2102, 2155, and 3060 or 3061 or 3082 or 3083 or 3084 or 4043 or 4044 or 4045;
RUSS 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002, and 3061 or 3062 or 3071 or 3072 or 3073 or 3074 or 4030 or 4031 or 4061;
CHIN 1101, 1102, 2001, 2002;
JAPN 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002;
SWAH 1001, 1002, 2003, 2004;
ARAB 1101, 1102, 2101, 2102.
Back to Regional Areas of Concentration
GLOBAL AREAS OF CONCENTRATION
(Students must complete 15 hours for a primary concentration or 6 hours [from different departments] for a secondary concentration in one of these global areas)
1. Global Studies
ECON 4520, 4550, ENVS 4010, FIN 3718, HIST 2023, INTL 4100, MC 4103, POLI 4041, 4042, 4046, 4062, 4064, REL 3101, 3300, 4032, REL/INTL 3092, SOCL 2411, 3101, 4111, 4311, 4341, 4421, 4481, 4521, 4551, 4631, 4701, WGS 2900;
2. Global Diplomacy
15 hours from the following courses (9 hours must be above 3000): ECON 4520, 4550, 4560, HIST 2023, 4028, 4049, 4063, 4064, 4066, 4130, 4140, INTL 4010, POLI 4037, 4041, 4042, 4043, 4044, 4046, 4048, 4049, 4063, 4064, 4074.
3. Environment and Development
GEOG 4078 (3 hours) and 12 hours from the following courses (9 hours must be above 3000): DSM 2000, 3910, ECON 4050, 4320, 4325, EMS 1011, 3040, ENVS 4261, GEOG 4012,4020, 4070, 4080, 4086, LA 2112, 2141, 2142, OCS 4465, 4550, POLI 4049, 4064, RNR 4023, 4030, 4039, 4055, 4107, SOCL 4341, 4551, 4711.
4. Colonialism and Diasporas
INTL 4100 (3 hours) and 12 hours from the following courses (9 hours must be above 3000): ANTH 4002, 4018, 4023, 4051, 4053, 4064, 4470, ENGL 2673, 3674, 4220, FREN 3090, 3280, 4070, 4080, 4090, HIST 2023, 2061, 4051, 4052, 4078, 4081, 4140, 4200, POLI 4076, 4078, REL 3101, 3092, SPAN 4144, 4145, 4146, 4147.
Note:
Students in Colonialism and Diasporas are advised to choose courses from a wide variety of geographical regions. No more than six hours may relate to the US exclusively (courses marked thus), and no more than three hours may be chosen from the student’s regional concentration.
For additional information, contact Dr. Leonard Ray, lray2@lsu.edu, tel: 225/578-7274. |
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