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Spanish and International Affairs, BA

2021-2022 Edition

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        • Africana Studies, BA
        • Africana Studies and Political Science, BA
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        • Spanish, BA
        • Spanish and International Affairs, BA
        • Africana Studies, BS
        • American Sign Language—English Interpreting, BS
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        • African Studies, Minor
        • Africana Studies, Minor
        • American Sign Language, Minor
        • Arabic, Minor
        • Black Feminist Studies, Minor
        • Chinese, Minor
        • Film and International Cultures, Minor
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        • Russian, Minor
        • Spanish, Minor
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This combined major offers undergraduates the opportunity to develop an awareness of global affairs and international issues since the 19th century through diverse and cross-disciplinary theories of: (1) Interstate relations: conflict, cooperation, hierarchies; (2) Civil society, transnational advocacy networks, global social movements; and (3) the politics of culture, linguistic and cultural diversity, religious and ideological divides; (4) State-society relations: democracy, authoritarianism, inequalities, citizenship.

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

University-Wide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.

BA Language Requirements

All BA students are required to complete the BA language requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Spanish Language Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Spanish Language Requirements
SPNS 2102Intermediate Spanish 24
SPNS 3101Advanced Spanish 14
SPNS 3102Advanced Spanish 2: Hispanic and Latinx Identity4
Language and Linguistics
Complete one of the following courses:4
CLTR 1120Introduction to Languages, Literature, and Culture4
LING 1150Introduction to Language and Linguistics4
Culture, Literature, and History
Complete four of the following courses:16
ANTH 4500
Latin American Society and Development
CLTR 1240
Latin American Film
CLTR 1504
Cultural History of Spain
CLTR 1505
Latin American Culture, History, and Politics
CLTR 2001
World Cultures through Film
CLTR 2715
New Media Narratives in Latin America: Local and Global Dimensions
CLTR 3715
New Narratives: Latin America after 1989
CLTR 3720
Literature, Arts, and Poverty in Latin America
CLTR 3725
Representing Violence and Human Rights in Latin America
CLTR 3805
Culture, Politics, and Media in Spain
CLTR 4655
Latin American Literature
CLTR 4944
Cultural Engagement Abroad
HIST 1187
Introduction to Latin American History
LACS 1220
Latino, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies
Spanish Electives
Complete two of the following courses:8
SPNS 2900
Specialized Instruction in Spanish
SPNS 3401
Advanced Spanish 1 for Healthcare Professionals
SPNS 3501
Advanced Spanish Conversation: Global Communication
SPNS 3601
Exploring Spoken Spanish
SPNS 3800
Special Topics in Spanish
SPNS 3900
Specialized Instruction in Spanish
Study Abroad/Experiential Learning
See department for details

International Affairs Requirements

Courses used to fulfill major requirements may not be used to satisfy the global dynamics requirement. See department for additional courses.

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Courses
INTL 1101Globalization and International Affairs4
INTL 3400International Conflict and Negotiation4
ECON 1115Principles of Macroeconomics4
or ECON 1116 Principles of Microeconomics
International Experiential Learning
Complete at least one “international semester” via study abroad, international internship, international co-op, or two short-term programs.

International Affairs Elective

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following courses:4
Course List
Code Title Hours
INTL 2240
Global Population and Development
INTL 2480
Women and World Politics
INTL 2500
Race and Global Human Mobility
INTL 3200
Cities in a Global Context
INTL 3430
Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection
INTL 3450
Security, Culture, Power
INTL 3520
Global Political Economy
INTL 4100
Forced Migration: Refugees, Exiles, and Displaced Persons
INTL 5100
Climate and Development

Global Dynamics Requirement

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete two of the following courses. Courses are divided into thematic groups to aid students in deciding which courses to take and have no bearing on major requirements.8
Course List
Code Title Hours
Environment
ENVR 1110
Global Climate Change
ENVR 2515
Sustainable Development
INTL 5100
Climate and Development
INTL 5268
International Environmental Policy
or PPUA 5268
International Environmental Policy
SOCL 1246
Environment and Society
Law, Diplomacy, and Global Governance
COMM 2303
Global and Intercultural Communication
INTL 2480
Women and World Politics
or WMNS 2480
Women and World Politics
INTL 3520
Global Political Economy
POLS 1155
Comparative Politics
POLS 1160
International Relations
POLS 2370
Religion and Politics
POLS 3405
International Political Economy
POLS 3406
International Law
POLS 3409
Global Governance
POLS 4910
Model United Nations
Human Rights and Social Justice
HIST 2373
Gender and Sexuality in World History
INTL 2480
Women and World Politics
or WMNS 2480
Women and World Politics
LPSC 2302
Global Human Rights: A Social and Economic Perspective
PHIL 5001
Global Justice
Conflict and Security
CRIM 3060
Political Crime and Terrorism
HIST 1206
Drug Trade and Drug War: History, Security, Culture
HIST 1389
History of Espionage 1: Antiquity to World War II
HIST 1390
History of Espionage 2: Cold War Spies
HIST 3330
The Global Cold War
HIST 3334
Assassinations in World History
HIST 3335
History of Modern Terrorism
INTL 3430
Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection
INTL 3450
Security, Culture, Power
JRNL 3300
Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media
or INTL 3300
Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media
PHIL 5001
Global Justice
POLS 2282
The Holocaust and Comparative Genocide
POLS 3408
International Security
POLS 3418
Nationalism
POLS 3420
U.S. National Security Policy
POLS 3423
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
POLS 3430
Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection
POLS 4918
Model NATO
Globalization
AFAM 2600
Issues in Race, Science, and Technology
ANTH 2305
Global Markets and Local Culture
ANTH 2315
Religion and Modernity
ECON 3290
History of the Global Economy
ECON 4635
International Economics
HIST 2211
The World Since 1945
HIST 2311
Colonialism/Imperialism
INTB 3310
Cultural Aspects of International Business
INTL 2240
Global Population and Development
INTL 2480
Women and World Politics
or WMNS 2480
Women and World Politics
INTL 3200
Cities in a Global Context
INTL 3520
Global Political Economy
LPSC 2302
Global Human Rights: A Social and Economic Perspective
POLS 1160
International Relations
POLS 2370
Religion and Politics
POLS 3405
International Political Economy
POLS 3406
International Law
SOCL 3465
Globalization and the Evolution of Human Societies
Population, Migration, and Diaspora
AFRS 1270
Introduction to Global Health
or PHTH 1270
Introduction to Global Health
AFRS 3424
Epidemiology of Pandemic Diseases and Health Disparities in the African Diaspora
ANTH 1101
Peoples and Cultures
HIST 1218
Pirates, Planters, and Patriots: Making the Americas, 1492–1804
INTL 2240
Global Population and Development
INTL 2500
Race and Global Human Mobility
INTL 3200
Cities in a Global Context
INTL 4100
Forced Migration: Refugees, Exiles, and Displaced Persons
PHIL 1271
Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Development
ANTH 2305
Global Markets and Local Culture
ECON 1291
Development Economics
ECON 3404
International Food Policy
ENTR 2206
Global Social Enterprise
ENVR 2515
Sustainable Development
INTB 1203
International Business and Global Social Responsibility
or INTB 1209
International Business and Global Social Responsibility
INTL 2240
Global Population and Development
INTL 3520
Global Political Economy
INTL 5100
Climate and Development
PHTH 5230
Global Health
POLS 3487
Politics of Developing Nations
Communication and Media
COMM 2303
Global and Intercultural Communication
INTB 3310
Cultural Aspects of International Business
JRNL 3300
Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media
or INTL 3300
Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media
JRNL 5360
Global Reporting
MSCR 2325
Global Media

Regional Analysis Requirement

Complete three of the following courses, two of which must be in one region. Select courses taken during a semester study abroad or specific Dialogue of Civilizations courses may count as regional analysis courses pending approval of the international affairs head faculty adviser. See department for additional courses:

  
Course List
Code Title Hours
Africa
AFRS 2307
Africa Today
AFRS 2900
Swahili, Culture, and Politics in Kenya
AFRS 3460
Contemporary Government and Politics in Africa
AFRS 4939
Community Health, Culture, and Development in Kenya
ANTH 4510
Anthropology of Africa
ENTR 3308
Business Economic History of South Africa
INTL 2464
Natural Resources and Sustainable Development
or AFRS 2464
Natural Resources and Sustainable Development
INTL 2465
The Scope and Dynamics of Conflicts in Africa
or AFRS 2465
The Scope and Dynamics of Conflicts in Africa
Asia
ANTH 4350
Ethnography of Southeast Asia
ASNS 1150
East Asian Studies
or HIST 1150
East Asian Studies
CLTR 1500
Modern Chinese History and Culture
CLTR 1506
Introduction to Chinese Popular Culture
CLTR 1700
Introduction to Japanese Pop Culture
HIST 1246
World War II in the Pacific
HIST 1252
Japanese Literature and Culture
HIST 1253
History of Vietnam Wars
HIST 1500
Modern Chinese History and Culture
HIST 2308
Law, Justice, and Society in Modern China
HIST 2351
Modern Japan
PHIL 1275
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Beyond: Eastern Religions
PHIL 1290
Chinese Philosophy and Religion
PHIL 2395
Japanese Buddhism
Europe
CLTR 1501
Introduction to French Culture
CLTR 1503
Introduction to Italian Culture
CLTR 1504
Cultural History of Spain
HIST 1170
Europe: Empires, Revolutions, Wars, and Their Aftermath
HIST 1272
Europe in the Middle Ages, 500–1500
HIST 2280
Hitler, Germany, and the Holocaust
HIST 2370
Renaissance to Enlightenment
HIST 2375
The Tudors, the Stuarts, and the Birth of Modern Britain
HIST 2376
Britain and the British Empire
HIST 4946
Independent Field Research Abroad: Central Europe
POLS 3435
Politics and Governance of Europe and the European Union
Latin America
ANTH 4500
Latin American Society and Development
CLTR 1240
Latin American Film
CLTR 1261
Caribbean Literature and Culture
CLTR 1505
Latin American Culture, History, and Politics
CLTR 3715
New Narratives: Latin America after 1989
CLTR 3720
Literature, Arts, and Poverty in Latin America
CLTR 4655
Latin American Literature
HIST 2025
Latin American History through Film
LACS 1220
Latino, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies
Middle East
CLTR 1502
Introduction to Arabic Culture
ECON 1292
Economic History of the Middle East
HIST 1185
Introduction to Middle Eastern History
HIST 1290
Modern Middle East
INTL 1150
The Mediterranean World: An Overview
INTL 1160
Middle East Studies
INTL 2100
Modern Israel
INTL 2200
America and the Middle East
INTL 3250
Democracy and Development in North Africa and the Mediterranean
PHIL 1280
Islam: Rituals, Traditions, and Debates
PHIL 1285
Jewish Religion and Culture
POLS 3465
Government and Politics in the Middle East
POLS 3470
Arab-Israeli Conflict
POLS 4915
Model Arab League
Russia
HIST 1285
Introduction to Russian Civilization
HIST 1286
History of the Soviet Union

Integrative Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
Research Methods
INTL 2718Research Methods in International Affairs4
Capstone
INTL 4700Senior Capstone Seminar in International Affairs4

Spanish and International Affairs Combined Major Credit/GPA Requirements

Complete 84 semester hours in the major.

Experiential Liberal Arts

All undergraduate students in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
INTL 10001MATH 12154Vacation0Vacation0
ENGW 11114ECON 1115 or 11164  
INTL 11014Elective4  
CLTR 11204SPNS 21024  
SPNS 21014   
 17 16 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
INTL elective4INTL elective4Vacation0Co-op0
Elective4Elective4  
Elective4Elective4  
SPNS 31014Spanish elective 3000-50004  
 16 16 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0INTL elective4INTL elective4Co-op0
 INTL elective4Upper division elective4 
 Advanced literature/cultural course4  
 Advanced literature/cultural course4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0ENGW 33154Upper division elective4Co-op0
 INTL 34004INTL elective4 
 Elective4  
 Spanish elective 3000-50004  
 0 16 8 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0INTL 47004  
 Upper division elective4  
 Spanish elective 3000-50004  
 CLTR 46554  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 129

Five Years, Three Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1 

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
INTL 10001MATH 12154Vacation0Vacation0
ENGW 11114ECON 1115 or 11164  
INTL 11014SPNS 21024  
CLTR 11204Elective4  
SPNS 21014   
 17 16 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Elective4Co-op0Co-op0INTL elective4
Elective4  Elective4
Spanish elective 3000-50004   
SPNS 31014   
 16 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
INTL elective4Co-op0Co-op0INTL elective4
INTL elective4  Upper division elective4
Advanced literature/cultural course4   
Advanced literature/cultural course4   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
INTL 34004Co-op0Co-op0Vacation0
ENGW 33154   
Elective4   
Spanish elective 3000-50004   
 16 0 0 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
INTL elective4INTL elective4  
Upper division elective4INTL 47004  
Elective4CLTR 46554  
Spanish elective 3000-50004Upper division elective4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 129
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