Elective Courses

In addition to core course requirements, all IS majors must complete a cluster of four courses related to either their country/region of concentration or to the functional theme of "Human Security & Globalization." The courses offered by various departments at Dickinson are subject to fluctuation, but the lists below will serve as a general guide to the possibilities. These lists are thus a starting point for discussions that you should have with your advisor regarding course selection for this part of the major.

Human Security & Globalization Courses

Note: Students who elect to complete a "Human Security and Globalization" cluster must take four courses that examine global issues from a transnational perspective. "Human Security and Globalization" courses must be clearly global in focus, rather than country or region specific. Depending on student interests and course availability, clusters can be composed of thematically-related courses or can mix diverse courses on a variety of global issues.

Anthropology 212- Development Anthropology
Anthropology 214- Ecological Anthropology
Anthropology 334- Gender, Race & Globalization
Economics 222-- Environmental Economics
Economics 332-- Economics of Natural Resources
Economics 348 -- International Economics
Economics 349-- Political Economy of the Third World
Economics ???-- Gender and Globalization (pending new course)
Geology 104- Global Climate Change
Geology 202- Energy Resources
Political Science 271-- Ethics & World Politics
Political Science 258-- Human Rights
Political Science 257-- Democracy & Democratization
Political Science 273-- International Political Economy
Political Science 390-- Global Futures
Sociology 237-- Global Inequality
Sociology 271-- Comp Social Policy

Country and Area Courses

Note: Students who elect to complete a country or geographic/cultural region cluster must take four courses that deal with that country or region. Normally, the area of geographic concentration should be linked to the language taken to satisfy major requirements.

Asia Language Courses Past Intermediate Level EAS 101 - Introduction to East Asia EAS 201- Chinese Literature EAS 202 - Japanese Literature EAS 203 - Topics in East Asian Literature EAS 205 - Topics in East Asian Humanities EAS 206 - Topics in East Asian Society Anthro 232 - Modern China & Diaspora Communities Antrho 235- State & Community in Upland Asia Art History 208 - Japanese Art Art History 210 - Chinese Art HIS 119 - South Asia: India & Pakistan HIS 120 - East Asia: China & Japan HIS 360 - Japanese Modernization HIS 361 - China: Revolution and Modernization Philosophy 246 - Asian Philosophies PoliSci 254 - Comparative Asian Governments PoliSci 255 - Chinese Politics Religion 121 - What is Hinduism? Religion 122 - What is Buddhism? Religion 130 - Religions of East Asia Religion 230 - Buddhism in China and Japan	Western Europe Anthro 231- Contemporary Europe Fine Arts 304 - Southern Baroque Art Fine Arts 306 - Northern Baroque Art Fine Arts 313 - 19th Century Art HIS 105 - Medieval Europe HIS 106 - Modern Europe to 1815 HIS 107 - Modern Europe since 1789 HIS 213 - Topics in European History HIS 222 - Feudal Europe HIS 223 - Renaissance Europe HIS 234 - Europe: 1914 - 1945 HIS 235 - Industrial Europe HIS 257 - European Intellectual History HIS 259 - Europe Since 1945 HIS 333 - The First World War HIS 357 - Deviance in Modern Europe PoliSci 250 - Comparative West European Systems PolSci/IS 270- European Union
Russia Russian Language past 116 RAS 100 - Russia and the West RUS 215 - Moscow Summer Immersion Program RUS 223 - Russian Lit through 19th Century RUS 224 - 20th Century Russian Lit RUS 241 - The Russian Short Story RUS 242 - Russian Drama RUS 243 - Russian and East European Film RUS 244 - Women & Russian Literature RUS 260 - Topics in Russian Studies RUS 333 - Aspects of Russian Society & Civilization HIS 253,254 - History of Russia PoliSci 253 - Postcommunist Politics: Russia and East Europe	Italy Italian Language past 116 Art History 300 - Italian Renaissance Art 1250 - 1450 Art History 301- Italian Renaissance Art 1450 - 1563 Art History 304 - Southern Baroque Art Italian 251 - Literature and Society I Italian 252 - Literature and Society II Italian 320 - Topics in Italian Studies HIS 228 - Italian History from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment HIS 232 - Modern Italy *In Bologna:* Fine Arts 132 - The Arts of Italy French & Italian 220 - Italian Immersion PoliSci 275,276 - Studies in Modern European Politics
France French Language past 116 French 233 - Introduction to French Literature French 230 - Introduction to Cultural Analysis French 240 - French Identity French 245 - Contemporary Issues in French Society French 352 - Classical Theatre and Social Myth French 354 - Reason & Enlightenment French 357 - Romantics, Realists, and Rebels French 358 - Contemporary Fiction and Film French 361 - French Literature in the Renaissance French 362 - Seminar in French and Francophone Literatures French 363,364,365 - Topics in French & Francophone Cultures HIS 231 - Modern France *In Toulouse:* Fine Arts 115 - French Art from the Romanesque through the Baroque Fine Arts 116 - French Art of the 19th and 20th Centuries French & Italian 220 - Language & Civilization French & Italian 255,256 - French Literature & Society French & Italian 273 - Topics in Applied French French & Italian 300 - The Toulouse Colloquium French & Italian 318 - Studies in Intercultural Communication	Spain Language past 116 SPAN 241 - Aspects of Spanish Civilization SPAN 310- Studies in Medieval Texts SPAN 311- Studies in Pre-Columbian and Colonial Texts SPAN 320- Studies in Spanish Golden Age Texts SPAN 330- Studies in 18th & 19th Century Spanish Texts SPAN 340- Studies in Contemporary Spanish Texts SPAN 351 - The Spanish Novel SPAN 352 - Medieval & Renaissance Spanish Literature SPAN 361 - The Spanish Theatre SPAN 362 - Contemporary Spanish Literature *In Malaga:* SPAN 200 - Malaga Summer Immersion SPAN 261 - Andalusian Society and Culture SPAN 271 - Spanish and Hispanoarab Art
German German Language past 116 GER 232/314 - Introduction to German Literature GER 240/310 - German Cultural History I GER 241/311 - German Cultural History II GER 250 - Topics in Germanic Studies GER 252 - Topics in Women's and Gender Studies GER 341 - German Medieval Literature GER 342 - Sturm und Drang and German Classicism GER 343 - German Romanticism GER 344 - German Bourgeois Realism GER 345 - German Expressionism GER 346 - German Literature since 1945 GER 360 - German Popular Culture GER 370 - German Film HIS 230 - Modern Germany	Middle East HIS 121 - Middle East to 1750 HIS 122 - Middle East since 1750 HIS 371 - The Arab-Israeli Conflict HIS 372 - Islam Judaic Studies 104 - Introduction to Judaism Judaic Studies 216 - Topics in Judaic Studies PoliSci 290- International Politics of the Mid-East PoliSci 290- Comparative Mid-East Politics Religion 259- Islam
Latin America Spanish or Portuguese past 116 LAS 201 - Introduction to Latin American Studies Anthro 222 - Contemporary Peoples of Latin America Econ 236 - Latin American Economies Econ 349 - Political Economy of the Third World HIS 130,131 - Latin American History PoliSci 251 - Latin American Government and Politics SPAN 321- Studies in Late Colonial and 19th Century L. Am. Texts SPAN 331- Studies on L. Am. Modernismo and Vanguardias SPAN 242 - Aspects of Latin American Culture SPAN 381 - Topics in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Studies	Africa French Language past 116 Anthro 234- African Diaspora Anthro 396 - Field School in Cultural Anthropology (Cameroon) Anthro 255- Global Eastern Africa French & Italian 246 - Introduction to Francophone Cultures HIS 236 - African History PoliSci 252 - African Government & Politics