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HRTS 3590 Theories of Human Rights (3) Examines the historical development of theories of human rights and their relation to civil liberties, international law, social organization, and different conceptions of community, individualism, and the state. Also examines the most significant human rights documents in their historical context. May focus on specific cases and questions of current concern. Cross-listed with PHIL 3590 and POLT 3590. Prerequisite: POLT 1070 or PHIL 2300. HRTS 4500 Human Rights Field Experience (3) For students undertaking travel and research into a specific human rights topic or area through direct contact with the material or people studied, outside academic confines, or students undertaking experience working in an organization whose mission includes work in the area of international human rights. Requires prior and follow-up consultation with an appropriate faculty member approved by the director of the human rights program or a site academic director. The student must prepare a portfolio, to include an advance description of the intended field and/ or work experience and, whichever is appropriate: either a projected itinerary, documentation of the travel and experiences, and a summary of and formal reflection on those experiences; or a description of the projected work experience and a summary of and formal reflection on the work experience. Prerequisites: HRTS 1100, HRTS 2800 and approval of the director of the human rights program or the site academic director. ILC 1090 Elementary Language: Level I (1–4) Develops listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills. The goal is fluency in basic linguistic structures needed for expression in everyday situations and the recognition of challenges in intercultural communication. The target language varies. May be repeated for credit with permission of the department chair.* GCP Coding: (GLBL) (INTC) ILC 1100 Elementary Language: Level II (1–4) This course is a continuation of ILC 1090. Teaches listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing, with emphasis on understanding and speaking. The goal is fluency in basic linguistic structures needed for everyday situations and an understanding of the origin of specific cultural differences. May be repeated for credit with permission of the

department chair.* Prerequisite: ILC 1090 or equivalent. ILC 2150 Topics in Culture(s) (1–3) An introduction to the culture; including customs, history, literature, and arts of a particular region or country, taught by faculty trained and experienced in the target culture or language. Through single or multiple themes, students will learn about the historical and sociopolitical contexts for areas where the target culture differs significantly from U.S. culture and develop their intercultural competence skills. Students may also learn linguistic tools, such as greetings, polite and ceremonial formulas, and culturally specific terms that do not exist in English, that would help them establish contact with the people of the target region. May be repeated for credit if content differs. GCP Coding: (GLBL) (INTC)

INTL 1050 or POLT 1050 or permission of instructor.

U.N. and represent a country as U.N. delegates.

INTL 3700 International Organizations:

INTL 2650 The Politics of Peace (3)

Structure and Political Conflict (3) Analyzes the international organization to determine whether it is an effective instrument for achieving peace and security and for the promotion of human welfare. Attention is given to the adjustment of political conflicts by international organizations, and to interactions between different types of multinational enterprises and various levels of government. This course explores the nature of international conflict in the world from the perspective of international relations, focusing extensively on the causes, conditions, and consequences for war (both historical and contemporary), and the possible paths to peace. This course is routinely cross-listed with INTL 5590 and may not be repeated at the graduate level if cross-listed. Prerequisite: INTL 1050 or POLT 1050 or permission by the instructor. INTL 3800 International Security (3) INTL 4600 International Relations Seminar (3) In-depth analysis of international relations. May be repeated for credit if content differs. Prerequisites: Usually senior standing or permission of instructor. A practical introduction to interactive media. Students learn the concept, information and interactive design, production strategies, technical aspects of production and publication, and practical applications of interactive media in educational, commercial, and public environments. Students create formal design documents that include flowcharts, treatments, scripts, and storyboards. GCP Coding: (SSHB) (CRI) JOUR 3190 Topics in International Journalism (3) This course focuses on a particular facet of international media. Content may vary from semester to semester. For example, it may focus on the British Media System and History one semester, while focusing on Press Freedom from Lenin to Yeltsin in another. Prerequisite: JOUR 3080 or permission of the instructor. INTM 1600 Introduction to Interactive Digital Media (3)

Studies issues of war prevention, including social justice, ecological balance, large-scale social change, impacts of science and technology, and political processes relating to national and transnational institutions. INTL 2680 International Relations Theory (3) Analyzes the nature of international society and of the forces affecting the behavior of states in their relations with one another. INTL 2700 Methods of Political Inquiry (3) Explores the nature of political inquiry and the conceptual approaches to the study of politics and government. Students examine and compare some major modes of political inquiry: discursive, systematic, philosophical, and scientific. Prerequisite: Usually sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. INTL 3100 International Political Economy (3) Explores, historically and conceptually, the theories and practices of international political economy. The course examines the interplay of politics and economics at the global level. It introduces students to ways of understanding the modern world system as a unity of international, political, and economic processes. This course is routinely cross-listed with INTL 5400 and may not be repeated for credit at the graduate level if cross-listed. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or above plus INTL 1050 or POLT 1050 or 6 credit hours of relevant political science, history, or international relations courses. INTL 3290 Politics of International Economic Relations (3) Focuses on the interrelationships between politics and economics within the Western, North-South, and East-West systems. Prerequisite: ECON 2030 or permission of the instructor. This course introduces students to the role that environmental and energy issues play in causing and exacerbating conflict between groups and states in the international system. Students will learn theories of international conflict and then apply them to pressing issues in environmental studies. Prerequisite: INTL 3500 Environmental and Energy Security (3)

INTL 1050 Introduction to International Relations (3) This course examines how state and non-state actors confront

contemporary global problems. It also introduces students to the subfields of international relations: international security, international political economy, foreign policy, international relations theory, international organizations, and international law. Cross-listed with POLT 1050. GCP Coding: (GLBL) (CRI) INTL 1500 The World System since 1500 (3) Examines the origin and evolution of the current world system. The course explores the political, cultural, technological, social, and economic forces that have shaped world history from 1500 until the present. Cross- listed with HIST 1000. GCP Coding: (GLBL) (CRI) Introduces public international law, including the law of international institutions. Topics include the sources of international law, questions relating to state jurisdiction and state responsibility, the regulation of the use of force, and the legal aspects of the structure and functions of the United Nations. Studies the structure, operations, and politics of the United Nations. Attention will focus on current U.N. issues, and students will be required to participate in classroom simulations. Students will attend the Collegiate Midwest Model INTL 2030 International Law (3) INTL 2100 Model U.N. (0–3)

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