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School for International Studies | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Calendar 2012 Spring

The program is primarily for students with a background or interest in political science, history, economics, geography, sociology, anthropology, and humanities, as well as other areas. Students can specialize in international issues through a curriculum which integrates training and experience concerning the complex and challenging issues that are central to global affairs. Public or private sector employees who wish to specialize in specific dimensions that are necessary to understand and address international issues may also be interested in this program.

¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Requirements

Students can apply for admission after completing the lower division requirements.

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete a minimum total of 12 units including

• IS 101-3 Introduction to International Studies: Studying Global Conflict and Co-operation

and one of

• ECON 102-3 The World Economy
• ECON 105-4 Principles of Macroeconomics

and two of

• IS 200-3 Historical Perspectives on Diplomatic Relations, International Security and Law ^*
• IS 210-3 Comparative World Politics: Trajectories, Regimes, Challenges ^**
• IS 220-3 Wealth and Poverty of Nations ^†
• IS 230-3 Transnationalism and Society

^*required for students completing stream 1
^**required for students completing stream 2
^†required for students completing stream 3

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete 16 upper division units from one of the three streams.

Foreign Cultural Componente

Students must also fulfil the foreign cultural component as specified below.

Language Proficiency

An acquaintance with a language other than English is required. Those without this requirement should complete language courses either at the Language Training Institute or the Department of French. Demonstrated proficiency in a second language will consist of one of the following.

• the equivalent of two 200 division courses within the same language in a ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV language program (either through completion of courses, course challenge, or placement tests)
• completion of high school equivalence in a language other than English in a foreign country.*
• completion of high school in a francophone educational system within Canada (i.e. French immersion or in a Francophone province).*

* the School for International Studies will require a copy of the high school transcript, officially translated where necessary.

Language Courses

See CHIN, FREN, GERM, GRK, ITAL, JAPN, SPAN in this Calendar.

Semester Abroad Programs

The International Studies program requires a minimum of one semester abroad, preferably in the third or fourth academic year. Options include

• ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV field school
• ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV foreign exchange program
• ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV international co-operative education placement
• short-term foreign visits, e.g. international conferences, colloquia or research**
• international internship or volunteer experience **

**subject to the approval of the international studies undergraduate committee

Streams

Students complete upper and lower division requirements in each stream. No more than two of the required upper division courses can be fulfilled with courses from any one department, except the School for International Studies. As well, the advisor may approve selected international field school or exchange courses for credit toward a stream when the topic is appropriate. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that all prerequisites are met for upper division requirements.

Stream 1 International Security and Conflict

Upper Division

Students complete 16 units from

• IS 302-4 Introduction to Humanitarian Intervention
• IS 303-4 Ethnic Minorities, Identity Politics, and Conflict in Southeast Asia
• IS 304-4 Russian Foreign Policies and Security Policies
• IS 309-4 Special Topics I
• IS 311-4 Democratic Transition in Comparative Perspective
• IS 315-4 Introduction to Middle East Politics
• IS 324-4 African Economic Development: Theory and Practice
• IS 400-4 State Building and State Failure: Comparative Perspectives
• IS 406-4 Selected Topics -4 Complex Emergencies
• IS 407-4 Selected Topics -4 Terrorism
• IS 408-4 Directed Readings I
• IS 409-4 Special Topics I
• IS 412-4 Central Asia, the Transcaucasus and Russia: Democracy, Development and Conflicts
• IS 415-4 Islamist Trend in Middle East Politics
• IS 452-4 Special Topics -4 Field School I
• HIST 335-4 The Soviet Project
• HIST 338-4 World War II
• HIST 371-4 The Asia-Pacific War in Modern Japanese History
• HIST 465-4 The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
• POL 315-4 Quantitative Methods in Political Science
• POL 338W-4 Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict
• POL 342-4 Developing Countries in Global Politics
• POL 344-4 International Law
• POL 346-4 International Organization
• POL 348-4 Theories of War, Peace and Conflict Resolution
• POL 349-4 Selected Topics in International Relations
• POL 417-4 Human Rights Theories
• POL 422-4 Canadian International Security Relations
• POL 443-4 Nuclear Strategy, Arms Control, and International Security
• POL 446-4 International Relations in East Asia
• POL 448-4 Selected Topics in International Relations
• POL 449-4 Selected Topics in International Relations II
• SA 302W-4 Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism (S or A)
• One IS course from stream 2 or 3

Stream 2 Comparative World Politics, Culture and Society

Upper Division

Students complete 16 units from

• GEOG 420-4 Cultural Geography
• GEOG 446-4 Migration and Globalization (Inactive)
• GSWS 312-4 Immigrants, Women and Transnational Migration
• HIST 333-4 Modern Italy: Risorgimento to Republic
• HIST 335-4 The Soviet Project
• HIST 343-4 Africa and the Slave Trade
• HIST 344-4 Themes in Modern East Africa
• HIST 348-4 A History of Twentieth Century South Africa
• HIST 352-4 Religion and Politics in Modern Iran
• HIST 354-4 Imperialism and Modernity in the Middle East
• HIST 355-4 The Arab Middle East in the Twentieth Century
• HIST 368W-4 Selected Topics in the History of the Wider World
• HIST 388-4 Christianity and Globalization
• HIST 420-4 Russia as a Multiethnic Empire
• HIST 421-4 Modern Greece, 1864-1925
• HIST 457-4 The Turkish Republic: Politics, Society, and Culture, 1918-Present
• HIST 465-4 The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
• HIST 467-4 Modern Egypt
• HIST 472-4 Problems in World History
• HIST 473-4 The Making of South African Society
• HIST 479-4 Change, Conflict and Resistance in Twentieth-Century China
• IS 311-4 Democratic Transition in Comparative Perspective
• IS 313W-4 Nationalism, Democracy and Development in Modern India
• IS 314-4 National, Regional, and International Politics in Southeast Asia
• IS 315-4 Introduction to Middle East Politics
• IS 319-4 Special Topics II
• IS 324-4 African Economic Development: Theory and Practice
• IS 410-4 Politics, Institutions and Development
• IS 412-4 Central Asia, the Transcaucasus and Russia: Democracy, Development and Conflicts
• IS 414-4 Current Regional Issues in Southeast Asia
• IS 415-4 Islamist Trend in Middle East Politics
• IS 418-4 Directed Readings II
• IS 419-4 Special Topics II
• IS 452-4 Special Topics -4 Field School I
• ISPO 337-4 Comparative Politics of Latin America
• ISPO 450-4 Globalization and Regional Politics in Latin America
• ISPO 450W-4 Globalization and Regional Politics in Latin America
• ISPO 483-4 Political Economy of Latin American Development
• POL 315-4 Quantitative Methods in Political Science
• POL 335-4 Government and Politics: People's Republic of China
• POL 339-4 Selected Topics in Comparative Government and Politics
• POL 374-4 Africa in the Global Political Economy
• POL 381-4 Japanese Politics
• POL 431-4 Comparative Western European Systems
• POL 436-4 Elections, Parties and Governments in Comparative Perspectives
• POL 338W-4 Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict
• POL 439-4 Selected Topics in Comparative Government and Politics II
• POL 440-4 Special Topics: Latin American International Relations (Inactive)
• POL 448-4 Selected Topics in International Relations
• POL 449-4 Selected Topics in International Relations II
• POL 481-4 Identity Politics
• SA 302W-4 Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism (S or A)
• SA 321-4 Social Movements (S)
• SA 362-4 Society and the Changing Global Division of Labor (S)
• SA 388-4 Comparative Studies of Minority Indigenous Peoples (S or A)
• SA 392-4 Latin America (S or A)
• SA 396-4 Selected Regional Areas (S or A)
• SA 418-4 International Health: Global Policies and Local Realities (S or A)
• SA 430-4 States, Cultures and Global Transitions (S or A)
• One IS course from stream 1 or 3

and both of

• IS 450-4 Seminar on Global Problems in Interdisciplinary Perspective
• IS 451-4 Seminar on Core Texts in International Studies

Stream 3 International Development, Economic, and Environmental Issues

Upper Division

Students complete 16 units from

• ECON 342-3 International Trade
• ECON 345-3 International Finance
• ECON 355W-4 Economic Development
• ECON 362-4 Economics of Natural Resources
• ECON 443-3 Seminar in International Trade
• ECON 446-3 Seminar in International Finance
• ECON 455W-3 Seminar in Economic Development
• ECON 460-3 Seminar in Environmental Economics
• GEOG 312-4 Geography of Natural Hazards
• GEOG 322-4 World Resources
• GEOG 327-4 Geography of Tourism
• GEOG 382-4 Population Geography
• GEOG 385-4 Agriculture and the Environment
• GEOG 389W-4 Nature and Society
• GEOG 422-4 Theories and Practices of Development
• GEOG 428-4 World Forests
• GEOG 429-4 Environment and Inequality
• GEOG 446-4 Migration and Globalization (Inactive)
• GEOG 466-4 Latin American Regional Development
• GEOG 468-4 Society and Environment in China
• GSWS 309-4 Gender and International Development
• IS 315-4 Introduction to Middle East Politics
• IS 320-4 Selected Problems in the International Economy
• IS 324-4 African Economic Development: Theory and Practice
• IS 329-4 Special Topics III
• IS 421-4 The Economics of International Organizations and Development
• IS 427-4 Selected Topics -4 Globalization, Poverty and Inequality
• IS 428-4 Directed Readings III
• IS 429-4 Special Topics III
• IS 452-4 Special Topics -4 Field School I
• ISPO 450-4 Globalization and Regional Politics in Latin America
• ISPO 450W-4 Globalization and Regional Politics in Latin America
• ISPO 483-4 Political Economy of Latin American Development
• POL 315-4 Quantitative Methods in Political Science
• POL 374-4 Africa in the Global Political Economy
• POL 442-4 The Political Economy of International Trade
• POL 452W-4 Energy Policy
• SA 302W-4 Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism (S or A)
• SA 316-4 Tourism and Social Policy (S or A)
• SA 362-4 Society and the Changing Global Division of Labor (S)
  
• SA 363-4 Process of Development and Underdevelopment (S or A)
  
• SA 371-4 The Environment and Society (S or A)
• One IS course from stream 1 or 2

and both of

• IS 450W-4 Seminar on Global Problems in Interdisciplinary Perspective
• IS 451-4 Seminar on Core Texts in International Studies

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Requirements

In addition to the above requirements, students must also satisfy Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences requirements.

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