Course Descriptions

The HUMANITIES study what it means to be human within a contemporary or historical context. These disciplines analyze the ideas and expressive artifacts of individuals or groups emphasizing qualitative rather than quantitative methods. The Humanities provide us with the broad frameworks within which enduring questions of existence, relationships, values, and aesthetics can be examined from multiple perspectives. The SOCIAL SCIENCES study human interactions and the social institutions in which these occur. These disciplines tend to adopt scientific methods, emphasizing quantitative rather than qualitative approaches. The Social Sciences provide us with the broad frameworks within which to analyze the nature of social systems, processes, and outcomes.

SOC S199 - Introduction to International Studies

Credit Hours: 4R-OL-4C
Term Available: S
Graduate Studies Eligible: No
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None

Introduces International Studies as an interdisciplinary field of inquiry and scholarship. Students will explore multiple disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and arts, applying their analytical and interpretive frameworks to global regions, cultural institutions, and sociohistorical processes important to today’s world events and contemporary debates. As an inherently interdisciplinary course, Introduction to International Studies can be taken for either humanities (H) or social science (S) credit. Same as SOC S199; students may not receive credit for both.

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