Applied Topics in International Studies

Catalog description

This course bridges the required ITS 202 , Writing Policy Analysis course and the senior capstone within the ITS major. Students examine a series of cases about applied topics in global issues today. Students evaluate the cases from an interdisciplinary perspective and from the point of view of a policy analyst or participant. Examples of topics include global trade, human rights, UN decision making, veiling in Islam, and dictatorship. ITS 365 may be taken to complete a core requirement in the major and a separate section of ITS 365 may be taken to complete one course in the concentration requirement. A total of two different sections of ITS 365 can be taken for the major.