Courses

Courses may not be offered during every semester. To confirm course offerings for each semester, please use the Course Search.

The combination of concentrated and diversified courses in the Global and International Studies (GIS) program prepares students for the demands of a more progressively globalized and competitive world.

Spring 2025 Course Offerings

International Studies Courses

INTL I100       Introduction to International Studies

Windows on the World

Cultural Anthropology (A104)
World History: 1800 to Present (H109)
International Relations (POLS Y219)

World Language Courses

ARABIC (NELC)

A132 Beginning Arabic II
A250 Intermediate Arabic II

CHINESE (EALC)

C132 Beginning Chinese II
C202 Second Year Chinese II

FRENCH

F131/132 First Year French I & II
F203/204 Second Year French I & II
F350 Topics in Francophone Culture

GERMAN

G131/132 First Year German I & II
G203/204 Second Year German I & II

JAPANESE (EALC)

J131/132 Beginning Japanese I & II
J202 Second Year Japanese II
J302 Third Year Japanese II

SPANISH

S131/132 First Year Spanish I & II
S203/204 Second Year Spanish I & II
S311 Spanish Grammar
S313 Writing Spanish
S315 Spanish in Business World
S317 Spanish Conversation and Diction
S318 Writing Spanish for Heritage Speakers
S323 Translating Spanish and English
S326 Spanish Linguistics

Regional Concentrations

** Students may only enroll in History courses taught by IU Indianapolis faculty and included in this list of electives. (The online courses in Latin American and Asian history are taught by non-IU Indianapolis faculty at other campuses are part of the online BA in History.)

AFRICA

AFRO A152 Introduction to African Studies
AFRO A303 Border Crossings and Cultural Encounters
REL R328 Religions of the African Diaspora

ASIA

EALC E271 Modern and Contemporary Japanese Culture
EALC E397 Traditional Chinese Medicine
HIST G452 The Far East 2

EUROPE

CLAS C351 Change and Innovation in Ancient Greece
CLAS C419 The Art and Archaeology of Pompeii
ENG L348 19th Century British Fiction
FREN F350 Topics in Francophone Culture
GEOG G360 Geography of Wine
HIST B354 Reformation
HIST B361 Europe in the 20th Century I
HIST C395 The Ancient Near East and Greece
SPAN S275 Hispanic Culture and Conversation
SPAN S360 Intro to Hispanic Literature
SPAN S363 Intro to Hispanic Culture
SPAN S382 Hispanic Civilization II: Baroque to Independence Cultural and Literary Expressions

LATIN AMERICAN & CARIBBEAN

ENG L245 Caribbean Literature
REL R328 Religions of the African Diaspora
SPAN S275 Hispanic Culture and Conversation
SPAN S360 Intro to Hispanic Literature
SPAN S363 Intro to Hispanic Culture
SPAN S412 Spanish America: Cultural Context

MIDDLE EAST

POLS Y355 The Israel Palestine Conflict
REL R257 Introduction to Islam
REL R261/NELC A261 Intro to Arab American Studies

Thematic Concentrations

CIVIL SOCIETY AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

AFRO A303 Border Crossings/Cultural Encounters
SPEA V412 Leadership and Ethics

COMPARATIVE SYSTEMS

ANTH E402 Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
PBHL H330 Global Public Health
POLS Y217 Comparative Politics
POLS Y341 Authoritarian Regimes
REL R212 Comparative Religions

GLOBAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL INTERACTIONS

AFRO A303 Border Crossings and Cultural Encounters
ANTH E402 Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
POLS Y377 Globalization
REL R 257 Introduction to Islam
REL R 328 Religions of the African Diaspora
SPAN S323 Introduction to Translating Spanish
TESM G472 Global Tourism Seminar

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY

BUS D255 Topics International Business (Study Abroad in Argentina)
BUS D301 International Business Environment
ECON E337 Economic Development
POLS Y377 Globalization

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

HIST B361 Europe in the 20th Century I
POLS Y219 International Relations
POLS Y341 Authoritarian Regimes
POLS Y355 The Israel Palestine Conflict
POLS Y377 Globalization
SPEA J272 Terrorism and Public Policy

ISSUES IN GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT

ECON E337 Economic Development
GEOG G310 Human Impact on the Environment
GEOG G315 Environmental Conservation
GEOG G360 Geography of Wine
GEOG G369 Geography of Food
PBHL A316 Environmental Health Science
PBHL H330 Global Public Health
POLS Y377 Globalization
SPEA V310 Environmental Justice
SPEA V311 Natural Resources and Environmental Policy

More Info

For courses offered in a specific semester, see the Schedule of Classes at Student Central.

Contact Scott Pegg, Director of Global and International Studies.