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.

Fall 2025 Course Offerings

International Studies Courses

INTL I100       Introduction to International Studies

Windows on the World

Four sections of Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (ANTH A104), one section of World History: 1800 to Present (HIST H109), one section of Introduction to International Relations (POLS Y219), one section of Introduction to Religion (REL R133)

World Language Courses

ARABIC (NELC)

A131 Beginning Arabic I

CHINESE (EALC)

C131 Beginning Chinese I
C201 Second Year Chinese I

FRENCH

F131/132 First Year French I & II
F203/204 Second Year French I & II
F336 Structure of French

GERMAN

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

JAPANESE (EALC)

J131 Beginning Japanese I
J201 Second Year Japanese I
J301 Third Year Japanese I
J310 Japanese Conversation

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
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

ASIA

EALC E231 Japan: The Living Tradition
EALC E351 Studies in East Asian Thought
EALC E351 Taoism and Zen Buddhism
HIST G451 The Far East 1
PHIL P349 Philosophies of China
REL R352 Religion and Literature in Asia

EUROPE

CLAS C387 Roman History
ENG L315 Major Plays of Shakespeare
FREN F350 Topics in Francophone Culture
GEOG G360 Geography of Wine
HER H304 Roman Art and History
HER H400 Italian Art
HIST B353 The Renaissance
HIST C388 Roman History
SPAN S360 Intro to Hispanic Literature
SPAN S363 Intro to Hispanic Culture
SPAN S411 Spain: The Cultural Context

LATIN AMERICAN & CARIBBEAN

HIST F341 Latin America: Conquest and Empire
SPAN S275 Hispanic Culture and Conversation
SPAN S360 Intro to Hispanic Literature
SPAN S363 Intro to Hispanic Culture

MIDDLE EAST

NELC N397 Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East
POLS Y339 Middle Eastern Politics

Thematic Concentrations

CIVIL SOCIETY AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

AFRO A306 Globalization, Struggle and Empowerment in the African Diaspora
POLS Y339 Middle Eastern Politics
REL R301 Women and Religion
REL R378 Revolutions and Revolutionaries
SPEA V382 Political Action and Civic Engagement
SPEA V412 Leadership and Ethics

COMPARATIVE SYSTEMS

HIST F341 Latin America: Conquest and Empire
POLS Y217 Comparative Politics
REL R212 Comparative Religions
REL R378 Revolutions and Revolutionaries

GLOBAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL INTERACTIONS

AFRO A306 Globalization, Struggle and Empowerment in the African Diaspora
ANTH E397 Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East
HIST F341 Latin America: Conquest and Empire
REL R301 Women and Religion
REL R378 Revolutions and Revolutionaries
SPAN S323 Introduction to Translating Spanish
TESM G472 Global Tourism Seminar

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY

BUS D301 International Business Environment
BUS M401 International Marketing
ECON E303 Survey of International Economics

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

POLS Y219 International Relations
POLS Y339 Middle Eastern Politics
SPEA J272 Terrorism and Public Policy

ISSUES IN GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT

GEOG G310 Human Impact on the Environment
GEOG G360 Geography of Wine
GEOG G369 Geography of Food
PBHL A316 Environmental Health Science
PHIL P237 Environmental Ethics

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.