Area Studies Through Study Abroad, B.A.

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Study abroad is expected. An unlimited number of SSU courses may be applied, but cannot be relied upon to graduate.

Take 1 course from either Group I or II. Take at least 2 courses from Group III, and take additional courses from Group IV to meet the overall 24 unit minimum in the concentration. Two courses (or 8 units) may be from the Arts and Humanities. The rest must be from the Social Sciences.

Units

Total units in the concentration: 24 Units

Group I-Intermediate Relations

Courses available at SSU:

POLS 304 - Theory and Analysis of International Relations Unit(s): 4
POLS 345 - Model United Nations (MUN) Unit(s): 4 (when within region of focus)
POLS 447 - Nonviolent Strategies in International Relations Unit(s): 4
POLS 448 - Political Violence, Terrorism, and Law Unit(s): 4

Group II-Globalization, Development and Society

Courses available at SSU:

ANTH 352 - Global Issues Unit(s): 4
GEP 322 - Globalization and Environments Unit(s): 4
GEP 324 - Climate Change and Society Unit(s): 4
GEP 325 - Global Food Systems: Scarcity and Sustainability Unit(s): 3-4
GEP 370 - Globalization and the City Unit(s): 4
GEP 373 - Energy, Technology, and Society Unit(s): 4
WGS 385 - Transnational Feminisms Unit(s): 3-4 (4 Credit(s) Required)

Group III-Regional

Take at least 2 courses covering a broad region that aligns with your language skills, career goals and study-abroad destination. Courses available at SSU:

Europe

HIST 412 - Europe Since 1914 Unit(s): 4
POLS 350 - European Parliamentary Democracies Unit(s): 4
HIST 418 - Fall of European Communism Unit(s): 4

Latin America

GEP 327 - Latin America and the Caribbean Unit(s): 4
HIST 342 - Modern Latin America Unit(s): 4
HIST 348 - Race and Ethnicity in Latin America Unit(s): 4
HIST 449 - Gender and Sexuality in Latin America Unit(s): 4
POLS 453 - Politics of Latin America Unit(s): 4
SPAN 307 - Cultures of Latin America Unit(s): 4
SPAN 402 - Latin American Literature Unit(s): 4
SPAN 491 - Seminar in Literature Unit(s): 4 (when L.A. focus)

Asia

POLS 450 - Politics of Asia Unit(s): 4
HIST 346 - Class and Gender in Modern East Asia Unit(s): 4

Africa

GEP 328 - Africa South of the Sahara Unit(s): 4

Group IV- Sub Regional

Take courses covering your study-abroad destination. Courses available at SSU:

Spain

SPAN 306 - Cultures of Spain Unit(s): 4
SPAN 401 - Authors of Spain Unit(s): 4
SPAN 491 - Seminar in Literature Unit(s): 4 (when Spain focus)

France

FREN 320 - France Yesterday Unit(s): 4
FREN 321 - France Today Unit(s): 4
FREN 411 - French Literature Unit(s): 4
FREN 415 - Special Topics in French Culture Unit(s): 4

Other

HIST 384 - Empires and Colonies Unit(s): 4 (when regionally relevant)

Area Studies Through Study Abroad, B.A.

Units

Group I-Intermediate Relations

Group II-Globalization, Development and Society

Group III-Regional

Europe

Latin America

Asia

Africa

Group IV- Sub Regional

Spain

France

Germany

Britain

East Europe

Latin America

Asia

Other