INTERNATIONAL STUDIESSPRING 2020COURSES

2050

Dr. Youngbae HwangTR 11:10 AM – 12:30 PMRoom 115, MendenhallClass #: 26499Credits: 3

This course provides an introduction to the historical and socialdevelopment of China and Japan. The primary focus of thecourse is to demonstrate the contemporary similarities anddifferences between the two countries in regard togeography/ecology, social structure, religious beliefs, politics,and economics. This course will provide adequate preparationsfor students interested in pursuing other course work in theculture area of East Asia.

Note:  Approved to fulfill the GE Social Science, and International Issues course.

Introduction to China & JapanSPRING 2020

Introduction to the Modern Middle East

2200

Dr. Omar Keshk     TR  11:10 AM – 12:30 PMRoom 213, Campbell HallCall #: 26503Credits: 3

This course presents the student with a multi‐disciplinary analysisof the issues involved in the modern‐day transformation of theMiddle East. The course begins with a discussion of aspects ofthe traditional culture relevant to life in the Middle East todayand then devotes the bulk of its attention to the problems ofrapid change as experienced in this century including most recentdevelopments. Disciplinary perspectives normally represented inthe course include anthropology, history, international relations,literature and religion.

Fulfills the GE Social Science & International Issues requirement.

SPRING 2020

RUSSIA: From Communism to Capitalism

2250 

Dr. Tatyana Nestorova      WF  2:20 PM – 3:40 PMRoom  159, MacQuigg LaboratoryClass #: 26512Credits : 3

Learn about Vladimir Putin’s Russia, how it compares to its predecessor, the Soviet Union, and where its immediate future lies. The course will focus on the Soviet political model, the meaning of the Soviet experience and the collapse of the Communist system. Students will also be able to gain an insight into the Cold War and current U.S.‐Russian relations. Another goal is to learn about the lives of ordinary people and how to assess the current Russian government and society.

GEC‐R AND GE Social Science, and International Issues course.

SPRING 2020

Introduction to Development Studies

2500

Prof. Max WoodworthMW  3:55 – 5:15 PMRoom  395, Watts HallClass #:     19061Credits: 3

This course introduces the beginning student to the fieldof development studies. The subject of developmentstudies is the development process in Latin America,Africa, and Asia. The definition of the concept"development" is controversial, but its core idea isimprovement in human well ‐ being. Economics has beenthe leading discipline in development studies, buthistorians, anthropologists, sociologists, political scientistsand others have also made major contributions to thefield.

Fulfills the GE Social Science & International Issues requirement. 

SPRING 2020

Feast or Famine:

2580

TBATR  3:55  PM – 5:15 PMRoom 104, Kottman HallAEDECON #: 29894INTSTDS #: 19058Credits: 3

Is there enough food for everyone in the world? Are humannumbers increasing faster or slower than foodsupplies? Where are people going hungry and why? Doesglobalization help people eat better, or does it create foodinsecurity? Questions and issues of this sort are addressed inthis class.

This course addresses trends in the consumption andproduction of food. Specific objectives reflect a general focuson the allocation of edible commodities and the resourcesused to produce same. We will look at how changes in fooddemand relates to improvements in living standards, as wellas, examine the impact of technological improvement both onagriculture and on the human and natural resourcesharnessed for crop and livestock production.

Prerequisite:  None.  GEC social science and international issues course.

AED Economics & International Studies 

The Global Business of FoodSPRING 2020

Introduction to Peace Studies

Dr. Robert Woyach   

WF  9:35 AM – 10:55Room 198, Baker SystemsClass #: 28503Credits: 3           

WF 12:45 PM– 2:05 PMRoom 198, Baker SystemsClass #:  33257Credits:          3 

This course provides a comprehensive overview of thequest for peace. It traces major issues in the field ofpeace studies and it introduces a variety of strategies toachieve peace. Students are encouraged to explore thenumerous dimensions of violence and the prospects forpeace in our world today. It is hoped that by gaining adeeper understanding of the global dialogue on themeaning of peace, students will be able to participate increative thinking about how humankind might buildsocieties based on non‐violence, social, political, andeconomic well‐being, social justice, and ecologicalbalance.

Fulfills the GE Social Science & International Issues requirement. 

2800

SPRING 2020

RUSSIAN POLITICS  & CULTURE

RUSSIAN 3350

Prof. Jennifer SuchlandW F  9:30AM – 10:55AM Room 135, Caldwell LaboratoryClass #:  32139Credits: 3

What do war memorials, punk rock, and bad language have in common? Each is a contested site of political culture in Russia today.  In this class we will explore contemporary Russian political culture looking at many of the most contested and salient cultural practices, icons, and myths that animate that context. Students will go beyond an entry‐level grasp of Russian culture to grapple with complex contemporary political, social, cultural, and ethical issues. Through a range of readings, visual media, and creative projects, students will deepen their knowledge of Russian culture.  No prior knowledge or background of Russian history required – we will spend a brief time on the Soviet period and most of the term on the post‐1989 period.

SPRING 2020

The Analysis & Display of Data

3400

The ability to manipulate, analyze,and present data is an essentialcareer tool in the 21st century.Students in this class will be taughtthe basics of data presentation andanalysis, as well as, how to use themost common data analysis andpresentation software packagesavailable (EXCEL, SAS, SPSS, Stataand R).

Prerequisites: None. Fulfills the GEData Analysis course.

Dr. Omar KeshkCredits: 3

MW 11:10AM ‒ 12:30PMRoom 125, Derby Hall IS Class #: 28488

TR 2:20PM ‒ 3:40PMRoom 125, Derby Hall IS Class #: 26492

MW 2:20PM ‒ 3:40PMRoom 125, Derby HallIS Class #: 19071

SPRING 2020

The RUSSIAN SPY:Cultures of Surveillance, Secret Agents &Hacking from the Cold War through Today

RUSSIAN 3480

Prof. Alisa LinClass Number 32127 TuTh 9:35AM ‐ 10:55AM 

This course explores the concept of the spy in the cultural imaginations of both Russia and the West from the early‐20th century through the present. Topics will include stereotyping in popular culture, the relationship between fiction and the political imagination, Western (especially American) and Russian views of each other, the Cold War, privacy, security, fear, and war.

GE Visual & Performing Arts.

SPRING 2020

RUSSIAN YOUTH CULTURE

RUSSIAN 3490Prof. Ludmila IsurinTR 11:10 AM – 12:30 PMRoom 131 Mendenhall LaboratoryClass #:  32130Credits:  3

Youth is an exciting but also a very short period of time in the individual’s life. It is also known as formative years, for the socio‐historical and cultural background against which people grow up shapes the individual’s outlook on life. In this class, students will learn about different decades, from 1950s till present, in the life of Russian youth. Ideology, political activism and political inertia, Western influence and national patriotism, fashion and popular bands – all this will be discussed through reading academic publications, watching Soviet/ Russian movies and video clips, working on a group project, and thinking about Russian youth culture as it is compared to American youth culture.

GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course.

NEW for Spring 2020!

Introduction to 

Intelligence

3700 

Anita BucknamTR  2:20PM – 3:40PMRoom 239, Journalism BuildingClass #:  27584Credits:  3

Frank StratmanMW  5:30PM – 6:50PMRoom 209, Campbell HallClass #:  19063Credits:  3

Intelligence gathering and analysis is critical for theprotection of our country in a time of uncertainty andmultiple global threats. This class will providestudents with a comprehensive introduction to the USIntelligence Community and to the wider field ofintelligence in general. After a brief historicalintroduction to the U.S. intelligence system, we willexplore the nuts and bolts of intelligence collection,analysis, covert action and counterintelligence.Students will learn, and practice, writing focusedpapers aimed at giving US policymakers, from thePresident on down, the information about the worldthey need in order to make effective US foreign policydecisions. Prerequisites: None.

SPRING 2020

Introduction to

3701

Dr. Frank StratmanTR  5:30 PM – 6:50 PMRoom 250, Pomerene Hall   Class #:     19060Credits:  3

Dr. David WinnMW  2:20 PM – 3:40 PMRoom 185, Mendenhall Lab   Class #:     19059Credits:  3

This undergraduate course provides students with a comprehensiveoverview of U.S. homeland security. It places homeland security inthe context of overall national security and introduces students tothe historic, current and emerging threats to strategic interests inthe U.S. homeland, with particular emphasis on domestic andforeign terrorism. Students are also introduced to the organizations,laws, strategies, plans, programs and technologies that exist or arebeing developed to deal with current and future homeland‐securitychallenges. As well, they are prepared to assess systematically,objectively and rigorously various homeland‐security problems andissues and to develop and effectively communicate appropriaterecommendations to responsible decision makers. Finally, thecourse acquaints students with government and non‐governmentcareer opportunities related to various areas of homeland security.

Prerequisites:  none

HOMELAND SECURITYSPRING 2020

Helen Patton, CRISC, CISA & Janet Stackpole, CISMT R 5:30 PM ‐ 6:50 PMRoom 180, Cunz HallClass #: 28490Credits: 3

This hands on course will focus on information security governance tools and processes.  Students will lean the basic structures and activities used by Information Security professionals to manage information security and cyber risks which threaten us as individuals and organizations. 

1. There are no pre‐requisites for this class, and no computer or CS experience is necessary; and

2. This class is the foundational class for the cross‐disciplinary Minor in Information Security

SPRING 2020

3702

Spring 2020International Studies 4195

Dr. Jeffrey LewisTR 11:10 AM ‒ 12:30 PMRoom 251, Campbell HallClass #: 33814Credits: 5

This seminar style course will explore in‐depth the thirtyyear conflict that raged within Northern Ireland that wasoften referred to, with characteristic understatement, asthe “Troubles”. The primary theme of the course will bethe challenges that democratic societies face when dealingwith terrorism. In many ways policies of the UnitedKingdom’s government, chosen for short term expediencyand security, ended up being costly over the long run byundermining faith in the government and contributing tothe legitimacy of the Provisional IRA, the primary insurgentgroup. 4195

Economic  Development in

4535

Prof.  Joyce ChenTR  11:10AM – 12:30PMRoom 246, Ag. Admin. BuildingAEDE Class #:  29914IS Class #: 19056Credits: 3

This introductory course is designed to students to the majorproblems of the developing world and to analyze them usingthe principles and concepts of development economics. It isaimed at students who want to develop an understanding ofreal world problems. Initially it will focus on problems ofpoverty, inequality, unemployment, rapid population growth,and rural development. Later the course will explore issuessurrounding the globalization of trade and finance, thetransition from former communist to market economies andthe interface between sustainability of the environment andeconomic development.

Prerequisites:  Ag Econ 2001 or Econ 2001, or Permission of Instructor.

Agricultural Economics & International Studies 

DEVELOPING COUNTRIESSPRING 2020

Middle Eastern

4537

Dr. Ida MirzaieT R  2:20 PM – 3:40 PMRoom  253, Denney Hall INT STDS Class #: 28465AEDECON Class #: 30960Econ Class #: 28460Credits: 3

This course intends to extend understanding of the economic issuesfacing Middle Eastern countries. Building upon basic principles ofeconomics, this course seeks to introduce students to currenteconomic issues from a regional standpoint to shed light on cross‐regional similarities and differences. After covering backgroundinformation on the geography, culture, and social environment of theMiddle East, the course will cover each country’s internal situation(e.g. growth, inflation, unemployment, fiscal and monetary policy) andexternal situation (e.g. import, export, foreign debt, and exchange ratepolicy). Throughout the course, we will also discuss current events andissues related to Middle Eastern countries.

Prerequisite: AED ECON 2001 or ECON 2001.

Agricultural Economics & International Studies  

Economic Development SPRING 2020

International Commerce& the World Economy

4540AED Economics & International Studies

Prof. Ian SheldonTR 12:45 PM – 2:05 PMRoom 250, Hopkins HallAEDE Class #: 29915INT STDS Class #:   19057Credits:   3

The primary objective is for you tounderstand how international trade theoryand policy can aid business and trade policydecisions. The historical and futureimportance of international trade to the U.S.economy will be examined. You will applyconcepts of international trade theory to awide variety of issues fundamental to thesuccess of business firms which operatewithin a global environment. You willdevelop a framework of thinking analyticallyabout trade policy issues so you won’t fallprey to unscientific advocacy positions orsimplistic thinking.

Prerequisite:  AED Econ 2001, or Econ 2001, or permission of the instructor.SPRING 2020

Dr. Jeffrey LewisMW 2:20  PM – 3:40 PMRoom 220, Caldwell Lab IS class #:    28489Credits: 3

This course provides a broad introduction to the history of biological weapons and their current threat to national and global security.  We will begin with a survey of the profound impact that disease has had on human history.  From there we will analyze several of the most significant potential biological warfare agents in detail.

Biological Weapons ,Warfare, and Terrorism:The Historical and Contemporary Risk

4550

SPRING 2020

This course addresses population growth and the challenges it poses – in particular, the challenge ofproviding everyone with an adequate diet while simultaneously conserving the natural resources on whichagriculture and other economic activities depend. Since human numbers are increasing more rapidly inpoor countries than anywhere else, special attention is paid to population growth and the prospects forenvironmentally sound agricultural development in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The problems arising asa transition is made from communism to a market economy are examined as well since agriculturaldevelopment has lagged, environmental deterioration has been pronounced, or both in many of thenations experiencing this transition.

Prof. Nicholas DadzieTR 3:55PM – 5:15PMRoom 255, Townshend HallAED ECON Class #: 30952INT STDS Class #: 26498Credits: 3

Agricultural Economics & International Studies 

SPRING 2020

Dr. Jeffrey LewisMW 11:10 AM – 12:30 PMRoom 174, Mendenhall LabClass #: 19062Credits: 3

Dr. Jeffrey LewisTR 2:20‐3:40 PMRoom 110, Ramseyer HallClass #: 26504Credits: 3

Terror and terrorism have beenprominent features of Western politicalculture since the French Revolution.For the most part, modern terrorism isof European origin, and the ideas,goals, and methods of Europeanterrorists have inspired terrorists innon‐Western nations. The purpose ofthis course is to familiarize studentswith the ideology, motivation, andmethods of numerous terrorist groupsof the last two centuries in order toprovide a basis for an understanding ofcontemporary terrorist organizations.

4700 

SPRING 2020Terror & Terrorism

Understanding the

GLOBAL INFORMATIONSOCIETYProf. Magda El‐SherbiniMW  11:10 AM – 12:30 PMLocation:  Room 2001, Evans LabClass #: 26511Credits: 3

Changes in creating, accessing, and usinginformation are happening within a globalcontext and are driving forces in societiesaround the world. This course introducesstudents to critical thinking about theknowledge creation process in its globaland societal contexts. We will examineissues, trends, tensions, policies, theories,and practices related to the varying waysinformation is used and knowledge isproduced in different societies, the impactof communication technologies, the dividesthat affect individuals’ and societies’ accessto knowledge, and the emerging“commons” of globally distributedinformation and knowledge.

Prerequisites: none 4850

SPRING 2020

Dr. Young‐bae HwangT R  2:20 PM – 3:40 PMRoom  1045, McPherson Chemical LabUndergraduate  Class #:   28532Graduate Class  #:             28666Credits: 3

The main objective of this course is to provide students with theintroductory understanding on the Korean peninsula. While we lookat various theoretical explanations, this course will focus on thenature of North and South Korean regional rivalry and its globalimpacts. We will examine various security issues including the NorthKorean nuclear threat, military alliances, and reunification prospects.In addition, we will discuss several economic issues such as thedifferential growth paths and recent economic and financial woes inboth Koreas.

Prerequisites: none.

5050

SPRING 2020

Globalization & Latin America

5640International Studies  & Spanish 

Prof. Abril TrigoTR  2:20 PM – 3:40 PMRoom 213, Campbell Hall IS Class #: 28992Spanish Class #:    20723Credits: 3

This course explores some of the currentdebates on globalization in Latin Americaand recent and interrelated transformationsin the economies, politics, and cultures ofthe region. Three specific "problems" willbe examined from several disciplinaryperspectives: drugs and drug trafficking, thesupposed dissolution of the nation‐state,and the rise of indigenous movements.Students will be encouraged to addresstopics relevant to their major(s) in aninterdisciplinary manner. The course isdesigned around a series of lectures byexperts in their fields. This course is cross‐listed with Spanish, but is taught in English.

Prerequisites:  Sophomore Standing or Higher.

SPRING 2020

International Studies/NELC  5645

Dr. Alam PayindTR 11:10 AM – 12:30 PMRoom 025, Hayes Hall IS Class #: 26495NELC Class #: 23441Credits: 3

This course has developed out of the consensusamong Middle East experts that a properunderstanding of recent events in the Middle Eastrequires more than a casual or narrowly‐focusedknowledge of the cultural, social, historical,economic, religious and political background of theseevents. This course will provide students 0604withan opportunity to study, through an in‐depthinterdisciplinary approach, one of the world’s mostcomplex yet important regions which, except for itscrises, is virtually ignored in the news media of mostWestern countries. This course will seek to illuminatethe host of factors underlying contemporary issues inthe Middle East and in some North African andCentral Asian countries. The first 15 minutes of eachsession will be devoted to discussions and analysesof daily developments in Middle Eastern countries.

Prerequisite: INTSTDS 2200 or Junior Standing.

in the Middle EastContemporary Issues

SPRING 2020

International Studies &  Public Affairs 5700

Professor Trevor BrownTR  9:35 – 10:55 AMPage Hall 040  INT STDS: 26506PUBAFRS: 5542Credits: 3

This course tackles the question of how to design policies and programs torebuild failed and weak nation states into functioning, if not vibrant,democracies. In pursuit of this end, we will examine the causes of nationstate failure, the trajectories or pathways to and from failure, and theingredients purported to contribute to the consolidation of democracy. Inaddition, we will critically assess the policies and programs of internationalactors intent upon aiding the transition to democracy. In particular, we willexamine the programmatic efforts of one of the primary developmentorgans – the U.S. Agency for International Development – in three settings:Ukraine, Rwanda and Iraq. We will assess USAID’s current complement ofprograms in each of these three settings and make informed judgmentsabout whether they should be expanded, changed, or abolished. Ultimately,we will examine whether attempting to rebuild failed and weak nation statesis an activity worthy of undertaking at all. Maybe weak states should beallowed to fail.

Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing or Permission of Instructor.

SPRING 2020

REBUILDINGFailed & Weak States

Thinking And Writing:  A Practicum for INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS

Anita BucknamTR  9:35 – 10:55 AMRoom 213, Campbell HallUndergrad Class #: 27455Grad Class #: 27599Credits: 3

This is a hands‐on course.  Students will learn how to apply critical thinking skills to current national security issues, and will learn, and practice, analytic techniques taught and used in the US Intelligence Community.  They will practice writing short, focused papers designed to provide high‐level US policymakers, especially the President, with detailed analysis on international events. Students will also learn oral briefing techniques as they are taught and used in the Intelligence Community, and will practice presenting analysis in a face‐to‐face, analyst‐to‐consumer format.

Course Goals: • Develop skills in written communication, critical 

thinking, and oral expression.

Course Learning Objectives: • Develop critical and analytic thinking skills • Strengthen expository writing skills, including 

editing techniques • Improve research methods, including an awareness 

of how to evaluate sources of information • Enhance oral communication techniques 

Prerequisites: 3700  5703

SPRING 2020

5800

International LawProf.  Basil KardarasTR  8:00 AM – 9:20 AMRoom 213, Campbell HallUndergrad Class #:     26496Grad Class #:               26497Credits:  3

International law is an essential dimensionof global governance that affects andshapes the lives of people, the affairs ofnations, and the condition of the planet.The objective of the course is to providestudents with the foundational andstructural forces of international law thatshape the content and character ofnational and international relations. It willexamine the complex and varied sources,traditions, customs, functions, andstructures of international law and theirsignificance in maintaining stability, order,communication, and continuity betweennations, people, and internationalorganizations.

Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing orHigher.

SPRING 2020

Children & War

5801

Dr. Tatyana NestorovaW F  11:10 AM – 12:30 PMRoom  311, Bolz Hall UNDERGRAD Class #:  27398GRADUATE Class #:     27568 Credits: 3

Students will have the opportunity to learn about the global effort to understand and protect children exposed to war. We will focus on the use of child soldiers, on refugee children, on children born of war, and on the strategies to promote the wellbeing of children affected by war. 

Prerequisite:  Sophomore standing or higher.       

SPRING 2020

Diplomacy, Congress & the 

Imperial Presidency

History 3506

Prof. Joseph ParrottW F  12:45 PM – 2:05 PM Room 24, Hayes HallClass #:  TBACredits: 3

In recent years, the congressional power to intervene in American foreign relations has been a regular presence in the news. From the contested Iran nuclear deal to denunciations of rising tariffs and the emergency declaration on the border, there has been a sense that after decades of deferring to presidential authority, the Congress is seeking a stronger role in diplomatic and national security matters. This class will explore how this relationship has evolved over the last 100 years, and how thinking historically can shape contemporary discussions of policy. 

SPRING 2020