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CONCENTRATION 1:  AREA STUDIES
The Area Studies concentration narrows students’ focus to one particular region of the world. By selecting courses focused on the history, culture, language, economic development and politics in one area, students become specialists in their region. This concentration is an excellent choice for students pursuing a particular language, immersive study abroad experience or hoping to pursue professional opportunities abroad. 

ARBC 3200 Culture and Civilization of the Middle East 3
ARBC 3210 Arabic Literature in English Translation 3
ARBC 3220 Arab and Muslim Women in the United States 3
CHNS 3200 Chinese Culture and Civilization 3
CHNS 3215 Chinese Cuisine and Culture 3
CHNS 4931 Topics in Chinese Language, Literature and Civilization 1-3
ECON 4049 Public Policy and Finance in Latin American Cities 3
ENGL 3513 Modern Irish Literature 3
ENGL 3514 Contemporary Irish Literature 3
ENGL 3860 The Russian Novel and the Search for Meaning 3
ENGL 4472 British Literature of the Victorian Period, 1837-1900 3
ECON 4049 Public Policy and Finance in Latin American Cities 3
FREN 4200 Francophone Literature: Non-Western 3
FREN 4210 Francophone Literature: Western 3
FREN 4220 Francophone Art or Film: Non-Western 3
FREN 4230 Francophone Art or Film: Western 3
FREN 4240 Francophone Popular Culture 3
FREN 4250 Francophone Arts and Cultures in English 3
FREN 4270 French Holocaust Writings in English Translation 3
FREN 4300 Francophone History and Politics: Non-Western 3
FREN 4310 Francophone History and Politics: Western 3
FREN 4320 Francophone Critical Theories 3
FREN 4330 Francophone Studies in Human Rights 3
FREN 4340 Francophone Studies in Gender or Sexuality 3
FREN 4350 Francophone Civilization in English 3
FREN 4350H Honors Francophone Civilization in English 3
FREN 4360 Postcolonial Francophone African Cinema 3
FREN 4931 Topics in French Language, Culture and Literature 1-3
GRMN 3200 Topics in German Culture 3
GRMN 3505 The Modern German Short Story in English 3
GRMN 3550 German Reunification: The Collision of Two Worlds 3
GRMN 4931 Topics in German Language, Culture and Literature 1-3
HIST 3127 The Vietnam War Era 3
HIST 3201 Ancient Greece and Rome 3
HIST 3205 The Byzantine Empire 3
HIST 3210 Imagining the Middle Ages 3
HIST 3232 Reaction, Revolution and Nationalism: 1814 to 1914 3
HIST 3295 "The Great War": World War I, 1914-18 3
HIST 3297 World War II 3
HIST 3455 Middle East 3
HIST 4210 The Black Death 3
HIST 4212 The Crusades 3
HIST 4245 Women in Western Civilization 3
HIST 4250 Tudor England 1485 to 1603 3
HIST 4251 Art and Power in 18th-century Britain 3
HIST 4260 Modern Ireland: From the Rising to the Revolution 3
HIST 4266 Nazi Germany and the Holocaust 3
HIST 4298 The Cold War 3
HIST 4320 United States-Latin American Relations 3
HIST 4450 North Africa 3
HIST 4460 Race and History of South Africa 3
HIST 4500 Modern Japan 3
HIST 4550 Medieval East Asia 3
HIST 4555 Modern China 3
ITAL 3200 Italian Culture and Civilization 3
ITAL 3210 Sicilian Mafia and Antimafia Representations and Literature and Film 3
PHIL 3380 Asian Philosophy 3
PHIL 3390 Latin American Philosophy 3
PHIL 3508 Caribbean Philosophy 3
POSC 4406 Public Policy in Industrial Democracies 3
POSC 4501 European Politics 3
POSC 4511 Russian and Post-Soviet Politics 3
POSC 4521 Chinese Politics 3
POSC 4541 Latin American Politics 3
POSC 4721 International Politics of the Middle East 3
POSC 4731 International Politics of Asia 3
SOWJ 3450 Arabs and Muslims in Global Context 3
SPAN 3300 Peoples and Cultures of Spain 3
SPAN 3310 Peoples and Cultures of Latin America 3
SPAN 4320 Latin American and Latinx Contemporary Issues 3
SPAN 4520 Hispanic Studies: Latin America and Latinx 3
SPAN 4450 Afro-Hispanic and Afro-Latinx Literatures and Cultures 3
THEO 3250 Contemplation and Justice in a Violent World 3
THEO 3350 Christian-Muslim Dialogue 3
THEO 3430 Introduction to Latin American Theology 3
THEO 3470 Women and Theology Across Cultures 3
THEO 4210 History and Theology of the Christian East 3
THEO 4530 Islam: Faith and Practice 3


 

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