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International Development Concentration Requirement
International Development is a functional concentration that meets the concentration requirement for the ITS major.
Take a total of 12 hours from Groups A and B in the tables below, with no more than 1 course from Group B. You may take all 12 hours from group A. Distribute coursework among at least 3 different disciplines.
Note: A cross-listed course can represent any one of the disciplines for which it is cross-listed. For example, HST/WGS 384 can be used for the History or Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies disciplines.
Group A Courses
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 371 | International Business | 3 |
| ECO 342 | Comparative Economic Systems | 3 |
| ECO 347 | Economic Development | 3 |
| ECO 373 | Economic Growth | 3 |
| ECO 441 | International Trade and Commercial Policy | 3 |
| ECO 442 | International Monetary Relations | 3 |
| ESP 201 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| ESP 461 | Small/Emerging Enterprise Consulting | 3 |
| ESP 464 | Social Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| ESP 467 | Entrepreneurship: New Ventures | 3 |
| ESP 490 | Special Topics in Entrepreneurship | 1-3 (3 max) |
| GEO 101 | Global Forces, Local Diversity | 3 |
| GEO 111 | World Regional Geography: Patterns and Issues | 3 |
| GEO 457 | Global Cities, World Economy | 3 |
| GEO 473 | Development and Underdevelopment | 3 |
| GEO 475 | Global Periphery’s Urbanization | 3 |
| GEO 476 | Global Poverty | 3 |
| HST/WGS 384 | Women's World History | 3 |
| HST 410/510 | Hunger, Disease, and Development | 3 |
| ITS 302 | Problems of Non-Western Societies ** | 3 |
| MGT 304 | Cross Cultural Management * | 3 |
| MKT 425 | Global Marketing | 4 |
| POL 486/586 | Global Trade & Investment | 4 |
| SOC 257 | Population | 3 |
* MGT 291 is a prerequisite for MGT 304.
** Cannot double with core requirements.
Group B Courses
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ATH 384 | Anthropology of Capitalism: Russia | 3 |
| BWS/HST 225 | The Making of Modern Africa | 3 |
| BWS/GEO 301 | Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa | 4 |
| GEO/HST/ITS/POL/SOC 208 | Rise of Industrialism in East Asia | 3 |
| GEO 304 | Latin American Development | 4 |
| GEO 308 | Geography of East Asia | 3 |
| GEO 405 | The Caribbean in Global Context | 3 |
| HST 303 | Making of Modern South Asia | 3 |
| HST 331 | Industry and Empire: Europe from 1850 to 1914 |
3 |
Most departments periodically offer special courses (not listed in catalog) under "0" ending numbers; check specific titles at time of their offering. Courses in a language will not count if they are in the principle language of the student. Exceptions allowed: CHI 252, 255; FRE 366, 411; GEO 250, 261, 304, 305; JPN 172, 254; RUS 137, 255, 256; and SPN 433; so long as they are not used toward language requirement hours. Most "regional" courses taken in overseas study programs can be credited toward the foreign area emphasis component of the major; however, students should consult the Director prior to departure to determine which courses are appropriate.