International Studies

A First Year Seminar at SIS is a seminar-format course capped at 19 first-year students; it is an opportunity for students to begin to develop critical intellectual skills and habits of mind that will prepare them to get the most out of their college experience, while studying a special topic that the professor has chosen because it genuinely excites their passions and piques their scholarly interests. The following are first year seminars taught in spring 2023; seminars offered change from semester to semester. A First Year Seminar at SIS is a seminar-format course capped at 19 first-year students; it is an opportunity for students to begin to develop critical intellectual skills and habits of mind that will prepare them to get the most out of their college experience, while studying a special topic that the professor has chosen because it genuinely excites their passions and piques their scholarly interests. The following are first year seminars taught in spring 2023; seminars offered change from semester to semester. Thematic Areas are the themes around which students choose to concentrate their coursework during their third year in the SIS undergraduate program. Students will complete 9 credit hours of gateway courses from three different Thematic Areas prior to declaring their chosen primary and secondary Thematic Areas, in which they will complete 6 credit hours and 3 credit hours of coursework, respectively. The Senior Capstone course is specifically designed to provide the cumulative academic experience for our undergraduate students. Capstone courses are topical; they are not specifically linked to any one Thematic Area. A Senior Capstone class is integrative, while also giving students the opportunity to work on a comprehensive project of their own. Capstone projects enable students to integrate their previous coursework and demonstrate the skills and competencies they have gained during their time with us. For some students this may be a research paper; for others, a documentary film; for still others, a piece of international service on which they reflect in a systematic way. The following are Senior Capstone courses available in spring 2023; courses will vary by semester.