International Studies Requirement (3 cu’s)
International Studies courses provide the social science foundation to enable students to do meaningful comparative work. The following are examples of courses that may be taken to fulfill the Huntsman Program’s International Studies Requirement. Students may be granted credit for other classes not found on this list at the discretion of the Huntsman Advisors.
The list below includes courses starting Spring 2023. More courses will be added to the list as they become available. You may find these courses in Path@Penn by searching for the “UNIS” course attribute or searching the course number.
| Department | Course | Also As | Course Title | Spring 2023 |
| Africana Studies | AFRC 0350 | HIST 0350 | Africa Since 1800 | |
| Africana Studies | AFRC 0400 | Colonial Latin America | ||
| Africana Studies | AFRC 1123 | SOCI 1120 | Law & Society | |
| Africana Studies | AFRC 1130 | PSCI 1130 | Contemp African Politics | |
| Africana Studies | AFRC 1350 | HIST 1350 | Faces of Jihad | |
| Africana Studies | AFRC 2002 | Introduction to Africa | ||
| Africana Studies | AFRC 2630 | SOCI 2630 | Contemp Issues Afr Society | |
| Africana Studies | AFRC 3351 | HIST 3351 | Africa & the Mid-East | |
| Africana Studies | AFRC 4200 | AFRC 4200 | US and Human Rights | |
| Anthropology | ANTH 0020 | Anthro, Race, Modern World | ||
| Anthropology | ANTH 0120 | Globalization | ||
| Anthropology | ANTH 2002 | Introduction to Africa | ||
| Anthropology | ANTH 2340 | Pharma & Global Health | ||
| Asian American Studies | ASAM 2010 | NELC 1615 | Migration & Middle East | |
| Ben Franklin Seminar | AFRC 3350 | HIST 3350 | Religion & Col Rule in Africa | |
| Ben Franklin Seminar | HIST 3350 | Religion & Col Rule in Africa | ||
| Ben Franklin Seminar | PSCI 1406 | Human Rights | ||
| Cinema Studies | CIMS 1640 | REES 1230 | Russ & E Euro Film 1917-1945 | |
| Communications | COMM 2340 | Global Comm: Tech & Develop | ||
| Comparative Literature | COML 2020 | REES 0190 | Russia and the West | * |
| Earth, Science: Environmental Science | EESC 2300 | Global Climate Change | * | |
| East Asian Languages & Civilizations | EALC 1712 | HIST 1790 | China & Ussr Compared | |
| Economics | ECON 0420 | Political Economy | * | |
| Economics | ECON 0625 | HIST 3710 | Business, Econ& Financial Hist | * |
| Economics | ECON 4420 | Political Economy | * | |
| Energy Management & Policy | ENMG 5080 | REES 5640 | Geopol of Energy Rus&Eur | |
| English | ENGL 2405 | GSWS 2405 | Global Feminisms | |
| Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies | GSWS 2405 | Global Feminisms | ||
| Health and Societies | HSOC 0490 | Comparative Medicine | * | |
| Health and Societies | HSOC 1120 | STSC 1120 | Science Technolgy & War | |
| History | HIST 0200 | Emergence of Mod Europe | * | |
| History | HIST 0350 | Africa Since 1800 | ||
| History | HIST 0360 | Hist Mid East Since 1800 | ||
| History | HIST 0400 | Colonial Latin America | ||
| History | HIST 0824 | REES 0190 | Russia and the West | * |
| History | HIST 1190 | Am Diplo Hist Since 1776 | ||
| History | HIST 1203 | Economic Hist of Euro I | * | |
| History | HIST 1270 | World War I | ||
| History | HIST 1350 | Faces of Jihad | ||
| History | HIST 1620 | Rise&Fall of Spanish Emp | ||
| History | HIST 1740 | Cap,Soc,&Crisis 20c Ams | ||
| History | HIST 1790 | China & Ussr Compared | ||
| History | HIST 2708 | War and the Arts | ||
| History | HIST 3351 | Africa & the Mid-East | ||
| History | HIST 3710 | Business, Econ& Financial Hist | * | |
| Latin American and Latino Studies | LALS 0400 | HIST 0400 | Colonial Latin America | |
| Latin American and Latino Studies | LALS 1120 | PSCI 1120 | Latin American Politics | |
| Latin American and Latino Studies | LALS 1620 | HIST 1620 | Rise&Fall of Spanish Emp | |
| Latin American and Latino Studies | LALS 1740 | HIST 1740 | Cap,Soc,&Crisis 20c Ams | |
| Latin American and Latino Studies | LALS 3020 | Diplomacy in Americas | ||
| Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations | NELC 0600 | Mideast Thru Many Lenses | ||
| Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations | NELC 0650 | HIST 0360 | Hist Mid East Since 1800 | |
| Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations | NELC 1615 | Migration & Middle East | ||
| Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations | NELC 3550 | HIST 3351 | Africa & the Mid-East | |
| Political Science | PSCI 0100 | Comparative Politics | * | |
| Political Science | PSCI 0101 | Comp Pol of Dev Areas | ||
| Political Science | PSCI 0400 | Intro to Intl Relations | ||
| Political Science | PSCI 0401 | REES 1570 | Russia & E Euro Int’l Affairs | |
| Political Science | PSCI 1102 | Pol Econ of Development | * | |
| Political Science | PSCI 1120 | Latin American Politics | ||
| Political Science | PSCI 1130 | Contemp African Politics | ||
| Political Science | PSCI 1150 | Chinese Politics | ||
| Political Science | PSCI 1170 | Pol of Postwar Western Eur | ||
| Political Science | PSCI 1172 | Russian Politics | * | |
| Political Science | PSCI 1208 | The Politics of Food | ||
| Political Science | PSCI 1401 | International Security | * | |
| Political Science | PSCI 1402 | International Pol Econ | * | |
| Political Science | PSCI 1404 | American Foreign Policy | * | |
| Political Science | PSCI 1408 | War,Strategy & Politics | ||
| Political Science | PSCI 1440 | Intl Politics Midd East | ||
| Political Science | PSCI 2420 | LALS 3020 | Diplomacy in Americas | |
| Political Science | PSCI 2991 | Selected Topics | ||
| Political Science | PSCI 3400 | The Causes of War & Peace | ||
| Political Science | PSCI 3401 | International Law | ||
| Political Science | PSCI 4100 | Power Sharing | ||
| Political Science | PSCI 4450 | Chinese Foreign Policy | ||
| Political Science | PSCI 4800 | Evidence Based Policies | ||
| Religious Studies | RELS 5860 | History of Islam in Asia | ||
| Russian and East European Studies | REES 0010 | Central & Eastern Europe | ||
| Russian and East European Studies | REES 0190 | Russia and the West | * | |
| Russian and East European Studies | REES 1230 | Russ & E Euro Film 1917-1945 | ||
| Russian and East European Studies | REES 1535 | PSCI 1172 | Russian Politics | * |
| Russian and East European Studies | REES 1570 | Russia & E Euro Int’l Affairs | ||
| Russian and East European Studies | REES 1580 | HIST 1790 | China & Ussr Compared | |
| Russian and East European Studies | REES 5640 | Geopol of Energy Rus&Eur | ||
| Science, Technology, & Society | STSC 0490 | HSOC 0490 | Comparative Medicine | * |
| Science, Technology, & Society | STSC 1120 | Science Technolgy & War | ||
| Sociology | SOCI 1120 | Law & Society | ||
| Sociology | SOCI 2630 | Contemp Issues Afr Society | ||
| Sociology | SOCI 2902 | AFRC 4200 | US and Human Rights | |
| Sociology | SOCI 2910 | ANTH 0120 | Globalization | |
| South Asia Studies | SAST 1615 | NELC 1615 | Migration & Middle East | |
| South Asia Studies | SAST 5860 | RELS 5860 | History of Islam in Asia |
Students must speak to a Huntsman advisor to request approval for special topics courses, as course content changes.
