Example Course Plan

International & Global Studies Course Plan (first 3 semesters)

IWU Course Catalog IGS Major and Minor Requirements 

This is an example course plan based on the 2021-2022 University Catalog; your actual schedule may deviate from this example. Your faculty advisor will work with you to select appropriate courses.

Year 1

Fall Semester

• Gateway Colloquium or Global Titans FYE
  
• General Education Course 
• Choose one of the following:
  • ANT 288 Consuming Passions: The Anthropology of Food (G) 
  • ART 320 Global Modern Art (AR,G) 
  • HIST 122 Modern Global History (CHC, G)
  • HIST 160 Latin America (CHC, G)
  • HIST 260 Spanish North America (CHC, G) 
  • HIST 325 Modern Germany 
  • LC 202 From Atom to Akira: Japanese Pop Culture (LIT, G) 
  • PSCI 102 International Politics (CHC, G) 
  • PSCI 216 Politics in Africa
• Second Language Course
• Physical Education (PEX)

Spring Semester

• INST 240 Thinking Globally: An Introduction (G) (required for all IGS majors and minors)
• Choose one of the following:
  • ANTH 171 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (CSI, G)
  • ANTH/ENST 274 Peoples and Cultures of East Africa (CSI, G)
• General Education Course (or Gateway if not completed in the Fall)
• Second Language Course
• Physical Education (PEY)

May Term and Summer Term 

• Optional

Year 2

Fall Semester *

• Two Courses in 
• General Education Course
• Second Language Course
• General Education Course
• Physical Education (PEY)

*It is advisable that majors meet with the International & Global Studies Program Director to choose courses in their areas of concentration.

Second Language

• The new International & Global Studies (IGS) major requires a third semester of language proficiency, and encourages students to pursue their language studies beyond the required proficiency level. 
• IGS majors should be advised to begin their study in the second language of their choice during their first year. See the current Program of Classes in myiwu for second language options. 

Study Abroad

• Although study abroad is not required for International & Global Studies (IGS) majors and minors, it is highly recommended. The Study Abroad Office offers a variety of semester, short-term, and exchange study abroad programs that you can choose from. Visit the Study Abroad Office, talk to the director about options, and discuss your plans with your academic advisor. 
• All students interested in IGS, especially those interested in Asian Studies, should consider applying for the IWU Freeman Asia Internship Program during the summer of their Sophomore or Junior year.

Additional Information

• IGS is an interdisciplinary program; you will be taking 100 and 200-level classes in a variety of disciplines and programs across campus. By choosing to major or minor in IGS you will be also fulfilling the IWU Shared Curriculum requirements along the way. 
• Students majoring in IGS are required to take INST 240 Thinking Globally: An Introduction in the spring semester of their first year, and INST 488 Senior Seminar in the fall semester of their senior year. 
• The new IGS program offers major concentrations and minors in two areas: Asian Studies, and International Relations and Global Development. IGS majors and minors are strongly encouraged to discuss their course plans with the IGS Director and their academic advisor during fall semester of their first year. If you are interested in the International Relations and Global Development concentration, you should consider taking ECON 100 (CSI) in your first year, since this is a prerequisite for many upper division elective courses in IGS.