Interdisciplinary Studies
International Studies
Through the Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS) major, undergraduate students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) may design a concentration in International Studies (IS) that focuses on a selection of geographical areas or on international issues from Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America, Students may choose appropriate disciplines such as history, cultural studies, anthropology, geography, modern languages, economics, and political science to design the core of a major that culminates in a thesis. Through such experience students acquire a thorough knowledge of cultural, economic, political and social interrelationships. This program requires four semesters of study in a foreign language related to the geographical and disciplinary areas of study. In designing their majors, students are required to incorporate at least six weeks of study abroad, internship, or work in a country where the target language is spoken into their course of study.
A 3.0 GPA and approval by the CLAS IDS committee are required to enter the major. Once admitted, students are to select two UF faculty members from two different departments (one of whom must be a member of CLAS) to serve as primary and secondary advisors. Students are to produce a senior thesis under the guidance of their primary and secondary faculty advisors. A minimum of 7 hours is also required for the thesis (IDS 4906 Interdisciplinary Thesis Research).
Recommended entry-level classes to prepare for the major
- INR 2001 - Introduction to International Relations
- CPO 2001 - Comparative Politics
- ECO 2013 - Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECO 2023 - Principles of Microeconomics
Foreign Language Requirement
Students are required to take four semesters of a language that fits coherently into their chosen curriculum. Sites for study abroad, internship, or work should be chosen in a country where the target language is spoken.
Relationship of Foreign Language Study to Geographical Disciplinary Focus
At least one course from each of the fields of political science, history and geography are to be taken in the geographical area of the target language.
- Example 1: Studying a Romance language
CPO 3303 - Introduction to Latin American Politics
LAH 3300 - Contemporary Latin American
GEA 3410 - Geography of South America - Example 2: Studying a Romance or Germanic language
CPO 3103 - Western European Politics
EUH 3206 - Twentieth-Century Europe
GEA 3500 - Geography of Europe
Thesis
Senior thesis is to be pursued under faculty sponsorship, and should be related to the student’s major language of choice. Students must use at least one original source in this language. The senior thesis can also be pursued as field research in the student’s country of choice. A proposal of what will be accomplished must be drawn up and approved (by the mentor) the semester before the student embarks for field research. (View sample proposed thesis)
Study Abroad
Students are encouraged to participate in study abroad programs sponsored by UF and other universities. Information about these programs may be obtained in the Overseas Study Services office in the UF International Center (UFIC) located in 123 Grinter Hall. Some courses taken abroad may be applied toward your major coursework if approved by the advisor or the IDS committee.
For some information about Study Abroard, this link is a convenient option for gathering information: http://www.studyabroad.com
Major Course Work (a minimum of 20 hours)
Areas of concentration: Geographical or Issues
- Students may choose to organize their program around a specific area
of the world (i.e., Africa, Asia, Europe, or Latin America)
OR - Student may choose to focus on a coherent set of issues or topics.
One of the following should be included among the required 20 hours:
ECO 3701 - International Economic Relations
ECO 3703 - International Trade
INR 4204 - Comparative Foreign Policy
List of other Approved Curriculum by Geographical Area
Africa
AFH 3200 Africa Since 1800.
AFH 3342 History of West Africa.
AFH 3930 Women and Resistance in Africa/Islamic Women.
AFH 4250 Modern Africa.
AFH 4302 History of North Africa, 1500 to Present.
AFS 4935 African Women.
ANT 4352 Peoples of Africa.
ANT 4354 The Anthropology of Modern Africa.
CPO 3204 African Politics.
GEA 3600 Geography of Africa.
LIT 4194 African Literature in English.
REL 3370 Religions of Africa.
SSA 3730 Language in African Society
SSA 4930 Special Topics in African Studies
SST 4110 African Folktales.Asia
ABT 3131 Arabic Literary Heritage 2.
ABT 3500 Arabic Culture.
ANT 3375 Islamic Civilization.
ANT 3377 Middle East Societies.
ARA 3510 The Arab Woman.
ASH 3323 Introduction to Modern South Asian History, 1700-1947.
ASH 3381 Women in Modern South Asian History, 1800-Present.
ASH 3404 Modern China.
ASH 3442 Modern Japan.
CHI 3440 Business Chinese.
CHI 3500 Chinese Culture.
CHT 3124 Modern Chinese Fiction in Translation.
CHW 4130 Readings in Chinese Literature.
CHW 4140 Newspaper Chinese.
CPO 3513 Asian Politics.
ECS 4203 Economies of East Asia.
HBT 3110 Israeli Literature in Translation.
HMW 3200 Introduction to Modern Hebrew Literature 1.
HMW 3201 Introduction to Modern Hebrew Literature 2.
HMW 4202 Reading in Modern Hebrew Literature 1.
HMW 4203 Reading in Modern Hebrew Literature 2.
JPN 3391 Introduction to Japanese Film.
JPN 3730 Language in Japanese Society.
JPT 3120 Modern Japanese Fiction in Translation.
JPT 3121 Contemporary Japanese Literature: Postwar to Postmodern.
JPT 3140 Japanese Women Writers: The Modern Period.
JPT 3500 Japanese Culture.
JPW 4130 Readings in Japanese Literature
JPW 4131 Japanese Texts and Contexts.
REL 3317 Religions of Iran.
REL 3330 Religions of India.
REL 3336 Religion in Modern India.
REL 3366 Islam in Asia.
REL 3367 The History of Islam in the Modern World
REL 4147 Women in Hindu Tradition.Europe
CLA 3114 Greece Today and Yesterday.
CLT 4374 Ancient Myth in Modern Drama and Film.
CPO 3103 Western European Politics.
CPO 3614 Eastern European Politics.
CPO 3633 Politics in Russia.
ECS 4334 Economic and Social History of Modern Russia and the Soviet Union.
EUH 3033 History of the Holocaust.
EUH 3205 Europe, 1848 to 1914.
EUH 3206 Europe Since 1914.
EUH 3431 History of Modern Italy.
EUH 3455 The History of Modern Paris.
EUH 3502 Modern Britain.
EUH 3573 Soviet History Since 1953.
EUH 3576 Twentieth Century Russia to 1953.
EUH 3930 Undergraduate Seminar in European History.
EUH 4220 The Expansion of Europe: Exploration and Settlement.
EUH 4314 Spain and Portugal.
EUH 4332 The Modern Balkans.
EUH 4405 Modern Greece.
EUH 4442 History of France.
EUH 4464 Twentieth-Century Germany.
EUH 4534 Modern Ireland.
EUH 4564 Twentieth Century Eastern Europe.
EUH 4610 Society and the Sexes in Modern Europe, 18C to the Present.
EUH 4610 Society and the Sexes in Modern Europe, 18th Century to the Present.
FRE 3440 Commercial French.
FRE 3442 Contemporary French Commerce.
FRE 3564 Contemporary French Culture.
FRT 3561 French Women Thinkers and Writers
FRW 3100 Introduction to French Literature 1.
FRW 3101 Introduction to French Literature 2.
FRW 4281 Readings in the Twentieth-Century French Novel.
FRW 4932 Contemporary Women Writers in France.
GEA 3500 Geography of Europe.
GER 3330 German Language and Culture I.
GER 3331 German Language and Culture II.
GER 3440 German in Business.
GET 4291 Women and German Cinema.
GET 4293 New German Cinema 1945 – Present Day.
GEW 3101 Survey of German Literature II.
GEW 4730 Modern German Literature.
GEW 4731 Contemporary German Literature.
GEW 4760 Ethnic Writing in Germany.
GRK 4300 Modern Greek Literature Since 1830.
GRK 4905 Individual Work in Modern Greek.
INR 4531 Politics of the European Union.
PHH 4644 Continental Philosophy.
RUT 3450 Russian Modernism.
RUT 3452 Russian Literature of the Twentieth Century.
RUW 4301 Russian Drama and Poetry.
SPN 3440 Commercial Spanish.
SPN 3510 Culture and Civilization of Spain.
SPN 3510 Culture and Civilization of Spain.
SPW 3031 Survey of Spanish-American Literature: From Independence to Contemporary Times.
SPW 4282 Readings in Contemporary Spanish-American Narrative 1.
SPW 4283 Readings in Contemporary Spanish-American Narrative 2.
SPW 4304 Readings in Spanish-American Theatre.
SPW 4354 Readings in Contemporary Spanish-American Poetry.
SPW 4723 Readings in Spanish Literature from the Generation of 1927 to the Present.
SPW Seminar in Spanish-American Literature & Culture: Gender Issues in Contemporary Spanish-American Literature.North America
CPO 4133 Canadian Politics.
South America/Latin America/Carribean
ANT 3332 Peoples of Latin America.
ANT 4323 People of Mexico and Central America.
ANT 4331 Peoples of the Andes.
ANT 4336 The Peoples of Brazil.
ANT 4340 Anthropology of the Caribbean.
CPO 3303 Introduction to Latin American Politics.
ECS 3403 Economic Development of Latin America.
GEA 3410 Geography of South America.
INR 4244 International Politics of Latin America.
LAH 3300 Contemporary Latin America.
LAH 3470 Introduction to Caribbean History.
LAH 4472 The Caribbean, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries.
LAH 4473 France in the Caribbean.
LAH 4520 Andean Nations.
LAS 4935 Women in Latin America.
POW 3131 Introduction to Brazilian Literature 2.
POW 4380 Contemporary Brazilian Poetry.
POW 4382 Brazilian Drama.
POW 4450 The Modernist Movement in Brazilian Literature.
POW 4480 Contemporary Brazilian Narrative.
REL 3381 Religion in Latin America.
REL 4382 Religion and Politics in Latin America.
SYD 3630 Latin American Societies.
List of other Approved Curriculum by Issues or Topics
AMH 3530 Immigration and Ethnicity in American History.
AML 4685 Race and Ethnicity in American Literature and Culture.
ANT 3451 Racial and Cultural Minorities.
ANT 3620 Language and Culture.
ANT 4255 Rural People in the Modern World.
ANT 4266 Economic Anthropology.
ANT 4273 Anthropology of Law.
ANT 4464 Culture and Aging.
ANT 4464 Culture and Aging.
ANT 4930 Women’s Health: Cross-Cultural Perspectives.
CPO 4731 Democratization in Global Perspective.
ECO 3701 International Economic Relations.
ECO 3703 International Trade.
ECO 3704 International Macroeconomics.
ECO 4730 The Firm in the Global Economy.
ECO 4956 International Studies in Economics.
ECP 3113 Population Economics
ECP 3429 Global Telecommunications Strategy.
ECS 4013 Economic Development.
ENG 4135 National Cinemas.
EUH 3530 Colonies to Commonwealth: The History of the British Empire.
EUH 4220 The Expansion of Europe: Exploration and Settlement.
GEO 3424 Geography of Jewish Population.
GEO 3430 Population Geography.
GEO 4554 Regional Development.
HIS 3305 The Military History of the Third World Since 1945.
HIS 3930 Women, Race and Imperialism.
INR 3034 Culture and World Politics.
INR 3102 The U.S. and World Affairs.
INR 3333 Introduction to International Security.
INR 3502 International Institutions.
INR 3603 Theories of International Relations.
INR 4035 Rich and Poor Nations in the International System.
INR 4083 War and Peace in World Politics.
INR 4204 Comparative Foreign Policy
INR 4350 International Environmental Relations.
LIT 4188 World English Language Literatures.
REL 3140 Religion and Society.
SYD 4020 Population.
Academic Learning Compact
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