{"id":188,"date":"2020-07-30T21:45:14","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T21:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/international-studies\/?page_id=188"},"modified":"2026-04-18T14:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T14:14:24","slug":"program-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/international-studies\/program-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Program Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The International \u200b\u200bStudies (INTS) Program houses six interdisciplinary majors: five \u201carea studies\u201d majors, which focus on a single world region, broadly and flexibly defined (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/international-studies\/african\/\">African Studies<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/international-studies\/asian\/\">Asian Studies<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/international-studies\/caribbean-latin-american\/\">Caribbean and Latin American Studies<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/international-studies\/middle-east\/\">Middle East Studies<\/a>; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/international-studies\/russian\/\">Russian and Eurasian Studies<\/a>), a\u200bnd the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/international-studies\/global\/\">Global Studies<\/a> major, which approaches global interrelations from a comparative, disciplinary, or thematic perspective.<\/p>\n<p>All INTS majors choose at least one course from the Global Core. Examples include:\u200b<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>INTS 201. Gender and Sexuality in a Transnational World<\/li>\n<li>INTS 207. Global South<\/li>\n<li>INTS 209. War and the Asian Diaspora<\/li>\n<li>INTS 211. Global Intimacies<\/li>\n<li>INTS 218. Chinese Global Cities<\/li>\n<li>INTS 247. Global Inequalities<\/li>\n<li>INTS 258. Islamic City<\/li>\n<li>INTS 263. Global Environmental Politics<\/li>\n<li>INTS 266: Global Playgrounds<\/li>\n<li>INTS 268: Gender and Sexuality in the African Diaspora<\/li>\n<li>INTS 302. Global Cities<\/li>\n<li>INTS 314. Black Internationalism<\/li>\n<li>INTS 320. Global 1001 Nights<\/li>\n<li>INTS 342. Global Histories of Sexuality<\/li>\n<li>INTS 344. Global Hip Hop Cultures<\/li>\n<li>INTS 349: Global Migration\/Refugee Lab<\/li>\n<li>INTS 351. Black Islam<\/li>\n<li>INTS 352. Comparative Political Economy<\/li>\n<li>INTS 354: Climate Change in the Global South<\/li>\n<li>INTS 358. Global Seminar on Malcolm X<\/li>\n<li>INTS 379. Feminist and Queer Theory for a Postcolonial World<\/li>\n<li>INTS 385. Global Economic Issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u200b\u200b\u200bINTS majors also choose from a wide range of \u201carea courses\u201d and electives, including courses originating in INTS and those originating in other departments, such as Anthropology, Art History, Economics, English, History, Language and Culture Studies, Political Science, Religion, Urban Studies, and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ms-rteElement-P\">Because of the great number of courses involved and the different guidelines for each of the six INTS majors, students are encouraged to consult with the director or another INTS faculty member even before declaring the major. The following Advising Worksheets should be used to plan and document students\u2019 progress through the major:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/international-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2020\/07\/INTS-Area-Studies-Worksheet.docx\">Area Studies Advising Worksheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/international-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2020\/07\/INTS-Global-Studies-Worksheet.docx\">Global Studies Worksheet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All INTS majors complete a minimum of four semesters of study in a single language.<\/p>\n<p>Most INTS majors spend a summer, semester, or entire year outside of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>A\u200bll INTS majors complete a Senior Seminar (INTS401), offered each semester on a different topic. 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