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INTERNATIONAL STUDIES LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
International Studies majors must complete 6 credit hours of an approved language at the 5th UIUC semester-level (first semester, 3rd year) or above. This language requirement is at a higher level than that required by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. For the LAS requirement, please see: www.las.uiuc.edu/students/requirements/language.html.

International Studies students fulfill the language requirement by taking UIUC language courses. If you intend to continue French, Spanish or German, please make sure that you take the language placement exam on the I-Start website (www.istart.uiuc.edu). If you are continuing another language, you should contact the relevant department regarding placement exams: www.cte.uiuc.edu/dme/placement/student/otherFL.htm.

If you are skilled in a language and have not received college credit that corresponds to your skill level, you may be able to receive credit through a language proficiency test.  The French, German and Spanish tests take place on Tuesday, August 21st. To register, please visit: www.cte.uiuc.edu/dme/placement/student/prof_FL.htm. For all other languages, contact the relevant department: www.cte.uiuc.edu/dme/placement/student/otherFL.htm  Please note that not all languages have proficiency tests.

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FALL SEMESTER I.S. RELEVANT COURSES

LAS 199, Section BHB, Introduction to International Studies:
An overview of the International Studies major at UIUC, this course introduces students to the phenomenon of globalization, the interconnections among people and places as a result of this phenomenon, and its impact on various regions of the world.

Global Studies Courses:
Paired with freshmen-only discussion sections, these general education courses examine a range of topics from a global perspective. Please see www.globalstudies.uiuc.edu/courses/index.htm for more information (Fall Semester details to be posted soon).   

Global Studies Discovery Courses* Abroad: 
These winter-break courses begin at the end of Fall Semester but take place primarily in Brazil, China, Singapore or Turkey:
  LAS 199, SEC ALT, Global Studies: Salvador da Bahai, Brazil
  LAS 199, SEC GX, Global Studies: Nanjing, China
  LAS 199, SEC RB, Global Studies: Singapore
  LAS 199, SEC SM, Global Studies: Istanbul, Turkey
For more details on these and other Winter Term Courses Abroad, please see: www.las.uiuc.edu/coursesabroad/winter.html (full descriptions available in summer).

International Studies Prerequisite Courses: 
These social science general education courses provide the necessary foundations for many of the higher level International Studies requirements:
  ANTH 103, Anthropology in a Changing World
  ECON 102, Introduction to Microeconomics
  ECON 103, Introduction to Macroeconomics
  PS 100, Introduction to Political Science
  PS 101, Introduction to US Government and Politics
  SOC 100, Introduction to Sociology

Courses that examine global or regional phenomena:
Taught from a breadth of perspectives, these courses give students an opportunity to learn about cultural, historical, political and social phemonema from around the world:
  ADV 199, SEC B*, Buy-ology: Selling Nike, Elvis, McDonald's, Hip-Hop, & Pizza Hut in a Global Marketplace  
  ADV 199, SEC D*, Sustainable Consumption
  ART 199, SEC BD*, Art, Community, and Global Civil Society
  ARTH 115, Art in a Global Context
  CWL 189, Classics of Nonwestern Culture I
  ENGL 112, Literature of Global Culture
  GEOG 101, Geography of Developing Countries
  GEOG 106, Geographies of Globalization
  GEOG 110, Geography of Intl Conflicts
  HIST 100, Global History
  LAW 199*, International Art & Cultural Heritage
  LING 111, Language in Globalization
  MUS 133, Introduction to World Music
  RLST 110, World Religions

Courses that focus on particular world regions:
International Studies requires all majors for focus on a world region. These courses can help students decide on their region of focus or provide foundational knowledge for further study:
  Africa:
  HIST 110, History of Africa
  SOC 122, Africa in World Perspective

  East and South Asia:
  EALC 135, Understanding East Asia Culture & Society
  HIST 120, East Asian Civilizations
  HIST 130, History of South Asia
  RLST 104, Asian Mythology

  Europe:
  FR 156, Exploring Paris
  GER 199, SEC H*, In Search of the Holy Grail
  HIST 141, Western Civilization to 1660
  HIST 142, Western Civilization since 1660
  RLST 108, Religion and Society in the West I

  Latin America:
  ANTH 182, Latin American Cultures
  HIST 105, Latin America to Independence
  LAST 170, Introduction to Latin America

  Russia and Eastern Europe:
  UKR 113, Ukrainian Culture
  SLAV 117, Russian and Eastern European Science Fiction

Additional Courses:
For information on additional course options, please see:
  • Fall Discovery Course Schedule (www.provost.uiuc.edu/programs/discovery/Courses_FA07.html): Discovery courses are available to freshmen only and provide students with an opportunity to learn about a wide range of academic or pre-professional topics.

  • Fall Semester Course Schedule (http://courses.uiuc.edu/cis/schedule/urbana/2007/Fall/): Note that the Fall Schedule includes all of the courses available at UIUC. Therefore many of the courses are at a level that is too high for first-year students. A freshman schedule should primarily be composed of 100-200 level courses. Also note that many of areas of study are restricted to particular majors. For instance, Business, Communications, Fine and Applied Arts, and Law courses are typically restricted to students in those Colleges. Occasionally, these courses are available for students outside of those colleges and in such cases are often listed in the Discovery Course Schedule.  

* Note: this is a Discovery Course. Students are limited to one Discovery Course per term. For a complete list of Discovery courses see: www.provost.uiuc.edu/programs/discovery/Courses_FA07.html