INTL

Subject

INTL

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course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

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wpi.cleancatalog.net

Subject

INTL

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

wpi.cleancatalog.net

Subject

INTL

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

wpi.cleancatalog.net

This course examines the major theoretical and methodological approaches that characterize global studies. Since the end of the Cold War, new forms of transnational integration, interdependence and conflict have been considered examples of globalization. Yet this period is not the first to undergo such transformation, and the “global” is often experienced in disparate ways around the world. This course examines the diverse ways of understanding globalization in the past and present. No prior background is required. Especially appropriate for students interested in any of WPI’s global Project Centers.

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INTL

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Catalog

Catalog 2026-2027

Source

wpi.cleancatalog.net

What is justice during an era of globalization? What are the rights and responsibilities of individuals, groups, nations, or supranational organizations in a world of profound inequalities of wealth or disparities of power? This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to historical, literary, religious, and ethical debates about global justice as well as the political and practical responses by various actors in the global South and North. Themes will vary each time the course is taught and may include globalization and distributive justice, climate justice, migration, citizenship, cosmopolitanism, human rights, ideology, reparations, racial or gender equity, nationalism and internationalism, and global democracy. No prior background required. This course will be offered in academic years ending in odd numbers.

Subject

INTL

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Catalog

Catalog 2026-2027

Source

wpi.cleancatalog.net

TikTok, WeChat, Tai chi, anime, K-dramas, Hello Kitty, C-pop, yin and yang, Pokémon, manga. All of these have become part of global culture, but where did they come from and what meaningdo they hold as cultural phenomena? In this class, we will explore topics in the popular cultures of East Asia to better understand the influences that have shaped the region’s contemporary societies and their cultures. Focus will be on one or a combination of the following: China, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, or Korea. Students will study various media and genres of popular culture, which could include films, songs, dramas, advertisements, video games, manga, and anime, to explore the larger societal, political, and cultural issues behind them, situating popular culture within historical contexts, transnational currents, and exchanges when appropriate. Students may not receive credit for HU 2340 and INTL 2210.This course may be repeated for different topics. This course will be offered in academic years ending in even numbers.

Subject

INTL

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Catalog

Catalog 2026-2027

Source

wpi.cleancatalog.net

Subject

INTL

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

wpi.cleancatalog.net

Latin America and the Caribbean are center stage in discussions about the inequalities and injustices of our current global ecological crisis. This course offers a two-fold approach. 1) It examines historical and contemporary processes producing—and contesting—environmental injustices in Latin America and the Caribbean Basin. 2) It analyzes the role of this region in the politics and policy of global environmental inequalities, including the region’s relationship with the United States, China, and other major international actors in issues such as climate change and sustainable development. This course is especially appropriate for students interested in environment and sustainability issues and international/global affairs, and for students who expect to complete their HUA, IQP, and/or MQP at WPI Project centers in Latin America or the Caribbean.

Subject

INTL

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Catalog

Catalog 2026-2027

Source

wpi.cleancatalog.net

This interdisciplinary course takes a thematic approach to modern Africa. Topics and themes will vary each time the course is taught, and may include African kingdoms, the influence of Islam, the legacy of the Atlantic slave trade, imperialism and decolonization, democratization, the politics of language, or African literature and art. Examples and case studies will include locations where WPI has programs in this diverse and dynamic region. No prior background required. Students may not receive credit for both INTL 2410 and HU 2441. This course will be offered in academic years ending in even numbers.

Subject

INTL

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Catalog

Catalog 2026-2027

Source

wpi.cleancatalog.net

Subject

INTL

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

wpi.cleancatalog.net

Subject

INTL

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

wpi.cleancatalog.net

Subject

INTL

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

wpi.cleancatalog.net

This seminar course takes an interdisciplinary approach to historical and contemporary topics in global studies. Topics vary each year and may include international development, global inequality and justice, global public health, war and terrorism, international organizations and governance, humanitarianism and human rights, travel and tourism, the Anthropocene, climate change. This course may be repeated for different topics. No prior background is required. Especially appropriate for students interested in any of WPI’s global Project Centers.

Subject

INTL

Type

course

Repeatable

may be repeated for different topics.

Edition

2026-2027

Catalog

Catalog 2026-2027

Source

wpi.cleancatalog.net

Global projects are often life-changing and many students want to make sense of their experience and deepen global learning after returning to campus. This course provides opportunities for self-reflection about global experiences, for connecting with peers to share stories, and for translating these experiences into skills and future professional opportunities, which may include internships, scholarships, post-graduate study or employment. Students completing this seminar will have reflected on their global experiences, articulated and identified transferable skills garnered while away, and integrated these reflections into future academic plans, personal aspirations, or career goals.

Subject

INTL

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

wpi.cleancatalog.net

In this seminar course, students will reflect on their own experiences of global learning and analyze contemporary global issues. Through reflection and analysis, students will develop the habits of lifelong learning and translate their global experiences and personal values into future professional opportunities. This course may be repeated for different topics or a different thematic/regional focus. Students may not receive credit for INTL 3100 and INTL 3050 or INTL 4100.

Subject

INTL

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Catalog

Catalog 2026-2027

Source

wpi.cleancatalog.net

International and Global Experience All International and Global Studies minors are required to have a study abroad experience that should be educational in nature and equivalent in length to at least one WPI term. All WPI global projects and exchange programs completed at projects centers outside of the United States meet this requirement. If approved by the Program Review Committee, global projects completed in the United States or international educational programs and/or internships sponsored by other organizations also may satisfy this requirement. WPI policy requires that no more than one unit of course work can be double counted toward other degree requirements. Thus, students may count three courses for the minor taken to fulfill other degree requirements (such as the Humanities and Arts Requirement or two course requirement in the Social Sciences) as long as one unit of the minor does not double-count. In other words, students must take INTL 4100 and two other courses for this minor that do not count for another degree requirement. Interactive Media and Game Development DIRECTOR: G. Smith CORE FACULTY: F. Chery (IMGD), M. Claypool (CS/IMGD), R. DuPlessis (IMGD), E. Gutierrez (HUA), M. Kagen (IMGD), C. Roberts (CS/IMGD), J. Rosenstock (HUA/IMGD), B. Schneider (IMGD), G. Smith (CS/IMGD), K. Stewart (IMGD), R. Sutter (IMGD), Y. Telliel (HUA/IMGD), W. Yarbrough (IMGD) COLLABORATIVE FACULTY: S. Barton (HUA), S. Bhada (ECE), R. Bigonah (HUA), R. Dempski (CBC), L. Harrison (CS), N. Heffernan (CS), M. Keller (HUA), V.J. Manzo (HUA), E. Ottmar (SSPS), D. Samson (HUA), E. Solovey (CS) AFFILIATE FACULTY: J. deWinter (IMGD), B. Moriarty (IMGD) 222 WPI 2025-26 Catalog

Subject

INTL

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

wpi.cleancatalog.net