16 courses with the subject INST, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Senior standing or permission of the instructor. Students research and present a senior project appropriate to their particular area of concentration supervised by a faculty adviser. Students must earn a grade of B- or better to graduate with the minor. This course is one option as the culminating experience for students minoring in International Studies. The other option is INST 490 - Pursuing Global Sustainability . A project proposal should be submitted to the minor director in advance of registering for the course. REAL Area A
Junior or senior standing and, for non-minors, approval by the course coordinator. Students concentrate on an area of International Studies, which varies each semester depending upon the individual instructors. Course is cross-disciplinary and team-taught.
INST 489AStudy Abroad Practicum with ISA (Affiliate)12-18
Consult Director of International Education. Open to all majors. Courses taken in this program must be taken for letter grades, and will be used in calculating student’s GPA unless prohibited by their RU program requirements.
INST 489IStudy Abroad Practicum with the Université Catholique de l’Ouest in Angers, France (Semester Exchange Program)3-15
(3-18) Open to all majors. Offered Spring or Fall. A program is also offered in the Summer with slightly different criteria - see the RU Summer Program for additional information. A directed program of travel study designed to augment a student’s knowledge of the language and culture of Mexico and Latin America. Grade values are assigned as pass/fail and the awarding of specific course credit is determined at the conclusion of the experience and when official transcripts are received by the Registrar’s Office. Maximum of 18 credit hours.
Junior or senior standing; or permission of instructor. Pre- or
Corequisite
Junior or senior standing; or permission of instructor. Capstone course for International Studies minor. Topics may include capitalism, globalization, human rights, corruption, poverty, gender equality, armed conflicts, international terrorism, refugees and migration, climate change, and the environment. Coursework will include completing a major individual or team project. REAL Area A
