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115 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.

INST 1010International Studies Proseminar

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2017-2018
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 1040Introduction to International

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 1060World Regional Geography3

Covers the distributions, traits, and processes of the Earth's peoples and landscapes through the perspective of regional geography, which is the study of the spatial relationships of natural environments and human societies. Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: Cross listed with: GEOG 1000 . USP 2003-2014 Code: U3CS, U3G USP 2015 Code: U5H A&S College Core 2015: ASG

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 1101First-Year Seminar Max3

Credit: 3 USP 2015 Code: U5FY

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 1200Non-Western Political Cultures3

Gives students appreciation of non-western political cultures and how these cultures have created different political institutions and practices. Non-Western nations of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East are used as case studies. Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: POLS 1200 .

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 1250Introduction to Comparative

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 1330World History since 17503

A history of the world's peoples and societies from 1750 to the present, with an emphasis on the diversity and interconnectedness of human life in the past. Max Credit: 3 USP 2003-2014 Code: U3CS, U3G A&S College Core 2015: ASG

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 2200Politics of Europe3

Examines formal and informal aspects of politics in European countries. USP 2015 Code U5C2

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: POLS 1200 or POLS 1250 or permission of the instructor. Max Credit: 3 Prerequisite: POLS 1200 or POLS 1250 Cross Listed: POLS 2200

INST 2230Introduction to Asian Studies

(COM2, offered every 2 years)

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 2240Introduction to African Studies3

Confronts African stereotypes by exploring the continent's complex history and current affairs, with the help of different disciplinary perspectives, such as economics, political science, and anthropology. Equipped with the basics, students will be primed to tackle more advanced courses on Africa. Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: AAST 2240 . USP 2003-2014 Code: U3WB USP 2015 Code: U5C2

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 2250Introduction to Latin American

Studies (COM2, offered every 2 years)

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 2260Foreign Locale3-6

A UW course taught primarily or entirely in a foreign locale. Max Credit: (Max. 9)

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 6
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 2280Introduction to European Studies3

This class explores the historical development of notions of community and difference, territories and borders, race and identity, and nationalism and post-national integration in Europe between 1789 and the present. It draws upon history, politics, geography, cultural studies, and anthropology. Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: HIST 2280 .

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 2310Introduction to International

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 2350Introduction to Global Studies3

Taking an interdisciplinary approach to the study of globalization, the course explores the links between trade, consumption, civil society, social justice, and ecological integrity. Max Credit: 3 USP 2003-2014 Code: U3CS, U3G

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 2490Topics in International Studies1-6

Accommodates seminar series and/or course offerings including those by interdisciplinary teams and visiting faculty in international studies not covered by other courses. Max Credit: (Max. 15) Former Course Number: INST 2990

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 6
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 3000Social Change3

Studies causes, processes and consequences of structural transformations in historical and comparative perspective. Reviews and assesses forces that account for sociological changes. Explores social change globally as well as in the U. S. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 . Cross Listed: SOC 3000 .

INST 3050Economic Geography3

Economic geography is the study of the location, distribution and spatial organization of economic activities across the globe; specifically how the economic realm is intertwined with other spheres of international social life. It explores the inherent logics and mechanisms of the capitalist system, and the social and spatial inequalities that result. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: 6 hours of Social Sciences or International Studies. Cross Listed: GEOG 3050 .

INST 3100Chinese Society3

Reviews origins and consequences of Chinese revolution in comparative and cultural perspectives. Discusses influence of historical traditions and social structure on individual lives and behavioral patterns. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 . Cross Listed: SOC 3100 .

INST 3200Comparative Political Cultures3

Histories and experiences of various societies have shaped their values, norms, beliefs, expectations, and attitudes. This class explores how the beliefs, values, and lifestyles of various societies shape peoples' views of their place in the politics of the state and of the state's place in their daily lives. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: POLS 1200 /INST 1200 or POLS 1250 /INST 1250 or 1157

INST 3250Global Justice3

An examination of global justice, normative international relations, and international ethics, using the methodology and theories of analytical political philosophy. Possible topics includ global economic justice and world poverty, human rights, humanitarian duties, intervention and sovereignty, cosmopolitanism, nationalism, patriotism, world hunger, and immigration. Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: PHIL 3250

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 3400Politics and Society of Turkey3

Examines the history of Turkey with an emphasis on its relationship with the Western world. Major topics include the Ottoman Empire; Ataturk and the founding of the Republic of Turkey; Turkey's role in the Cold War, Kurdish and other minority populations; the changing Turkish political landscape, the evolution of Islamist politics; and recent relations with the United States and European Union. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: INST 1200 /POLS 1200 or POLS 1250 and INST 2310 /POLS 2310 or permission of instructor.

INST 3420The Anthropology of Global Issues3

Using anthropology's long-term, holistic and comparative approaches, the course examines key global issues, e. g. , poverty, war, disease, environmental degradation, and terrorism from an anthropological perspective. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: ANTH 1200 . Cross Listed: ANTH 3420 .

INST 3860World Food, Ag, & Development3

Explores economic approaches to improving nutrition, agriculture production, and the environment in developing regions of the world. Students gain understanding of complex conditions surrounding food security; institutions involved with food policy, aid, and production; environmental factors influencing agricultural production; inequality; and international cultural and societal food disparities. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: AGEC 1010 /ECON 1010 or ECON 1020 . Cross Listed:

INST 3910Global Sociology3

Global Sociology explores how humans shape and are shaped by globalization processes. Globalization creates inherent risks, such as increased inequality and violence, but also opportunities for greater democracy and a stronger global civil e society. This course examines social, cultural, institutional, and economic factors and their effects on societies around the world. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 or ANTH 1200 or INST 2350 . Cross Listed: SOC 3910 . A&S College Core 2015: ASG

INST 3933African Philosophy3

Examines the work of philosophers of Africa, of African descent and others who deal with the African diaspora. Topics include the nature of African philosophy and the African American struggle, African colonialism, philosophy, political philosophy and gender, traditional African thought. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: A prior course in AAST, INST or PHIL. Cross Listed: AAST 3933 /PHIL 3933 .

INST 4013Political Geography3

Geographic space mediates political action and is generated by it, and spatial forms are produced by governmental agencies that must respond or adapt to emerging patterns of political disruption and tendencies of social change. Students in this course learn to think about the relationship between politics and space at multiple scales and in global context. They also develop an inter-disciplinary approach to the sub-discipline of political geography in social and historical context, and, in that sense, develop a capacity to think and act as political geographers. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: 6 hours in social science Cross Listed: GEOG 4013 GEOG 5013 , POLS 4013 , POLS 5013 Dual Listed: INST 5013

INST 4050Development, Africa, and Culture

Focuses on the complex and checkered relationships between Western-inspired development and African cultures. Striking a balance among ethnographic case studies, theoretical lenses, and practical implications, understand what Euro-American efforts at foreign development, including contemporary globalization, look like from an African perspective. Provides an 1158

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 4060NGOs, Development, and Culture3

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have grown exponentially in number and are often viewed as the new and best vehicle for international development. By focusing on international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), in the contexts of Western aid to post-colonial societies and the role they play in the international aid system, the course explores INGOs from historical, global, and cultural perspectives. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: junior standing and instructor permission. Dual Listed: INST 5060 .

INST 4100Global Public Health3

Introduces students to the global context of public health, to principles underlying global health, and to dimensions of public health particular to international settings. It examines major themes and policies in global health and analyzes health problems and varying responses to them in different parts of the world. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: upper division student status. Cross Listed: HLSC 4100 . Dual Listed: INST 5100 .

INST 4110Sociology of International Development

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2017-2018
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 4175Gender, Women, and Health3

Focuses on issues of gender, women and health, including the effects of gender bias in medical research and health care practices and policies. Health care issues of specific concern to women, both nationally and internationally will be examined. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: upper-division standing, lower division social or psychological science course.

INST 4200China and Globalization3

The economic reforms in China have been political, cultural, and above all, global processes. Understanding these processes of economic reform tells us much about the role of government, culture, and globalization in the transition from socialism to capitalism, as well as about China's future role in the world. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: POLS 1200 /INST 1200 or POLS 1250 /INST 1250 or HIST 2041 or SOC 3100 .

INST 4215European Union3

Examines the European Union's history, institutional structures, and policy areas and explores the positive and negative effects of European integration. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: POLS 1200 or POLS 1250 or POLS 2310 or permission of instructor. Cross Listed: POLS 4215 . Dual Listed: INST 5215 .

INST 4240Global Sex Work and Trafficking3

Drawing upon case studies from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe, this course explores the gendered intersections of power and privilege through the lens of sex work, broadly defined as the exchange of intimacy for something of value, and trafficking, defined as coerced forms of sex work. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: 3-6 hours of WMST or INST. Dual Listed: INST 5240 .

INST 4250East Asia Society and Economy3

Designed to explore key issues to the historical development of Asian countries from both comparative and international political economy perspectives. Distinctive political, social, and economic characteristics of these nations will be analyzed. Max Credit: 3 Dual Listed: INST 5250 .

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 4255Politics of Developing Nations3

An analysis of the processes of political, economic and social change in the non-Western world. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: 9 hours of political science or international studies, including POLS 1200 or POLS 1250 or POLS 2310 , or permission of instructor. Cross Listed: POLS 4255 . Dual Listed: INST 5255 .

INST 4260Democratization and Regime

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 4270Government and Politics of the15

Middle East and North Africa Asian Studies Area Courses

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 15
Credits (max): 15
Credit unit: Credit
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 4275US Foreign Policy of the Middle

513

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 4280Comparative Criminal Justice3

Compares the incidence, trends, control, treatment and prevention of crime across nations using mainstream criminological theories. Examines criminal justice systems from an international perspective and draws lessons for the American society. Explores forms of international cooperation and difficulties in the control of transnational crimes. Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: CRMJ 4280, POLS 4280 Dual Listed: CRMJ 5280

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 4290Inter-American Relations3

Surveys inter-American system and idea of hemispheric unity. Analyzes major issues confronting inter- American community. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: 9 hours of political science, including POLS 1200 /INST 1200 , or POLS 1250 /INST 1250 , or POLS 2310 /INST 2310 , or permission of instructor. Cross Listed: POLS 4290 .

INST 4315History, Politics and Memory of3

the Holocaust in Europe Offers students the opportunity to learn about the history of the Holocaust through travel to various sites in Central Europe where the events themselves occurred, such as Berlin, Warsaw, Krakow and Auschwitz-Birkenau. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: 9 hours of HIST or INST. Cross Listed:

INST 4330American Foreign Relations3

Analyzes American foreign policy decision-making process and selected contemporary foreign policy problems. Stresses political and institutional factors, along with analysis of policy options. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: 9 hours of political science or international studies including POLS 2310 . Cross Listed: POLS 4330 .

INST 4340International Organizations3

Encompasses development of world organizations, such as League of Nations, United Nations and its affiliate bodies. Also studies regional organizations and private international bodies. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: 9 hours of political science or international studies including POLS 2310 . Cross Listed: POLS 4340 .

INST 4350Culture Change3

Examines representative theories of change, factors involved, dynamics of modernization and applied anthropology. Identical to ANTH 4340 . Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: ANTH 1200 .

INST 4355Sustainable Planning and Urban

he list Policies

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 4360International Peace and Conflict3

Why do nations go to war, engage in atrocities such as genocide, or move toward peace following conf lict? Examines underlying processes behind both conflict and peace in the international system, including sources of conflict and ways conflicts might be moved toward sustainable peace. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: 9 hours of political science or international studies including POLS 2310 . Cross Listed: POLS 4360 . Dual Listed: INST 5360 .

INST 4370Global Political Economy3

Examines the interaction of politics and the economy at the global level. Evaluates how political and economic decisions of one country or groups of countries affect institutions and life circumstances in others. Assesses the causes of consequences of globalization as rooted in political economy. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 and junior standing or SOC 2100. Cross Listed: SOC 4370 .

INST 4375Transitional Justice3

Mechanisms provide accountability for gross human rights violations and acts of mass atrocity within nations. Case studies are used to examine types of transitional justice interventions; tensions between demands of justice at local, national, and international levels; and transitional justice's role in post-confli peace-building and reconciliation. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. POLS 2310 strongly recommended. Cross Listed: POLS 4375 . Dual Listed: INST 5375 .

INST 4380International History of Human

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 4385Environment and Resource

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 4445Drug War Geopolitics in the

l Americas

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 4455Energy Security

Evaluates the geopolitical and socioeconomic issues surrounding the roots of energy insecurity and the global challenge to provide adequate, affordable, and accessible 1161

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 4475Politics of Natural Resources in

486

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 4485USLatino Diaspora3

Combines classroom activities and a week-long stay abroad in examining the historical creation and contemporary spread of the Latino Diaspora from the Caribbean to the Yucatan and beyond. U. S. Latina/o history, multiculturalism, pan-Latino identity, assimilation, migration trends and natives responses are stressed. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: 9 hours of LTST, HIST, and/or INST related coursework. Cross Listed: HIST 4485 /LTST 4485 .

INST 4500Landscapes of the Americas3

This course trains students to interpret patterns and processes of contemporary landscapes of the Americas (North, Central, and South America) by viewing those landscapes historically. We investigate the relationship between landscape, politics, and economy, or, more generally, the relationship between landscape as a geographical form and cultural politics in the hemisphere. Students are introduced to research techniques and methodologies in historical geography. Cross Listed: GEOG 4500 GEOG 5500 Dual Listed: INST 5500 Prerequisite/Corequisite: 6 credits of international studies or social science coursework

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 4540International Marketing3

Approaches the topic of international marketing from a managerial perspective. Exposure to world environmental characteristics and interdependencies, as well as objectives, strategies and tactics of marketing goods and services to various countries and cultures.

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: MKT 2100 and junior standing. Cross Listed: MKT 4540 .

INST 4545Conflict Resolution and

508

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 4555Political Ecology3

Political ecology is a multidisciplinary field of study that emphasizes the role of politics, power relations, and inequality in the study of human-environment relations. In this course we will consider how political ecology can help us rethink environmental knowledge and problem solving in a variety of contexts locally and globally. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: 9 hours of international studies or social science coursework. Cross Listed: POLS 4555 /POLS 5555 & GEOG 4555 Dual Listed: INST 5555

INST 4560Global Cities3

Globalization accelerates urbanization processes and creates a new type of city: the global city. This course investigates the debates over global cities, urban culture, new urban landscapes, urban planning practices, and social disparity. Using case studies from around the world, this class explores the diversity of global city formation processes. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: 9 hours of international studies or geography. Cross Listed: 1162

INST 4570Cultural Geography3

Overview in qualitative cultural landscape studies. Emphasizes what a cultural landscape is, how it can be examined, and what can be learned from such landscapes. Readings in cultural geography from a wide array of viewpoints with an emphasis on classic works. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: 6 hours in social science Cross Listed: GEOG 4570 GEOG 5570 Dual Listed: INST 5570

INST 4580Gender, Global Change, and

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 458220th Century USForeign Relations3

Studies Twentieth Century United States foreign relations with a focus on the Cold War period. Examines economic sources of policy decisions, elites and mass public opinion, as well as cultural, religious, ethnic, racial, and gender issues. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: 9 hours of HIST or INST. Dual Listed: INST 5582 .

INST 4590Sustainable Business Practices3

A close look at what is happening in business practice today through the lens of sustainability. Business models and systems will be discussed and a framework proposed for assessing the ways in which principles of sustainability may be embedded within corporate strategy. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: MKT 2100 and junior class standing Cross Listed: MKT 4590 / MKT 5590 Dual Listed: INST 5590

INST 4650Women, Gender & Migration3

From an international context and perspective, this course examines the gendered transformations immigrant women experience. Gender, theories of international migration, assimilation, race, ethnicity, and identity transformation serve as categories of analysis. From a cross-discipline comparative approach, we focus on women's lives to examine differences and similarities to complicate notions of immigration. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: Junior standing and 6 hours of AMST, LTST, INST, and/or WMST coursework or instructor approval. Cross Listed: AMST 4650 /LTST 4650 /GWST 4650 . Dual Listed: INST 5650 .

INST 4705Terrorism3

Examines the concept, causes, incidence, types, consequences of, and responses to terrorism. Highlights the distinction between domestic and international terrorism and expands on the latter within the framework of the global environment. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: 9 hours in CRMJ, INST, POLS, or SOC coursework. Cross Listed: CRMJ 4705 and SOC 4705 and POLS 4705 Location: Online

INST 4710Why Economies Succeed and Fail3

The study of the successes and failures of alternative economic systems; origins, similarities, and differences across capitalist, socialist, and communist systems, including the UW, Chinese, European, Russian, Latin American, and African economies. What does history tech us? Are there different tools to grow economy? Max Credit: 3 Prerequisite:

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 4881International Social Welfare and

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 4950Capstone in International Studies3

Integrative course taught by an international studies faculty member. Students analyze a topic in depth from one of a variety of international studies approaches, organizing their research in concert with others in the class. Emphasis is on the quality of research and presentation. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: senior standing in international studies. USP 2003-2014 Code: U3WC USP 2015 Code: U5C3

INST 4970Internship in International Studies1-6

Integrates practical international experience with academic knowledge. Students are expected to participate in specifically assigned tasks and observe broader activities of sponsoring organization, and reflect on experience in written assignments. Max Credit: (Max. 15)

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 6
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: 9 hours of international studies courses and consent of instructor. Dual Listed: INST 5970 .

INST 4975Readings in International Studies1-3

Outlines special programs of readings in international studies to meet the needs of individual students. Max Credit: (Max. 9)

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: 9 hours of international studies courses.

INST 4990Topics1-6

Accommodates seminar series and/or course offerings including those by interdisciplinary teams and visiting faculty in international studies not covered by other courses. Max Credit: (Max. 15)

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 6
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: junior standing and consent of instructor. Dual Listed: INST 5990 .

INST 5013Political Geography3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: 6 hours in social science Cross Listed: GEOG 4013 , GEOG 5013 , POLS 4013 , POLS 5013 Dual Listed: INST 4013

INST 5050Development, Africa, and Culture3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: junior standing and instructor consultation. Cross Listed: AAST 5050 . Dual Listed: INST 4050 .

INST 5060NGOs, Development, and Culture3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: junior standing and instructor permission. Cross Listed: AAST 5060 . Dual Listed: INST 4060 .

INST 5100Global Public Health4

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: upper division or graduate standing. Cross Listed: HLSC 5100. Dual Listed: INST 4100 .

INST 5200Graduate Proseminar in

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 5210Seminar in Human Security3-6

A broad interdisciplinary approach to the study of human security within the field of international studies and global politics in order to explore the theories and processes that explain past and emerging patterns of behavior in the international system, as well as key aspects of local to global policymaking. Max Credit: (Max. 6) Dual Listed: POLS 5210 .

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 6
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 5215European Union3

Examines the European Union's history, institutional structures, and policy areas and explores the positive and negative effects of European integration. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: POLS 1200 or POLS 1250 or POLS 2310 or permission of instructor. Cross Listed: POLS 5215 . Dual Listed: INST 4215 .

INST 5220Graduate Seminar in Development3

This seminar will explore political challenges facing developing nations in the twenty-first century. The objective is to equip students from a broad range of backgrounds with a firm grounding in current development approaches and debates. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: INST graduate standing.

INST 5240Global Sex Work and Trafficking3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: 3-6 hours of WMST or INST. Dual Listed: INST 4240 .

INST 5250East Asia Society and Economy3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 5255Politics of Developing Nations3

An analysis of the processes of political, economic and social change in the non-Western world. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: 9 hours of political science or international studies, including POLS 1200 /INST 1200 or POLS 1250 /INST 1250 or POLS 2310 /INST 2310 , or permission of instructor. Cross Listed: POLS 5255 . Dual Listed: INST 4255 .

INST 5260Democratization and Regime

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 5270Gov & Poltics Mid E & N Africa3

Acquaints students with basic political, social and economic institutions of Middle East and North African countries. Emphasizes post-World War I developments, contemporary issues and problems. Special attention is given to politics of major nations in the region such as Turkey, Iran, Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Syria.

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: UG: INST 1101 OR INST 1200 OR POLS 1250; GR: Graduate standing in POLS or INST. Max Credit: 3 Prerequisite: UG: INST 1101 OR INST 1200 OR POLS 1250 ; GR: Graduate standing in POLS or INST. Cross Listed: POLS 4270 POLS 5270 Dual Listed: INST 4270

INST 5275US Foreign Policy of the Middle

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 5310Seminar in Human Rights3

This seminar will examine rights from interdisciplinary perspectives, with an emphasis on a social science approach. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: graduate standing.

INST 5315History, Politics and Memory of3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Cross Listed:

INST 5330American Foreign Relations3

Analyzes American foreign policy decision-making process and selected contemporary foreign policy problems. Stresses political and institutional factors along with analysis of policy options. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. POLS 2310 strongly recommended. Cross Listed: POLS 5330 . Dual Listed: INST 4330 .

INST 5355Sustainable Planning and Urban

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 5360International Peace and Conflict3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. POLS 2310 strongly recommended. Cross Listed: POLS 5360 . Dual Listed: INST 4360 .

INST 5375Transitional Justice3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. POLS 2310 strongly recommended. Cross Listed: POLS 5375 . Dual Listed: INST 4375 .

INST 5380International History of Human

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 5385Environment and Resource

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 5400Qualitative Methods in Politics &

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 5445Drug War Geopolitics in the

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 5455Energy Security3

Evaluates the geopolitical and socioeconomic issues surrounding the roots of energy insecurity and the global challenge to provide adequate, affordable, and accessible energy. Topics of study include the questions of energy nationalism, climate security, import dependence and transportation insecurities, the future of fossil fuels and alternative energies. Max Credit: 3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: 9 hours of INST or POLS, including INST 2310 /POLS 2310 . Cross Listed: POLS 5455 . Dual Listed: INST 4455 .

INST 5475Politics of Natural Resources in

262

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 5500Landscapes of the Americas3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: 6 credits of international studies or social science coursework t Cross Listed: GEOG 4500 GEOG 5500 Dual Listed: INST 4500

INST 5545Conflict Resolution and

184

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 5555Political Ecology3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: 9 hours of international studies or social science coursework. Cross Listed: POLS 4555 /POLS 5555 , GEOG 4555 Dual Listed: INST 4555 1167

INST 5560Global Cities3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: 9 hours of international studies or geography. Cross Listed: GEOG 5560 . Dual Listed: INST 4560 .

INST 5570Cultural Geography3

This course provides an overview of cultural-geographic approaches to cultural landscapes, places, and cultural politics, a foundation in key concepts (landscape, place, and culture), and some training in how to do research as a cultural geographer. Students learn the intellectual history of cultural- geographic concepts and methods, and develop their cultural- geographical perspective through US-based and international examples. Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: GEOG 4570 GEOG 5570 Dual Listed: INST 4570 Prerequisite/Corequisite: 6 hours in social science

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 5580Gender, Global Change, and

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 558220th Century USForeign Relations3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Cross Listed: HIST 4582 [Inactive]/HIST 5582 [Inactive]. Dual Listed: 4582

INST 5590Sustainable Business Practices3

A close look at what is happening in business practice today through the 'lens' of sustainability. Business models and systems will be discussed and a framework proposed for assessing the ways in which principles of sustainability may be embedded within corporate strategy.

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: advanced business standing. Cross Listed: MKT 5590 ./MKT 4590 Dual Listed: INST 4590 .

INST 5650Women, Gender & Migration3

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: Junior standing and 6 hours of AMST, LTST, INST, and/or WMST coursework or instructor approval. Cross Listed: AMST 5650 /LTST 5650 /GWST 5650 . Dual Listed: INST 4650 .

INST 5881International Social Welfare and

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 5920Continuing Registration: On1-2

Campus Max Credit: (Max. 16)

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: advanced degree candidacy.

INST 5940Continuing Registration: Off1-2

Campus Max Credit: (Max. 16)

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: 1168

INST 5960Thesis Research1-12

Designed for students who are involved in research for their thesis project. Also used for students whose coursework is complete and are writing their thesis. Max Credit: (Max. 24)

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 12
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: enrolled in a graduate degree program.

INST 5970Internship1-12

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 12
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: 9 hours of INST core courses and consent of instructor. Dual Listed: INST 4970 .

INST 5975Graduate Readings in International

Subject: INST
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu

INST 5990Topics1-6

Accommodates seminar series and/or course offerings including those by interdisciplinary teams and visiting faculty in international studies not covered by other courses. Max Credit: (Max. 15)

Subject: INST
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 6
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: www.uwyo.edu
Prerequisite: junior standing and consent of instructor. Dual Listed: INST 4990 . Japanese JAPN 1010 - First Year Japanese I Studies fundamentals of grammar, composition, conversation and reading. Introduces Japanese culture through the language. Credits: 4 Max Credit: 4 USP 2015 Code: U5H

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