Course Offerings

Courses that count for the INTS major and minor are found in the CU Denver course catalog (under the "Degree Requirements" tab) or via the Degree Audit tool. As an interdisciplinary major, we encourage students to select courses from many departments that match students' interests. INTS majors are strongly encouraged to pick courses that will allow them to earn "stackable" certificates and/or minors (see Major Requirements page). 

To aid in students' planning, INTS also assembles selected courses offered each semester (check under News and Events or contact and INTS advisor). Because INTS draws from courses across the University, there may occasionally be courses offered that do not appear on this lists or in the catalog. If you would like to see whether a course might count for the major or minor, please contact the International Studies Program Director. Additional or alternative courses may be counted for ICB students as well, please contact a Beijing-based advisor.

The following is a sample list of elective courses available in an average semester for the INTS program. A full list of course options for the major and minor is listed in the degree audit.

  • FREN 3200 - The Francophone World in the Post-Colonial Era (taught in English)
  • HIST 4055 - The Atlantic Slave Trade: Africa, Caribbean and U.S.
  • HIST 4451 - Southern Africa
  • FINE 4730 - Arts of Japan
  • GEOG 3160 - Geography of China 
  • HIST 4475 - The Vietnam War
  • PSCI 4615 - Politics and Government of China
  • HIST 3480 - Introduction to European History
  • GEOG 3130 - Central America and the Caribbean 
  • GEOG 3140 - Geography of South America 
  • ANTH 3000 - Globalization, Migration and Transnationalism
  • ANTH 3142 - Cultural Diversity in the Modern World
  • COMM 3271 - Communication and Diversity
  • COMM 4601 - You Are What You Eat: Food as Communication 
  • COMM 4611 - Rhetoric of Global Food Policy
  • COMM 4720 - Dynamics of Global Communication
  • ECON 3770 - Issues in Economic Development
  • ECON 4081 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
  • ECON 4410 - International Trade
  • ECON 4420 - International Finance
  • ECON 4770 - Development Economics
  • ENGL 4460 - Contemporary World Literature
  • ENGR 3600 - International Dimensions of Technology and Culture 
  • ETST 3272 - Global Media
  • GEOG 4720 - Climate Change: Causes, Impacts and Solutions 
  • GEOG 4301 - Population, Culture, and Resources 
  • HIST 4417 - Commodities and Globalization
  • HIST 4621 - Explorers and Exploration
  • INTB 3000 - Global Perspectives
  • LING 3100 - Language in Society 
  • PBHL 2052 - Global Demography and Health 
  • PBHL 3070 - Perspectives in Global Health 
  • PSCI 3022 - Political Systems of the World
  • PSCI 3042 - Introduction to International Relations
  • PSCI 3050 – Islamophobia
  • PSCI 3914 - The Urban Citizen
  • PSCI 4002 - Politics of Global Sports 
  • PSCI 4002 - Populist Movements Around World
  • PSCI 4002 - Theories of Capitalism
  • PSCI 4216 - International Politics: Human Rights
  • PSCI 4224 - Dictatorships in 21st Century
  • PSCI 4225 - Democracy and Democratization
  • PSCI 4226 - The United Nations in World Affairs
  • PSCI 4237 - American National Security
  • PSCI 4535 - Labor and Working Class Politics
  • RLST 3800 - Spirituality and Ecology in Global Societies
  • RLST 4160 – Mysticism
  • SOCY 3720 - Global Perspectives on Social Issues
  • GEOG 3150 - Middle East 
  • PSCI 4736 - The Middle East in World Affairs
  • RLST 3120 - Islamic Traditions
  • HIST 4462 - Islam in Modern History
  • EDFN 3000 - Undocumented Mexican Immigration 
  • GEOG 3130 - Central America and the Caribbean 
  • GEOG 3140 - Geography of South America 
  • EDFN 3000 - Undocumented Mexican Immigration 
  • ETST 3704 - Culture, Racism and Alienation 
  • ETST 3297 - Social History of Asian Americans 
  • HIST 3345 - Immigration and Ethnicity in American History
  • ECON 3400 - Economics of Sex and Drugs
  • GEOG 4720 - Climate Change: Causes, Impacts and Solutions 
  • RLST 3800 - Spirituality and Ecology in Global Societies
  • ENGL 4460 - Contemporary World Literature
  • PBHL 3070 - Perspectives in Global Health 
  • INTB 4200 - International Marketing 
  • INTB 4400 - Environments of International Business
  • MGMT 4100 - Leveraging Diversity and Inclusion in Business 
  • MGMT 4400 - Environments of International Business 
  • MGMT 4410 - Operations of International Business

* Note: INTB and MGMT courses may state in the degree audit they are restricted to Business majors, but they are available by special permission to INTS majors.