1. Analyze and interpret specific cultural issues (e.g., of ethnic, religious, social and gender diversity) in two or more regions.
2. Situate literary works, film, and/or other arts from two or more regions within their historical, sociopolitical, and transcultural contexts.
3. Compare and critically evaluate texts, arguments, and policies recognizing the influence of historical, social, and cultural factors on international relation and human rights issues in the regions studied.
4. Speak, read and write at least at the intermediate level in one foreign language.
5. Research, synthesize, organize, and communicate ideas, arguments, and results clearly and persuasively both orally and in writing.

Choose 3 units from each of the following groups:

Humanities:

• ECL 270 - Introduction to Comparative Literature
• HIST 100 - World History
• HIST 101 - World History
• HUM 101 - Introduction to Humanities
• REL S 101 - World Religions
• WMNST 102 - Women: Images and Ideas 

Social Sciences: 

• ANTH 102 - Introduction to Socio-Cultural Anthropology
• GEOG 102 - People, Places, and Environments
• GEOG 106 - World Regional Geography
• LING 101 - Introduction to Language
• POL S 103 - Introduction to Comparative Politics
• WMNST 101 - Gender: Self, Identity, and Society

Statistics: 

• ECON 201 - Statistical Methods
• POL S 201 - Statistics and Politics
• SOC 201 - Elementary Social Statistics

Choose 6 units from the following regions*:

* Students who plan to pursue the upper division language track instead of a secondary region should take 3 units in their primary region and speak with an advisor to choose their additional 3 units of preparation.

Asia

• ASIAN 100 - State and Society in the Asia Pacific
• ASIAN 101 - Asian Thought and Cultures

Europe/Eurasia

• EUROP 101 - Introduction to European Studies
• ITAL 120 - Italian Food Culture
• EUROP 160 - European Reflections on Science and Technology 

Latin America and the Caribbean

• LATAM 101 - Introduction to Latin American Studies

North Africa and West Asia

• HIST 100 - World History
• HIST 101 - World History
• REL S 101 - World Religions

NOTE: (HIST 100, HIST 101, and REL S 101 can only be included for this group if not taken for “Humanities” major preparation requirement 

Please see the current catalog listing for a description of these courses.

Complete 3 CINTS core courses (9 units): 

• CINTS 301 - Comparative Border Studies 
• CINTS 330 - Transnational Youth Cultures
• CINTS 435 - Global Activism and Social Change 
• CINTS 440: Global Cultures of Empire
• CINTS 460: Languages and Migration

Complete 4 courses in primary region of focus (12 units).

Complete 3 courses in a second region of focus OR advanced language learning track (minimum of 9 units) .

NOTE: Students who wish to take upper-division content courses in their target language beyond the minor will be able to count those courses toward their world regions requirements

NOTE: Additional language options at SDSU are available in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish)

Regions

Africa

• AFRAS 320 - Political Economy of African Diaspora
• ECL 440 - African Literature
• POL S 364 - Political Change in Modern Africa
• AFRAS 423 - Black Nationalism
• AFRAS 473 - Women in Africa
• HIST 390W - Writing in History
• HIST 442 - People from our Past
• HIST 582 - Topics in Social and Cultural History
• AFRAS 465 - Africa in Literature and Film (also listed as FRENC 465 - Africa in Literature and Film) 

Asia (China)

• HIST 567 - China in Revolution 
• POL S 365 - Chinese Politics
• ART 564 - Art of China
• ASIAN 480 - Asian Leadership Models
• CHIN 353 - Language and Social Interaction in China
• ASIAN 351 - Chinese Philosophy (also listed as PHIL 351 - Chinese Philosophy)
• ASIAN 458 - Asian Traditions (also listed as REL S 458 - Asian Traditions (B))
  OR HIST 420 - Asian History to 1600
• HIST 566 - Ancient and Imperial China OR POL S 575 - International Relations of the Pacific Rim 
• ASIAN 421 - Asian History since 1600 (also listed as HIST 421 - Asian History since 1600) 

Asia (General)

• HIST 570 - Modern Japan: From Samurai to Sony
• PHIL 565 - Asian Philosophies
• ART 565 - Art of Japan
• ASIAN 430 - Contemporary Korean Culture Through Media
• ASIAN 480 - Asian Leadership Models
• HIST 420 - Asian History to 1600
• JAPAN 332 - Narratives of Japanese Popular Culture
• KOR 430 - Contemporary Korean Culture through Media
• ASIAN 429 - Gender and Sexuality in Korea
• HIST 454 - Manga and Japanese History
• HIST 569 - Premodern Japan: From Life at Court to the Warring States
• FILIP 460 - Contemporary Issues in Filipino-American Communities (also listed as
   AAS 460 - Contemporary Issues in Filipino-American Communities)
• KOR 321 - Korean Civilization (also listed as ASIAN 321 - Korean Civilization)
• ASIAN 300 - Asia’s Global Future OR ASIAN 320 - Asian Environmental Issues
• PHIL 353 - Buddhist Philosophy OR REL S 338 - Buddhism (B) OR REL S 341 - Japanese Religions Through Anime OR REL S 345 - Religions of East Asia (B)
• POL S 362 - Governments and Politics of East Asia OR POL S 575 - International Relations of the Pacific Rim
• REL S 315 - Yoga: Theory and Practice (A) OR REL S 339 - Religions of India (B)

Europe/Eurasia

• CLASS 320 - Epic and the Novel OR CLASS 330 - Comedy, Tragedy, Actors, and Audiences
• ECL 513 - Nineteenth Century European Literature 
• EUROP 301 - Contemporary Europe 
• EUROP 320 - Food Culture in Europe 
• EUROP 424 - European Cinema 
• EUROP 501 - European Life and Culture 
• EUROP 430 - Muslim Experience in Europe 
• EUROP 435 - Culture and Identity in Post-Communist Europe 
• EUROP 440 - Human Trafficking in Europe
• HIST 408 - Modern Europe
• FRENC 424 - French Cinema and Theory 
• HIST 512B - The Age of Dictators and Contemporary Europe
• HUM 407 - Rationalists and Romantics 
• ITAL 424 - Italian Cinema 
• ITAL 426 - Italian American Culture
• PHIL 505 - Nineteenth-Century European Philosophy OR PHIL 506 - Twentieth-Century Continental Philosophy OR PHIL 508 - Existentialism
• POL S 356 - European Politics 
• RUSSN 305A - Heroes and Villains: Russian Literature of the Nineteenth Century
• RUSSN 305B - Russian Literature of the Twentieth Century
• RUSSN 310 - Russian and East European Cinema 
• WMNST 340 - History of Women and Sexuality in Modern Europe 

Latin America and the Caribbean

• ANTH 442 - Cultures of South America 
• GEOG 324 - Latin America
• HIST 416 - Modern Latin America
• HIST 551 - Modern Mexico
• HIST 558 - Latin America in World Affairs
• ECON 464 - Economic Problems of Latin America
• HIST 550 - Colonial Mexico 
• JMS 424 - Media in Latin America
• LATAM 415 - Pre-Contact and Colonial Latin America (also listed as HIST 415 - Pre-Contact and Colonial Latin America)
• PORT 307 - Brazilian Music and Culture (also listed as LATAM 307 - Brazilian Music and Culture)
• LATAM 366 - Latin American Politics (also listed as POL S 366 - Latin American Politics)
• CCS 400 - Mexican Images in Film (also listed as LATAM 400 - Mexican Images in Film)

North Africa and West Asia (Middle East)

• ARAB 330 - Arabic Culture
• HIST 473 - Middle Eastern History from the Advent of Islam to 1500
• HIST 474 - The Middle East Since 1500
• POL S 363 - Governments and Politics of the Middle East
• REL S 310 - The Qur’an (A)
• REL S 320 - Judaism (B)
• REL S 328 - Islam (B)
• REL S 330 - Religious Encounters: Christianity, Islam, and Judaism (B)
• WMNST 560 - Women in Muslim Societies

Complete Foreign Language Minor

Comparative International Studies majors are required to complete a minor in a foreign language (minimum of 15–19 units). This minor will fulfill the foreign language requirement for the major. Contact the adviser about the benefits of taking an ACTFL foreign language oral proficiency test.

Language Minors (or the equivalent) at SDSU: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish

Complete Capstone Course (3 units)

CINTS 400: Comparative International Studies Capstone (Typically taken during your last semester)

Study Abroad

All Comparative International Studies majors are required to participate in an international experience and completing a minimum of 3 weeks/units of study abroad. To meet this requirement, majors must complete one of the following with the pre-approved and written consent of the adviser:

• A CSU Study Abroad Program
• An SDSU Exchange Program
• An SDSU Semester Abroad Program
• An SDSU Study Travel Program
  General Studies 450

NOTE: If you are unable to study abroad, please see an advisor for alternative options.

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

Passing the Writing Placement Assessment with a score of 10 or above or completing one of the approved upper division writing courses (W) with a grade C (2.0) or better.

Please see the current catalog listing for a description of these courses.