Advising

Regional Analysis

Below are examples of courses that can be used to fulfill the Regional Analysis requirements of the International Affairs curriculum. Students majoring in International Affairs should complete 3 Regional Analysis courses, 2 of which must be in the same region.

This list is not exhaustive; please consult the NU catalog or your degree audit for a complete list of courses that apply.

Africa

AFRS2307 Africa Today
AFRS2390/HIST2390 Africa and the World in Early Times
AFRS2391 Modern African Civilization
AFRS2392 African Diaspora
AFRS3424 Black Pandemics/Epidemiology of Disease
AFRS3428 African Languages
AFRS3460 Contemporary Government and Politics in Africa
AFRS3470 Identity and Nationalism in Africa
AFRS4645 National Model OAU/African Union
AFRS4690 Topics in African History
HIST1180 African History
HIST2397 Colonialism and Contemporary Africa
ANTH4510 Anthropology of Africa
MUSC1128 Music of Africa

Asia

RELS3398 Religion and Culture in Indian Cinema
RELS1275 Eastern Religions
RELS1290 Chinese Philosophy and Religion
HIST1189 Introduction to South Asian History
HIST1250 Emergence of East Asia
HIST1251 Modern East Asia
HIST1252 Japanese Literature and Culture
HIST1253 History of Vietnam Wars
HIST1254 Contemporary China
HIST1507 Chinese Civilization in Her Eyes
HIST2313 Gender and Revolution in Russia and China
HIST2350 Modern China
HIST2351 Japan since 1850
HIST2352 Contemporary Japan and Korea
HIST3452 Global Chinese Migration
HIST4650 Topics in Asian History
ASNS1150 East Asian Studies
ASNS3444 Topics in Japanese Studies
CLTR1500 Backgrounds of Chinese Culture
CLTR2501 Chinese Film: Gender and Ethnicity
CLTR1700 Introduction to Japanese Pop Culture
CLTR1260 Japanese Film
POLS3480 Government and Politics in Japan
POLS3485 Government and Politics in China

Europe

ECON1293 European Economic History
HIST1170 Introduction to European History
HIST1272 The Invention of Europe 500-1500
HIST1280 Hitler, Germany, and the Holocaust
HIST1281 Holocaust
HIST1294 Strangers in a Strange Land? European Jewish History 1750-1945
HIST2371 Europe 1870-1921
HIST2372 Gender and Society in Modern Europe
HIST2375 Culture and Identity in Early Modern England
HIST2376 The British Empire
HIST2377 Ireland and the Irish Migration
HIST2388 Borderlands: World War II in Eastern Europe
HIST3475 The Culture of Europe
HIST3485 Vienna, Prague, Budapest
HIST4670 Topics in European History
HIST4682 Topics in East European History
INTB4602 European Union and Globalization
CLTR1501 Introduction to French Culture
CLTR1265 Spanish Civil War on Film
CLTR1280 French Film and Culture
LITR4550 Masterpieces of French Literature 1
LITR4551 Masterpieces of French Literature 2
LITR4555 French Poetry
LITR4850 The Splendid Century
LITR4860 Age of Enlightenment
LITR4870 Romantic Heritage
CLTR2504 Modern German Film and Literature
CLTR1503 Introduction to Italian Culture
CLTR1504 Introduction to Spanish Culture
LITR3502 Cervantes and His Times
LITR4561 Masterpieces of Spanish Literature: Twelfth-Seventeenth Century
LITR4560 Masterpieces of Spanish Literature: Eighteenth-Twentieth Century
RELS1270 Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: Western Religions
POLS3435 Politics in Western Europe
POLS3440 Politics in Northern Ireland
POLS3445 Politics in Central and Eastern Europe
POLS4917 Model European Union
SOCL4535 European Union: Social and Political

Latin America

MUSC1131 Music of Latin America and the Caribbean
AFAM2345 The Black Experience in the Caribbean
ENVR2942 Maritime History and Culture: The Caribbean
HIST1260 Modern Latin America
HIST1261 The Modern Caribbean
HIST4660 Topics in Latin American History
HIST1187 Introduction to Latin American History
LACS1220 Latino, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies
CLTR1505 Introduction to Latin American Culture
LITR3501 Caribbean Literature and Culture
CLTR1240 Latin American Film
CLTR4508 Cuban History through Film - International Study
POLS3475 Government and Politics in Latin America
ANTH4500 Latin American Society and Development

Russia

IDSC3443 Topics in Russian Studies
HIST1285 Introduction to Russian Civilization
HIST1286 History of the Soviet Union
HIST2313 Gender and Revolution in Russia and China
HIST2386 History of Soviet Cinema
HIST2387 Soviet Secret Police
HIST3486 Commissars and Managers: Soviet Economic History
HIST4680 Topics in Russian History
HIST4681 Topics in Soviet History
LITR3503 Russian Literature in Translation
POLS3450 Government and Politics in Russia
POLS3455 Russian Foreign Policy
SOCL1215 Society and Culture in Russia

Middle East

ECON1292 Economics of the Middle East
HIST1185 Introduction to Middle Eastern History
HIST1290 Modern Middle East
HIST1291 The Ottoman Empire (1300�1920)
HIST1292 Jerusalem: Narratives and Visions
HIST2393 Islam and Empires
HIST2394 Islamic Nationalism
HIST2395 Middle East in the Twentieth Century
HIST2396 The Middle East and Modernity
HIST4691 Topics in Middle Eastern History
INTL1160 Middle East Studies
INTL2360 Human Rights in the Middle East
INTL3565 Morocco: History, Culture, & Economic Development
RELS1280 Islam
RELS1285 Jewish Religion and Culture
POLS3465 Government and Politics in the Middle East
POLS3470 Arab-Israeli Conflict
POLS4915 Model Arab League
CLTR1502 Introduction to Arabic Culture