Approved INST Courses

INST 3340 / PLSC 3340
Chinese Politics
T/Th 10:15-12:20
Dr Zhang

In the context of China’s imperial past and revolutions in the 20^th century, this course examines the political institutions, policy-making processes, state-society relations, and some of the most pressing domestic and international consequences of economic and political development in contemporary China. 

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INST 3910-01 / HIST 3910-02 / WGST 3910-01
Transnational Feminisms
T/Th 3:45–5:50
Dr Robinson

What is “transnational feminism”? The course will begin with defining and critically analyzing both “transnational” and “feminism” before exploring the global history of transnational feminist organizing. The course will draw from recent theoretical works on transnational feminism and from primary sources related to transnational feminist organizing from the 1850s to the 2020s. We will analyze how the goals and mechanisms of transnational feminist organizing have changed over time and in relation to world region. 

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US–Mexico Border
INST 3910-02 / UCOR 3600-04
T/Th 3:45–5:50
Dr Hudgins

US - Mexico Border: Contemporary Perspectives will examine the complexities of im/migration in the US-Mexico borderlands and beyond. The course is built on an understanding that borders are everywhere and are often conditional: between dominant and non-dominant cultures, peoples, and systems. Borders are both real and imagined, often a liminal space of othering that results from structural violence. Using a human security lens and an interdisciplinary (e.g. social, economic, cultural, historical, political, and environmental) approach, you will deepen your understanding of the existing contexts, consequences, and challenges of im/migration in a borderlands context. An explicit goal of the course is to contribute toward positive change in the dynamic reality faced by those who experience myriad forms of human insecurity. This will take the form of a quarter-long community-based participatory action research (CBPR) project in our local community that investigates the impact of borders on western Washington’s im/migrant population. 

Depending on university decisions on fall quarter study abroad programs, over winter break, you may choose to participate in the Global Citizenship Research Project, the purpose of which is to investigate the development global citizenship through empowerment of a community of learners consisting of Seattle University students and community members in Tijuana, Mexico, all of whom serve as participant-observers in the assessment process. This CBPR project was collaboratively constructed by faculty, staff, student, and community partners representing the 25-year campus-community partnership between Seattle University (SU) and Fundación Esperanza de Mexico (FEM), a non-governmental organization (NGO) that promotes empowered citizenship and responsible community development. Our goal is to better understand how the collaborative work of FEM and SU develop empowered global citizens. A one-credit companion course (HUMT 3910-02, (De)constructing Community Development in Mexico) provides a mixed methods research experience while offering a personal lens through which to view your own aspirations for social change and empowered global citizenship.

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Note: Courses with the NWH designator may count as the INST Non-Western Humanities elective or as an INST Major elective. The others can count as an INST Major elective only.

ARTH 2130                  Global Topics in Art History NWH

BLAW 3700                 Business & International Law (Pre: UCOR 2910; 60 credits completed)

ECON 3130                  Global & Domestic Macroeconomics (Pre: ECON 2130)

ECON 3710                  International Political Economy

ECON 4760                  Microeconomics of Development

FREN 4700                  Francophone African & Caribbean Literature in Context NWH

HIST 3860                    History of SE Asia NWH

HIST 4750                    Caribbean History Research Seminar NWH

INST 3340                    Chinese Politics

INST 3910-01               Transnational Feminisms NWH

INST 3910-02               US Mexico Border

INST 4950                    International Studies Internship (2-5 credits)

MKTG 4560                 International Marketing (Pre: MKTG 3500)

PLSC 3280                   Comparative Law, Politics, & Society

PLSC 3380                   Political Economy of Africa

SPAN 3150                  Latin American & Spanish Culture (SABD) NWH

SPAN 4390                  A Visa to Fulfill a Dream NWH

THRS 3420                  Intro to Islam

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ECON 2130                  Principles of Econ – Macro

INST 2000                    Intro to International Studies

INST 2100                    World Geography

INST 2300                    Intro to Comparative Politics

INST 2600                    Intro to International Politics

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MDLG 2150                 Language IV (in ARAB, CHIN, FREN, JPAN, & SPAN)

INST 3800                    Research in International Studies

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