International Perspectives

Approved courses enable students to demonstrate:

1. knowledge and understanding of European history and/or culture, through:
   an understanding of the variety of cultures, regions, and countries that make up Europe;
   knowledge of the distinctiveness of Europe as manifested in the development of diverse histories, institutions, economies, societies, and cultures;
   knowledge of the relationship between Europe and other regions of the world as expressed through political, economic, and cultural contact;
   an understanding of how the knowledge that becomes the basis of historical inquiry is constructed;
2. OR knowledge and understanding of the history and/or culture of regions beyond Europe, through:
   knowledge of the distinctive features (e.g. history, institutions, economies, societies, cultures) of one region beyond Europe or European North America;
   an understanding of the region from the perspective of its people(s);
   an ability to analyze and contextualize cultural and historical materials relevant to the region;
   an ability to locate and identify distinctive geographical features of the region;
3. OR knowledge and understanding of cultures and traditions of any region, nation, or society outside the United States, including courses taught in a foreign language beyond the elementary level, through:
   an understanding of the impact (e.g. economic, political, historical, cultural) of nations, regions, and cultures upon other nations, regions, and cultures;
   an understanding of the reciprocal interactions between individuals and global systems; an ability to see cultural groups from their own points of view;
   an ability to use the analytic tools of a specific discipline to engage in comparative analyses of cultures, nations, and regions;
4. OR knowledge and understanding of a culture other than that of the United States by completion of a study abroad experience that earns credit at the University at Albany.