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Liberal arts - History advising guide
History, Political Science, International Affairs, and Geography
The following USAC Specialty programs offer courses and internships targeted to the academic needs and interests of History, Political Science, International Affairs, and Geography.
Please visit program course pages for course descriptions and terms offered; and meet with your academic advisor to see how you can best fit study abroad into your university degree program. Syllabi are available upon request at syllabus@usac.edu .
Disciplines by Specialty program location
Chile | China | Costa Rica | Cuba | Czech Republic | France | Germany | Ireland | Italy Spain | Thailand | Uruguay
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Santiago Climate Resilience and Coastal Cities: Chile's Pacific Coast
3
GEOG/ANTH 200
Government and Politics in Latin America
3
HIST/PSC 300
International Human Rights
3
PSC/SOC 400
International Political Economy and Business
3
ECON/PSC 400
Latin American International Relations
3
PSC/SPAN 400
Modern Latin America
3
PSC/SPAN 400
Peace, Conflict and Democracy in Latin America
3
HIST/PSC/SPAN 300
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Chengdu Ancient Chinese History
3
HIST 400
Chinese Economy
3
ECON 400
Government and Politics in China
3
PSC 400
Modern Chinese History
3
HIST 400
Shanghai China Phenomenon: Society, Politics, and Business
3
BUS/PSC/SOC 400
Contemporary Chinese Foreign Relations
3
ECON/PSC 300
Government and Politics in China
3
PSC 400
History of Modern China
3
HIST 400
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Heredia Climate Change and Society
3
GEOG 300
Climate Change and Society Field Study
1
GEOG 300
Government and Politics in Latin America
3
PSC 400
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
La Habana Government and Politics in Latin America
3
PSC 400
Latin American Social Revolutions
3
HIST/PSC 400
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Prague Central Europe's Green Revolution
3
GEOG/PSC 300
Diplomacy and Its Language: The Art of Restraining Power
3
PSC 400
European Integration: Past, Present and Future of the European Union
3
PSC 400
Global Economy
3
ECON 300
Modern Central European and Czech Politics
3
PSC 400
Modern History of Central Europe
3
HIST 300
Politics in Europe's New Democracies
3
PSC 400
Postwar 2.0: Central Europe from WWII to Today
3
HIST 400
Stalinism in Eastern Europe
3
HIST 400
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Lyon Comparative Environmental Policies
3
GEOG/HIST 300
French International Relations Since 1945
3
HIST/PSC 300
Government and Politics in France and Europe
3
PSC 400
International Human Rights
3
PSC 300
Media and Political Communication
3
COM/PSC 300
Pau Government and Politics in France
3
PSC 400
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Lüneburg 1933-45: Culture, Society and Politics in Nazi Germany
3
HIST/PSC 400
Germany's Green Revolution
3
ENV/GEOG 300
Global Environment
3
GEOG/NRES 400
Government and Politics in Germany
1
PSC 400
Government and Politics in Germany and Europe
3
PSC 400
International Affairs since 1945
3
PSC 400
Nationalism, Racism, and Diversity in Europe
3
HIST/PSC 300
The European Union: Processes, Dynamics, and Structures
3
ECON/PSC 400
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Cork In Search of Irish Roots: Tracing Your Family Genealogy
1
HIST 100
International Conflict Management and Negotiation
3
PSC 400
Galway Troubling the Past: The Place of History in Ireland’s Modern Emergence
3
HIST 400
Dublin Field Study: Exploring the Sites of 1916 and Remembering the War of Independence
1
HIST 400
Italy
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Torino Comparative Government and World Politics
3
PSC 200
Economic and Political Institutions of the European Union
3
ECON/HIST/PSC 300
International Human Rights: International Law and Politics Topics
3
PSC 400
Urban History: The Making of Cities through Time
3
HIST 400
Viterbo Economic and Political Institutions of the European Union
3
ECON/HIST/PSC 300
Government and Politics in Italy
3
PSC 400
Italian History: Italy in the Medieval Era
3
HIST 300
Italian History: Italy in the Renaissance
3
HIST 300
Museum Studies
3
ART/HIST 300
Roman Civilization
3
HIST 300
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Alicante Climate Resilience and Coastal Cities: The Mediterranean
3
GEOG/ANTH 200
Economic and Political Institutions of the European Union
3
ECON/PSC 400
Government and Politics in Spain
3
PSC 400
History of Spain I: Up to the Twentieth Century
3
HIST 400
History of Spain II: Twentieth Century
3
HIST 400
Human Rights and Global Development
3
PSC/GEOG 400
Spain Today: Politics, Government, and Society
3
PSC/SOC 300
Sustainable Development: Principles and Policies
3
GEOG/PSC 300
Bilbao Architecture and Society: Bilbao
3
ART/HIST 200
Economic and Political Institutions of the European Union
3
ECON/PSC 400
Global Economics
3
ECON 300
Madrid Economic and Political Institutions of the European Union
3
ECON/PSC 400
Government and Politics in Spain
3
PSC 400
History of Gender and Religion in Spain
3
GRI/HIST/WS 300
Museum Studies
3
ART/ANTH/HIST 300
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Chiang Mai Diplomacy in Southeast Asia
3
PSC 400
International Influence in Southeast Asia's Mekong Subregion
3
PSC 300
International Political Economy
3
PSC 300
Peace and Conflict Studies
3
PSC 400
Sustainable Agriculture Development
3
ENV/GEOG 300
World Economic Issues
3
ECON 400
Program City
Course Title
Credits
Area/Level
Montevideo Cultural History of Argentina and Uruguay
3
ANTH/HIST 300
Government and Politics in Latin America
3
PSC 400
Latin America Today
3
PSC/SOC 300
Latin American Social Revolutions
3
HIST/PSC 400
Sustainability in Latin America
3
HIST/NRES 300
Updated: 15 Apr 2026
Course offerings must meet minimum enrollments and are subject to change.
