Bulletin 2000-2002

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International Studies

International Studies

Director Professor Richard Fredland, Political Science

Professors Kenneth Barger, Anthropology; Frederick Bein, Geography; Gabrielle Bersier, German; Ulla Connor, English; Sheila Cooper, History; Richard Fredland, Political Science; Linda Haas, Sociology; Giles Hoyt, German and International Programs; William Schneider, History; Martin Spechler, Economics; Susan Sutton, Anthropology; Brian S. Vargus, Political Science; Rosalie Vermette, Foreign Languages and Cultures; James Wallihan, Political Science

Associate Professors Enrica Ardemagni, Foreign Languages and Cultures; Didier Bertrand, Foreign Languages and Cultures; Herbert Brant, Foreign Languages and Cultures; Jeanette Dickerson-Putman, Anthropology; Thomas Fedor, Geography; Elizabeth Goering, Communication Studies; Claudia Grossman, International Studies; Ain Haas, Sociology; David Hoegberg, English; Barbara Jackson, Anthropology; William Jackson, Religious Studies; Justin Libby, History; John McCormick, Political Science; Lucila Mena, Foreign Languages and Cultures; Nancy Newton, Foreign Languages and Cultures; Obioma Nnaemeka, Foreign Languages and Cultures; Larbi Oukada, Foreign Languages and Cultures; Kevin Robbins, History; Scott Seregny, History; Robert Sutton, Classical Studies; Gail Whitchurch, Communication Studies; Robert White, Sociology; Marianne Wokeck, History; Reiko Yonogi, Foreign Languages and Cultures; Xin Zhang, History

Assistant Professors Wietse de Boer, History; Didier Gondola, History; Jeffrey Kenney, Religious Studies

The interdependence of our world is ever more vividly illustrated in our political, economic, and civic lives. To enable students to prepare themselves to function effectively in that world, particularly in a profession that may not be related to international concerns, the School of Liberal Arts offers two programs: a certificate and a minor.

Certificate in International Studies

A total of 27 credit hours is required for the Certificate in International Studies; of those 27 credits, 12 must be in core requirements and 15 in elective courses. Transfer courses will be accepted on the same basis as in other liberal arts programs, but at least half of the credit must be earned on this campus. Prerequisite courses add additional credit hours not counted in the 27.

Prerequisites

Foreign Language Students must complete at least the equivalent of two years of modern language study (16 credit hours minimum) or demonstrate competence at that level to the appropriate language department. Written notification must be provided to the director. The goal of this requirement will be for students to attain a working knowledge of a language that complements their focus of study.

Geographic Competence Not later than the first semester of enrollment in the certificate program, the student will be required to demonstrate geographic competence by one of two methods:

Completion of G355 (political geography) or G331 (economic geography) with a grade of B or better.
Proof to the geography department by presentation of a paper, or another method to be prescribed by that department, that the student is geographically ''literate.''

Writing Proficiency Students will be expected to have completed composition instruction or demonstrated their proficiency equivalent to English W132 prior to admission.

Requirements

Core Curriculum (12 cr.)

International economics: Economics E303 (3 cr.)
History (two semesters, 6 cr.) according to one of the following patterns:
1. Area courses consistent with an area emphasis, e.g., Western Europe, East Asia, or
2. U.S. diplomatic history.
Political Science Y219 Introduction to International Relations (3 cr.)

Elective Courses (15 cr.)

Elective courses are to be selected from an approved list, which follows this section. The remaining 15 credits should conform to the following specifications:

12 credits with demonstrated focus, e.g., geographic area, comparative approach, etc.
At least one advanced course in each of anthropology, history, economics, and political science.

Overall Program

Half of all credit hours must be at the 300 level or above. This may include courses taken to satisfy foreign language or writing proficiency requirements.

Writing Requirement

A substantial paper, which may be in a research, analysis, report, or other format appropriate to the subject under study, is expected. This may be presented in conjunction with a course, as a part of the integrating seminar, or arise from another stimulus. Its style, focus, and extent must be approved in writing by the program director in advance.

Examples of papers that would be appropriate to present in satisfaction of this requirement might include

an independent study that integrates perspectives from more than one discipline on a given topic
a research paper prepared in conjunction with a standard course that offers a particularly broad focus
a report produced as a consequence of study abroad that related to some previous academic study
completion of a major paper-either in the context of a course or as an independent project, or in conjunction with an acceptable overseas study program

Minor in International Studies

Requirements Political Science Y219 Introduction to International Relations.

Completion of second year of foreign language study.

12 credit hours from at least three departments focusing either on a single topic (e.g., comparative systems) or a single geographic area (e.g., Latin America).

Note: Specific courses can be accepted from other schools as well.
Topics

International Relations

COMM C482 Cross-Cultural Communication
ECON E303 Survey of International Economics
GE 109 Cultural Geography¹
GEOG G130 World Geography
GEOG G331 Economic Geography
GEOG G355 Political Geography
HIST B345-B346 American Diplomatic History I-II
HIST H421 Topics in Asian, African, Latin American History
PHIL P323 Society and the State in the Modern World
POLS Y374 International Organization
POLS Y388 Marxist Theory Comparative Systems ANTH E300 Culture Areas and Ethnic Groups
ANTH E455 Anthropology of Religion
ANTH E457 Ethnic Identity
ANTH E470 Psychological Anthropology
ECON E325 Comparative Economic Systems
ECON E337 Economic Development
GEOG G421 Environments in the Third World
HIST H373-H374 History of Science and Technology
POLS Y217 Introduction to Comparative Politics
POLS Y314 Global Environmental Policy
POLS Y341 Authoritarian Regimes
POLS Y343 Development Problems in the Third World
POLS Y345 Contemporary Revolutions
RELS R360 Comparative Study of Religious Phenomena
RELS R393 Comparative Religious Ethics
SOC R338 Comparative Social Systems Area Studies: Asia, Middle East, and Africa ANTH E310 Cultures of Africa
EALC E231 Japan: The Living Tradition
EALC E351 Studies in Eastern Asian Culture
HS 320 History of Africa I¹
HIST E432 History of Africa II
HIST G467-G468 History of Japan I-II
POLS Y336 South East Asian Political Systems
POLS Y338 African Politics
POLS Y339 Middle East Political Systems
RELS R361 Hinduism and Buddhism Area Studies: Latin America GEOG G323 Geography of Latin America
HIST F341 Latin America: Discovery, Conquest, Empire
HIST F342 Latin America: Evolution and Revolution Since Independence
HIST F431 Nineteenth-Century Latin American Intellectual History
HIST F432 Twentieth-Century Revolutions in Latin America
HIST F444 History of Mexico
PO 364 U.S.-Latin American Relations¹
POLS Y337 Latin American Political Systems
SO 390 Societies and Cultures of Latin America¹ Area Studies: Europe and Canada AR 301 Study Tour of Greece¹
CAN 130 Introduction to Canada²
CAN 240 Introduction to Canadian Literature²
CAN 250 Canadian American Relations²
ENG L387 Russian Literature in Translation
FREN 326 French in the Business World
FREN F360 Introduction socio-culturelle à la France
FREN F451 Le français des affaires
FREN F452 La Civilisation et littérature québécoises
GEOG G321 Geography of Europe
GEOG G322 Geography of Russia and Adjacent Lands
GER G265 German Culture in English Translation
GER G291 German Literature Colloquium in Translation
GER G370 German Cinema
GER G384 Twentieth-Century German Literature in Translation
GER G391 German Literature Colloquium in Translation
HER H497 Summer School in Europe
HIST B309-B310 English History
HIST H230 History of Canada
HIST B341 History of Spain and Portugal
HIST B357 Modern France
HIST B359-B360 Europe: Napoleon to First World War
HIST B361-B362 Europe in the Twentieth Century I-II
HIST B393 German History: From Bismarck to Hitler
HIST B421 Topics in European History
HIST D313 Russian Social and Cultural History, 1801-1917
HIST D314 Soviet Social and Cultural History
HIST D428 Eastern Europe: 1914 to Present
PO 391 Post-Soviet Politics¹
PO 392 East European Politics¹
POLS Y322 Russian Politics
POLS Y335 Western European Politics
POLS Y350 European Integration
SPAN S461 Contemporary Spanish Literature Other Courses BUS D301 International Business Environments
BUS D302 International Business Operations
BUS D496 Foreign Study in Business

Footnotes

¹These courses are available at Butler University. ²These courses are available at Franklin College.

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