International Studies Major

INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAJOR

Description

International studies is an interdisciplinary major that provides students with a broadly based course of study, focusing on the driving forces in world affairs today. As a sole major, international studies is an excellent preparation for careers in government, international business and public service. As a second major, it complements study in many fields because it centers on the international domain within which a wide range of careers operates. International Studies degree is an education in the future of our nation and the world because an international studies student will be versed not only in the subject areas studied, but will also be trained analytically in problem identification and problem solving where international matters are concerned. Toward this end, International Studies students will speak and write at least one foreign language, will have experienced one of Brockport's many outstanding study abroad opportunities, and will be computer literate. Given the rise in global interdependence in communications, transportation, trade, financial transactions, and a host of other activities, a degree in international studies is a passport to the emerging challenges of the 21st Century. The College also offers interdisciplinary programs in international business, Asian studies and Latin American studies, as well as programs overseas that can be integrated into the international studies major. (See the department chairperson for further information.)

THE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES CURRICULUM

The international studies major requires 15 credits of foundation course work, six intermediate level credits, and 15 credits of upper-division course work in one of six thematic or functional tracks and a foreign language requirement.

A. Required academic core courses Select FIVE courses for a total of 15 credits

PLS 111 International Relations (Required)
PLS 112 Comparative Politics (Required)
AAS 104 Institutional Racism
ANT 100* Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ARH 202* Survey of World Art II: Renaissance to Modern
BUS 345 International Business Environment
ECN 202 Principles of Economics-Macro
ENG 164* Literature, Arts and Culture II
ENG 165* International Fiction
ESC 102 Elements of Geography
HST 102* The World and the West: The Modern Era
PLS 333 American Foreign Policy

*NOTE: The following Delta College courses have been determined to fulfill INS Core requirements:
ANT 100 = DCC 215 or DCC 315
ARH 202 = DCC 210 or DCC 310
CMC 418 = DCC 220 or DCC 320
ENL 164 or ENL 165 = DCC 210 or DCC 310
HST 102 = DCC 215 or DCC 315

B. Intermediate Level Courses Select TWO from the five courses below

CMC 418 Intercultural Communication
CRJ 451 International Criminal Justice
PLS 338 Global Issues
PLS 444 National Security
SOC 306 Development and Globalization

C. Upper division courses Select FIVE courses from the elective lists below for a total of 15 credits

AAS/DNS 330 African Dance II
AAS 360 Africa Today
AAS/ENL 367 African Novel
AAS/HST 460 Modern Africa
ANT 317 Culture and AIDS
ANT 332 China in Transition
ANT 405 Applied Anthropology
DNS 200 Traditional Dance Styles
ESC 432 Tropical Meteorology
ENL 366 Arabic Culture and the West
ENL 367 African Novel
ENL 474 Caribbean Literature
ENL 475 Post-Colonial Literature
FCE/WMS 375 Latin American Women
HST 361 History of Japan
HST 363 Islam
HST 376 Modern Latin America
HST 388 Traditional China
HST 434 Modern Caribbean
HST 438 Women and Gender in Latin American History
HST 467 Modern South Asia
HST 487 Asian Survey
PLS 342 Latin American Politics
PLS 348 Politics of the Far East
PLS 383 Mid-East World Politics
PLS 410 International Political Economy
PLS 475 Political Geography
SOC 306* Development and Globalization
ANT 317 Culture and AIDS
ANT 332 China in Transition
ANT 405 Applied Anthropology
HST 343 History of the Soviet Union
HST 388 Traditional China
HST 389 Modern China
HST 487 Asian Survey
PLS 304 International Relations Simulation
PLS 305 Politics of European Integration
PLS 346 Russian and East European Politics
PLS 348 Politics of the Far East
PLS 447 Russia in Transition
PLS 475 Political Geography
ANT 317 Culture and AIDS
ANT 405 Applied Anthropology
ENL 355 Classical Mythology
HST 337 Early Modern Europe
HST 347 Europe's Long 19th Century
HST 351 Nazi Germany
HST 359 European Women
HST 361 History of Japan
HST 364 History of Britain
HST 449 20th Century Europe
PLS 304 International Relations Simulation
PLS 305 Politics of European Integration
PLS 339 The Morality of War
PLS 340 European Political Systems
PLS 343 Canadian Politics and Society
PLS 410 International Political Economy
PLS 410 International Political Economy
ANT 310 World Health Crisis
ANT 315 The Migration Experience
ANT 321 Culture Change
BUS 345 International Business Environment
CHM 372 Environmental Issues
ESC 364 Water Resources Issues
ESC 432 Tropical Meteorology
PLS 475 Political Geography
BUS 335 Principles of Marketing
BUS 345* International Business Environment
BUS 433 International Marketing
BUS 445 International Financial Management
ECN 443 International Economics
PLS 410 International Political Economy

*Indicates a foundation or intermediate-level course that is also available as an upper-level course option. Students cannot use these courses to fulfill both requirements Foreign Language Requirement: Students are required to demonstrate an intermediate level mastery of any foreign language offered at Brockport. Students may either successfully complete an appropriate qualifying exam or complete the language level through 212 level. Study Abroad: Closer to home, students may also take part in the Washington Program Internship/ Study Program. Work opportunities include the State Department, Amnesty International, Greenpeace, the World Bank, congressional committees on international affairs, and the World Health Organization. Contact The Office of International Education, Morgan III, (585) 395-2119, for more information on study abroad and international internships. International Studies students are required to complete an overseas program. Overseas programs may take the form of traditional courses or an internship program completed abroad. Numerous Study Abroad opportunities are available through the College's Office of International Education (see International Education). In addition, students may complete their overseas program requirement by participating in this Department's EURO-SIM program or by participating in faculty-led international travel experiences. International Organizations Simulations: Students from the College take part in model European Union simulations. This acquaints students with the operations of international politics and the workings of influential organizations.

Department of Political Science and International Studies

Department Chair: Mark Chadsey
Location: Brown 228
Visit Website
Email: lchevali@brockport.edu
Phone: (585) 395-2584
Fax: (585) 395-5679

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Faculty & Staff

Mark J Chadsey Ph.D
(SUNY At Buffalo)
Associate Professor

Lisa D Chevalier
Keyboard Specialist 1

James S Fleming Ph.D
(University Of Arizona)
Adjunct Lecturer

Jon P Getz JD
(SUNY College At Buffalo)
Lecturer

Jonathan Hollowell MPHIL
(University of Cambridge)
Adjunct Lecturer

Steven J Jurek Ph.D
(SUNY At Buffalo)
Assistant Professor

Jean Kachiga Ph.D
(University of Frankfurt)
Visiting Assistant Professor

Dena B Levy Ph.D
(University Of Iowa)
Associate Professor and Chair

Carol L O'Keefe JD
(Harvard University)
Adjunct Lecturer

Susan E Orr Ph.D
(University Of Florida)
Associate Professor

Thomas Placito MA
(SUNY At Buffalo)
Adjunct Lecturer

Andrea Rubery Ph.D
(Georgetown University)
Professor

Nilay Saiya Ph.D
(University Of Notre Dame)
Assistant Professor

Robert Shum Ph.D
(Johns Hopkins University)
Assistant Professor