International Studies
Dr. Paul Droubie
Director of the Program
International Studies is an interdisciplinary program founded on the premise that world events can only be understood by employing a variety of disciplinary perspectives -- including political, economic, historical, and cultural approaches -- and that they must be understood in both a regional and a global context. This interdisciplinary and international perspective will prepare students for graduate school or law school, or for careers in business, education, government, non-governmental organizations, or international organizations. Students who have specific graduate work or careers in mind may want to take a second major or a minor to further their program.
Major
Requirements for a Major in International Studies
All majors shall:
- Complete 15 credits in the core curriculum
- Complete 15 credits in the chosen area of concentration
- Acquire a satisfactory reading and speaking ability in at least one foreign language.
Areas of concentration are: Europe; Asia; Latin America and the Caribbean; Africa and the Middle East; and Global Affairs. This last category focuses on transregional issues such as the environment, technology, ethnicity, and international organizations. See below for the lists of courses in each area of concentration.
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures offers courses in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. Russian is available through a cooperative program with Lehman College. International Studies majors should take at least one 300-level course in a foreign language or pass a proficiency exam administered by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures. International Studies majors who start one of the less commonly taught languages (Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian) at Manhattan College are required to take at least 4 semesters of the language. A minimum grade of C or better is required in all language courses.
All International Studies majors are strongly encouraged to spend one or two semesters of their junior year abroad. A minimum grade of C is required in all courses used to fulfill the requirements for a major or minor in International Studies and for all courses taken abroad.
International Studies majors are advised to take ECON 150 Roots: Economics as one of their Social Science Core requirements.
Minor
Requirements for a Minor in International Studies
Minors shall complete 15 credits, including: INTL 201 Global Issues; POSC 351 International Relations, POSC 352 International Organizations, or POSC 357 United States Foreign Policy; and HIST 326 Diplomatic History of Europe 1815-1914, HIST 328 Cold War Diplomacy in Asia, HIST 334 Diplomatic History of the Vietnam Wars, HIST 362 US Foreign Relations, 1900 to the Present, or HIST 394 Diplomatic History of the Ottoman Empire. Students should also choose two electives from any one of the areas of concentration. ECON 334 International Economics can be substituted for one of the concentration electives. Students are encouraged to advance their linguistic competency.
Core Curriculum
| INTL 201 | Global Issues | 3 |
| INTL 405 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| ECON 334 | International Economics | 3 |
| HIST 326 | Diplomatic History of Europe 1815-1914 | 3 |
| or HIST 328 | Cold War Diplomacy in Asia | |
| or HIST 334 | Diplomatic History of the Vietnam Wars | |
| or HIST 362 | US Foreign Relations, 1900 to the Present | |
| or HIST 394 | Diplomatic History of the Ottoman Empire | |
| POSC 351 | International Relations | 3 |
| or POSC 352 | International Organizations | |
| or POSC 357 | United States Foreign Policy | |
Area of Concentration
Majors take 15 credits in their area of concentration, with no more than three courses, or 9 credits, in a single discipline, and no more than two courses, or 6 credits, in a foreign language. Special topics courses and Model United Nations courses may be included in concentrations, when relevant, and at the discretion of the Director. Courses for the concentration are chosen in consultation with the Director of the Program, including those listed below:
Europe:
| ART 260 | Monasticism and the Arts | 3 |
| ART 304 | Art & Architecture of Renaissance Italy | 3 |
| ART 322 | Renaissance Art | 3 |
| ART 323 | 19th Century Art: 1750-1890 | 3 |
| ART 329 | History of Modern Art | 3 |
| ENGL 280 | Irish Literary Revival | 3 |
| ENGL 312 | Studies in Medieval British Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 346 | Twentieth Century Irish Literature | 3 |
| FREN 303 | French Culture Through Film | 3 |
| FREN 316 | Aspects of French and Francophone Culture | 3 |
| FREN 340 | French Civilization | 3 |
| FREN 341 | Contemporary French Civilization | 3 |
| FREN 350 | Mastersworks in French Literature I | 3 |
| FREN 445 | Baudelaire and Modern Poetry | 3 |
| HIST 304 | Europe in the Middle Ages | 3 |
| HIST 305 | Early Modern Europe | 3 |
| HIST 307 | Genocide and Racism | 3 |
| HIST 308 | Premodern Women and Gender History | 3 |
| HIST 326 | Diplomatic History of Europe 1815-1914 | 3 |
| HIST 334 | Diplomatic History of the Vietnam Wars | 3 |
| HIST 337 | England to 1688 | 3 |
| HIST 351 | Age Of The French Revolution | 3 |
| HIST 352 | Nineteenth-Century Europe | 3 |
| HIST 353 | Modern Germany | 3 |
| HIST 354 | History of the Soviet Union | 3 |
| HIST 355 | East Europe in Modern Times | 3 |
| HIST 357 | Nazi Germany and the Holocaust | 3 |
| HIST 358 | The Industrial Revolution | 3 |
| HIST 388 | Women in Modern Europe | 3 |
| HIST 390 | Terror and Terrorism | 3 |
| HIST 391 | Decolonization: The End of Empires | 3 |
| HIST 393 | Global Feminisms | 3 |
| ITAL 303 | Italian Through Film | 3 |
| INTL 315 | Special Topics: Area Studies | 3 |
| INTL 450 | Tutorial | 1-3 |
| INTL 475 | Internship | 3 |
| ITAL 316 | Aspects of Italian Culture | 3 |
| ITAL 323 | Special Topics in Italian | 3 |
| ITAL 340 | Medieval and Renaissance Italian Civilization | 3 |
| ITAL 341 | Contemporary Italian Civilization | 3 |
| ITAL 350 | Masterworks in Italian | 3 |
| MUSC 290 | Early Music History: Antiquity to 1800 | 3 |
| MUSC 305 | Music in France: Paris | 3 |
| PHIL 215 | Ancient Greek Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 316 | Modern Philosophy | 3 |
| POSC 330 | Government and Politics of Western Europe | 3 |
| POSC 331 | Government and Politics of Russia and Selected Soviet Successor States | 3 |
| POSC 332 | Government and Politics of Central and Eastern Europe | 3 |
| POSC 348 | Government and Politics of the European Union | 3 |
| POSC 374 | Western Political Thought | 3 |
| PSYC 348 | Cultural Psychology | 3 |
| RELS 231 | 3 | |
| RELS 245 | Medieval Christian Thought | 3 |
| RELS 302 | Religion and Spanish Culture | 3 |
| RELS 310 | Religion & The Holocaust | 3 |
| SOC 202 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| SOC 225 | Telling Stories with Maps | 3 |
| SOC 250 | Introduction to GIS | 3 |
| SOC 334 | Sustainable Development | 3 |
| SOC 350 | Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | 3 |
| SPAN 300 | Hispanic Musical Heritage | 3 |
| SPAN 303 | Spanish Culture Through Film | 3 |
| SPAN 316 | Aspects of Hispanic Culture | 3 |
| SPAN 340 | Spanish Civilization | 3 |
| SPAN 350 | Masterworks in Spanish I | 3 |
| SPAN 351 | Masterworks in Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 423 | Great Hispanic Poets | 3 |
| SPAN 424 | The Modern Novel in Spain and Spanish America | 3 |
| SPAN 427 | Cervantes | 3 |
| URBN 302 | Sustainable Cities | 3 |
Or any 400-level Modern Languages and Literatures course.
Latin America and Caribbean:
| ECON 412 | Economic Growth and Development | 3 |
| ENGL 265 | Global Literature in English | 3 |
| ENGL 357 | Postcolonial Caribbean Literatures: Defining a Region | 3 |
| FREN 342 | Francophone Literature and Culture | 3 |
| HIST 225 | Modern Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 362 | US Foreign Relations, 1900 to the Present | 3 |
| HIST 318 | Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean | 3 |
| INTL 313 | Argentina:History,Society&Cult | 3 |
| HIST 393 | Global Feminisms | 3 |
| INTL 315 | Special Topics: Area Studies | 3 |
| INTL 450 | Tutorial | 1-3 |
| INTL 475 | Internship | 3 |
| POSC 344 | Government and Politics of the Caribbean | 3 |
| POSC 345 | Government and Politics of Latin America | 3 |
| PSYC 348 | Cultural Psychology | 3 |
| RELS 238 | Theologies Of Liberation | 3 |
| RELS 359 | Afro-Caribbean Religions | 3 |
| SOC 202 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| SOC 225 | Telling Stories with Maps | 3 |
| SOC 250 | Introduction to GIS | 3 |
| SOC 262 | Contemporary Latin American Development | 3 |
| SOC 328 | Societies and Cultures of Latin America | 3 |
| SOC 334 | Sustainable Development | 3 |
| SOC 350 | Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | 3 |
| SPAN 300 | Hispanic Musical Heritage | 3 |
| SPAN 303 | Spanish Culture Through Film | 3 |
| SPAN 316 | Aspects of Hispanic Culture | 3 |
| SPAN 320 | Special Topics: in Hispanic Culture Studies | 3 |
| SPAN 341 | Spanish American Civilization | 3 |
| SPAN 342 | Caribbean Culture | 3 |
| SPAN 424 | The Modern Novel in Spain and Spanish America | 3 |
| SPAN 435 | Spanish-American Short Fiction | 3 |
| URBN 302 | Sustainable Cities | 3 |
Or any 400-level Spanish class on Latin America.
Africa and Middle East:
| ARAB 301 | Advanced Arabic I | 3 |
| ARAB 302 | Advanced Arabic II | 3 |
| ECON 412 | Economic Growth and Development | 3 |
| ENGL 265 | Global Literature in English | 3 |
| FREN 341 | Contemporary French Civilization | 3 |
| FREN 342 | Francophone Literature and Culture | 3 |
| FREN 442 | Contemporary Francophone Literature and Culture | 3 |
| HIST 242 | Introduction to African History | 3 |
| HIST 306 | History of the Modern Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 307 | Genocide and Racism | 3 |
| HIST 314 | Modern Africa | 3 |
| HIST 389 | Gender and Sexuality in the Modern Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 391 | Decolonization: The End of Empires | 3 |
| HIST 392 | History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | 3 |
| HIST 393 | Global Feminisms | 3 |
| HIST 394 | Diplomatic History of the Ottoman Empire | 3 |
| INTL 315 | Special Topics: Area Studies | 3 |
| INTL 450 | Tutorial | 1-3 |
| INTL 475 | Internship | 3 |
| PHIL 332 | Africana Philosophy | 3 |
| POSC 343 | Government and Politics of the Middle East | 3 |
| POSC 346 | Government and Politics of Africa | 3 |
| PSYC 348 | Cultural Psychology | 3 |
| RELS 231 | 3 | |
| RELS 238 | Theologies Of Liberation | 3 |
| RELS 342 | Islam and Politics | 3 |
| RELS 353 | 3 | |
| RELS 355 | Islam | 3 |
| SOC 202 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| SOC 225 | Telling Stories with Maps | 3 |
| SOC 250 | Introduction to GIS | 3 |
| SOC 334 | Sustainable Development | 3 |
| SOC 350 | Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | 3 |
| URBN 302 | Sustainable Cities | 3 |
Asia:
| ART 316 | History of Asian Art | 3 |
| CHIN 301 | Advanced Mandarin Chinese I | 3 |
| CHIN 302 | Advanced Mandarin Chinese II | 3 |
| CHIN 321 | Mandarin Chinese Across the Curriculum | 1 |
| ECON 412 | Economic Growth and Development | 3 |
| ENGL 265 | Global Literature in English | 3 |
| ENGL 348 | Postcolonial Literature | 3 |
| HIST 240 | East Asian Civilizations | 3 |
| HIST 307 | Genocide and Racism | 3 |
| HIST 312 | Modern China 1839 - Now | 3 |
| HIST 313 | Vietnam to the Philippines | 3 |
| HIST 328 | Cold War Diplomacy in Asia | 3 |
| HIST 334 | Diplomatic History of the Vietnam Wars | 3 |
| HIST 348 | Modern Japan | 3 |
| HIST 391 | Decolonization: The End of Empires | 3 |
| HIST 393 | Global Feminisms | 3 |
| INTL 315 | Special Topics: Area Studies | 3 |
| INTL 450 | Tutorial | 1-3 |
| INTL 475 | Internship | 3 |
| JAPN 301 | Advanced Japanese I | 3 |
| JAPN 302 | Advanced Japanese II | 3 |
| PHIL 342 | Chinese and Japanese Philosophies | 3 |
| POSC 340 | Government and Politics of Asia | 3 |
| PSYC 348 | Cultural Psychology | 3 |
| RELS 238 | Theologies Of Liberation | 3 |
| RELS 314 | Hinduism | 3 |
| RELS 342 | Islam and Politics | 3 |
| RELS 354 | Buddhism: Its Development and Interpretation | 3 |
| RELS 357 | Religions of China & East Asia | 3 |
| RELS 358 | Religions of India | 3 |
| RELS 361 | 3 | |
| SOC 202 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| SOC 225 | Telling Stories with Maps | 3 |
| SOC 250 | Introduction to GIS | 3 |
| SOC 334 | Sustainable Development | 3 |
| SOC 350 | Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | 3 |
| URBN 302 | Sustainable Cities | 3 |
Global Affairs:
| ART 218 | Introduction to World Art | 3 |
| COMM 271 | Transnational Communication & Media | 3 |
| COMM 371 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| ECON 412 | Economic Growth and Development | 3 |
| ENGL 347 | Literature and War | 3 |
| ENGL 348 | Postcolonial Literature | 3 |
| HIST 307 | Genocide and Racism | 3 |
| HIST 334 | Diplomatic History of the Vietnam Wars | 3 |
| HIST 362 | US Foreign Relations, 1900 to the Present | 3 |
| HIST 377 | Science, Technology, and Society | 3 |
| HIST 391 | Decolonization: The End of Empires | 3 |
| HIST 393 | Global Feminisms | 3 |
| INTL 310 | Technology and Society | 3 |
| INTL 312 | Ethnicity in the Modern World | 3 |
| INTL 315 | Special Topics: Area Studies | 3 |
| INTL 450 | Tutorial | 1-3 |
| INTL 475 | Internship | 3 |
| MKTG 412 | International Marketing | 3 |
| MUSC 216 | Introduction to World Music | 3 |
| PEAC 201 | Introduction to Peace and Justice Studies | 3 |
| PHIL 238 | Philosophies of War and Peace | 3 |
| POSC 205 | Political Geography | 3 |
| POSC 207 | Introduction to Peace Studies | 3 |
| POSC 209 | Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POSC 223 | Environmental Politics | 3 |
| POSC 254 | Global Cities | 3 |
| POSC 351 | International Relations | 3 |
| POSC 352 | International Organizations | 3 |
| POSC 354 | Human Rights | 3 |
| POSC 367 | Model United Nations | 3 |
| POSC 368 | Model United Nations II | 3 |
| POSC 455 | Seminar: Diplomacy | 3 |
| PSYC 348 | Cultural Psychology | 3 |
| RELS 204 | Religion and Social Justice | 3 |
| RELS 238 | Theologies Of Liberation | 3 |
| RELS 255 | Introduction to Peace and Justice Studies | 3 |
| RELS 364 | 3 | |
| RELS 372 | Religion and Science | 3 |
| RELS 333 | ||
| SOC 202 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| SOC 212 | Migration, Globalization, and Culture | 3 |
| SOC 220 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 225 | Telling Stories with Maps | 3 |
| SOC 250 | Introduction to GIS | 3 |
| SOC 295 | Capitalism | 3 |
| SOC 317 | Anthropology of Drugs | 3 |
| SOC 327 | Power and Conflict | 3 |
| SOC 334 | Sustainable Development | 3 |
| SOC 335 | Culture, Health, and Illness | 3 |
| SOC 350 | Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | 3 |
| URBN 302 | Sustainable Cities | 3 |
International Studies Courses
(Open to Majors and Non-Majors)
| INTL 310 | Technology and Society | 3 |
| INTL 312 | Ethnicity in the Modern World | 3 |
| INTL 313 | Argentina:History,Society&Cult | 3 |
| INTL 315 | Special Topics: Area Studies | 3 |
| INTL 450 | Tutorial | 3 |
| INTL 475 | Internship | 3 |
Courses
INTL 201. Global Issues. 3 Credits.
This course highlights the interrelatedness of political, economic, ecological, and cultural events as they affect nations, regions, and the global community. The course is designed to illuminate the complex nature of world events and the nature of international studies.
INTL 310. Technology and Society. 3 Credits.
Technology and Society. How gadgets and techniques, hardware and software, interact with people for better and occasionally for worse, and how governments consider difficult trade-offs in their policy-making.
INTL 312. Ethnicity in the Modern World. 3 Credits.
Study of several sub-national and trans-national ethnic and cultural movements. Their impact on local governments and international relations.
INTL 313. Argentina:History,Society&Cult. 3 Credits.
This course will provide an advanced introduction to the political, social and cultural history of Argentina since the Spanish conquest to today.
INTL 315. Special Topics: Area Studies. 3 Credits.
Special Topics in Area Studies. Course description will be announced when courses are offered.
INTL 400. Study Abroad. 15 Credits.
INTL 405. Senior Seminar. 3 Credits.
A study of one specific international problem seen from the viewpoint of different disciplines. Student research and class discussions on the origins and nature of, and possible solutions to, the problem. Open to International Studies seniors and by permission of the Director.
INTL 450. Tutorial. 1-3 Credit.
A course of study for students with particular interdisciplinary research interests not covered in the college's offerings. Research under supervision of a faculty member. Written permission of the Director and the supervising professor has to be secured before registration. Majors only.
INTL 475. Internship. 3 Credits.
Students participate in an off-campus training experience closely related to their area of study. Frequent meetings with the internship advisor and a paper are required. Internships are arranged through the Center for Career Development and must be approved in advance by the chair and the Dean of the School of Arts. Open to majors only.