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INTERNATIONAL AND AREA STUDIES
Designated as a Center for Excellence in International Education in 1986, the University has developed a wide variety of programs and initiatives that support this aspect of its mission. The continuing enrichment, expansion and refinement of the Master of Science in International Studies result from the institution’s established commitment to global awareness. The four courses which comprise the program core are designed to deepen and extend knowledge of present and past world affairs, social perspectives and human nature, communication skills in multinational affairs, personal values and cultural traditions.
The balance of the master’s program in international studies (15 credits) is individually designed by students and their faculty advisers to ensure that career plans and research interests are accommodated. If a student wishes to travel or work in a different country, these preferences may receive consideration within the program’s scope. Another approach involves upper division and graduate course selection from a variety of disciplines, including modern languages, history, geography, political science, economics, anthropology, religion, communication and others, provided at the University to develop specializations with a global or theoretical orientation. Or, students may focus on an area of the world such as Africa, East Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern or Western Europe.
To ensure adequate preparation for a career or further study in international affairs, language competency related to the area of specialization is required. Mid-level reading, writing, speaking and comprehension skills may be demonstrated by examination or through appropriate course work.
Faculty
International Studies Curriculum Coordinator: Dr. Ronald
Fernandez (832-3755)
African Studies: C. Charles Mate-Kate (Coordinator, Psychology
Dept.), Gabriel Alungbe, Ali Antar, Carol Austad, Walton Brown-Foster,
James Buxton, Carol Carter-Lowery, Vivian Cross, Tennyson Darko, Ghassan
El-Eid, Gloria Emeagwali, Parker English, Sheri Fafunwa-Ndibe, Cheryl
Harrison, Beverly Johnson, Peter Kyem, Colleen Larsen, Peter LeMaire,
Andrew Moemeka, Segun Odesina, Peter Osei, Warren Perry, Evelyn Newman
Philips, Timothy Rickard, Segun Sogunro, Renee White (Phone: 832-3105)
East Asian Studies: Shizuko Tomoda (Coordinator, Modern Languages
Dept.), Gavro Altman, Mark Jones, Yanan
Ju, Ki Hoon Kim, Cheng Sing Lien, Joseph McKeon, Paul Petterson, Xiaoping Shen,
(Phone 832-2892)
European union/West European Studies: Carmela Pesca (Coordinator,
Modern Languages Dept.), Richard Benfield, Paloma LaPuerta, Angela
Morales, Maria Passaro, Paul
Petterson, Timothy Rickard, Karen Ritzenhoff, Marie-Claire
Rohinsky, Robert Stowe, Ronald Todd, Martha Wallach, (Phone:
832-2882)
Latin American Studies: Antonio Garcia-Lozada (Coordinator,
Modern Languages, Dept.) Wlaton Brown-Foster, Gloria Caliendo, Nelson
Castaneda, Adolfo Chavarro, Gail Cueto, Francisco Donis, Ronald Fernadez,
Frank Gagliardi, Gustavo Mejia, Serafin Mendez-Mendez, George B. Miller,
Thomas Mione, Cynthia Pope, Alfred C. Richard, Moises Salinas, Lilian
Uribe (Phone: 832-2895)
Middle Eastern Studies: Ali Antar (Coordinator, Physics and Earth Sciences Dept.), Fatemah
Abdollahzadeh, Karen Beyard, Anthony Cannella, Ghassan El-Eid, Gloria Emeagwali,
Joseph McKeon, Norton
Mezvinsky, Anastasios Papathanasis, Timothy Richard, Nanjundiah Sadanand,
Leyla Zidani-Eroglu (Phone: 832-2932)
Slavic/East European Studies: Richard Benfield (Coordinator,
Geography Dept..), Gavro Altman, Jay Bergman, Paul Karpuk, David Kideckel, Brian Sommers,
Jaroslaw Strzemien, Ewa Wolynska (Phone: 832-2879)
Program Overview
A multidisciplinary program leading to the Master of Science in International Studies, for students who wish either to study a specific area of the world, such as Africa, East Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Western Europe or Eastern Europe, or to develop a program with a global, theoretical or conceptual perspective, is offered through the International and Area Studies Committee.
Program
30 or 33 cr. in International Studies (Plan A, Plan B or Plan C) as follows.
Common Core (12 cr.):
IS 570 Modern World Issues
IS 571 International Diversity and Integration
IS 572 Global Economic Integration
COMM 543 Intercultural Communication
Specialization (15 cr.):
Approved courses in one of African Studies, East Asian Studies, European Union/West European Studies, Latin American Studies, Middle Eastern Studies or Slavic/East European
Studies; or approved courses to constitute a cohesive specialization with a global, theoretical or conceptual perspective.
Research and Capstone Requirements (3 or 6 cr.):
Plan A: IS 598 Research in International Studies and IS 599 Thesis in
International Studies
or
Plan B: IS 598 Research in International Studies and comprehensive exam
or
Plan C: IS 598 Research in International Studies and IS 595 Special Project in International Studies
Language Requirement
The program also requires competency in a language appropriate to the specialization. This requirement may be fulfilled either by an examination verifying mid-competency level in each of reading, writing, speaking and understanding or by successful completion of the equivalent 18 undergraduate credits.
Note: Provisionally certified teachers choosing this master of science degree program are also expected to complete EDF 500 and 522.
Advisers
Initially, on acceptance to the program, students are assigned to the International studies Curriculum Coordinator for advice. As soon as possible students will be assigned an adviser appropriate to their regional or thematic specialization. This adviser will normally serve as the faculty member supervising the advisee’s IS 598 course and thesis, special project or comprehensive examination.
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