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Now more than ever, our world is interdependent, interrelated, and intercultural. Your studies should be, too. Whether your focus is on politics, commerce and trade, human advocacy or environmental issues, the Defiance College International Studies program will help you to acquire the knowledge and skills that are necessary to understand and appreciate our global society.

The Bachelor of Arts in International and Global Studies is a 42-45-hour major offering students an interdisciplinary program that examines the world from multiple perspectives and enables them to compete successfully in the international arena. Its interdisciplinary curriculum links history, sociology, geography, non-western literature, intercultural communications, management, economics, and natural science. Students would engage in projects that would advance humanity around the world.

An interdisciplinary major, the International and Global Studies program includes courses from the following Defiance College Divisions: Arts and Humanities, Business, Behavioral and Applied Social Science and Science and Mathematics. In addition, you can customize your studies by selecting a concentration area relevant to your interests and to your career plans.

The International Business major is an interdisciplinary program that combines a professional discipline with a solid foundation in the liberal arts and sciences to prepare students for a career in the global marketplace.

Students pursuing the international business major will:
Develop an entrepreneurial perspective and a thorough understanding of the functional areas of business
Develop the skills needed by international business professionals:Â oral and written communication, social, technological, analytical, critical thinking and cultural competency.
Acquire knowledge of the global environment and the economic, demographic, social, political and psychological forces that shape the domestic and international marketplace.
Develop a global perspective and the cultural competency and sensitivity needed to successfully interact with individuals with different backgrounds and perspectives.
Develop the ability to understand and evaluate the ethical and moral issues related to doing business in a global business environment.

Students will also be encouraged to pursue an internship in a field consistent with their academic and career interest. Please see the link below to find out more about internships.

The international relations major, a part of the political science department, is an interdisciplinary program of study. IR is designed to give students a global perspective of economic, political and social relationships. Your coursework includes political science, economics, history, religion and a variety of other humanities.

As an IR major, you will develop an understanding of the history of an important region outside the United States. You will develop a critical understanding of the parameters of world politics, including analyzing and critiquing the major institutions of world politics. You will also learn to describe and analyze international economic institutions and apply basic concepts of international economics.

Overseas study at one of Jewell’s twenty-two overseas study programs is required. Recent IR majors studied at Oxford, the Sorbonne, Vienna, Austria, Germany, Japan, Costa Rica, Israel/Palestine and Spain. You are also required to have at least three semesters of a single foreign language (or proficiency at that level).

Several students each year secure paid internships on Capitol Hill. Others have interned in national, state and local campaigns, at the embassies of the Kingdom of Jordan and the Czech Republic and in the World Affairs Institute. Students also obtained mentorships in the Kansas City metro area at the FBI, the Federal Reserve and the Jackson and Platte County Prosecutor’s Offices, among other places.

Graduates have won admission in prestigious graduate and professional programs. In the last five years, students have been accepted at: USC Law (the alum graduated 1st in his class!); Washington University Law; Georgetown University Law; and law programs at KU, MU and UMKC. In graduate programs: UVA Ph.D. in International Relations; Syracuse University M.A. in International Relations; George Washington M.A. in International Relations; Baylor University M.A. in International Relations; KU Master’s in Public Administration; Boston University M.A. in Asian Studies.

Graduates have also recently begun positions at: Federal Reserve; Capitol Hill (4 in the last 5 years); George K. Baum; Andersen Consulting; Shook, Hardy & Bacon (legal analysis). In the U.S. military, alumni now serve in Army Intelligence (Korea); Naval Intelligence (Mediterranean); Marine Corps Logistics.

The Master of Arts in International Relations is an interdisciplinary program that integrates the study of international relations, international economics, history, political science, cultural anthropology, criminal justice, and international business. This cross-disciplinary approach is best suited to analyze and understand global events and human development in the post-Cold War era.; St. Mary’s Graduate School offeres three program options: on-campus, online, and off-campus (Ft. Hood, Killeen, TX).

The on-campus program offers a Master of Arts degree in International Relations with a concentration in one of five possible areas: Inter-American Studies, International Conflict Resolution, International Criminal Justice and Crime Control, International Development Studies, and Security Policy. The online and off-campus programs offer a Master of Arts degree in International Relations with a concentration in Security Policy. All programs require the completion of 36 credit hours of coursework during which students gain a breadth of knowledge concerning the behavior of states and non-state actors in the international arena, as well as a depth of knowledge in their focus areas. The degree is designed to permit students to integrate internships and/or study abroad opportunities into the 36-hour curriculum.

The International Relations Program serves as an information depot for international relations, events, and their implications in today’s world. Here you’ll find program information, information on internships, short profiles of our faculty and advisors, and other useful information.

International Relations
The International Relations program is an interdisciplinary program designed for students preparing for graduate work or careers with an international focus, whether in government, business, the professions, such as law, teaching, journalism, or in other areas, such as private foundations or international organizations.

All majors take a group of courses in government and economics in common. In addition to these courses, students in the international relations major take elective courses with a particular thematic or geographic focus. The Chair of the International Relations Committee will advise students on substitute and transfer courses.

The International Business major is an interdisciplinary program that combines a professional discipline with a solid foundation in the liberal arts and sciences to prepare students for a career in the global marketplace.

Students pursuing the international business major will:
Develop an entrepreneurial perspective and a thorough understanding of the functional areas of business
Develop the skills needed by international business professionals:Â oral and written communication, social, technological, analytical, critical thinking and cultural competency.
Acquire knowledge of the global environment and the economic, demographic, social, political and psychological forces that shape the domestic and international marketplace.
Develop a global perspective and the cultural competency and sensitivity needed to successfully interact with individuals with different backgrounds and perspectives.
Develop the ability to understand and evaluate the ethical and moral issues related to doing business in a global business environment.

Students will also be encouraged to pursue an internship in a field consistent with their academic and career interest. Please see the link below to find out more about internships.

The objective of the international business major is to provide an interdisciplinary program of study which combines international studies and foreign language studies with a business degree. The major will benefit those students who seek to work in the international business world.

Degrees Offered: B.S.
Minor available? No

The Certificate in International Business is an opportunity to combine a business or liberal arts and sciences major with electives focused on international issues in order to develop an understanding of the complexities of international business. Foreign language majors often find that international business course work adds an interesting dimension to their studies. Students may discover that gaining appreciation of other cultures and studying an additional language provides opportunities in the global marketplace.

Course Work
The program is concentrated in the following four areas: international business, international relations and institutions, foreign language, and area studies. You’ll take Principles of Microeconomics and Principles of Macroeconomics, plus three other international business courses, two international relations and institutions courses, a foreign language sequence, and 6 semester hours of area studies from the geographic area of the language you selected to study.

This interdisciplinary program draws on the strengths of more than 80 departments in the Colleges of Business and Liberal Arts and Sciences, so you’ll have dozens of courses you can use to tailor your certificate program. Study abroad programs fit well with the certificate. Many of the classes that satisfy the requirements also may apply to General Education Program credit and to your major or minor.

Today’s world is interconnected as never before due to technological advances, faster means of travel, international business agreement, and political treaties. Morehead State University offers an interdisciplinary minor in International Studies in order to prepare graduates to function effectively in the 21st century. As more and more jobs require employees to interact with citizens of other nations, knowledge of other countries and cultures provides MSU graduates with skills to succeed in the “real world.”

Program Description
The minor in International Studies (IST) is an interdisciplinary program, which allows each student to develop a program of study that meets his/her personal needs. The IST minor combines the classroom learning with practical application of international concepts abroad. Students selecting this minor will work with the Associate Dean of International Education to map out a program of study.

Program Requirements
A minimum grade of a “C” is required in all courses that are used to satisfy minor requirements. Courses in the minor may not count towards a student’s major.

Curriculum
Core Course Component (6 credit hours)
IST 101: Introduction to International Studies (3 hours)
(This course satisfies 3 hours toward Humanities’ General Education requirement)
IST 401: Seminar in International Studies (3 hours)
International Studies Component
Nine (9) hours of courses cross-listed as International Studies courses, which must be from at least two disciplines. Six (6) hours must be 200-level or above, selected from the following*:
AGR 204: World Food
ECON 447: International Economics
FRN 205: French Culture & Civilization
GEO 300: World Geography
GEO 320: Latin America
GOVT 360: U.N. & World Organizations
GOVT 362: Current World Problems
GOVT 368: Human Rights & Global Justice
HIS 201: Global Studies
MKT 469: International Marketing

CMSP 350: Communication, Culture & Diversity

This is a small sample of classes. For more, please see the 2005-2006 Undergraduate Catalog.
IST 301: International Internship (1 hour) through participation in a Kentucky Institute of International Studies (KIIS) or Cooperative Center for Study Abroad (CCSA) Program, or an international program pre-approved by the Associate Dean of International Studies.
Foreign Language Component
Six (6) hours of study of one foreign language or its equivalent.

The International and Global Studies major is an interdisciplinary program that consists of a minimum of 36 credits, including a Study Abroad course. Requirements for this major include courses in political science, philosophy, history, international or global literature, and a senior capstone which focuses in an international issue addressed from three different perspectives. Electives taken from at least three disciplines provide the students a solid education in international and global issues.