Foreign Languages and Literatures: John Anzalone, Michael
Arnush, Grace Burton, Mao Chen, Cynthia Evans, Giuseppe Faustini,
Masako Inamoto, Hedi Jaouad, Juan Carlos Lertora, Mary-Elizabeth
O'Brien, Reinhard Mayer, Patricia Rubio, Shirley Smith, Marc-André
Wiesmann, Charlene Grant, Adrienne Zuerner, Viviana Rangil
Geosciences: Richard Lindemann, Kyle Nichols
Government: Katherine Graney, Roy H. Ginsberg, Steven
Hoffmann, Aldo Vacs, Timothy Burns, Ron Seyb, Robert Turner
History: David Eyman, Matthew Hockenos, Tadahisa Kuroda,
Margaret Pearson, Jordana Dym, Erica Bastress-Dukehart, Jennifer
Delton, Joseph Hodge
Management and Business: Betty Balevic, Mary Correa,
James Kennelly, Elzbieta Lepkowska-White, K. Gary McClure, Mary
Taber, Timothy Harper
Mathematics and Computer Science: Robert DeSieno, Una
Bray
Philosophy and Religion: Joel Smith
Psychology: Jack Ling
Theater: Lary Opitz
University Without Walls: Christopher Whann
The international affairs minor is open to all Skidmore College
students regardless of major. The minor stresses the importance
of a broad-based international education in an increasingly
interdependent world and enhances students' preparation for
careers or graduate study in the global arena. Specifically,
the program introduces students to the study of relations between
and among nation-states, regions, and other international actors
as influenced by culture, history, politics, business and economics,
and the physical world.
Skidmore's International Affairs Program has approximately fifty
professors from twenty-two academic departments, plus the Liberal
Studies Program, teaching more than 140 international affairs-designated
courses. Approximately forty courses are offered each semester.
Although the program is anchored in the richness and variety
of its course offerings and faculty expertise, it also stresses
other related and reinforcing components: colloquia, faculty/student
collaborative projects, guest lectures, study abroad, study
in Washington, internships, and cocurricular activities including
the United Nations and European Union simulations of international
negotiations.
Self-determined majors may also minor in international affairs
with the consent of their advisor and the program director.
Candidates should consult with their advisor and the program
director early in the self-determined major application process
in order to take into account the requirements of both the major
and the minor. Also, students seriously interested in international
affairs may pursue an international affairs self-determined
major with the approval of the Self-Determined Major Committee.
THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS MINOR: The requirements for the minor
consist of six international affairs-designated courses, including
one core course required as a common experience. These six courses
must fulfill the following requirements:
1. The core course, IA101
Introduction to International Affairs
2. One Skidmore College foreign language course (or equivalent)
at the level of 206 or above;
3. One international affairs course from at least three different
disciplines outside the major (in addition to the core course);
4. One international affairs course from each of the three clusters:
"The Political World," "The Economic World,"
and "The Cultural World";
5. One 300-level course from any discipline.
Students are strongly encouraged to attend twice-yearly international
affairs colloquia and are also encouraged to study abroad or
in Washington, work in internships with an international focus,
participate in international simulations (Model UN and Model
EU), join the student International Affairs Club, and participate
in other internationally related cocurricular activities.
International Affairs
Curriculum IA 101. INTRODUCTION
TO INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 3 An introduction to the field
of international affairs. The course explores the relationships
among the disciplines within international affairs. Examines
key concepts that describe and explain international relationships
and issues, explores the diversity of perceptions of international
issues across national and cultural boundaries, and engages
students in in-class global problem-solving exercises. (Fulfills
LS2 requirement.). International Affairs
Faculty
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
FC 371,
372
Independent Study: Chinese FF
208 Advanced
Grammar and Composition FF
301 Business
French FF
306 Translation
and Stylistics FG
208 Advanced
German Conversation and Composition FG
301 Business
German FI
208 Italian
Conversation and Composition FI
301 Business
Italian FI
304 Advanced
Conversation and Composition FJ
206 Advanced
Intermediate Japanese II FJ
371, 372Independent
Study: Japanese FS
206 Spanish
Conversation FS
208 Spanish
Composition FS
301 Business
Spanish FS
304 Advanced
Conversation and Composition
CLUSTER I: The Political World
CC
365 Topics
in Classical Studies: International Affairs in Antiquity GM
201 Global
Security in an Age of Invention GO
103 Critical
Issues in World Politics GO
201 Principles
of International Politics GO
225 Military
and Political Lessons from World War II GO
228 U.S.
Foreign Policy in a Changing World GO
251BInternational
Relations GO
301 Contemporary
International Politics and Law GO
309 Latin
America and the United States GO
318 Comparative
Foreign Policy GO
319 What
the U.S. Does Wrong in the World: Views from India, Answers
from Washington GO
320 Cases
in Twentieth-Century Superpower Relations GO
318 Comparative
Foreign Policy GO
327 Politics
in Russia and the Soviet Successor States GO
328 Nationalism,
Communism, and Democracy: Politics in East Europe GO
334 The
U.S. Presidency HI
103 Medieval
Europe HI
104 Early
Modern European History HI
105 Nineteenth-Century
Europe: Ideology and Revolution HI
106 Twentieth-Century
Europe: Age of Conflict HI
108 Colonial
Latin America HI
109 Contemporary
Latin America HI
201 Greek
History HI
202 Roman
History HI
215A Topics
in History: American History HI
215D Topics
in History: Modern European History HI
215E Topics
in History: Russian History HI
215H Topics
in History: Latin American History HI
223 America
and the World: A History of US Foreign Policy HI
242 Introduction
to Modern China HI
247 The
Rise of Japan HI
304 Renaissance
Diplomacy and the Formation of the Early Modern State HI
306 The
French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789-1815 HI
332 Russia
to 1855: From Tsar to Emperor HI
333 History
of Soviet Society HI
335 German
History since 1814 HI
343 The
Chinese Revolution HI
361D Topics
in History, Western: Modern European History HI
361E Topics
in History, Western: Russian History HI
361H Topics
in History, Western: Latin American History LS2
103Science,
Technology, and National Security LS2
119South
Africa and Race LS2
163China
and the West: The Myth of the Other
CLUSTER II: The Economic World
MB
306 Foundations
of Business in the International Environment MB
344 International
Marketing MB
345 Global
Financial Management MB
346 Global
Sales and Merchandising Management MB
359 Global
Financial Institutions MB
364 Manufacturing
Strategy and International Competitiveness EC
314 International
Economics EC
315 Open
Economy Macroeconomics EC
316 Economics
of Development EC
319 Income
Distribution EC
334 International
Political Economy EC
343 Environmental
and Resource Economics EC
361 Advanced
Topics in Economics: "Religion and Economics" GO
219 Political
Economy of European Integration GO
328 Nationalism,
Communism, and Democracy: Politics in East Europe GO
339 International
Political Economy and the Environment LS2
137 Business
and the Natural Environment SO
331 Women
in the Global Economy
CLUSTER III: The Cultural World
AN
101 Introduction
to Cultural Anthropology AN
205 Mesoamerican
Archaeology AN
227 Ethnology
of Sub-Saharan Africa AN
228 Mexican
Cultures AN
243 Latin
American Indians AN
251 Themes
in Anthropology: Mesoamerican Cultures AN
252C Japanese
Culture and Society AN
252C Cultures
of China AN
252C Cultures
of the Middle East AN
325 Applied
Anthropology AN
345 Ecological
Anthropology AN
349 Medical
Anthropology AN
351 Anthropology
of Work AN
351C Gender
in East Asia MB
314 Organizational
Design and Structure MB
347 Comparative
Management ES
100 Envrionmental
Concerns in Perspective FF
223 Introduction
to Issues in the Francophone World FF
224 French
Civilization: Gaul to 1815 FF
321, 322 French
Civilization FL
250 An
Outline of German Civilization FL
253, 254 Italian
Civilization in Translation FL
258, 259 Chinese
Civilization FL
266 Images
of Revolution and Social Upheaval: France 1789-1939 FL
267 Modern
Japanese Culture and Society FS
319 Spanish-American
Narratives: Twentieth Century FS
331, 332 The
Culture of Latin America GO
203 Comparative
Politics of Western Europe GO
209 The
Latin American Puzzle GO
227 Russia:
Century of Change GO
239 Nationalism
and Politics in the Middle East GO
240 Political
Modernization: The Case of India GO
241 Ethnic
Conflict and the Global System GO
304 Modern
Political Thought GO
308 Contemporary
Political Thought GO
328 Nationalism,
Communism, and Democracy: Politics in East Europe GO
344 Comparative
Politics and Culture: India and Japan GO
355 African
Politics GO
356 Africa
in International Affairs GO
357 Sexing
Global Politics: Gender and International Relations GO
365 Topics
in Comparative Politics GO
366 Topics
in International Relations HI
210 Creating
a NationMedieval England: Kings, Lords, and Peoples HI
211 State
and People: English Revolutions, 1485-1832 HI
215C Topics
in History: Medieval History HI
215F Topics
in History: Ancient History HI
216A Topics
in History, Non-Western: Chinese History HI
216B Topics
in History, Non-Western: Japanese History HI
228 Race,
Class, and Ethnicity in Latin America HI
241 Introduction
to Imperial China HI
242 Introduction
to Modern China HI
247 The
Rise of Japan HI
254 Intellectual
HistoryModern Europe HI
301 Early
Medieval Civilization HI
302 The
High Middle Ages HI
303 Intellectual
HistoryMedieval and Renaissance HI
305 Science
and Church: Europe from Luther to Voltaire HI
312 Modern
England, Whigs and Tories HI
329 The
American Century HI
335 German
History Since 1814 HI
343 The
Chinese Revolution HI
347 Japan's
Modernizers: Samurai, Weavers, Writers, and Prostitutes HI
361C Topics
in History, Western: Medieval History HI
361F Topics
in History, Western: Ancient History HI
362A Topics
in History, Non-Western: Chinese History HI
362B Topics
in History, Non-Western: Japanese History LS2
109 The
Image of the Enemy in German Film, 1919-45 LS2
113 Change
in Early China LS2
124 Athenian
Democracy: Tradition and Social Change from 560 to 399 BC LS2
132 African
Arts From the Old World to the New LS2
135 Latin
American and Latino Cinema LS2
146 Environmental
Issues LS2
147 Art
and Politics in Weimar Germany, 1918-1933 LS2
153 Politics
of Non-Western Literature LS2
160 A
Green World LS2
164 History
and Novel in China LS2
165 Modern
China and Japan in Narrative and Film LS2
166 Human-Land
Interaction LS2
171 The
French Revolution: The First Revolution LS2
173 Italy,
Fascism, Jews LS2
188 The
Debate About Women in the Middle Ages LS2
193 Spanish
American Women LS2
194 Genocide
and Justice LS2
195 Representations
of the Holocaust LS2
197 Images
of Contemporary Italian Women LS2
198 Images
of Latinas LS2
207 Seeds
of Change:Perspectives on Global Food and Nutrition LS2
210 Travelers
and Travel Liars in Latin America 1500&.htm#173;1900 SO
316 Women
in Modern Society SW
338 Social
Policy and Social Justice
