International Studies Program

Fordham University at Lincoln Center

New York City

The Fordham Mission and the International Studies Mission
Are One and the Same

To provide a “cosmopolitan education” and use it to “assist in the alleviation of poverty, the promotion of justice, the protection of human rights and respect for the environment.”

Your Interests Combined Under
One Major

The International Studies (IS) Major is designed to allow students to gain in-depth knowledge and experience in the overall study of international affairs, or in a region of the world they find most compelling.

The International Studies Major Curriculum:

Part 1. The International Studies Core:

a. Introduction to International Studies

b. Three Courses: one in each of the following fields:
1. International Politics and Law;
2. International Economics and Political Economy;
3. Contemporary World History and Culture.

Part 2. International Expertise Electives: Choose one of the two tracks below and take six courses from within that track:

a) International Track to provide functional proficiency in the study of international affairs.

Examples of courses in the International Track: International Human Rights, Political Economy of Development; Comparative Democracy; The United Nations; Multinational Corporations; Political Ideologies; Labor Economics; World Poverty; Humanitarian Action.

b) Regional Track to provide proficiency in the study of one area of the world.

Examples of courses in the Regional Track: The Modern Middle East; Civil Wars in Africa; Contemporary China; People’s of East Asia; The Caribbean; Latin American Politics; Modern Hispanic Literature; Civil Wars in Africa.

Part 3. Thesis: Each student writes a thesis on a subject relevant to the track chosen under the auspices of a Senior Thesis Seminar.

Part 4. Language: Two Courses in addition to those necessary to complete Fordham's core curriculum language requirement. These courses must be in a language relevant to the International expertise track chosen. They can be a continuation of the language used for the core or be in a new language.

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If You Choose the Regional Track You Choose Your Area from the Following Regions:

Middle East and North Africa

Latin America

Europe

Africa

Asia

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Think Globally

You Choose:

• International Studies allows you to intensively study the part of the world in which you are most interested.

--Or--

• International Studies allows you to develop the skills for broad-scale analysis of international affairs.

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• Courses: You have an array of courses about contemporary international affairs from which to choose. You build your major area by combining these courses in a coherent plan under the direction of your major advisor and the International Studies Director.

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Study Globally and Locally

Fordham Students in China: Put yourself in the picture.

We Encourage You to Combine Study at

Fordham University

with a

Junior Year Abroad

in your chosen Area of the World

and an

International Internship in New York City

You Choose!

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IS is an ideal major for combining study abroad in your chosen area, together with an internship in the world’s capital, New York City, and study at home at a world class university committed to the development of each student as a whole person: Student Resources at Fordham College at Lincoln Center.

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Curriculum for the International-Intercultural Studies Major (for students prior to September, 2007):

1. One course: Introduction to International-Intercultural Studies

2. Six courses in your major area of study, chosen from among the following:

a. Africa

b. Asia

c. Europe

d. Latin America

e. Middle East & North Africa

3. Two courses from a second area of concentration

4. One cross-cultural/international Course

5. A Senior Thesis: A research or analysis paper written under the direction of an adviser as part of a Thesis Tutorial Course.

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For More Information About International Studies Contact:

Professor Tom De Luca

Program Director

tdeluca@fordham.edu

212 636 6384

International Studies Program
Room 925F
Fordham University
113 West 60th Street
New York, NY 10023
United States