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International Studies Program Requirements |
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The International Studies is a broad-based multi-disciplinary major with course requirements from departments all over campus. This means that you will meet faculty from the Business School (Economics) and the College of Arts and Sciences (History, Philosophy, Political Science, Anthropology and Sociology) - as well as professors in your chosen language. Here are some of the professors you will meet as you grow in the major: |
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Anthropology and Sociology: The Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work Department plays a major role in delivering the curriculum of the interdisciplinary programs such as International Studies. Consisting of eleven sociologists, two social workers and an anthropologist, you will probably take classes with Drs. Linda and Theo Majka and Dr. Cheney pictured below who teaches Anthropology 150. |
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| Economics: Comprehending the intricacies of the global economy is vital to students who wish to make a difference on the world stage. INS majors are required to take two Economics courses, Micro and Macro Economics. One of the professors you might meet is Barbara John. |
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History: The History department offers courses on a variety of regions including the United States, Europe, Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Latin America to enable students to succeed in a rapidly changing global environment. The department’s faculty subscribe to the teacher/scholar model, bringing to the classrooms the most recent scholarly findings and interpretations in their fields and publishing their research in major publication outlets. Depending on your concentration of study, some of the professors who teach INS requirements are: |
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Dr. Marybeth Carlson HST 312 - Age of Democratic Revolutions |
HST 314 - History of Europe 1890-1945 |
Dr. Ellen Fleischmann HST 334 - History of Palestinian-Israeli Conflict |
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Languages: Each International Studies student is required to complete at least 6 semester hours of upper-level foreign language instruction in one of the following languages: French, German, Italian, Spanish. However, proficiency in Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Latin, or Russian also fulfills this requirement. You may be taking classes with one of these professors as you explore and immerse yourself in your chosen language. |
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Dr. Maureen O'Meara French |
Dr. Arthur Mosher German |
Dr. Andria Chiodo Italian |
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Dr. Percio Castro Spanish |
Dr. Janis Krugh Spanish |
Dr. Francisco Penas-Bermejo Spanish |
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Philosophy: The Department of Philosophy offers a wide variety of courses that develop students’ abilities to analyze arguments, to read closely, to write precisely, and to approach profound questions creatively. As you progress in the INS major, you may be taking courses from these professors. |
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Dr. Daniel Fouke PHL 321 - Environmental Ethics |
Dr. Patricia Johnson PHL 371 - Philosophy of Human Rights |
Dr. Danielle Poe PHL 310 - Social Philosophy PHL 327 - Philosophy of Peace |
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Political Science: The Political Science Department is committed to the globalization and internationalization of students, to leadership, and service. In meeting these goals, the Political Science faculty are dedicated to excellence in teaching, scholarship and professional interaction in areas of inquiry that include American politics, public law, public administration, international relations, comparative politics, public policy, environmental politics, urban politics, political theory and more. |
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Religious Studies: The Department of Religious Studies sees itself as a community of scholars serving the University community and the local community by teaching, research, criticism, and action. As an INS major you will have the opportunity to take a variety of Religious Studies courses and may meet these professors: |
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Professor Judith Bluestein REL 366 - The Holocaust |
Dr. Kelly Johnson REL 363 - Faith and Justice |
Dr. Judith Martin REL 308 - Islam |
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Biography:
Dr. Ellen Fleischmann is an associate professor in the Department of History.
She received her PhD in Middle East history from Georgetown University in 1996.
Since 1998 she has taught Middle East history, world history, Western
civilization, and in the CORE program at UD. She has traveled extensively,
researched and lived in different Arab countries. Her research has been
supported by an NEH grant, three Fulbright grants, and UD’s Research Council.
Research interests:
Palestinian women; women and gender in the Middle East; women’s movements; the
missionary experience and encounter in the Middle East.
Recent publications:
“Education: Missionary. Arab States (excepting Sudan and North Africa).”
Encyclopedia of
Women and Islamic Cultures. Vol. IV: Economics, Education, Mobility and Space.
Edited by Suad
Joseph et al. Leiden: Brill, 2007.
“Evangelization or Education: American Protestant Missionaries, the American
Board, and
the Girls and Women of Syria (1830-1910),” in New Faith in Ancient Lands:
Western Missions in
the Middle East in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries, edited by
Heleen Van der Murre. Leiden: Brill, 2006.
The Nation and Its ‘New’ Women: The Palestinian Women's Movement, 1920-1948.
University
of California Press, Berkeley (2003).
"The Impact of American Protestant Missions in Lebanon on the Construction of
Female
Identity,” Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, vol. 13, no. 4 (2002), 411-426.
