International Relations

Changes effective Fall Term 2009

Faculty teaching International Relations courses include members of the Humanities and Social Sciences Divisions in the College of Arts and Sciences. Please see the schedule of classes for each academic term for specific assignments.

The international relations major is designed to develop an appreciation for the multi-disciplinary aspects of global affairs. The curriculum exposes students to political questions about security, diplomacy, and power relations among nations; the nature of political life in other societies; the development of economic relationships within and between nations; the historical and cultural origins of American, European, Asian, Latin American, and African nations; and requires proficiency in foreign language. While not directly vocational in nature, the international relations major prepares students for graduate and professional schools, for careers in international and regional agencies and organizations in the public and private sectors, and for the foreign service.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Majors in international relations must complete a minimum of fourteen (14) courses from five (5) academic areas: politics, history, economics, modern languages, and culture area studies. At least one-half of these courses must be taken at the 300-400 level, at least two (2) of these upper-level courses must be in the same area. A required senior capstone seminar in international politics (POL 453) must be taken during the senior year while in residence at Rollins College. No off-campus course(s) may be substituted for the senior seminar. In order to prepare adequately for this requirement, international relations majors must have completed at least seven (7) courses in the major, including courses in comparative and international politics, and in foreign policy. Therefore, transfer students and those with A.A. degrees should assume that it will take at least two years to complete the major. Seniors graduating in December must take the capstone seminar during the previous spring term.

Students are strongly encouraged to participate in one of the Rollins-sponsored study-abroad programs and/or in the Foreign Policy Semester at American University in Washington, D.C. The program coordinator tries to facilitate these activities by counting courses from these programs toward the major at Rollins. However, these courses, and any course substitutions, must have a demonstrable substantial academic content and relevance to the major in order to be approved by the program coordinator. A maximum of five transfer courses will be counted toward the major, and no more than one transfer course will be accepted for any single academic area within the major, except for political science, for which two courses will be accepted.

All students are required to complete POL 130, POL 453, ECO 202 and ECO 203. Students choose the remaining ten (10) courses from the following lists tailored to fit individual interest and needs. Descriptions for the courses listed below can be found in the individual departmental sections of this catalogue. The program coordinator must approve any transfer courses and any course substitutions for those listed below.

POLITICAL SCIENCE
Five (5) courses required for an understanding of comparative politics, international relations, and foreign policy.

POL 100 Introduction to Comparative Politics
POL 130 Introduction to International Politics (Required)
POL 202 The Americas: A Political History of Latin America
POL 232 World Issues of Our Times
POL 301 Revolution in the Modern World
POL 302 Politics in the Third World
POL 311 Authoritarianism: Right and Left
POL 312 Problems of Latin America
POL 315 Topic: War and Conflict on the Silver Screen
POL 317 Latin America and the U.S. in World Politics
POL 321 The Politics of Latin America
POL 330 Peace and Conflict Studies
POL 331 International Political Economy
POl 332 International Human Rights
POL 333 Case Studies in Sustainable Development
POL 334 Political Economy of Japan
POL 336 Post Communist Systems
POL 351 International Security
POL 352 International Law
POL 353 Foreign Policy of the U.S.
POL 354 International Organization
POL 355 Political Psychology
POL 358 European Government and Politics
POL 368 Comparative Public Policy
POL 370 Comparative Modern Ideologies
POL 384 East Asian Politics
POL 422 Seminar in Comparative Politics
POL 453 Seminar in International Politics (Required)

HISTORY
Two (2) courses required to attain a knowledge of American and/or European history.

HIS 113 History of Modern Europe: 1500-1815
HIS 114 History of Modern Europe: 1815 to Present
HIS 142 History of the U.S. to 1877
HIS 143 History of the U.S. from 1877
HIS 350 U.S. and China Relations
HIS 354 Imperial Russia
HIS 355 History of the Soviet Union
HIS 362 History of American Foreign Policy
HIS 368 Anatomy of Revolution
HIS 383 The Decline of Europe
RSN 220 The Rise of Russia
RSN 221 Introduction to Russian Culture

ECONOMICS
Three (3) courses required for a basic understanding of economic ideas and and introduction to the world economy.

ECO 202 Introduction to Economics in Historical Perspective (Required)
ECO 203 Principles of Micro- and Macroeconomics (Required)
ECO 204 Alternative Economic Perspectives
ECO 304 Intermediate Macroeconomics
ECO 307 International Economics
ECO 325 Distribution of Income and Wealth
ECO 327 Comparative Economic Systems
ECO 351 Economic Development
ECO 407 International Finance
ECO 442 History of Economics

MODERN LANGUAGES
Two (2) courses are required in a modern language at the 200 intermediate level. The courses must be conducted in that language, with the purpose of achieving reading and conversational proficiency (courses in translation may not be counted). If either intermediate level course is waived, an appropriate 300- or 400-level course will be required.

The two-course requirement may be waived by demonstrating 'native proficiency' in a modern foreign language, as determined by the Rollins College Department of Modern Languages and Literatures (this applies to languages taught by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures). If the language is not taught at Rollins, the two-course requirement may be waived by demonstrating a proficiency in a modern foreign language at the 'advanced' level by passing a standardized test administered by the ACTFL Testing Office. Information and application forms for these tests can be obtained from the Rollins College Department of Modern Languages and Literatures. Receiving a foreign language waiver does not reduce the total number of courses required for the international relations major (14). Students receiving such a waiver are required to take two additional courses from the lists of approved courses in international relations (political science, history, economics, and cultural area studies). The international relations major does not grant waivers, exemptions, or substitutions for the two-course foreign language requirement to students who do not have proficiency in English and at least one other modern foreign language.

CULTURE AREA STUDIES
Two (2) courses focused on Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and/or Latin America are required.

ANT 252 Cultures of China
ANT 254 Cultures of Japan
ANT 259 Culture and Societies of Islam
ANT 277 Gender in the Middle East and North Africa
ANT 345 Brazilian Amazon
ANT 365 Real and the Supernatural in Latin America
HIS 250 Modern Japan
HIS 260 History of Chinese Civilization
HIS 262 East Asia in Pre-Modern Times
HIS 263 East Asia in Modern Times
HIS 349 The Chinese Revolutions
HIS 361 Contemporary China
LAC 200 Foundations of Latin American Culture and Society
LAC 201 Foundations of Caribbean Culture and Society
LAC 305 Topics in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
LAC 400 Seminar in Latin American and Caribbean Studies