International Studies
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Director of undergraduate studies: Pierre Landry, 210 LUCE, 432-3418, pierre.landry@yale.edu
FACULTY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAM OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Professors
Julia Adams (Chair) (Sociology), David Cameron (Political Science), Mine Eder (Middle East Studies) (Visiting), John Gaddis (History), Jolyon Howorth (Political Science) (Visiting), Stathis Kalyvas (Political Science), Dean Karlan (Economics), Paul Kennedy (History), Daniel Kevles (History), Nicoli Nattrass (Ethics, Politics, & Economics, International Affairs) (Visiting), Patricia Pessar (Adjunct) (American Studies, Anthropology), Douglas Rae (School of Management, Political Science), Frances Rosenbluth (Political Science), Jeremy Seekings (Ethics, Politics, & Economics, International Affairs) (Visiting), Ian Shapiro (Political Science), Gaddis Smith (Emeritus) (History), Alec Stone Sweet (Political Science, Law School), Ivan Szelenyi (Sociology), Elisabeth Wood (Political Science), Qingmin Zhang (Peking University Program), Yun Zhou (Peking University Program)
Associate Professors
Keith Darden (Political Science), Thad Dunning (Political Science), Keller Easterling (School of Architecture), Pierre Landry (Political Science), Ellen Lust (Political Science), Mridu Rai (History)
Assistant Professors
Costas Arkolakis (Economics), Patrick Cohrs (History), Beverly Gage (History), Susan Hyde (Political Science), Sigrun Kahl (Political Science), Christian Leuprecht (International Affairs) (Visiting), Nikolay Marinov (Political Science), Jun Saito (Political Science), Vivek Sharma (Political Science), Jessica Weiss (Political Science)
Senior Lecturers
Charles Hill (International Affairs), Boris Kapustin (Ethics, Politics, & Economics, International Affairs)
Lecturers
David Alvarez (Political Science), Jasmina Besirevic-Regan (Sociology), Elizabeth Brundige (International Affairs), Cheryl Doss (Associate Chair) (Economics), Stuart Gottlieb (Political Science), Alison Holmes (International Affairs), Allison Kingsley (Political Science), Matthew Kocher (International Affairs), Jean Krasno (Political Science), Konstantina Maragkou (Hellenic Studies), Walter Mead (International Affairs), Nancy Ruther (Political Science), Jonathan Schell (International Affairs), James Silk (Law School), David Siroky (International Affairs), Abbey Steele (Political Science), Robin Theurkauf (Political Science)
The program in International Studies is designed for students who seek to combine the discipline-based requirements of a first major with an understanding, drawn from several disciplines, of the transformations occurring on this planet in their interconnected socioeconomic, environmental, political, and cultural dimensions. No student may major in International Studies by itself; it must be a second major. The number of students accepted into this major is limited.
The International Studies major requires mastery at an advanced level in one modern foreign language or intermediate-level proficiency in two foreign languages; courses in introductory economics (both macro- and microeconomics); and familiarity with the history, society, or politics of at least one country or region other than the United States. Students are also required to take one course in each of five areas that provide alternative lenses for analyzing international affairs: analytic and research methods, statecraft and power, ethnicity and culture, international political economy, and science and technology. The capstone of the International Studies major is the two-term senior seminar course, in which a group of students and a faculty member study topics connected to a single broad theme and/or a region of the world.
Students interested in applying to the International Studies major should elect courses during the freshman and sophomore years with an awareness of the foreign language and economics requirements of the major. Admission to the major takes place during the sophomore year. Application forms are available on the International Affairs Council Web site.
Students should note that, in accordance with the academic regulations concerning two majors (see "Two Majors" under the heading "Special Arrangements" in chapter II), each major must be completed independently of the other, with no more than two term courses overlapping. Although senior essays or projects may, with permission of both directors of undergraduate studies, be coordinated, they may not overlap in course credits earned. Close and continuous consultation between the student, the director of undergraduate studies, and appropriate faculty members is extremely important.
Permission to complete two majors must be secured from the Committee on Honors and Academic Standing. Application forms are available from the residential college deans. Forms must be submitted prior to the student's final term.
Requirements of the major. In addition to fulfilling the requirements of the primary major, a student pursuing International Studies as a second major must complete eleven term courses, including the senior seminar, and meet the major's language requirement. Up to two courses in the major may be taken on a Credit/D/Fail basis. Students are expected to choose their courses from the following categories:
1. One term course chosen from either INTS 171a, International Ideas and Institutions: Foundations, or 172a, International Ideas and Institutions: Contemporary Challenges.
2. One term course in each of the following five lens areas: analytic and research methods, statecraft and power, ethnicity and culture, international political economy, and science and technology. A list of preapproved courses is available from the International Studies office or on the program Web site. Additional courses may meet a lens requirement with approval from the director of undergraduate studies.
3. One term course in microeconomics and one in macroeconomics.
4. One term course in the history, culture, or politics of a region or country other than the United States.
5. One two-term senior seminar course (the senior requirement).
Language requirement. Majors in International Studies must demonstrate advanced ability in one, or intermediate-level ability in two, modern languages other than English. This requirement is normally met by the completion of two courses at the L5 level in one language or courses in two languages at the L4 level. Grades in language courses do not count toward Distinction in the Major.
Senior requirement. Each student takes a two-term senior seminar course (INTS 400–499). Senior seminars are yearlong working groups of about fifteen students directed by a faculty member and organized around a unifying theme or topic selected to reflect student and faculty interests. Each group produces a set of closely related, article-length research papers, with each student's paper comprising the senior essay. Senior essays should draw on foreign language as well as English sources.
Senior seminars vary from year to year. The topics for 2009–2010 are indicated in the titles of the senior seminars in the course listings.
REQUIREMENTS OF THE MAJOR
International Studies can be taken only as a second major. Specific course selection and choices of linked majors should be made in consultation with the DUS.
Prerequisites: None
Number of courses: 11 (incl senior sem; excluding lang req)
Distribution of courses: 1 term course each in micro- and macroeconomics; either INTS 171a or 172a; 1 course in hist, culture, or politics of a country or region other than the U.S.; 1 course in each of 5 lens areas
Language requirement: Advanced ability in one, or intermediate-level ability in two, modern langs other than English
Senior requirement: Two-term senior sem
