Area of Concentration in International Studies

Wabash College is committed to preparing its students for leadership and service in a changing global society. As part of that commitment, the Program in International Studies affords students the opportunity to gain a firm grounding in either Latin American or European studies. Available to students majoring in any discipline, the Program in International Studies encourages students to improve their language proficiency and learn about Latin American or European nations. Through coursework, off-campus study, and a summer internship, students in the Program in International Studies may obtain a coherent, well-rounded understanding of another culture. Successful completion of the Program satisfies the College requirement for an area of concentration. The Program is administered by the International Studies Committee.

Requirements
Students may contact the director of International Students and Off Campus Programs, Mr. Clapp, for further information. The requirements of the program include the following:

• Spanish, French, or German at the proficiency level associated with four semesters of college-level language study by the end of the sophomore year.

• Four courses outside the major designated as international studies courses. The International Studies Committee will approve this set of courses as part of the application process. At least two of the courses should be taken at Wabash before the off-campus experience. Students are encouraged to use relevant work done on off-campus study to help fulfill this requirement.

• Two half-credit seminars on international studies. Students will take the first in the spring fall semester of the sophomore junior year and the second in spring fall semester of the senior year.

• At least one semester (normally spring semester junior year) of off-campus studyStudents study off-campus during one semester in the junior year in a European or Latin American country where students they can practice their newly acquired language skills, and learn in other disciplines in a language other than English.
• A summer internship, where possible, related to a student’s major field of study, after his off-campus study period, in the country where he studied.

Application
As with all off-campus study, students apply for admission to the program in International Studies in the fall of their sophomore year. The application process to study off-campus is fully outlined at www.wabash.edu/international/ocs. Applicants are expected to meet the basic requirements for off-campus study (including a 3.00 GPA). They must be on track to complete four semesters of college-level language by the following spring semester. Applications are approved by the International Studies Committee, in conjunction with the Off-Campus Studies Committee. Course plans must be approved by the chair of the International Studies Committee in addition to approvals required by other departments and the Registrar as outlined in the Off-Campus Study requirements. They will be asked to furnish information about their interest in international studies and provide information needed on the off-campus study application, including material about the off-campus program(s) in which they propose to enroll. In consultation with IS committee members, students, shall list on their applications the names of their own committee members. The student’s committee should made up of individuals on the IS committee or who teach courses listed in the student’s own IS area of concentration.

Courses
In addition to the two half-credit seminars, the Program in International Studies requires students to take four additional courses related to international studies in general or to the student’s area of study within the Program, i.e., Europe or Latin America. These courses must be outside the student’s major (and any other minor).

At least two of these should be taken at Wabash before studying off-campus. The courses appropriate for satisfying this requirement will vary, depending on the student’s major (and any other minor). In general, students may not “double-count” courses toward the Program in International Studies and toward a major or minor. Nor may they take more than 11 courses in their major field (of 34 needed for graduation) by counting some of these toward completion of the Program in International Studies.

The list of courses below is not intended to be exhaustive. Students may use other courses to satisfy this requirement (e.g., special topics courses, freshman tutorials, or other courses of particular relevance to the planned study abroad). A student who wishes to use a course not listed below should explain his reasons for doing so to the International Studies Committee and obtain the Committee’s approval.

General Courses
ART 101 History of the Western Art
ECO 321 International Trade
ECO 224/PSC 324 Economic and Political Development
ECO 222 Comparative Economic Systems
ECO 322 International Finance
ENG 109 World Literature in Translation
HIS 102 World History Since 1500
HIS 201 World History 1945 to present
MUS 102 World Music
MUS 202 Instruments and Culture
PSC 122 Survey of Comparative Politics
PSC 242 Survey of International Politics
PSC 328 Comparative Non-Democratic Politics
PSY 211 Cross Cultural Psychology

Courses with a European Focus
ART 207 Renaissance and Baroque
ART 208 9th Century Art
ART 209 20th Century Art
ECO 214 Topics in Economic History: Europe
ECO 277 Special Topics (if European focus)
ENG 109/IS 270 World Literature in Translation
HIS 222 Early Modern Europe
HIS 231 19th Century Europe
HIS 232 20th Century Europe
HIS 334 Russia, 1860-present
IS 270 Special Topics (if European focus)
MUS 217 Music of Middle Ages Renaissance & Baroque
MUS 218 Classical Music
MUS 219 Music in the Romantic Era
MUS 220 Music Since 1900
PHI 242 Foundations in Modern Philosophy
PHI 144 Existentialism
PHI 345 20th Century Continental Philosophy
PSC 374 Special Topics International Politics
REL 172 Christianity in the Modern Era
THE 214 Modern European Theater