Courses
ISPR-100D P3 Intro Internatl Studies (3)
This is an introductory course designed to provide students with a geographical understanding of contemporary global issues and problems. There will be some discussion of the physical world and its representation in maps, but the emphasis is upon the cultural realm and the various ways humans have interacted with their environments and with each other. Students are required to familiarize themselves with many global regions beyond North America and to compare and contrast these regions as an essential part of becoming “globally literate.”
Attributes: P3 YLIBISPR-204 P3 Contmp Global Issues (3)
The course is a discussion of some of the major issues of the twenty-first century that confront the global community and that have dominated the headlines in the past two years. These issues include the Eurozone crisis, the refugee crisis in the Middle East and in Europe, the rise of terrorist group such as ISI, the renewal of diplomatic relations with Cuba etc.
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Attributes: ISFS P3 YLIB
SpringISPR-205 CC Contemporary Ireland (3)
The course examines the political, economic and social conditions of contemporary Ireland (including both the Republic and Northern Ireland), relations between the two parts, and Ireland’s role in the world. Origins, current conditions and prospects for the future will be considered.
Attributes: CC ISRS YLIBISPR-206 P3 Comp Military Thoughts (3)
The course will compare military thought of different historical, cultural and political settings ranging from the US and Western Europe to the East (Russia, Japan, China), and from Machiavelli and Clausewitz to Mao and Giap. This will provide for the understanding and analyzing of selected contemporary global security issues.
Attributes: P3 YLIB ZRESISPR-207 Global Humanitarianism (3)
The course exposes students to theories and practices of humanitarian actions around the world. It is also a critical investigation into issues generated by humanitarian interventions.
Attributes: YLIB ZRESISPR-210 Cult. Identity: So. Asia (3)
This course examines the historical, social, sexual, economic, and political dimensions of life in South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan) exploring especially issues of identity within the complicated dynamics of culture, tradition, colonialism, religion, nationalism, and a global economy that is radically changing South Asia.
Attributes: ISRS YLIBISPR-212 CC Intro to Contemp Africa (3)
The course introduces, from an interdisciplinary perspective, the basic concepts and theoretical frameworks for understanding the dynamic and complex region that is Africa today. Major issues to be explored include history, the politics of democratic transitions, the economy, the environment, health policies, family structure and women in development, religion, ethnicity, as well as African music, food and literature.
Attributes: CC ISRS YLIBISPR-220 CC Latin Am Global Context (3)
Latin America in the Global Context will explore contemporary issues related to this region and integrate them into the current global context. After a brief introduction about the history of Latin America the course will focus on the social, cultural and political commonalities found in the different countries of Latin America and in the particular realities of each specific nation.
Attributes: CC ISRS YLIB
This course will have an interdisciplinary approach. Some of the topics that we will focus on include political and economic processes; urbanization and migration; religion; and race, ethnicity and gender.ISPR-270D CC Global Gender Studies (3)
The global study of women requires considering different cultures, religions, and forms of government. This course studies contemporary issues through a gender perspective and considers the ways in which this perspective is useful in broadening our understanding of women’s lives and concerns in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Examines the role of women in the struggle for human rights, environmental protection, economic justice, and political participation. Compares the situation of first-world and third-world women and analyzes the role of the United Nations in promoting advances in the status of women.
Attributes: CC ISFS WGST YLIBISPR-475 Washington DC-Internship (6 TO 9)
Washington Experience semester is offered through The Washington Center.
Permission of the advisor, department chair, and TWC liaison (Dr. Monica Cherry) is required to register.Typically offered:
Attributes: YLIB
Fall
Pre-requisites: ISPR-476 Y D-ISPR-476 Washington DC-Seminar (3 TO 6)
Washington Experience semester is offered through The Washington Center.
Permission of the advisor, department chair, and TWC liaison (Dr. Monica Cherry) is required to register.Typically offered:
Attributes: YLIB
Fall
Pre-requisites: ISPR-477 Y D-ISPR-477 Washington DC-Forum (1 TO 3)
Washington Experience semester is offered through The Washington Center.
Permission of the advisor, department chair, and TWC liaison (Dr. Monica Cherry) is required to register.Typically offered:
Attributes: YLIB
FallISPR-490 Internship (1 TO 6)
An internship with a company or agency in the Rochester area, which includes the opportunity to work in the area of international affairs or a related subject.
Permission of the Program Director is required to register.
Attributes: YLIBISPR-496 Independent Study (1 TO 6)
An opportunity for a student to engage in research or study in an area or topic not regularly covered in the program.
Completion of the Independent Study/Tutorial Authorization form is required.
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Attributes: YLIB
FallISPR-497 Senior Thesis Preparation (3)
This is the first course in the series ISPR 497-498, which must be taken in this sequence or concurrently. ISPR 497 students will work through the process of planning a major research paper, preparing a proposal (including a consideration of research design), selecting faculty readers, and completing an annotated bibliography.
Permission of the Program Director is required to register.
Attributes: YLIB
Restrictions: Including: -Major: International Studies -Class: SeniorISPR-498H Honors: Internat’l Studies (3)
ISPR 498H Honors students work through successive drafts and seminar discussions of their research paper begun in ISPR 497, culminating in a formal written paper suitable for publication, as well as a formal presentation to the Fisher community, ISPR faculty, and students in April. Students interested in enrolling in ISPR 498H must maintain a 3.50 cumulative GPA and declare their intention to pursue honors in ISPR prior to the beginning of their senior year.
Permission of the Program Director required to register.
Attributes: YLIBISPR-498 Senior Thesis Presentation (3)
This is the second course in the sequence ISPR 497-498. ISPR 498 students will work through successive drafts and seminar discussions of their research papers, culminating in a final written paper suitable for publication, as well as a formal presentation to the Fisher community, ISPR faculty, and students in April.
Permission of the Program Director required to register.
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Attributes: YLIB
Fall & SpringISPR-1060 Global Issues (3)
Through a series of articles, case studies, and films, this course explores global issues from the disciplinary perspective of international studies. Topics of focus include human rights, the production, trafficking and abuse of illegal narcotics, extremism and terrorism, various forms of corruption, human migration and immigration, human trafficking, poverty and development, etc. As they critically research and engage with such issues in various regions of the world, students will gain a more complete picture of some of the serious challenges facing humanity as a whole in the early 21st century, begin to understand relationships and connections that exist between the United States and the rest of the world, and be encouraged to develop into mindful, globally educated citizens.
Attributes: LC YLIB
Restrictions: Including: -Class: Freshman; Excluding: -Attribute: New Core 20-21ISPR-1299 Research-Based Writing (3)
Students study and practice skills central to academic and professional research through the development of independent, inquiry-based projects. In their projects, students assert, support, and integrate their own positions into scholarly conversations based in research. Students develop competency in the location, evaluation, analysis and documentation of sources that represent a range of different perspectives on important issues.
Attributes: RW YLIB ZRES
Restrictions: Including: -Class: Freshman, Sophomore -Attribute: New Core 20-21ISPR-2206 Comparative Military Thght (3)
The course will trace the evolution of military thought from the Renaissance to the present day, and the impact these ideas have had on war. Material is developed around the major thinkers and theories that have been the foundation of military doctrine and strategy, providing a solid basis for understanding and analyzing selected contemporary functional and regional security issues.
Attributes: CIA YLIB
Restrictions: Excluding: -Class: Freshman, SeniorISPR-2300 Intro to Int’l Studies (3)
This course will introduce students to the interdisciplinary field of International Studies. We will consider such topics as world history and the origins of modern cultural, political and economic globalization, the evolution of international relations and diplomacy, modern global conflict and cooperation, security concerns, economic and human development, and so on. Students will become familiar with key concepts in international / global studies,
Attributes: DEI YLIB
and learn to analyze contemporary events and issues from multiple perspectives.
Restrictions: Excluding: -Class: Freshman, SeniorISPR-2320 Human Migra in the Mod Era (3)
This course will examine the global phenomenon of human migration in the modern era, from immigration to the United States and other countries in the Americas in the nineteenth century do current trends in legal and illegal global migration, refugee crises and related global issues in the twenty-first century. Why do people chose to migrate across international borders? Why and how do sovereign nation states seek to control the movement of peoples? What are the potential social, economic, and political ramifications of both emigration and immigration? The overarching goal of the course is to provide students with essential fundamental knowledge of historical and contemporary human migration so that they will be able to consider and discuss such questions from a variety of disciplinary perspectives and develop a more comprehensive and nuanced understanding of the topic.
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Attributes: DEI YLIB
Fall
Restrictions: Excluding: -Class: Freshman