| A group major in International Studies, first organized in 1977, was the natural out-growth of the internationalist thrust of the Saint Joseph's College Core Curriculum and of the personal commitments of a number of the College's faculkty. IN a century when all peoples of the earth are becoming more and more aware of their interdependence, there is a great need for college graduates who are prepared to serve in careers in the international field and who have learned how to think perceptively and with the sensitivity in terms of the global Family of Humanity.
Saint Joseph's College offers two majors in International Studies. The first is a group major in which students spend their junior year in a study abroad program. There is a second option for a non-group major in which students do not spend a year abroad. They may, however, choose to fulfill some credits for the major ina semester or summer study abroad program.
The group major in International Studies is an excellen preparation for careers with the federal government (over thiry agencies), the foreign service, public international organizations (united Nations, regional bodies), banking and business, consulting frims, research organizations, teaching, trade and professional associations, the media (press, radio, television), foundations and other nonprofit groups (Red Cross, CARE, National Geographic).
The program described below has been put together after careful study of the competencies which a graduate entering a career position in the international field ought to have. Our program will provide the student with the opportunity to develop the following traits and skills:
- a sense of the dignity of the human person, clarity of personal and cultural values, broad and deep understanding of the commitments of Christian humanism;
- proficiency in speaking and writing, the ability to organize thoughts and introduce timely arguments, sill in logical analysis of problems;
- basic skills in economic and political analysis, including both quantitative and qualitative approaches;
- a conceptual grasp of history and contemporary events and the ability to relate specific cases to general patterns;
- knowledge of international peoples, languages and institutions, suggesting an ability to relate and to analyze across cultural and national lines.
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