International Studies

Dr. Nathalie Degroult, Director

Housed in the department of Modern Languages and Classics, the International Studies minor takes an interdisciplinary approach to cultivating in learners a global perspective that will complement any major and will serve them well in every aspect of their lives beyond Siena: career, travel, community, etc. The program encourages students’ curiosity and awareness regarding global cultures and issues. It enables them to see the interconnectedness of diverse populations and of people and the environment. The program’s curriculum is designed to foster in them the personal qualities and the intercultural communication skills that will allow them to contribute to Siena College’s mission of “building a world that is more just, peaceable, and humane” now and for years to come.

Hence, this minor attempts to enable students to discover their connections and responsibilities to the rest of the world through considering these basic questions in all its designated courses:

What are the positive and negative ways in which the people of the world are connected in the twenty-first century?
How do I and the people in my community, region and country have global connections with people in other lands?
How do individuals, organizations and governments attempt to manage these connections? What are the positive and negative implications for the various management methods and rules? Who benefits and who loses from these decisions? How do these decisions affect the marginalized and the poor?

Programs

Minor

International Studies Minor

Courses

International Studies