https://www.uwplatt.edu/program/international-studies
Program Coordinator: Shan J. Sappleton
Office: 137 Gardner Hall
Phone: 608.342.1806
Email: sappletons@uwplatt.edu
About International Studies
International Studies is available as an interdisciplinary minor offered by the College of Liberal Arts and Education and the Department of History and Social Sciences. Through a cross-national approach, the minor is designed to make visible and explicit the interdependence that has been created by economic, technological, and communications development in the contemporary world.
Students pursuing the International Studies minor must be self-directed and confident in their ability to plan their coursework to match their anticipated professional goals. This minor prepares students to work effectively in an increasingly complex world. It offers considerable flexibility for students to develop areas of specialization and to draw upon the offerings of other departments across the university. All minors are required to study a world language and participate in an education abroad program.
Mission Statement
The International Studies minor provides a foundation in transnational and intercultural relations through interdisciplinary work across departments. It includes curricular, experiential, and skills components that enable students to deepen their academic commitment, broaden their intercultural understanding, and advance their personal development.
Goals and Objectives
Students will:
- Approach international problems from multiple disciplinary perspectives (such as anthropology, business, economics, environmental sciences and society, history, political science, and sociology).
- Communicate proficiently in a language other than English.
- Analyze international issues from multiple theoretical perspectives (such as realist, feminist, environmental, institutionalist, historical materialist, and structuralist).
- Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of a particular country or region outside the United States.
- Write effectively about international issues.