Foreign Area Studies Major

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FOREIGN AREA STUDIES (For Ar Stu)
Offered by the Departments of Economics and Geosciences, Foreign Languages, History and Political Science.

For Ar Stu 400. Summer Foreign Language Immersion. Intensive foreign language and culture study at an accredited foreign university or language institute.

For Ar Stu 410. Model Arab League (MAL). Interdepartmental, interdisciplinary seminar on contemporary issues on the Middle East, preparing foreign area studies majors for regional or national-level competitions of the MAL. Specialists from various departments introduce historical, geographical, political, socioeconomic, cultural, linguistic and literary factors to enhance understanding of a specific region or nation of the Middle East. In addition, enrollees will learn parliamentary and forensic procedures. Portions of the course may be taught in Arabic.

For Ar Stu 415. Advanced Model Arab League (AMAL). Advanced interdepartmental, interdisciplinary seminar on contemporary issues on the Middle East, preparing students for regional or national-level competitions of the MAL. Specialists from various departments introduce historical, geographical, political, socioeconomic, linguistic and literary factors to enhance understanding of a specific region or nation of the Middle East. In addition, enrollees will serve as class leaders and mentors for first-time students of For Ar Stu 410, Basic Model Arab League. Enrollees of For Ar Stu 415 will serve as focal points during the drafting and presentation of point papers and resolutions during the model competitions.

For Ar Stu 420. Model Organization of American States (MOAS). Interdepartmental, interdisciplinary seminar on contemporary issues in Latin America, preparing foreign area studies majors for regional or national-level competitions of the MOAS. Specialists from various departments introduce historical, geographical, political, socioeconomic, cultural, linguistic and literary factors to enhance understanding of a specific region or country in Latin America. In addition, enrollees will learn parliamentary and forensic procedures. Portions of the course may be taught in Spanish.

For Ar Stu 425. Advanced Model Organization of American States (AMOAS). Advanced interdepartmental, interdisciplinary seminar on contemporary issues on Latin America, preparing students for regional or national-level competitions of the MOAS. Specialists from various departments introduce historical, geographical, political, socioeconomic, linguistic and literary factors to enhance understanding of a specific region or nation of Latin America. In addition, enrollees will serve as class leaders and mentors for first-time students of For Ar Stu 420, Basic Model Organization of American States. Enrollees of For Ar Stu 425 will serve as focal points during the drafting and presentation of point papers and resolutions during the model competitions.

For Ar Stu 430. Model African Union (MAU). Interdepartmental, interdisciplinary seminar on contemporary issues in Africa, preparing foreign area studies majors for regional or national-level competitions of the MAU. Specialists from various departments introduce historical, geographical, political, socioeconomic, cultural, linguistic and literary factors to enhance understanding of a specific region or country in Africa. In addition, enrollees will learn parliamentary and forensic procedures.

For Ar Stu 435. Advanced Model African Union (AMAU). Advanced interdepartmental, interdisciplinary seminar on contemporary issues on Africa, preparing students for regional or national-level competitions of the MAU. Specialists from various departments introduce historical, geographical, political, socioeconomic, linguistic and literary factors to enhance understanding of a specific region or nation of Africa. In addition, enrollees will serve as class leaders and mentors for first-time students of For Ar Stu 430, Model AfricanUnion. Enrollees of For Ar Stu 435 will serve as focal points during the drafting and presentation of point papers and resolutions during the model competitions.

For Ar Stu 440. Model European Organization. Interdepartmental, interdisciplinary seminar on contemporary issues in Europe, especially security issues. This course prepares Foreign Area Studies majors for regional or national-level competitions of the Model NATO or Model EU. Specialists from various departments introduce historical, geographical, political, socioeconomic, cultural and civil-military factors to enhance understanding of a specific region or country in Western Europe. In addition, enrollees will learn parliamentary and forensic procedures.

For Ar Stu 445. Advanced Model North Atlantic Treaty Organization (AMNATO). Advanced interdepartmental, interdisciplinary seminar on contemporary North American and West European issues, preparing students for regional or national-level competitions of the MNATO. Specialists from various departments introduce historical, geographical, political, socioeconomic, linguistic and literary factors to enhance understanding of a specific region or nation of Europe. In addition, enrollees will serve as class leaders and mentors for first-time students of For Ar Stu 440, Model European Organization. Enrollees of For Ar Stu 445 will serve as focal points during the drafting and presentation of point papers and resolutions during the model competitions.

For Ar Stu 470: France in the 20th Century. Interdisciplinary course taught primarily in French, designed to give Foreign Area Studies majors with a focus on West European and French language studies a better understanding of 20th century France. It will combine expertise from the Foreign Language, Political Science, Geography and History departments to present major factors in the history, politics and culture of modern France and its unique position in the current international system.

For Ar Stu 495. Special Topics in Foreign Area Studies. Interdisciplinary course designed to serve as a capstone or special experience for foreign area studies majors. (The following suffixes indicating geocultural region of specialization apply: “A” = Asia, “E” = Eastern Europe, “F” = Africa, “L” = Latin America, “M” = Middle East, “S” = Russia or Slavic regions, and “W” = Western Europe.) Cultural, literary, linguistic, historical, political, social, economic, geographical and other pertinent factors bearing on an understanding of the particular region involved are treated by specialists from relevant departments. Portions of the course may be taught in the relevant foreign language.