courses of instruction - Lafayette College

traditional Islamic society and moderniza
tion, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the
changed place of the region in world af
fairs. Prerequisite: Government and Law
230 or permission of instructor. Mr. Weiner
Honors and Individual Study
380,381. Historical Internship. The de
partment will arrange internships each se
mester for qualified juniors and seniors
with such agencies as Historic Easton, the
Canal Museum, Main Street Program
Easton, PA, Historic Bethlehem, etc. Writ
ten reports and conferences required. En
rollment limited by availability of accept
able projects. 380 offered in fall semester;
381 in spring semester. Mr. Miller
390,391. Independent Study. Qualified
students may develop, in consultation
with an instructor in the department, a
single-semester course directed to a partic
ular theme or topic of historical inquiry,
providing practice in historical research
and writing. 390 offered in fall semester;
391 in spring semester. Staff
495,496. Thesis. Guided by a member of
the staff, the student writes a thesis in a
specialized field. If at the end of the first se
mester the student's project appears to have
honors potential, the student may apply to
pursue graduation with honors. Upon sat
isfactory completion of the essay, the stu
dent takes an oral examination on the thesis
and its historical field. 495 offered in fall se
mester; 496 in spring semester. Staff
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
AND LAW
History and Government and Law is a co
ordinate major between the Departments
of History and Government and Law.
Teaching and scholarly study in these two
disciplines often overlap. For example, a
study of the political, economic, and social
history of a nation; constitutional history
and the study of law or society; or the
study of conflict resolution.
Historians tend to focus on analysis of
past events, while political scientists usually
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
emphasize the present with a view to pre
dicting the future. Historians are less con
cerned with theory than with objective anal
ysis of particular developments, while polit
ical scientists tend to use theory as the basis
for interpreting events. Still, most historians
write with a theoretical eye on the present as
a means of understanding the past, and po
litical scientists depend on an extensive
knowledge of history to develop theory.
Students have often taken a double major
in these two areas, especially those interest
ed in graduate study in law, international af
fairs, or teaching. Study in these two disci
plines helps students to develop critical
thinking, analysis, and writing skills the
qualities most sought after by employers
and opens the way to a broad range of ca
reers in the public and private sectors or for
advanced graduate/professional training in
virtually every area.
Requirements for the major: 14 courses in
cluding two chosen from History 105,106,
108, and 109; five 200- or 300-level courses
chosen from one of the History Department
clusters, one of which must be a 300-level
seminar; two chosen from Government and
Law 101,102,103,104; five 200- or 300-level
courses chosen from at least three of the
Government and Law Department sub-
fields, one of which must be a seminar;
the Common Course of Study including
the Foreign Culture requirement.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Professor Pribic, Chair (Foreign Languages and
Literatures), Professors Peleg (Government and
Law), Van Gulick (Mechanical Engineering),
Associate Professor DeVault (Economics),
Assistant Professors Fischer (Foreign Languages
and Literatures), Swoboda (History)
In this major, you gain a multifaceted per
spective on world issues and foreign policy
from several fields of study while preparing
for a career in foreign service, international
banking, insurance, law, government, infor
mation and social agencies, multinational
businesses, the military, journalism, and
teaching.
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