Graduate Catalog - New Jersey City University

42 GRADUATE CATALOG 2013-2016 NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Dr. Louise Stanton, Director
lstanton@njcu.edu
Department of Political Science
Karnoutsos Hall, Room 640
201-200-3574
INTL 610 Area Study (3)
This course offers a field study of the geography,
demography, and social, cultural, and
or country. An appreciation of the political
significance of that area on the international
scene is emphasized.
http://www.njcu.edu/aca/international/G/
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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
INTL 600 Independent Study
and Research I (3)
The purpose of this course is to enable the
student to focus on global or specialized
issues within International Studies. Each
course is individualized under the guidance
of a supervisor who helps the student
to pursue his or her own interests and to
expand into areas not otherwise covered by
any other course in the University. Along
with the content of the course, it offers an
opportunity to become proficient in one
or more methods of research in the field of
international study.
INTL 601 Independent Study
and Research II (3)
The purpose of this course is to enable the
student to focus on global or specialized
issues within International Studies. Each
course is individualized under the guidance
of a supervisor who helps the student
to pursue his or her own interests and to
expand into areas not otherwise covered by
any other course in the University. Along
with the content of the course, it offers an
opportunity to become proficient in one or
more methods of research in the international
field.
INTL 603 Science, Society
and Civilization (3)
This seminar emphasizes the interrelationships
of emerging developments in science
and social science and the impact of this
new knowledge on American society. Topics
such as automation and the individual,
public health, space technology, reproduction
and heredity, and food resources and
the population explosion illustrate the
content of the seminar.
INTL 612 Field Study in
European Civilization (6)
This course offers a field study of European
countries to give the student special insight
into the civilization and cultures of selected
countries through lectures by European
and American professors and observation of
European institutions at work.
INTL 614 Field Study
in World Civilization (6)
This course exposes the student to the
understanding and importance of human
behavior in various civilizations around the
world. Students study the total behaviorpatterns
of cultures through first-hand experience
and observation on location.
INTL 691 Middle East Institute I (3)
Middle East Institute I is an analytical study
of the impact of social, economic, and
political factors on human relations in the
Middle East. The institutions of the Middle
East-the family, school, government, and
religious institutions are studied in detail.
INTL 692 Middle East Institute II (3)
This course offers a field study conducted
in the Middle East to provide students an
understand the historic, sociological, and
anthropological context. Emphasis is placed
on social, economic, and cultural problems
which have bearing on politics and
diplomacy.
INTD 697 Caribbean Science Tour (3)
This course offers a “science tour” of the
Caribbean. The trip is especially designed
for in-service teachers, to increase their
knowledge of tropical ecology and geology.
(Prerequisite: One semester college biology
or geology)