International Relations

Room 211 – 2nd Floor

Cornell Social Science Building

407.646.2158

Office Hours: 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Monday through Friday

Administrative Assistant: Austa Weaver

Faculty

Michael Gunter CSS 212 Associate Professor of Politics and Director of International Relations 407-646-2263 Dr. Michael Gunter teaches courses in international relations and environmental politics. The author of Building the Next Ark: How NGOs Work to Protect Biodiversity, Gunter was named a Cornell Distinguished Faculty Scholar in December 2006 and a Fulbright Scholar for the U.S. State Department in 2006-2007.  On the Rollins College campus, Gunter serves as Director of the International Relations Program as well as the Director of the Living & Learning Communities.  He is also the advisor for the Washington Semester Program and Model UN student organization.  His webpage is here.
Joan Davison CSS 211 Associate Professor of Politics 407-646-2551
Dr. Gabriel Barreneche received his B.A. degree in Spanish and International Studies from Boston College and participated in that institution's study abroad program at the Universidad de San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador. He holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in Hispanic Languages and Literatures from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).  Dr. Barreneche's academic interests include contemporary Caribbean and Latin American literature, U.S. Latino literature, as well as instructional technology and the pedagogy of engaged learning.
Dexter Boniface (Political Science) teaches courses in Comparative Politics and International Relations, with a specialization in Latin American Politics. His research interests include Brazilian politics and democracy promotion efforts in Latin America. He is also interested in issues of democratization and development as they pertain to the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
Robert Moore (B.A. Tulane University, M.A., Ph.D. University of California at Riverside) teaches courses on China, Japan and Vietnam.  He has undertaken research on youth cultures and culture change in China and the U.S.  During the 1993-94 academic year he was a visiting "foreign expert" on the faculty of Qingdao University in the People's Republic of China.
Charles Rock, besides serving in the Peace Corps in Africa, lived Burma & Greece, worked for extended periods in France, Portugal, Ireland, Bulgaria, Hungary and Denmark, and teaches and does research on economic ideologies, globalization, microfinance, economic development, the EU, and the comparison of welfare states, nonprofit sectors and political economies.
General Information The international relations major is designed to develop an appreciation for the multi-disciplinary aspects of international affairs. The curriculum exposes students to political questions about security, diplomacy, and power relations among nations; the nature of political life in other societies; the development of economic relationships within and between nations; the historical and cultural origins of American, European, Asian, Latin American, and African nations; and requires proficiency in foreign language. While not directly vocational in nature, the international relations major prepares students for graduate and professional schools, for careers in international and regional agencies and organizations in the public and private sectors, and for the foreign service. Major Requirements Majors in international relations must complete a minimum of fourteen (14) courses from five (5) academic areas: politics, history, economics, foreign languages, and culture area studies. At least one-half of these courses must be taken at the 300-400 level ,at least two (2) of these upper-level courses must be in the same area, and a required senior capstone seminar in international politics (POL 453) or comparative politics (POL 422) must be taken during the senior year while in residence at Rollins College. No off-campus course(s) may be substituted for these senior seminars. In order to prepare adequately for this requirement, international relations majors must have completed at least seven (7) courses in the major, including courses in comparative and international politics, and in foreign policy. Therefore, transfer students and those with A.A. degrees should assume that it will take at least two years to complete the major. Seniors graduating in December must take the capstone seminar during the previous spring term. There are no core courses required; rather, students choose courses from the following lists tailored to fit individual interest and needs. Descriptions for the courses listed below can be found in the individual departmental sections of the catalogue. Students are strongly encouraged to participate in one of the Rollins-sponsored study-abroad programs and/or in Foreign Policy Semester at American University in Washington, D.C. POLITICAL SCIENCE Five (5) courses required for an understanding of comparative politics, international relations, and foreign policy. Course description: see catalogue · POL 100 Introduction to Comparative Politics · POL 130 Introduction to International Politics · POL 202 The Americas: A Political History of Latin America · POL 232 World Issues of Our Times · POL 301 Revolution in the Modern World · POL 302 Politics in the Third World · POL 311 Authoritarianism: Right and Left · POL 312 Problems of Latin America · POL 317 Latin America and the U.S. in World Politics · POL 321 Politics of Latin America · POL 331 International Political Economy · POL 334 Political Economy of Japan · POL 336 Post Communist Systems · POL 351 International Security · POL 352 International Law · POL 353 Foreign Policy of the U.S. · POL 358 West European Government and Politics · POL 368 Comparative Public Policy · POL 370 Comparative Modern Ideologies · POL 384 East Asian Politics · POL 422 Seminar in Comparative Politics (at Rollins College only) · POL 453 Seminar in International Politics (at Rollins College only) · POL 455 Transnational Corporations HISTORY Two (2) courses required to attain a knowledge of American and/or European history. Course description: see catalogue · HIS 113 History of Modern Europe: 1500-1815 · HIS 114 History of Modern Europe: 1855 to Present · HIS 142 History of the U.S.: 1763-1877 · HIS 143 History of the U.S.: 1877 to Present · HIS 344 American Constitutional History: Colonial to Present · HIS 350 U.S./China Relations in the 20^th Century · HIS 362 History of American Foreign Policy · HIS 367 International History of the 20^th Century · HIS 368 Anatomy of Revolution · HIS 381 The Age of Nationalism · HIS 383 The Decline of Europe · HIS 392 Development of American Political Culture · RSN 220 The Rise of Russia ECONOMICS Three (3) courses required for a basic understanding of economic ideas and introduction to the world economy. Course description: see catalogue · ECO 212 Principles of Economics I: Introduction to Microeconomics · ECO 213 Principles of Economics II: Introduction to Macroeconomics or Or ECO 354 The Latin American Economies · ECO 304 Intermediate Macroeconomics · ECO 307 International Economics · ECO 327 Comparative Economic Systems · ECO 351 Economic Development · ECO 407 International Finance FOREIGN LANGUAGES Two (2) courses are required in a modern language at the 201/202-level. The courses must be conducted in that language, with the purpose of achieving reading and conversational proficiency (courses in translation may not be counted). If either 201 or 202 are waived, an appropriate 300- or 400-level course will be required. Course description: see catalogue CULTURAL AREA STUDIES Two (2) courses focused on Africa, Asia, and/or Latin America are required. · ANT 252 Cultures of China · ANT 254 Cultures of Japan · ANT 262 Cultures of Africa · ANT 355 Dynamics of Sociocultural Change · HIS 250 Modern Japanese History · HIS 260 History of Chinese Civilization · HIS 262 East Asia in Pre-Modern Times · HIS 365 The Chinese Revolutions · LAC 200 Foundations of Latin American Culture and Society · LAC 201 Foundations of Caribbean Culture and Society · LAC 305 Topics in Latin American and Caribbean Affairs · LAC 400 Seminar in Latin American and Caribbean Studies . Home | Admissions | College Catalogue  | Campus Map