Overview
The Certificate of Achievement in International Relations provides students with the opportunity to add a significant global and 21st century dimension to their chosen field of study and increase their marketability as they take a globally-informed position in their career paths. Students in any major may add it to their credentials without adding appreciably to the number of courses required for graduation. Selected courses from general education and professional/ major curricula are integrated into the Study Abroad program.

Program Specifics
All students selecting the international Relations certificate program are required to participate in an experience abroad and to demonstrate a proficiency in a language other than English. The study abroad component may be taken for 1 to 3 s.h. credit. It may be embedded in the requirements for another course. It can range from a two-week service-centered stay abroad to a semester or year at a university overseas. Students can satisfy the foreign language requirement by taking either Spanish or Japanese at Madonna, by working with partner organizations (such as Alliance Française or The Japan Foundation), or by taking a proficiency examination. The electives for the certificate could be additional foreign language work, academic experience abroad, or approved workshops or courses with a global or international focus, content, or perspective. These courses should be selected with the approval of both the major advisor and the director of the Center for Study Abroad.

Plan of Study-Certificate of Achievement (30 s.h.)
Certificate Requirements

• Experience abroad, which may be embedded in a course or courses or be separate, documented, approved experience.
• Proficiency in a language other than English, demonstrated through course work, proficiency examination, or other approved experiences.
• A minimum of 30 s.h. of course work, as listed.

Selected Course Offerings:

INT 2100, International Relations Foundations Through a series of readings, discussions, and lectures, students explore the dimensions of internationalization and are exposed to a variety of international learning opportunities related to their overall plans of study. Readings are drawn from interdisciplinary sources.

ENG 1010, College Composition 1 Study and practice of strategies for academic writing, with a focus on writing and reading descriptive, narrative, and expository essays. Emphasis on writing as a process. Introduction to information literacy. Prerequisite: placement by Madonna University Writing Assessment Program. (Does not apply to any major or minor in the English and Communication Arts department.)

GEO 3010, World Regional Geography Regional study of the earth’s realms; cultural and physical factors affecting people; effect of the demographic and industrial revolutions of the world.

PSC 3010, International Relations Analysis of world politics, sources of foreign policy, dynamics of the existing international system, systematic theorizing about the future developments.

HIS 4320, Diplomatic History of the United States Influence of foreign policy on past and present life of the United States; emphasis on the nation as a world power, taking into account the viewpoints of the international community of nations.

HIS 4631, Global Studies: Modern Africa (PSC) Study of selected historical problems and themes related to modern sub-Saharan Africa, with attention to relationships with the non-African world.

HIS 4633, Global Studies: Modern Latin America (PSC) Study of selected historical problems and themes related to modern Latin America, with attention to regional and global relationships.

HIS 4634, Global Studies: Modern Middle East (PSC) Study of selected historical problems and themes related to the modern Middle East, with an emphasis on Arab and Islamic cultures, attention to the non-Arab and non-Islamic dimensions of the region and to global relationships.

INB 3140, International Business The relationship of culture, politics, law, and economics to the operation of multinational business. An integrated approach to marketing, finance, law, management, sociology, political science and economics.

INT 4950, International Relations Seminar Theme-based, culminating seminar affording students the opportunity to analyze and understand specific complex global issues and trends from multidisciplinary, cross-cultural, and comparative perspectives.