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A Small World. International Studies is the study of the economic, cultural, and political dynamics of globalization. As our world quickly becomes one vast, global village, the need for people to understand the world, how it works, and what role they have in shaping our global community is greater than ever. With an International Studies Degree from Wilkes... you will gain an excellent foundation for a career in international business, foreign service and the Peace Corps, international governmental organizations of the United Nations and such non-governmental organizations as Amnesty International, and a host of private, charitable organizations as well as international teaching. You will be encouraged to use your language and cultural skills outside of the classroom by studying abroad for a summer, semester, or year. Recently, Wilkes students have studied in France, Australia, Japan, Spain, Italy, England, Ireland, Costa Rica, Argentina, and Chile. Wilkes is also a participating institution... in the National Model United Nations Annual Meetings, which brings together more than 2,000 students from five continents for a simulation of issues before the U.N. system. As part of this experience, you will meet foreign diplomats and get briefed by officials from the U.N., including the Secretary General. Additionally, the International Studies Club helps increase global awareness on campus by supporting a guest speaker series and organizing trips to New York and Washington, D.C. to meet with people involved in global issues. Wilkes' International Studies Advisor, Dr. Andrew P. Miller, Visiting Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the International Studies Program, received his B.A. from Illinois College, M.A. from Illinois State University, and Ph.D. from Purdue University. In 2004, he taught Introduction to Politics, Political Theory, and War in the Ancient World at Butler University. Dr. Miller's research interests include civil-military relations, democratization, political and economic development, and the politics of Latin America and Africa. His dissertation concerned the strategies to achieve democratization in states emerging from military government. |
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