War? Peace? Terrorism? Human rights? Global warming? Religious militancy?
Ethnic conflict? Migration – legal and illegal? How do we understand
the great forces, ideas and networks of organizations now flowing and
communicating across state boundaries around the world? In the International
Relations Program, students may pursue all of these questions. In the
process, they study history, cultural differences, and geography as well
as politics, economics and sociology, in order to understand how international
relations actually work. Courses may address diplomacy and war, political
economy and trade, literature and flows of ideas, transnational networking,
and literature about the flow of events, of people – and of problems – across
state borders. Each student ’s program is different.
Designed to coordinate with the Colleges’ extensive off-campus
programs, the International Relations Program offers students the
rigor and flexibility to turn their fascination with world affairs
into serious training for post-graduate careers.
About the International Relations Program
The International Relations Program is flexible in its design, and
adaptable to students’ interests regarding relevant themes,
world regions, and theoretical approaches. In this breadth of scope,
it is among the most interdisciplinary programs on campus. Only one
course is mandatory, Introduction to International Relations (POL
180). Otherwise, the student may assemble courses from across the
HWS curriculum, in consultation with an IR advisor. The program especially
encourages students to explore how dimensions of international relations,
such as security and trade, are fluid and ever changing, and how
they are presently being “re imagined” and re-constructed
by people working at all levels of society and international affairs.
We also value language training, providing a flexible way for students
to satisfy this requirement.
Where We Are Located
The HWS International Relations Program is located in Stern
Hall.
For more Information, Please Contact:
The International Relations Program
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Stern Hall 113
Geneva, NY 14456 phone (315) 781-3436 fax (315) 781-3422
For more information, contact
Kevin Dunn, Associate Professor of Political Science, ext. 3436, 115 Stern Hall
Secretary: Jean Salone
315-781-3420
(8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.)
War? Peace? Terrorism? Human rights? Global warming? Religious militancy?
Ethnic conflict? Migration – legal and illegal? How do we understand
the great forces, ideas and networks of organizations now flowing and
communicating across state boundaries around the world? In the International
Relations Program, students may pursue all of these questions. In the
process, they study history, cultural differences, and geography as well
as politics, economics and sociology, in order to understand how international
relations actually work. Courses may address diplomacy and war, political
economy and trade, literature and flows of ideas, transnational networking,
and literature about the flow of events, of people – and of problems – across
state borders. Each student ’s program is different.
The International Relations Program is flexible in its design, and
adaptable to students’ interests regarding relevant themes,
world regions, and theoretical approaches. In this breadth of scope,
it is among the most interdisciplinary programs on campus. Only one
course is mandatory, Introduction to International Relations (POL
180). Otherwise, the student may assemble courses from across the
HWS curriculum, in consultation with an IR advisor. The program especially
encourages students to explore how dimensions of international relations,
such as security and trade, are fluid and ever changing, and how
they are presently being “re imagined” and re-constructed
by people working at all levels of society and international affairs.
We also value language training, providing a flexible way for students
to satisfy this requirement.
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