International Affairs
- Administered through the Departments of Economics and Business, and Political Studies
- Stresses knowledge of economics and political studies as applied to the international arena
- Will prepare you for a variety of international career and graduate school options.
CHARACTER & INTELLECTUAL INTEGRITY
The program will equip you for a life marked by Christian character and service. The study emphasizes:
- Powers of analysis, writing and speaking.
- Christian stewardship
- Leadership
- A high level of language preparation
- International justice
- Theoretical training in international political economy
FACULTY
The Faculty are drawn from the departments of Economics and Business, Political Studies, History, Sociology, and Foreign Languages and Linguistics.
Ruth Melkonian-Hoover, codirector
Ph.D., Emory University
Politics of Latin America, Politics of Developing Nations, International Relations, Women and Politics
Stephen L. S. Smith, codirector
Ph.D., Stanford University
International Economics, Development Economics, Statistics, Econometrics
THE GLOBAL EXPERIENCE
As a distinctive part of the major, you will be required to take part in an international internship or field experience. You can fulfill the requirement through Gordon study abroad programs for credit or other programs for no credit. You design this portion of the program with your professors and the Global Education Office(GEO).
WHERE GRADS GO
Our students prepare for graduate and professional programs and for the workplace. Graduates have been placed in many areas that make use of their acquired skills that include, but are not limited to:
- Government
- Graduate school
- International business
- Missions/ministry
- Teaching
CONTACT INFORMATION
Department of International Affairs
Gordon College
Wenham, MA 01984
USA
