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International Studies

We live in a world of interdependent parts. Shared dilemmas and challenges tie together all the peoples of the world. If we are to participate in our global culture, a sophisticated understanding of peoples, cultures, political systems, intellectual disciplines, and technologies is vital. Today men and women who can stride among cultures, speak the world's languages, and propel themselves beyond the constraining boundaries of their own cultures and ethnic roots will guide us to solutions for problems like global warming, the destruction of the ozone layer, and the salvation of endangered species. They will form international accords; write about and explain global and regional events; and promote intercultural understanding. Their education will prepare them to serve as cultural intermediaries and spokespersons for an attitude of informed empathy and compassion among peoples.

Foreign Study

There is no substitute for real-world experience in the study of the language and mores of the target area. The year that Amy Tatko, Class of '93, spent abroad as a junior, living in the Siberian city of Irkutsk, profoundly changed her life. "I created a wondrous new life for myself -- a Russian life which is the foundation for my future and an eternal part of my life and true self," she wrote at the time. Amy came to love the country and its people and returned to work there after graduation. She is now a journalism student at Columbia University. Brenda Curtis '96, whose concentration was African Studies, found great value in her study abroad

experience in Morocco during her junior year.

Trinity encourages International Studies majors to pursue some form of practical exposure through foreign study. An appropriate and enriching foreign study program may be designed with the help of your faculty adviser and the Office of International Programs. Trinity, in addition to its own campus in Rome and consortial study program in Spain, has established informal relationships with a number of other American colleges and universities offering accredited programs in over 20 locations, including Argentina, China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, India, Israel, Japan, Nepal, Russia, Great Britain, and Australia.