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Doster, a French and Spanish major, will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in May. She leaves in July for Nepal, where she will teach for eight months.

Interested in the languages since high school when she was selected as a Rotary Youth Exchange student, Doster has studied in Switzerland, Spain and Peru.

"I am passionate about learning languages and traveling," Doster said. "One of the best ways to extend to other people is to teach your own language somewhere else. I enjoy the process, the frustration and the reward of having to learn a language."

At Nepal, she will work alongside a teacher, instructing students ranging from elementary school to high school.

"I will live with a host family and will be totally immersed in the culture," she said. "I will have an extra opportunity to study the Nepali language."

The Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships Program, an element of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, places U.S. students as English teaching assistants in schools or universities overseas, thus improving foreign students' English language abilities and knowledge of the United States while enhancing their own language skills and knowledge of the host country.

"Sydney is already very well-traveled," said Erin Joyce, assistant dean for liberal studies and professor of French. "Going to Nepal will be a new adventure for her. Sydney is adventurous and I'm not surprised that she chose to spend a year in a place that she has never visited, rather than choosing to go to Europe, where she has already spent a significant amount of time. I know she will be very successful and will have a wonderful experience. She is unafraid to immerse herself in new cultures and loves learning about the world."

While at Baker, Doster served on the Alpha Chi Omega sorority executive board and was president of Phi Beta Delta, the honor society for students in international education. She also was the vice president of Alpha Mu Gamma, Baker's honor society for students in foreign languages, and vice president of Sigma Delta Pi, the Hispanic honor society.

The Fulbright Scholar embraced the Baldwin City campus experience. She was an orientation leader and Salon leader, providing a welcoming experience in which students learn college success skills and reflect on their overall learning.

"I selected Baker because I wanted to live close to home," Doster said. "I knew I would be more successful in a small class environment, and Baker felt right."

Her parents are Charles Doster of Gardner and Vicki and Roger Stiles of Spring Hill, Kan.

Doster is Baker's first Fulbright Scholar since Justine Grieve taught English in Germany in 2009-2010.

Passion for languages leads to Fulbright Scholarship

Senior Sydney Doster has received a Fulbright Scholarship for the 2013-2014 academic year to teach English in Nepal. Read More

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International Studies Programs

The Department of Humanities offers an interdisciplinary major that draws from various fields of study. No minor is offered in international studies. Students interested in the international studies may also look into the following disciplines offered at Baker University’s Baldwin City undergraduate campus:

French | German | International Business | Spanish

Major in International Studies

Students majoring in international studies must complete 36 hours of coursework (at least 15 hours of which must be upper college):

IN 101 Introduction to International Studies
IN 212 Global Problems
IN 401 Senior Seminar in International Studies

One foundations course:

AH 111 Survey of Art History
EC 242 Principles of Economics: Micro
EC 243 Principles of Economics: Macro
HI 140 World Civilizations I
HI 141 World Civilizations II
HI 142 World Civilizations III
HI 143 World Civilizations IV
LA 150 Introduction to Diversity
PH 120 Ethics
PS 117 Introduction to Global Politics
SO 112 Anthropology

Students choose one of these three skills:

World Languages

Two courses beyond the B.A. requirement

Economics

Two of the following courses and their prerequisites:

BS 463 International Finance
EC 347 International Trade
EC 348 Comparative Economic Systems

Methodology

Two of the following courses and any prerequisites:

HI 226 Laboratory Course in Historical Method
MA 321 Statistics II
PS/SO 274 Methods of Social Research
PY 251 Research Methods I
PY 252 Research Methods II

Students also choose three of these four disciplinary perspectives, completing one course in each of the three chosen. Students may petition to have independent study and directed research courses substitute for focus area courses. At least two courses must be upper level:

Historical Perspectives

HI 326 Eastern European/Soviet History and Politics
HI 328 Christian History
HI 336 History of American Foreign Relations
HI 351 African Civilizations to 1870
HI 361 The World of Late Antiquity
HI 405 The Dynasties of Ancient Egypt
HI 441 Rome from Republic to Empire
PH 201 History of Western Political Thought I
PH 202 History of Western Political Thought II
PH 228 History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

International Arts & Literature

AH 210 Asian Art History
AH 250 Women’s Art History
AH 341 Ancient and Medieval Art History
AH 342 Renaissance and Rococo Art History
AH 345 Modern Art History
AH 347 Art of the 20th Century and Beyond (1920-present)
EN 220 European Literature through the Renaissance
EN 222 European Literature since the Renaissance
EN 226 Contemporary and Minority Literature
EN 313 Mythology
EN 330 British Literature to 1780
EN 331 British Literature since 1780
FR 360 Introduction to French Literature
FR 412 Nineteenth-Century French Literature
FR 413 Modern French Literature
GN 360 Introduction to German Literature
GN 413 Modern German Literature
GN 420 German Cinema
MM 220 International Cinema
MU 320 World Music
MU 331 History of Western Music I
MU 332 History of Western Music II
SP 360 Introduction to Hispanic Literature

International Business, Economics & Politics

BS 361 International Management
BS 462 International Marketing
BS 463 International Finance
EC 347 International Trade
EC 348 Comparative Economic Systems
PS 260 National and International Political Economy
PS 314 The Politics of Development
PS 315 U.S. Foreign and Security Policy in Global Affairs
PS 323 Government and Politics of Western Europe
PS 414 Comparative Foreign Policy
PS 415 The Psychology of International Relations

Culture & Society

CO 420 Communicating the Feminine in Ancient World Religions
FR 340 French Civilization and Culture
FR 350 Contemporary France
GN 340 German Civilization and Culture
GN 350 Contemporary German Culture
PH 270 World Philosophies
PH 310 Social Justice: Theory and Practice
RE 270 Religions of the World
RE 340 The Holocaust
SP 343 Civilization and Culture of Spain
SP 344 Civilization and Culture of Latin America

Students must also complete a study abroad program for at least 9 semester credit hours. An internationally oriented internship for 9 semester credit hours can count for the study abroad requirement with approval.

This program information has been taken from the current College of Arts and Sciences catalog. This information is subject to change and is updated with each academic year.

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