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Sociology Department and International Studies

Montclair State University

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Current semester courses and office hours Course materials for the current semester Minor in International Studies 


Recent articles

"The Effects of Study abroad; What Student Records Can Tell Us and What They Can't" in Transitions Abroad, Vol. 21, No.6 (May/June 1998)

"Gauging the impact of study abroad: how to overcome the limitations of a single-cell design" in Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, vol.30, issue 1 (February 2005)

"Why Are They Better Students When They Come Back? Determinants of Academic Focusing Gains in The Study Abroad Experience" in Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, vol 11 (Fall 2005)

"On the Meaning of Terror" - presented at the session Sociology on Terrorism,  2007 meetings of the Eastern Sociological Society, Philadelphia, PA (March).

"El mensaje del terror" in Leticia Glocer Fiorini (ed.), Los laberintos de la violencia,  Asociación Psicoanalítica Argentina & Lugar Editorial, Buenos Aires, 2008.

"Risk, social protection and trust amidst cuts in welfare spending" in Health, Risk & Society, vol. 16, issue 5 (August 2014), pp. 459-480.

"Trust and the de-commodification of social protection" - presented at the session on Inequalities and Social Policies, 2015 meetings of the Eastern Sociological Society, New York, NY (February 26).

Spring 2015 Courses

SOCI 220-02 Sociology of Rich and Poor Nations 
SOCI 220-04
Sociology of Rich and Poor Nations
SOCI 313-02 Social Theory
INTL 400-01 Seminar in International Studies

Office Hours
Tuesday and Thursday from 2:00pm to 2:50pm; Wednesday from 4:30pm to 5:20pm

Course materials

Universal Declaration of Human Rights Sociological Theory and Theorists
International agencies and information on the web (U. Michigan) International Studies Association
Census materials and social science data from around the world Institute of International Studies (U.C. Berkeley)
World Bank's development indicators
Ethnicity and race resources
Data on International terrorism Population pyramids
Understanding the World Today Sociology virtual library 


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International Studies Program

International Studies is an interdisciplinary, 21-credit minor at Montclair State University. Directed by Dr. Benjamin F. Hadis, it benefits from courses offered throughout the univesity's colleges and schools. The introductory course, Introduction to Global Issues, is offered every Fall semester on Wednesdays from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The capstone seminar, Integrative Seminar in International Studies, is offered every Spring semester --also on Wednesdays from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

For a list of program requirements and courses that fulfill them, click here.

Starting in September 2013, the list of electives in the International Studies program increases substantially. Here is the revised curriculum. Contact Dr. Hadis if you have taken any of the new courses in the minor.


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