Courses
Classes with an international focus exist in a surprisingly large number of departments, in virtually every college and school of the University, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. One would expect an international focus in the humanities or in certain social sciences, but Cornell's long and diverse engagement with the world means that even in many disciplines of the pure sciences, there is some international content. A rough estimate suggests that there are more than 1200 courses offered at Cornell each semester that are either entirely or partly concerned with some aspect of international studies. The history department alone offers over 200 classes on history "outside of the United States."
The diversity in international topics offered across campus is dizzying, and runs the gamut from the "Archipelago: Worlds of Indonesia" (HIST 617) to "Tropical Livestock Production" (AN SCI 400), passing through "Aesthetics and Meaning in World Dress" (FSAD 675), and "The History of European Landscape Architecture" (LA 524).
It is important to highlight that in addition to courses with international content Cornell offers instruction in 39 different languages.
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Cornell Courses of Study
The official Cornell Courses of Study website lists all courses available at the University. Use the search feature to locate courses with an international focus.
Mario Einaudi Center International Courses Database
The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, along with its affiliated area studies programs, maintains a large database of selected international courses available at Cornell. Although this database is not all inclusive, it serves as a good starting point for any international course search.
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Continuing Education and Summer Sessions, School of
Cornell University Summer Session
Unit:
School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions
Audience:
Current Cornell Student,
International Visitors/Scholars,
Prospective International Student
The Cornell University Summer Session and the Winter Session, which welcomes international students to the Ithaca campus and provides opportunities for local students to study and/or intern overseas. Among our recent off-campus course and program offerings are Tropical Field Ecology and Behavior in Kenya; Quechua Language Training in Bolivia; Creative Writing Workshop in Rome; and International Business Program and Internship in Hong Kong. Such programs enable students to enrich their understanding of a content area by living, studying, and, perhaps, interning in an environment well suited for their course of study.
Cornell's Adult University (CAU)
Unit:
School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions
Region:
Europe,
Asia,
Africa,
Latin America and the Caribbean,
Middle East
Audience:
Cornell Alumni
Cornell's Adult University (CAU), which, in addition to its on-campus summer programs, offers educational trips around the globe during the four seasons of the year. In this manner Cornellians and friends of the University not only deepen their knowledge and understanding of world cultures, but also serve as ambassadors for the University. Recent study-tour destinations have included Russia, India, East Asia, Tanzania, New Zealand, Peru, and the Galapagos.
The subject of numerous articles over the years, CAU is regularly highlighted in Arthur Frommer’s print and online travel guides.
CyberTower
Unit:
School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions
Audience:
Current Cornell Student,
Cornell Faculty/Staff,
Cornell Alumni,
International Visitors/Scholars,
Prospective International Student
CyberTower (CT), which provides a Web-based portal to Cornell’s fine teaching and learning resources at no cost to its participants. Available to audiences around the world, CT is an online program that gives alumni, prospective students, and others access to Cornell's best professors at any time and from virtually anywhere. CT currently features study rooms on topics from archaeology, history, and literature to nutrition, engineering, and paleontology. Each study room offers videostreamed lectures, links to specially selected Web sites, informative reading lists, and a place to chat with faculty members and fellow learners. CT also features monthly faculty forums on a wide variety of timely topics.
Distance Learning
Unit:
School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions
Audience:
Current Cornell Student,
Cornell Alumni,
Prospective International Student
Distance Learning, which transforms any place within reach of the Internet into a Cornell classroom. In our distance learning classes, students can earn credits and learn something new without ever setting foot on campus. These courses feature Web-based components and/or related materials. Students interact with their professor and other students by telephone or e-mail.
English for International Students and Scholars
Unit:
School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions
Audience:
Current Cornell Student,
International Visitors/Scholars,
Prospective International Student
English for International Students and Scholars, which helps non-native speakers of English gain basic English-language skills with emphasis on proficiency in the spoken language. The course includes conversational activities, interactive presentations, and discussions to give practice in speaking, pronunciation, and listening skills. Reading and grammar activities are used to reinforce vocabulary and conversational skills. Field trips are scheduled to provide opportunities for discussion with native English speakers and insight into American culture and history.
Summer College Program for High School Students
Unit:
School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions
Audience:
Prospective International Student
The School’s acclaimed Cornell University Summer College Program for High School Students, which invites talented high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors to live and study on the Ithaca campus for up to six weeks and to take regular summer session classes for credit. In 2008, the program accepted a record 157 international students, including 50 in the revolutionary China-Cornell College Preparatory Program. It also enrolled 13 students from Doha, Qatar, who enrolled in science-related offerings in preparation for entering Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar.
Summer off-campus courses in Qatar
Unit:
School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions
Region:
Middle East
Audience:
Current Cornell Student,
Cornell Faculty/Staff,
Prospective International Student
In partnership with the Weill Cornell Medical College—Qatar, the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions provides academic and administrative services to the pre-medical component of the program. In addition to assistance with curriculum planning and other matters, the School helps to recruit and appoint qualified faculty members to teach Cornell undergraduate courses in Doha. The School also registers undergraduate students for courses in Doha and for their summer studies in Ithaca.
Human Ecology, College of
Courses with an International Component
Unit:
College of Human Ecology
Contemporary courses in the College of Human Ecology take a global view of human-based issues in nutrition and health, human development, economics and public policy, and design and technology.
Industrial and Labor Relations, School of
ILR International and Comparative Labor Courses
Unit:
School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Audience:
Current Cornell Student,
Prospective International Student
Information on international courses within the ILR school are listed under the "International and Comparative Labor" Department.
ILR/UCD Semester in Dublin Program
Unit:
School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Region:
Europe
Audience:
Current Cornell Student
The ILR/UCD Semester in Dublin Program is the first initiative in what is intended to be a comprehensive educational and professional collaboration between the ILR School at Cornell University and the Industrial Relations and Human Resources Group of the School of Business at University College Dublin. The program’s purpose is to afford eligible ILR juniors and seniors opportunities to enhance their understanding of various international dimensions of the field of industrial and labor relations through courses taught by leading scholars at one of Europe’s most vibrant and dynamic universities. The curriculum, which places a special emphasis on illuminating the most important issues of work and workplace relations affecting the 27 member nations of the world’s largest trading bloc, the European Union, is a joint design of ILR and UCD faculty members.
International and Comparative Labor Department
Unit:
School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Audience:
Current Cornell Student,
Cornell Faculty/Staff,
Prospective International Student
The Department of International and Comparative Labor is concerned with industrial and labor relations systems and labor markets in other parts of the world. Our world-renowned faculty members are authorities on the labor-markets of Western Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Africa and bring this knowledge to bear on the courses they teach as they prepare their students to understand the global marketplace.
MILR Concentration: International and Comparative Labor
Unit:
School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Audience:
Prospective International Student
In the International and Comparative Labor concentration graduate students have the opportunity to increase their understanding of international and comparative industrial relations, human resources, organizations, and labor markets. In additional to the six core MILR courses, students must complete six courses that consist of international or comparative courses related to international and comparative labor. Three of those courses must provide an understanding of the relevant institutional environment of another country or region in ways that prepare students for international careers and assignments in that country or region. The remaining three courses may be any international or comparative course, and may include language courses. Courses will be selected and agreed upon by the student and his/her special committee chairperson. The chair of the International and Comparative Labor department Department will also maintain a suggested list of courses.
Law School
Asian Law Curriculum
Unit:
Law School
Region:
Asia
The Clarke Program in East Asian Law and Culture offers a unique array of curriculum opportunities for those interested in this region of the world.
International Program Courses
Unit:
Law School
Students can choose from a rich variety of international and comparative courses at the law school, as well in other departments at Cornell.
