International Institute
340 Lorch Hall
763-9200
Professor David W. Cohen (Anthropology), Director
Not a concentration program
The International Institute promotes the advancement across the University
of international and area research and education. The Institute, together
with its constituent centers and programs, and working closely with departments,
schools, and other offices of the University, provides resources for the
development of international study and research to undergraduates, graduate
and professional school students, faculty, and visiting scholars.
Area Centers and Programs. The International Institute oversees the
operation of several centers and programs which support faculty and students
interested in international and area studies, including the Advanced Studies
Center, Asian Studies Undergraduate Program, the Center for Chinese Studies,
the Center for Japanese Studies, the Center for Middle Eastern and North
African Studies, the Center for Russian and East European Studies, the Center
for South and Southeast Asian Studies, European Studies Program, the Korean
Studies Program, the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program, the Program
in British Studies, the Program in the Comparative Study of Social Transformations,
as well as the Office of International Programs which coordinates study-abroad
programs.
Academic courses. Each year the International Institute brings a
number of visiting scholars to the University who offer courses to graduate
and upper-division undergraduates in their fields of expertise. Participating
departments have included Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, and
Sociology.
Michigan Summer Language Institute. In cooperation with the College's
language departments and area centers, the International Institute administers
the Michigan Summer Language Institute, which offers intensive instruction
in several languages that college and university students in Michigan, the
Midwest, and beyond cannot find or attend elsewhere during the summer. During
Summer 1996, courses last for seven and a half weeks, from late June to
mid-August, and are the equivalent of a full academic year of college-level
instruction. During Summer 1996, the Summer Language Institute will offer
courses in Russian, Armenian, German, Dutch, Marathi, classical Punjabi,
Sanskrit, Tamil, and Hindi-Urdu.
Fund for Undergraduate Learning. The Institute administers a fund
for support of undergraduate research initiatives, programs, and activities
directed toward developing international and area studies. Both student
organizations and individual full-time students are eligible.