International Studies Minor

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International Studies is an interdisciplinary program that draws from subjects including history, art history, foreign languages, music, politics, religion, anthropology, geography, philosophy, economics, sociology, criminal justice, environmental science, and many other fields. The Minor in International Studies compliments major fields of study and diversifies student opportunities by providing recognition of formal academic accomplishments in global and international coursework. The Minor required 15 credits of coursework including:

Six (6) Credits of Introductory Interdisciplinary International Studies Coursework

• • One Course or Three Credits from each group, at least one must be from outside your primary major, the list of classes is not exhaustive, some other courses may be applicable

Group 1 (Contemporary)

• World Regional Geography GEOG0101
• Comparative Politics PS0300
• International Relations PS0500
• Modern Latin America HIST0501
• Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 1 ANTH0710, Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 2 ANTH0711
• News of the World ANTH1736 (1 Credit, Can Repeat)
• Introduction to Modern Art HAA0030

Group 2 (Historical)

• Colonial Latin America HIST0500
• World History to 1500 HIST0710
• World History 1500 to the Present HIST0711
• Greek Civilizations CLASS0020
• Roman CLASS0020
• Introduction to World Art HAA0010
• Introduction to World Music MUSIC0311

Six (6) Credits Interdisciplinary Intermediate/Advanced International Studies Coursework

• • At least one class from each group, at least one must be from outside your primary major

Group 1 (Contemporary, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Management)

• ANTH 1220, 1310, 1445, 1481, 1485, 1490, 1732, 1738, 1764
• CJ/SOC 1050, SOC0352
• PS 1314, 1318, 1321, 1369, 1503, 1541, 1511
• PSY0186
• BIOSC1372, 1385
• MGMT1845, 1846

Group 2 (Historical, Humanities)

• COMMRC 0330, 1146
• ENGLIT 0070, 0650, 1380, 1725
• HAA 0225, 0302, 0350, 0402, 1300
• HIST 0125, 0180, 1035, 1075, 1087, 1104, 1140, 1197, 1367, 1522, 1525, 1560, 1583
• PHIL0026, PHIL0200
• RELGST 0105, 0455, 1120

Three (3) Credits of Additional Foreign Language Coursework

In addition to the existing general education requirements, or if meeting the conditions that fulfil the language requirement, students must take three additional language credits in German, French, Spanish, and other languages offered (but not ASL)