Offered by International Studies Program

International Studies Minor

Minimum hours required for minor = 24

  1. Requirements (15 hours required)
    • Take all of the following:
      • INTS 100GS, Introduction to International Studies - 3 hours
      • GEOG 104GS, World Regional Geography - 3 hours
    • Take 1 course:
      • One course above 201 in student's non-native language - 3 hours
      • The prerequisites for these courses are fulfilled by the BA Language requirement.
      • Students who choose a B.S. degree may substitute an additional upper division elective from the list below for the foreign language class
    • Take two of the following options to equal 6 hours:
      • Take one course:
        • PSCI 140GS, Democracies around the World - 3 hours
        • PSCI 168GS, Introduction to International Relations - 3 hours
      • Take one course:
        • SOC 225, Global Cultures and Diversity - 3 hours
        • SOC 250GS, Anthropology - 3 hours
      • Take one course:
        • ENG 253GS, Introduction to Literature: Non-Western Civilization - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 102GS)
      • Take one course:
        • ECON 100GS, Contemporary Economic Issues - 3 hours
        • ECON 270GS, Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics - 3 hours
        • ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours
  2. Electives (9 hours required)
    • Students should be aware of the prerequisites for upper level courses and plan their coursework accordingly.
    • Take 9 hours from any of the following electives in at least two different subject areas:
      • ART 303*, History of Renaissance Art - 3 hours
      • ART 310*, Art of Baroque and Rococo Era - 3 hours
      • ART 321, Art History Survey II - 3 hours (Prereq: ART 221)
      • ART 325*, History of Modern Art - 3 hours
      • ART 405*, History of 19th Century Art - 3 hours
      • ART 475*, Cultural Studies Through Art - 3-6 hours
      • CJUS 360, Sex Crimes - 3 hours
      • CJUS 375GS, Comparative Criminal Justice Systems - 3 hours
      • CJUS 430, Drugs and the Criminal Justice System - 3 hours
      • CJUS 476, Terrorism and Crisis Negotiations - 3 hours
      • ECON 318, History of Economic Thought - 3 hours (Prereq: ECON 270GS)
      • ECON 380, Tourism Economics - 3 hours (Prereq: ECON 271GS)
      • ECON 430, International Economics - 3 hours
      • ENG 330*, European Literature in Translation - 3 hours
      • ENG 333*, Non-Western Literature in Translation - 3 hours
      • ENG 336*, Ancient Literatures - 3 hours
      • ENG 362A*, Survey of British and Commonwealth Literature I - 3 hours
      • ENG 362B*, Survey of British and Commonwealth Literature II - 3 hours
      • ENG 450*, Seminar in World Literature - 3 hours
      • ENG 462*, Early/Middle English Literature - 3 hours
      • ENG 463*, Seminar in Shakespeare - 3 hours
      • ENG 464*, Seminar in the Renaissance - 3 hours
      • ENG 466*, Literature of the English Restoration and Eighteenth Century - 3 hours
      • ENG 467*, Seminar in Romanticism - 3 hours
      • ENG 468*, Seminar in Victorian Literature - 3 hours
      • ENG 469*, Seminar in Modernism - 3 hours
      • ENG 474*, Postmodern/Contemporary British Literature - 3 hours
      • FREN 337*, Seminar on French/Francophone Film - 3 hours
      • FREN 354*, Survey of French Literature I - 3 hours
      • FREN 355*, Survey of French Literature II - 3 hours
      • FREN 357*, Seminar on Women in French/Francophone Literature - 3 hours
      • FREN 420*, The French Novel I - 3 hours
      • FREN 421*, The French Novel II - 3 hours
      • FREN 470*, Seminar in French/Francophone Studies - 3 hours
      • FSID 481, Cross-Cultural Family Patterns - 3 hours
      • GEOG 321, Economic Geography - 3 hours
      • GEOG 322, Urban Geography - 3 hours
      • GEOG 350, International Tourism - 3 hours
      • GEOG 441, Special Topics in Human Geography - 3 hours
      • GERM 301*, Novelle - 3 hours
      • GERM 337*, Seminar on German Film - 3 hours
      • GERM 339*, Modern German Literature - 3 hours
      • GERM 354*, Survey of German Literature - 3 hours
      • GERM 357*, Seminar on Women in German Literature - 3 hours
      • GERM 400*, German Drama - 3 hours
      • GERM 401*, Contemporary German Drama - 3 hours
      • GERM 403*, German Novel - 3 hours
      • GERM 470*, Seminar in German Studies - 3 hours
      • HIST 402, Age of Alexander the Great - 3 hours
      • HIST 407, History of Sea Power - 3 hours
      • HIST 408, War and Society - 3 hours
      • HIST 409, The High Middle Ages, 1050-1350 - 3 hours
      • HIST 411, Saints and Sinners - 3 hours
      • HIST 412, Society and Gender in the Middle Ages - 3 hours
      • HIST 416, History of Christianity - 3 hours
      • HIST 420, Women in Europe - 3 hours
      • HIST 439, Pre-Hispanic and Colonial Latin America - 3 hours
      • HIST 441, Modern Latin America - 3 hours
      • HIST 450, Variable Topics in Latin American History - 3 hours
      • HIST 451, Comparative Colonialism: Asia and Africa - 3 hours
      • HIST 452, Colonial India - 3 hours
      • HIST 453, Modern India - 3 hours
      • HIST 455, Comparative Studies in Ethnic Conflict - 3 hours
      • HIST 457, British Empire - 3 hours
      • HIST 459, European Expansion and Exploration - 3 hours
      • HIST 461, Renaissance and Reformation - 3 hours
      • HIST 462, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Europe - 3 hours
      • HIST 463, French Revolution and Napoleon - 3 hours
      • HIST 486, Imperial Russia - 3 hours
      • HIST 488, Nineteenth Century Europe - 3 hours
      • HIST 489, Fascism and Communism in Twentieth Century Europe - 3 hours
      • HIST 490, Twentieth Century Europe - 3 hours
      • HIST 492, Soviet Russia - 3 hours
      • HIST 493, Modern Eastern Europe - 3 hours
      • INTS 444, International Studies Institute - 1-12 hours
      • INTS 445, International Studies Field Study - 1-6 hours
      • INTS 496, Senior Seminar in International Studies - 3 hours
      • JMC 460, Mass Media and Society - 3 hours
      • MGT 330, International Management - 3 hours
      • MKT 430, International Marketing - 3 hours (Prereq: MKT 300 or MGT 330)
      • PHIL 305, Social and Political Philosophy - 3 hours
      • PHIL 314, Philosophy of Religion: Reason and Faith - 3 hours
      • PSCI 340, Topics in Comparative Politics - 3 hours
      • PSCI 341, Politics of the Drug War - 3 hours
      • PSCI 342, Politics of Globalization - 3 hours
      • PSCI 344, Politics of the Developed World - 3 hours
      • PSCI 345, Politics of the Developing World - 3 hours
      • PSCI 346, Latin American Politics - 3 hours
      • PSCI 368, International Law and Organization - 3 hours
      • PSCI 369, International Political Economy - 3 hours
      • PSCI 373, Ancient Political Thought - 3 hours
      • PSCI 374, Modern Political Thought - 3 hours
      • PSCI 375, Democratic Political Thought - 3 hours
      • PSCI 376, Post-Modern Political Thought - 3 hours
      • PSCI 378, Feminist Political Thought - 3 hours
      • PSCI 380, Topics in International Relations - 3 hours
      • PSCI 390, Politics & Culture of Asia - 3 hours
      • PSCI 450, Nations in Transition - 3 hours
      • PSCI 468, War in World Politics - 3 hours
      • PSY 372, Cross-Cultural Psychology - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)
      • PSY 416, Eastern Psychology - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)
      • REC 355, Travel Behavior - 3 hours
      • REC 444, Issues in Recreation and Leisure - 3 hours
      • REC 455, Tourism Planning and Development - 3 hours
      • REC 485, Research in Tourism, Recreation and Sport - 3 hours
      • SOC 340, The Holocaust - 3 hours
      • SOC 410, Globalization and Development - 3 hours (Prereq: SOC 225 or SOC 310)
      • SOC 442, Sociology of Religion - 3 hours (Prereq: SOC 100GS or SOC 250GS or permission)
      • SOC 472, Special Topics in Globalization - 3 hours (Prereq: SOC 124 or SOC 250GS or permission)
      • SOWK 342, Human Behavior in the Social Environment II - 3 hours (Prereq: SOWK 170, SOWK 172)
      • SOWK 470, International Social Work Experience - 1-6 hours
      • SPAN 306*, Survey of Spanish Literature I - 3 hours
      • SPAN 307*, Survey of Spanish Literature II - 3 hours
      • SPAN 337*, Seminar on Hispanic Film - 3 hours
      • SPAN 357*, Seminar on Women in Hispanic Literature - 3 hours
      • SPAN 401*, Modern Hispanic Drama - 3 hours
      • SPAN 419*, Short Story - 3 hours
      • SPAN 420*, Spanish Novel - 3 hours
      • SPAN 421*, Latin American Novel - 3 hours
      • SPAN 430*, Survey of Latin American Literature - 3 hours
      • SPAN 470*, Seminar in Spanish/Latin American Studies - 3 hours
      • SPCH 375, Diffusion of Innovations - 3 hours
      • SPCH 454, Intercultural Communication - 3 hours

*Some 300-level and all 400-level ART electives listed have a prerequisite of ART 321. All 300- and 400-level ENG electives listed have a prerequisite of ENG 234GS. All 300- and 400-level FREN electives listed have a prerequisite of FREN 201GS. All 300- and 400-level GERM electives listed have a prerequisite of GERM 201GS. All 300- and 400-level SPAN electives listed have a prerequisite of SPAN 204GS.

5 May 2010

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