International Studies (Minor)

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The Minor in International Studies is an interdisciplinary program that will help prepare students for the challenges of the global future by giving them greater knowledge of the diverse social, cultural, political and economic issues affecting our increasingly interdependent world.

Required courses for a total of 18 hours include:

POSC 456 International Studies Capstone (3)
and
15 additional credit hours may be selected from the following courses. No more than nine (9) hours counting toward the minor may come from any one discipline. At least twelve (12) hours must come from courses at the 300-level or above.
ART 101A Introduction to Visual Arts (3)
ART 221 Art History I (3)
BGEN 440 International Business (3)
COMM 304 Intercultural Communication (3)
ENGL 203 World Literature I (3)
ENGL 204 World Literature II (3)
ENGL 324 Survey of British Literature I, From Anglo-Saxon to Restoration (3)
ENGL 325 Survey of British Literature II, From Restoration through Romantic (3)
ENGL 326 Survey of British Literature III, From Victorian to Present (3)
FIN 436 International Financial Management (3)
GEOG 101 Principles of World Cultural Geography (3)
GEOG 200 Principles of Physical Geography (3)
GEOG 250 Regional Studies (3)
GEOG 300 Sustainable Development (3)
GEOG 320 Geopolitics (3)
GEOG 321 Advanced Cultural Geography (3)
GEOG 410 Urban Geography (3)
GEOG 420 Transnational Migration (3)
HIST 101 History of Civilization (3)
HIST 102 History of Civilization (3)
HIST 201 History of Europe (3)
HIST 303 The Middle Ages (3)
HIST 314 History of England (3)
HIST 316 History of the Russias (3)
HIST 318 Contemporary World History (3)
HIST 322 The Enlightenment and Revolution (3)
HIST 331 Asian Philosophy (3)
HIST 335 Ancient East Asia (3)
HIST 350 Renaissance, Reformation, and the Modern State (3)
HIST 375 History of World Religions (3)
HIST 412 Slavery in the Atlantic World (3)
HIST 415 European Social History, 1400-1900 (3)
HIST 418 Modern East Asia (3)
MKT 412 International Marketing (3)
MUS 101A Introduction to Music (3)
PHIL 101 History of Philosophy I (3)
PHIL 102 History of Philosophy II (3)
PHIL 320 History and Philosophy of Science (3)
PHIL 322 The Enlightenment and Revolution (3)
PHIL 331 Asian Philosophy (3)
PHIL 375 History of World Religions (3)
PHIL 390 Feminism and Gender in Modern History (3)
POSC 101 Introduction to Political Science (3)
POSC 225 Special Topics in Political Science (1-3)
POSC 303 International Relations (3)
POSC 304 Comparative Government (3)
POSC 320 Geopolitics (3)
POSC 330 The Politics of the Middle East (3)
POSC 340 Modern Political Ideologies (3)
POSC 405 Political Theory I (3)
POSC 406 Political Theory II (3)
PSY 410 Cultural Psychology (3)
RTM 346 Cultural Tourism (3)
SOC 310 Cultural Anthropology (3)
SOWK 302 Human Diversity (3)
SOWK 350 Special Topics in Social Work (1-3)
(Topic: International Social Justice)
SPAN 260 Culture and Civilization of the Hispanic World (3)
SPAN 305 Introduction to Literature in Spanish (3)
SPAN 310 Culture and Civilization of the Hispanic World (3)
SPAN 321 Early Hispanic Literature and Culture (3)
SPAN 331 Modern Hispanic Literature and Culture (3)
SPAN 341 Hispanic Cultural Production of the XX and XXI Centuries (3)
THEA 102A Introduction to the Theatre (3)
WGST 285 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies (3)
(Other courses may be included with approval of the advisor.)