International Studies Minor

With the world rapidly "shrinking" because of the development of new technologies, an interdisciplinary minor in international studies makes sense regardless of your major. A minor in international studies will prepare you to work and live in the global community, whether you ultimately live in a small town in a rural area or a more cosmopolitan city.

If you minor in international studies, you will have relatively few requirements to complete and a wide variety of courses from which to choose. For obvious reasons, the minor involves at least three terms of a world language and study abroad. Additional scholarship are available to help you afford studying abroad.

Browse our International Studies Web site. 

Course Requirements in the Minor

• WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
• World Language Through the 201 Level (3-9 cr.)
• Study Abroad (3-12 cr.)
• Electives (3-9 cr.)

International Studies Electives

Arts and Letters

• JAPANESE VISUAL ARTS & CRAFTS
• HISPANIC LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
• SHORT FICTION IN SPANISH
• FRENCH LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
• AFRICAN LITERATURE
• CARIBBEAN LITERATURES AND CULTURES
• INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE LITERATURE (IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION)
• AFRICAN LITERATURE AND SPIRITUALITY
• MASTERPIECES OF WORLD LITERATURE
• BRITISH LITERATURE BEFORE 1800
• BRITISH LITERATURE AFTER 1800
• INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE
• 20TH-CENTURY IRISH LITERATURE
• JAPANESE LANGUAGE & CULTURE
• INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE CULTURE & LANGUAGE
• TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
• TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES - Upper level
• POETRY ACROSS CULTURES

History and Cultures

• INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
• THE STORY OF BUDDHISM
• TOURISM
• MESOAMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY
• ECOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
• RELIGION AND CULTURE
• LATIN AMERICA TODAY
• ETHNIC AND TOURIST ARTS
• EUROPE IN THE 20TH CENTURY
• EAST ASIA: CHINA, KOREA, JAPAN
• ANCIENT ROME
• ANCIENT EGYPT
• GREAT POLITICAL THINKERS(1)
• EASTERN PHILOSOPHY
• SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHANGE
• TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
• TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES - Upper level  

Politics and Economics

• TOURISM
• INTERNATIONAL TRADE
• COMPARATIVE POLITICS
• WORLD POLITICS
• GREAT POLITICAL THINKERS
• AMERICAN FOREIGN RELATIONS
• TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
• TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES - Upper level

Management and Education

• INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
• INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT
• TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
• TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES - Upper level

Study abroad (either in one of the many immersion programs or a Semester at Sea program) is a requirement of this minor.