Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

International Studies Minor

Information about the Department of Philosophy, Religion, and Liberal Studies can be found on the department page.

 A minor in International Studies requires 18 semester hours with grades of C or better, distributed as follows:

  1. Foreign language (0-3 hours): Students must demonstrate minimum proficiency by completing a 2000-level course in a language other than English. Up to 3 credits of foreign language can be used toward the minor.
  2. An area of concentration chosen from the following list. At least fifteen semester hours must be at the 3000-4000 level, no more than six from the same discipline. The concentration may be a geographical area, a disciplinary study or other field chosen after consultation with the program coordinator. Other courses and courses taken abroad as approved by the program coordinator may be used to fulfill requirements for these hours. Courses that count toward a student's major or other minor requirements can also count toward the Minor in International Studies.

Areas of Concentration

College of Arts and Sciences:

AFST 3580/BLST 3580Traditional African Worldview and Education

3

AFST 3800/BLST 3800/MUSC 3800African Music & Dance

3

AFST 4615Law and Social Change in Africa

ARTS 4810Twentieth-Cent Art, 1900-1950

3

ARTS 4820Contemporary Art

3

ARTS 4845African Art History

3

ARTS 4880Asian Art History: Chinese Art

3

ARTS 4881Asian Art History: Indian Art

3

CRJU 4985Comparative Crim Justice Syste

3

ENGL 4447Comparative Literature

3

ENGL 4451African Literature

3

FREN 3110French Culture & Civ I

3

FREN 3120French Culture & Civ II

3

GEOG 1102World Regional Geography

3

GEOG 3500Regional Geography:Spec Topics

3

GEOG 4205Political Geography

3

GEOG 4305Cultural Geography

3

GRMN 4450German Civilization

3

HIST 3705Asia since 1500

3

HIST 3720Modern Latin America

3

HIST 4220Modern Europe

3

HIST 4245Modern Germany

3

HIST 4250Twentieth Century Russia

3

HIST 4285Int & Clt His of Eur Since1550

3

HIST 4335Modern Britain

3

HIST 4380Brit Emp & Cmnwlth of Nations

3

HIST 4650/POLS 4650Contemporary American Foreign Policy

3

HIST 4690Hist US/Latin Amer Relations

3

HIST 4710Modern Middle East

3

HIST 4720The Vietnam War

3

HIST 4730Modern China

3

HIST 4800Modern Mexico

3

HIST 4810Modern Caribbean

3

INST 4940Independent Study

1 - 4

INST 4960Internship

1 - 15

INST 4980Study Abroad

0 - 20

MSCM 3303International Mass Media Syste

3

POLS 3501Comparative Government

3

POLS 4503The Politics of Spain

3

POLS 4505Intro to the European Union

3

POLS 4531Politics of the Middle East

3

POLS 4541Politics of Modern Africa

3

POLS 4561Politics of Latin America

3

POLS 4611Contemporary Int'l Problems

3

POLS 4621Comparative Foreign Policy

3

POLS 4650U.S. Foreign Policy

3

POLS 4720The Vietnam War

3

POLS 4415Environmental Policy

3

RELI 4405Comparative Religion

3

RHET 3320Intercultural Communication

3

SOCI 3326Social Change

3

SPAN 3220Paradigms Mdrn Iberian Thought

3

SPAN 3240The Americas Written Anew

3

SPAN 4450Spanish Civilization

3

SPAN 4500Seminar in Contemp Lat/Am Cult

3

ENGL 4452African Women Writers

3

BLST 3580Trad African Worldview & Educ

3

BLST 4451African Literature

3

BLST 4452African Women Writers

3

POLS 4541Politics of Modern Africa

3

POLS 3601International Conflict

3

POLS 3801Model United Nations

1

POLS 4504Topics in Comparative Politics

3

RELI 3510South Asian Buddhism

3

RELI 3520Tibetan Buddhism

3

RELI 3530Zen Buddhism

3

RELI 3600Hindu Religious Traditions

3

SPAN 3210Archetypes Early Modern Spain

3

SPAN 3230The Idea of Latin America

3

THEA 3100Theatre History I

3

THEA 3110Theatre History II

3

WMST 3610Women in Hispanic Literature

3

College of Business:

BCOM 4282Managerial Communication

3

BCOM 4283Global and Intercul Bus Comm

3

CBIS 4215International Ecommerce

3

ECON 3220International Trade

3

FINC 3240International Finance

3

ECON 3440Comparative Economic Systems

3

ECON 3800Intermediate Macroeconomics

3

ECON 3850International Economic Develop

3

FINC 3830Fin Markets & Institutions

3

MGMT 4145International Management

3

MKTG 3180Intl Marketing Environment

3

MKTG 4175Intl Marketing Strategies

3

Additional Minor Requirements

  • Satisfactorily complete all minor requirements listed in the academic policies section of this catalog.
  • Earn a grade of C or higher in all minor courses.
  • Courses in the minor may not be used to satisfy other major or minor requirements.

Total Credit Hours: 18