International Studies Minor

The Minor in International Studies:

The minor in international studies is intended to serve students whose major coursework does not allow room for a double major in international studies but whose interests, and proposed careers or graduate study, include an international component. An approved travel course is strongly recommended to fulfill minor requirements. 24 semester hours, comprising:

GEO 101 - World Geography
IS 101 - Introduction to International Studies
PS 104 - International Relations

Plus, one of the following:

FR 202 - Intermediate French II
GER 202 - Intermediate German
SPA 202 - Intermediate Spanish II

Plus, two additional 200-level or above electives from the same discipline and that lie outside the student’s declared major:

PS 204 - Model United Nations
PS 222 - Political Ideologies
PS 232 - European Politics
PS 233 - Politics in Developing Countries
PS 235 - African Politics
PS 236 - Russian Politics
PS 254A - Seminar: Nationalism
PS 255 - Seminar in International Politics
PS 255A - Seminar: International Political Economy
PS 331 - Geopolitics
PS 332 - U.S. Foreign Policy
PS 342 - Politics and Economy
PS 431 - International Law and Organization
HIS 241 - France in the Age of Louis XIV
HIS 242 - England: Age of Elizabeth
HIS 243 - England: The Age of Empire
HIS 245 - 19th Century Europe
HIS 246 - Twentieth Century Europe
HIS 251 - Medieval and Early Modern Russia
HIS 252 - Modern Russia
HIS 253 - History of Religion in Russia
HIS 261 - China
HIS 262 - Japan
HIS 271 - Latin America to 1825
HIS 272 - Latin America from 1825
HIS 281 - Africa to 1800
HIS 282 - Africa since 1800
HIS 305 - Marriage, Family, and Sexuality in History
HIS 307 - Monarchs and Dynasties
HIS 308 - Cold War
HIS 311 - South Africa
HIS 312 - Advanced Topics in History and Film
HIS 410 - Historical Methods and Analysis
HIS 420 - Historiography
HIS 590 - Field Experience/Internship
SOC 215 - Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective
SOC 590 - Field Experience/Internship Credits / Units: 4

NOTE:

Any major may be combined with a minor in international studies. However, the required two upper division electives in the international studies minor may not be met using courses from the student’s major.