The purpose of this interdisciplinary minor is to provide students with an education that broadens their knowledge of the people of the world, international events, and the socio-economic and socio-political background to global affairs. To do this, it integrates area studies and the study of international problems viewed from a cross disciplinary perspective. New curricular efforts, including global perspectives in issues-oriented courses, are emphasized.
This minor provides a splendid foundation for careers in which an understanding of international economic, political, social, and cultural affairs is of importance; it also provides a foundation for graduate work in the field; and is an excellent complement to majors in the humanities, social sciences, arts and business.
Language Component (3 s.h.)
In addition to the six credits of an international language required by the university's world language requirement, students must take at least three additional credits in the same language. Students who demonstrate advanced level competency will be waived from this requirement.
Electives (12 s.h.)
These electives will include six credits in Area Studies courses that focus on the same regional area of studies:
- Africa,
- Asia,
- Europe,
- Latin America and Caribbean, or
- the Middle East
(three of these six credits must be in Culture and Artistic Expression; and the remaining three credits in Area Studies courses must be taken in Social and Political Structures); plus three credits each in Global Issues courses and in courses with international focus.
All elective courses retain their prerequisites, corequisites, and restrictions (as applicable). Only the departments offering a course can issue exemptions from their corresponding restrictions or prerequisites. No more than six credits can be taken as electives from one alpha course code.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| INTL 100 | Introduction to Global Issues | 3 |
| INTL 400 | Integrative Seminar in International Studies | 3 |
| Language Component | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Intermediate American Sign Language I | ||
| Intermediate American Sign Language II | ||
| Intermediate Arabic I | ||
| Intermediate Arabic II | ||
| Intermediate Chinese I | ||
| Intermediate Chinese II | ||
| Intermediate French | ||
| Intermediate French II | ||
| Intermediate German I | ||
| Intermediate German II | ||
| Advanced German I | ||
| Advanced German II | ||
| Intermediate Greek I | ||
| Intermediate Greek II | ||
| Intermediate Hebrew I | ||
| Intermediate Hebrew II | ||
| Comprehensive Italian III and IV | ||
| Intermediate Japanese I | ||
| Intermediate Japanese II | ||
| Intermediate Latin I | ||
| Intermediate Latin II | ||
| Portuguese III | ||
| Portuguese IV | ||
| Intermediate and Heritage Russian | ||
| Spoken and Written Language Practice | ||
| Advanced Russian I | ||
| Advanced Russian II | ||
| Spanish III | ||
| Spanish IV | ||
| Area Studies Electives | ||
| Select the 2 requirements from the Area Studies Electives list (see below). Courses chosen must focus on the same regional area. | 6 | |
| Global Issues | ||
| Select 3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
| Anthropology of Globalization | ||
| Non-Western Contributions to the Western World | ||
| Environmental Biology and Related Controversial Issues | ||
| Legal, Ethical, and Global Environment of Business | ||
| Globalization, Communication and Media | ||
| Worlds of Dance | ||
| Principles of Geography | ||
| Planet Earth | ||
| Earth and the Environment | ||
| The Human Environment | ||
| World Geography | ||
| World Resources and Industries | ||
| Economic Growth and Development | ||
| Comparative Economic Systems | ||
| Major Film Movements | ||
| World Film Before 1945 | ||
| World Film After 1945 | ||
| World Literature: The Coming of Age Theme | ||
| World Literature: Voices of Tradition and Challenge | ||
| African, Asian and Caribbean Literature in English | ||
| Transnational Feminisms | ||
| Introduction to World History Since 1500 | ||
| Globalization and World Development | ||
| Global Economies and Markets | ||
| International Environmental Issues | ||
| Crime and Globalization | ||
| Languages of the World | ||
| Introduction to Music in World Cultures | ||
| Global Environmental Politics | ||
| Globalization and Security | ||
| Religions of the World | ||
| Religion and Social Activism | ||
| Study in World Religions | ||
| Study in World Religions | ||
| Sociology of Aging | ||
| Sociology of Rich and Poor Nations | ||
| Environmental Sociology | ||
| Sociology of Population | ||
| International Focus | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Global Textiles | ||
| Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Art | ||
| Human Geography | ||
| International Economics | ||
| Special Topics in Comparative Literature | ||
| Comparative Studies of Global Families | ||
| International Financial Management | ||
| Introduction to Roman Law | ||
| Introduction to International Business | ||
| International Marketing | ||
| International Retailing | ||
| Comparative Legal Perspectives: Israel and the United States | ||
| Introduction to International Justice | ||
| Comparative Criminal Justice Systems | ||
| Wildlife Trafficking | ||
| International Prisoners' Rights | ||
| Genocide | ||
| Introduction to General Linguistics | ||
| Language and Culture | ||
| Comparative and Historical Linguistics | ||
| Cross-Cultural Behavior and Management | ||
| Comparative Politics | ||
| International Relations | ||
| International Organizations | ||
| Politics of Development and Modernization | ||
| Comparative Legal Perspectives: Israel and the United States | ||
| International Law | ||
| Urban Sociology | ||
| Social Inequality | ||
| Religion, Culture, and Society | ||
| Special Topics in Global Art Cultures | ||
| Total Credits | 21 | |
Area Studies Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Cultural and Artistic Impression | ||
| Select 3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
| Cultures of the Middle East | ||
| Cultures of South Asia | ||
| Cultures of Latin America | ||
| Introduction to Arab Culture | ||
| Twentieth-Century Arabic Literature | ||
| Asian Art | ||
| African Art: Sub-Saharan | ||
| Renaissance Art in Italy: The Sixteenth Century | ||
| Introduction to Arab Culture | ||
| Contemporary Chinese Cinema and Society | ||
| Introduction to Chinese Culture | ||
| Contemporary Chinese Cinema and Society | ||
| Popular Music and Modern Chinese Culture | ||
| Images of Muslim Women in Twentieth Century Literature and Culture | ||
| Survey of Brazilian Literature | ||
| Victorian Popular Fiction | ||
| Contemporary African Literature | ||
| Introduction to French Culture | ||
| French Film | ||
| Francophone Film | ||
| French Civilization from Napoleon to World War II | ||
| Survey of French Poetry | ||
| Francophone Literature | ||
| France from World War II to the Present | ||
| French Study Abroad | ||
| Introduction to French Culture | ||
| Myths and Images of Women in French Literature | ||
| Major Currents of Modern Thought in French Literature | ||
| French Film | ||
| Francophone Film | ||
| German Civilization | ||
| Modern German Prose Fiction | ||
| Russian Culture and Civilization | ||
| Reading Asian Cultures | ||
| Special Topics in Italian Cinema and Intro to Subtitling | ||
| French Film | ||
| Francophone Film | ||
| Special Topics in German Literature and Culture | ||
| German Expressionism | ||
| Greek Art | ||
| Special Topics in Italian Cinema and Intro to Subtitling | ||
| 20th Century Italian Literature | ||
| Reading, Writing, Translating Early Modern Italy | ||
| Reading, Writing, Translating Modern and Contemporary Italy | ||
| Special Topics in Italian | ||
| Italian Study Abroad | ||
| Italian Humanism and Renaissance | ||
| Contemporary Italian Cultural Studies | ||
| Italian Literature of the 19th Century I | ||
| Italian Literature of the 20th Century I: A Changing Italy | ||
| Italian Women Writers | ||
| Perspectives on Latin America | ||
| Image and Identity: Representation of Latin American Women in Film and Fiction | ||
| International Cultures and Cuisines | ||
| Asian Philosophy | ||
| Voices of the Past and Present: Portugal | ||
| Voices of Past and Present: Brazil | ||
| Luso-Brazilian Culture | ||
| Buddhism | ||
| Asian Texts | ||
| Hinduism | ||
| Taoism | ||
| Asian Religions | ||
| Islamic Religious Traditions | ||
| African Religions | ||
| Religion in Latin America | ||
| The Holocaust: Religious Perspectives | ||
| Special Topics in Russian Culture and Civilization | ||
| Women in Russian Literature | ||
| Voices of the Past and Present: Spain | ||
| Voices of the Past and Present: Latin America | ||
| Cultural Studies: Spain | ||
| Spanish Study Abroad | ||
| Cultural Studies: Latin America and the Caribbean | ||
| Spanish Film and Fiction | ||
| Contemporary Spanish Novel | ||
| The Latin American Essay and Crónica | ||
| Short Stories and Cross-Cultural Processes in the Spanish-Speaking World | ||
| El Quijote | ||
| Senior Seminar | ||
| Puerto Rican Literature and Thought | ||
| Social and Political Structures | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Geography of East and Southeast Asia | ||
| Land and Life in Latin America | ||
| Geography of Sub-Sahara Africa | ||
| Geography of the Middle East | ||
| Economic Development of Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
| Emergence of European Civilization, 1500-1914 | ||
| Contemporary Europe, 1914 to the Present | ||
| Introduction to African Civilization | ||
| Introduction to the Modern Middle East | ||
| Early Latin America | ||
| Modern Latin America | ||
| Modern Japan: A History of Japan From the Meiji Through the Showa | ||
| Introduction to Indian Civilization | ||
| Introduction to Chinese Civilization | ||
| Modern Chinese Civilization | ||
| Communist Revolution in China | ||
| History of Russia to 1917 | ||
| Russia Since 1917 | ||
| Chinese Social History Through Literature | ||
| History of Brazil | ||
| Women and Gender in the Middle East: Past and Present | ||
| The Nazi Third Reich | ||
| The Holocaust, 1939-1945 | ||
| Revolutions in Latin American History | ||
| Development of Japanese Character and Culture | ||
| Government and Politics of Africa | ||
| Government and Politics of China and Japan | ||
| Contemporary Western European Politics | ||
| Government and Politics of India and South Asia | ||
| Government and Politics of Latin America | ||
| Government and Politics of the Middle East | ||
| Government and Politics in the Post-Soviet States | ||
| International Relations in Asia | ||
| Total Credits | 6 | |