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2020-2021 General Catalog

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2020-2021 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

International Studies Minor

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The minor in international studies in the College of Humanities & Social Sciences is designed to provide students with a perspective on issues of global consequence, and permit them to focus on a particular region of the world. All students seeking a minor in international studies must complete the following four requirements:

1) INTL 2000 or INTL 2001 2) interdisciplinary core; 3) global or regional concentration; and 4) relevant foreign language.

To graduate with a minor in international studies, students must complete 21 hours of coursework and demonstrate second-year competency in a foreign language as follows:

1) INTL 2000 or 2001 (3 Sem. Hrs.)

2) Interdisciplinary core (6 Sem. Hrs.)

Six hours chosen from:

3) Regional or Global Concentrations (12 Sem. Hrs.):

12 hours chosen from one of the following Global and Regional concentrations.

Global Studies

12 hours chosen from at least two different departments:

Global Diplomacy

12 hours chosen from at least two different departments:

Environment and Development

12 hours chosen from at least two different departments:

Global Cultures

12 hours chosen from at least two different departments:

Africa

12 hours chosen from at least two different departments:

Middle East and North Africa

12 hours chosen from at least two different departments:

Asia

12 hours chosen from at least two different departments:

Europe

12 hours chosen from at least two different departments:

Latin America and Caribbean

12 hours chosen from at least two different departments:

4) Foreign Languages (14-16 Sem. Hrs.):

All minors in International Studies must attain second year proficiency in a foreign language. Students selecting a regional concentration must attain proficiency in a language relevant to their region as follows:

Africa

FREN 2102 Intermediate French (3)

Middle East

ARAB 2102 Intermediate Arabic (3)

Asia

CHIN 2002 Intermediate Mandarin Chinese (4)

Europe

Latin America

SPAN 2102 Intermediate Spanish (3)

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