International Studies Minor

Required Courses

Internship / Study Abroad Experience

Students minoring in international studies are encouraged to study abroad. Those who do so may meet some of the minor’s requirements in their study abroad program.

• IDS 110 - Introduction to International Studies (Cr: 3)
• IDS 316 - Intercultural Communication (Cr: 3)
• IDS 325 - World Geography (Cr: 3)

Additional required courses

Students select three from the list of courses below or any course with an IST prefix:

• ART 100 - Art and World Culture (Cr: 3)
• BIO 242 - World Disease (Cr: 3)
• BUS 303 - International Business (Cr: 3)
• CJ 354 - International Justice (Cr: 3)
• ENG 213 - Early British Literature (Cr: 3)
• ENG 214 - British Literature: 18th Century to Present (Cr: 3)
• ENG 222 - Modern Irish History and Literature (Cr: 3)
• ENG 314 - Early World Literature (Cr: 3)
• ENG 316 - World Literature: 18th Century to Present (Cr: 3)
• ENG 367 - Eastern Literature and Haiku (Cr: 3)
• HST 110 - World History I (Cr: 3)
• HST 111 - World History II (Cr: 3)
• HST 218 - Topics in World History (Cr: 3)
• HST 217 - Immigrants and Refugees in World and United States History (Cr: 3) (Previously IST217)
• HST 220 - African History (Cr: 3)
• HST 222 - Modern Irish History and Literature (Cr: 3)
• HST 232 - Modern European History (Cr: 3)
• HST 245 - The History of Modern China (Cr: 3)
• HST 260 - Modern Latin American History and Culture (Cr: 3)
• HST 280 - Middle East History (Cr: 3)
• HST 302 - Russia: From Revolution to the Post-Soviet Era (Cr: 3)
• HST 310 - Economies and Peoples (Cr: 3)
• HTM 320 - The Cultural History of Food (Cr: 3)
• PHL 220 - Ideas, Culture, and Social Thought (Cr: 3)
• POL 110 - World Politics (Cr: 3)
• POL 220 - Comparative Political Models (Cr: 3)
• POL 240 - American Foreign Policy (Cr: 3) (Previously IST240)
• POL 312 - Great Power Politics (Cr: 3)
• POL 382 - Environmental Law and Politics (Cr: 3)
• POL 430 - Human Rights (Cr: 3)
• REL 104 - World Religions (Cr: 3)
• REL 245 - Eastern Religions (Cr: 3)
• REL 252 - Religion and Politics in the Contemporary World (Cr: 3)
• REL 270 - Introduction to Islam (Cr: 3)
• SP 205 - Spain: Art, History, and Culture (Cr: 3)
• SP 211 - Contemporary Spain (Offered in Spain) (Cr: 3)
• SP 307 - Spanish Culture and Civilization (Offered in Spain) (Cr: 3)
• SP 310 - The Cinema of Spain (Offered in Spain) (Cr: 3)
• SP 322 - Latin American Short Fiction (Cr: 3)
• SP 331 - Cinema of Latin America (Cr: 3)
• SST 301 - Terrorism Studies (Cr: 3)

In addition, two semesters of a world language and study abroad experience are highly recommended.