International Studies Minor Check Sheet

International Studies Minor Checklist

2022-2023 Catalog

18 Hours

This checklist is for advising purposes for BGS students only.

Consult your undergraduate catalog or official degree audit for degree requirements.

Twelve advanced hours in the minor coursework are required for the BGS.
A 2.25 cumulative GPA must be maintained in all minor courses.
No grade lower than a “C” will be accepted as credit for BGS minors.
Course rotation indications are intended to be used for planning purposes and do not guarantee course availability. "F" indicates "fall," "S" indicates "spring," and "Su" indicates "summer" availability.

Required:

_____ GEO 1310 - World Geography (F, S)
_____ PS 3351 (WI)- Introduction to International Studies (F, S, SU)

Choose 2 from:

_____ ECO 3317 - International Economics (F, S) (Prerequisites: A minimum grade of "C" in both ECO 2314 and ECO 2315, and MATH 1329 or MATH 2331 or MATH 2471 with a grade of “D” or better, and a minimum 2.0 Overall GPA.)
_____ GEO 3303 - Economic Geography (F, S)
_____ HIST 3320 (WI) - History of Mexico
_____ HIST 3325G (WI) - Modern Revolutions in Latin American History
_____ HIST 3357 (WI) - History of U.S. Foreign Relations
_____ HIST 3368F (WI) - History of U.S. Foreign Policy-Making in the Muslim World
_____ HIST 3368U (WI) - U.S. - Cuban Relations
_____ PS 3353 (WI) - Issues in World Politics (F)
_____ PS 3352 (WI) - Theories of International Politics (F, SU)
_____ PS 4351 (WI) - International Conflict and Security (F, S)
_____ PS 4352 (WI) - International Law (F, S)
_____ PS 4353 (WI) - International Organizations (F) (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301)
_____ PS 4354 (WI) - Politics of International Economic Relations

Choose 2 courses from:

_____ ACC 2301 Accounting in Organizations and Society (F, S, SU)
_____ ACC 2361 Introduction to Financial Accounting (F, S, SU) (Prerequisite: MATH 1315, MATH 1319, MATH 1329, MATH 2321, MATH 2331, MATH 2417, MATH 2471, ACT Mathematics score of 27 or more, SAT Mathematics score of 580 or more, or SAT Math Section Score 600-800.)
_____ ACC 2362 Introduction to Managerial Accounting (F, S, SU) (Prerequisites: MATH 1319 or MATH 1315 or MATH 2471 or MATH 2321 or MATH 1329 or HON 3391 or MATH 2417 or MATH 2331 and ACC 2361, all with a grade of "D" or better.)
_____ AG 3319 - International Food and Fiber Systems (F, S, SU)
_____ AG 4371T – International Horticulture
_____ AG 4371V – Green Revolution & Agricultural Development in Asia
_____ AG 4383 (WI) – Agricultural Resource Economics (S) (Prerequisite: AG 2383, MATH 1315 or MATH 1319 or MATH 2321 or MATH 2471)
_____ ANTH 3306 - World Prehistory
_____ ANTH 3309 – Cultures Through Film (F)
_____ ANTH 3314 (WI) - Latin American Cultures
_____ ANTH 3316 (WI) – The Origin and Evolution of Human Behavior
_____ ANTH 3322 – Peoples and Cultures of Africa
_____ ANTH 3324 - Mexican American Culture
_____ ANTH 3327- Anthropology of Religion and Fundamentalism
_____ ANTH 3345 (WI) - Archaeology of Mexico (S)
_____ ANTH 3347 - Archaeology of North America (F) (Prerequisite: ANTH 2415 with a grade of "D" or better.)
_____ ANTH 3349 – The Incas
_____ ANTH 3350 - Gender and Sexuality in Cross-Cultural Perspective
_____ ANTH 3351 – Anthropology of Peace and Violence
_____ ANTH 3356 - Archaeology of Andean Civilization (F)
_____ ANTH 3360 – Economic Anthropology
_____ ANTH 3363 - The Art and Archaeology of the Olmec (F)
_____ ANTH 4320 (WI) - Rise of Civilization
_____ ARAB 3301 – Levantine Arabic
_____ ARAB 3302 – Media Arabic
_____ ARAB 4390 – Studies in Arabic Language and Culture (Prerequisite: Instructor Approval)
_____ ARTH 2301 - Ancient to Medieval Art (F, S, SU)
_____ ARTH 2302 - Renaissance to Modern Art (F, S, SU)
_____ ARTH 2303 – Global Art Histories
_____ ARTH 3301 – History of Modern Art (F, S)
_____ ARTH 4302 (WI) - Latin American Art
_____ ARTH 4303 (WI) - Pre-Columbian Art (S)
_____ ARTH 4304 (WI) - Global History of Cinema
_____ ARTH 4306 (WI) - Renaissance Art (S)
_____ ARTH 4308 (WI) - Asian Art
_____ ARTH 4311 (WI) – History of Italian Art
_____ ARTH 4313 (WI) – Hellenistic Art and Culture
_____ ARTH 4316 (WI) – Islamic Art
_____ ARTH 4321U – Contemporary Art in Italy
_____ ARTH 4321W – Contemporary Art in Mexico
_____ BIO 3308 (WI) – Global Ecology (SU)(Prerequisites: BIO 1330, BIO 1130, BIO 1331 and BIO 1131 with grades of “C” or higher)
_____ BLAW 3363 - International Business Law (F, S) (Prerequisites: Junior standing, overall 2.0 GPA)
_____ CHI 3301 – Conversational Chinese
_____ CHI 4390 – Studies in Chinese Language and Culture (Prerequisite: Instructor Approval)
_____ CIS 3317 - E-Business (F, S, SU) (Prerequisites: Sophomore standing, overall 2.0 GPA)
_____ COMM 3329 – Intercultural Communication
_____ COMM 3336 - Diversity and Communication (S)
_____ COMM 4341 - Intercultural Communication in the Americas
_____ COMM 4345 - Political Communication (Prerequisite: COMM 2338)
_____ DAN 2368 (WI) – World Dance and Cultures
_____ DAN 4369 (WI) – Dance in the 20th and 21st Centuries (F)
_____ ECO 3311 - Money and Banking (F, S, SU) (Prerequisites: A minimum grade of "C" in both ECO 2314 and ECO 2315, MATH 1329 or MATH 2331 or MATH 2471, overall 2.0 GPA)
_____ ECO 3315 - Intermediate Macroeconomics (F, S, SU) (Prerequisites: A minimum grade of "C" in both ECO 2314 and ECO 2315, MATH 1329 or MATH 2331 or MATH 2471, overall 2.0 GPA)
_____ ECO 3320 (WI) – Emerging Market Economies (SU) (Prerequisites: A minimum grade of "C" in both ECO 2314 and ECO 2315, and an overall 2.0 GPA)
_____ ECO 3353 (WI) - Comparative Economic Systems (F, S) (Prerequisites: ECO 2301 or [ECO 2314 and ECO 2315], either with a grade of “C” or better, and an overall 2.0 GPA)
_____ ENG 3311 (WI) – Practices in Writing and Rhetoric (F, S) (when emphasis is travel writing)
_____ ENG 3316 (WI) - Film Studies (S, SU) (Repeatable once when topic varies.)
_____ ENG 3322 (WI) - The European Novel
_____ ENG 3325 (WI) - Russian Literature in Translation
_____ ENG 3327 (WI) – Types of World Drama in English
_____ ENG 3328 (WI) – Types of World Drama in English (Modern)
_____ ENG 3341 (WI) - Studies in World Literature (F, S) (Repeatable once, in special situations, when topic varies.)
_____ ENG 3350 (WI) - Global Medieval Literature (S)
_____ ENG 3351 (WI) - Early Medieval Literature of the British Isles
_____ ENG 3352 (WI) – Medieval English Literature
_____ ENG 3354 (WI) - Shakespeare
_____ ENG 3393 (WI) - Introduction to Canadian Literature
_____ FR 3303 – French Composition and Conversation (Prerequisite: FR 2320 with a grade of “C” or better.)
_____ FR 3305 - Acting French
_____ FR 3306 (WI) - Masterpieces of French Literature (S)
_____ FR 3308 (WI) - French Translation I
_____ FR 3310 – French Pronunciation and Intonation
_____ FR 3350 – History of French Cinema I, 1895-1960
_____ FR 3351 – History of French Cinema II, 1960 to the Present
_____ FR 3381 - Business French I
_____ FR 4370 (WI)- French Civilization (Repeatable for credit with different emphasis.)
_____ FR 4390 - Studies in French Culture, Language or Literature (Prerequisite: Instructor Approval; May be repeated once for additional credit.)
_____ GEO 3307 - Geography of Europe
_____ GEO 3308 - Latin America (F, S)
_____ GEO 3309 (WI) – United States and Canada (F, S)
_____ GEO 3328 - Geography of North America and the Middle East
_____ GEO 3332 (WI) - Geography of South and Southeast Asia
_____ GEO 3333 - Geography of China and Japan
_____ GEO 3340 - Political Geography (F, S)
_____ GEO 3349 - Population Geography (F, S) (Prerequisites: MATH 1315 or higher (not including MATH 1316) with a grade of “C” or better)
_____ GEO 3353 – American Ethnic Geography
_____ GEO 4322 (WI) – Interpretive Environmental Geography (F) (Prerequisites: GEO 2410 with a grade of “C” or better)
_____ GEO 4328 (WI) - Geography of the Russian Realm
_____ GER 3304A (WI) – German Cinema
_____ GER 3304B (WI) – German Colonialism, Orientalism, and Exoticism in Film and Literature
_____ GER 3370 (WI) - The Contemporary German-Speaking World
_____ GER 3380 - Business German in Global Economy
_____ GER 4310 - Masterpieces of German Literature (Prerequisites: completion of one 3000-level course or instructor approval.)
_____ GER 4390 – Studies in German Culture, Language, or Literature (Prerequisite: Instructor Approval; Applications must be submitted prior to the registration period each semester. May be repeated once for additional credit.)
_____ HIST 3310 (WI) - History of Europe, 1815-1919
_____ HIST 3311 (WI) - History of Europe Since 1919
_____ HIST 3312 (WI) - Renaissance and Reformation
_____ HIST 3313 (WI) – Europe During the Old Regime, 1600-1760
_____ HIST 3314 (WI) - Revolutionary Europe, 1760-1815
_____ HIST 3315 (WI) - History of England to 1603
_____ HIST 3316 (WI) - History of England since 1603
_____ HIST 3319 (WI) - History of Brazil
_____ HIST 3320 (WI) - History of Mexico (S)
_____ HIST 3322 (WI) - Colonial History of Latin America to 1828 (S)
_____ HIST 3324 (WI) - Latin America from Independence to Present
_____ HIST 3325G (WI) – Modern Revolutions in Latin American History
_____ HIST 3325I (WI) – Resistance and Rebellion in Colonial Latin America
_____ HIST 3326 (WI)- The Southern Cone of Latin America
_____ HIST 3327 (WI) - History of Mexico to 1848
_____ HIST 3329 (WI) - Spanish Borderlands, 1521-1821
_____ HIST 3357 (WI) - History of U.S. Foreign Relations
_____ HIST 3368F (WI) – History of U.S. Foreign Policy - Making in the Muslim World
_____ HIST 3368J (WI) – The Space Race
_____ HIST 3368N (WI) – History of U.S. Foreign Policy in Indochina
_____ HIST 3368O (WI) – U.S. Foreign Relations from Revolution to Reconstruction
_____ HIST 3368P (WI) – The U.S. and Britain in the Sixties
_____ HIST 3368U (WI) – U.S. – Cuban Relations
_____ HIST 3374C (WI) – History of Religion in India
_____ HIST 4303 (WI) - Ancient Greece and the Mediterranean World, 1600 B.C-30 B.C.(S)
_____ HIST 4304 (WI) - Ancient Rome and the Mediterranean 500 B.C-500 A.D. (F, SU)
_____ HIST 4307 (WI) - Medieval European History, 300-1400 (S)
_____ HIST 4317 (WI) - Tudor-Stuart England, 1485-1689
_____ HIST 4318A (WI) - Daily Life in the Roman Empire
_____ HIST 4318P (WI) – France and the Modern World
_____ HIST 4318S (WI) – Britain and the World
_____ HIST 4320 (WI) - Origins of Christianity
_____ HIST 4325 (WI) - Islamic History to 1798
_____ HIST 4326 (WI) - The Modern Middle East
_____ HIST 4327 (WI) – The Problem of Palestine
_____ HIST 4328 (WI) – History of India
_____ HIST 4333 (WI) - The History of Russia and Eurasia to 1917
_____ HIST 4334 (WI) - The History of Russia and Eurasia from 1917 to Present (S)
_____ HIST 4335 (WI) - Topics in 20th Century East European History (May be repeated with a different emphasis.)
_____ HIST 4336 (WI) - Germany from 1815 to Present
_____ HIST 4337 (WI) - Germany and National Socialism, 1918-1945
_____ HIST 4343 (WI) - Modern China, 1600-Present (F, S)
_____ HIST 4344 (WI) - Modern Japan, 1600-Present
_____ HIST 4346 (WI) – Modern Korea (S)
_____ HIST 4347 (WI) – Hong Kong in the Modern World (SU)
_____ HIST 4348 (WI) – Mahatma Gandhi and Nonviolence
_____ HIST 4350A (WI) - Slavery and Emancipation in the Americas
_____ HIST 4350B (WI) - Origins of the Modern Global Economic System
_____ HIST 4350D (WI) - Empire and Identity in Central Asia
_____ HIST 4350E (WI) - Gender in Latin American History
_____ HIST 4350J (WI) – History and Culture of Modern India (1500-Present)
_____ HIST 4350K (WI) – Gender and Militarization in the Arab World
_____ HIST 4350L (WI) – History of Southeast Asia
_____ HIST 4350O (WI) – History of Indochina
_____ HIST 4350R (WI) – Workers and Work in the Arab World
_____ HIST 4350T (WI) – Japanese Urban Life
_____ HIST 4350V (WI) – History of Pakistan
_____ HIST 4350W (WI) – The Great War
_____ HIST 4350Y (WI) – Development of Secularism in Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey
_____ HIST 4364 (WI) - Military History of the United States
_____ HIST 4368 (WI) - War and Society
_____ HIST 4372 (WI) – Mexican American History
_____ HIST 4373 (WI) - Economic and Social History of the Americas
_____ IS 4387 – International Studies Internship (3 credit hours) (Prerequisite: Instructor Approval)
_____ IS 4687 – International Studies Internship (6 credit hours) (Prerequisite: Instructor Approval)
_____ ITAL 4390 – Studies in Italian Language and Culture (Prerequisite: Instructor Approval)
_____ JAPA 3306 – Modern Japanese Literature and Culture (Prerequisite: JAPA 2320)
_____ JAPA 3308 - Advanced Japanese for Business (Prerequisite: JAPA 2320)
_____ JAPA 3309 – Japanese Language through Popular Culture (Prerequisite: JAPA 2320 with a grade of “B” or better.)
_____ JAPA 4310 – Japanese Post-War Fiction (Prerequisite: Instructor Approval)
_____ JAPA 4320 - Japanese Science Fiction (Prerequisite: Instructor Approval)
_____ JAPA 4390 – Studies in Japanese Language and Culture (Prerequisite: Instructor Approval)
_____ MC 3319 – Visual Communication (F, S, SU)
_____ MC 3343 - Introduction to Public Relations (F, S, SU)
_____ MC 3367 – Advertising (F, S, SU)
_____ MC 4303 - International Advertising (F, S, SU)
_____ MC 4310 - International Communication
_____ MC 4319 – Latinas/Latinos and the Media
_____ MC 4382Q – Media in Asia and Southwest Asia
_____ MGT 3303 - Management of Organizations (F, S, SU) (Prerequisites: Sophomore standing, 2.0 Overall GPA)
_____ MGT 3375 (WI) - International Business (F, S) (Prerequisites: MGT 3303 with a grade of “D” or better, Junior-standing, 2.0 Overall GPA)
_____ MGT 4375 - Organizational Behavior and Human Relations (F, S, SU) (Prerequisites: MGT 3303 with a grade of “D” or better, Junior-standing, overall 2.0 GPA)
_____ MKT 3343 - Principles of Marketing (F, S, SU) (Prerequisites: Sophomore standing, 2.0 Overall GPA)
_____ MKT 4310 - International Marketing (F, S, SU) (Prerequisites: MKT 3343 with a grade of "D" or better, overall 2.0 GPA)
_____ MU 3318 (WI) - World Musics (F)
_____ PH 3330 – Inclusion and Diversity in Women’s Health
_____ PHIL 3322 (WI) - Professional Ethics (Capstone) (F, S) (Prerequisite: PHIL 1305 of PHIL 1320 or PHIL 2311 or PHIL 2312 or PHIL 2330, any with a grade of “D” or better or instructor consent)
_____ PHIL 3326 (WI) - Philosophy and Sport (F) (Prerequisite: PHIL 1305 of PHIL 1320 or PHIL 2311 or PHIL 2312 or PHIL 2330, any with a grade of “D” or better or instructor consent)
_____ PHIL 3332 (WI) - Social and Political Philosophy (Capstone) (Prerequisite: PHIL 1305 of PHIL 1320 or PHIL 2311 or PHIL 2312 or PHIL 2330, any with a grade of “D” or better or instructor consent)
_____ PHIL 4371 (WI) - Asian Philosophy(S) (May be repeated for credit.)
_____ PHIL 4372 (WI) – Latin American Philosophy (Prerequisite: PHIL 1305 with a grade of “D” or better or instructor approval)
_____ PHIL 4373 (WI) – Themes in Africana Philosophy (PHIL 1305 or PHIL 1320, either with a grade of “D” or better)
_____ PS 3341 (WI) – Comparative Politics
_____ PS 3342 (WI) - African Politics (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301, either with a grade of “D” or better)
_____ PS 3343 (WI) - Government and Politics of Latin America (F, S) (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301, either with a grade of “D” or better)
_____ PS 3344 (WI) - Government and Politics of Europe (F) (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301, either with a grade of “D” or better)
_____ PS 3345 (WI) - Government and Politics of Russia (S) (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301, either with a grade of “D” or better)
_____ PS 3346 (WI) - Government and Politics of Asia (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301, either with a grade of “D” or better)
_____ PS 3347 (WI) - Politics of Modern Southeast Asia (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301, either with a grade of “D” or better)
_____ PS 3348 (WI) - Revolution and Nationalism (This course is repeatable for credit once with different emphasis) (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301, either with a grade of “D” or better)
_____ PS 3349 (WI) – Latin America Party Politics: Theory and Practice (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301, either with a grade of “D” or better)
_____ PS 3351 (WI) – Introduction to International Studies (F, S, SU)
_____ PS 3352 (WI) - Theories of International Politics (F, SU)
_____ PS 3353 (WI) - Issues in World Politics (F)
_____ PS 3354 (WI) - Unites States-Latin American Relations (S) (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301, either with a grade of “D” or better)
_____ PS 4311 (WI) - Ancient and Medieval Political Thought (Greeks to 1600) (F) (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301, either with a grade of “D” or better)
_____ PS 4313 (WI) - The Holocaust (F) (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301, either with a grade of “D” or better)
_____ PS 4321 (WI) - American Foreign Policy (S) (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301, either with a grade of “D” or better)
_____ PS 4323 (WI) – Latina/o Politics (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301, either with a grade of “D” or better)
_____ PS 4331 (WI) - Islamic Law and Politics (F) (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301, either with a grade of “D” or better)
_____ PS 4332 (WI) – The Politics of U.S. Economic Policy (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301, either with a grade of “D” or better)
_____ PS 4340A (WI) – Government and Politics of Japan (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301, either with a grade of “D” or better)
_____ PS 4342 (WI) – Economic Development in Latin America (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301, either with a grade of “D” or better)
_____ PS 4343 (WI) – Politics of Democratization in Developing Countries (F, S) (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301, either with a grade of “D” or better)
_____ PS 4344 (WI) - The Politics of Extremism (S) (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301, either with a grade of “D” or better)
_____ PS 4350A (WI) – U.S. National Affairs and Homeland Security (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301, either with a grade of “D” or better)
_____ PS 4351 (WI) - International Conflict and Security (F, S)
_____ PS 4352 (WI) - International Law (F, S)
_____ PS 4353 (WI) – International Organizations (Corequisite: PS 3300 or PS 3301, either with a grade of “D” or better)
_____ PS 4354 (WI) - Politics of International Economic Relations
_____ PSY 3333 - Industrial Psychology (Prerequisite: PSY 1300 with a grade of “C” or better)
_____ PSY 3334 (WI) – Psychology of Human Diversity (Prerequisite: PSY 1300 with a grade of “C” or better)
_____ PSY 4393 (WI) – International Psychology (S) (Prerequisite: PSY 1300 with a grade of “C” or better)
_____ REL 3320 (WI) – Judaism
_____ REL 3381 (WI) – The Philosophical and Spiritual Heritage of India
_____ REL 3383 (WI) – An Introduction to Chinese Religions
_____ REL 3385 (WI) – Buddhism
_____ RUSS 4390 – Studies in Russian Language and Culture (Prerequisite: Instructor Approval)
_____ SOCI 3320 - Population Dynamics
_____ SOCI 3322 - Sociology of Latinos and Immigration
_____ SOCI 3327 – Multicultural Relations (F, S, SU)
_____ SOCI 3328 - Complex Organizations (F, S, SU)
_____ SOCI 3330 – Globalization and Development
_____ SOCI 3375P – Sociology of Religion: A Global Perspective
_____ SOWK 4300F – International Social Work
_____ SPAN 3301 (WI) – Literatures of Spain I (S) (Prerequisite: SPAN 3309 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 3302 (WI) – Literatures of Spain II (F) (Prerequisite: SPAN 3309 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 3311 - Business Spanish I (F) (Prerequisites: SPAN 3308 or SPAN 3307 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 3312 - Business Spanish II (S)(Prerequisites: SPAN 3308 or SPAN 3307 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 3370 (WI) - Spanish Civilization (S) (Prerequisite: SPAN 3308 or SPAN 3307 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 3371 (WI) – Latin American Civilization (Prerequisite: SPAN 3308 or SPAN 3307 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 4302 (WI) - The Spanish Novel (Prerequisite: SPAN 3309 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 4311 - Historical Aspects of Hispanic Linguistics (Prerequisite: SPAN 3308 or SPAN 3307 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 4330 – The Latin American Novel (Prerequisite: SPAN 3309 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 4350- Hispanic Film (Prerequisite: SPAN 3309 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 4361 (WI) - Hispanic Poetry (Prerequisite: SPAN 1410-2310 and SPAN 3309 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 4362 (WI) - Hispanic Drama (Prerequisite: SPAN 3309 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 4380A (WI) - Hispanic Nobel Prizes in Literature (Prerequisite: SPAN 3309 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 4380F (WI) – Mexican Literature (Prerequisite: SPAN 3308 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 4380H (WI) – Nature and Nation in Latin American Literature (Prerequisite: SPAN 3309 with a grade of “C” or better)
_____ SPAN 4390 – Studies in Spanish Culture, Language, or Literature (Prerequisite: a grade of “C” or higher in Spanish 3308 or SPAN 3307, and Instructor Approval. Repeatable once for credit with a different emphasis.)