The minor in international affairs is an interdisciplinary program that exposes students to a variety of different perspectives on the field, while providing the flexibility to select the courses in the disciplines that interest them most. The minor provides an international lens to students’ primary degree, preparing them for our globalized world and workplaces.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified.
Required Course
Code | Title | Hours |
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INTL 1101 | Globalization and International Affairs | 4 |
Regional Analysis Elective Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete two of the following. Select courses taken during a semester study abroad or specific Dialogue of Civilizations courses may apply toward the Regional Analysis Elective Course requirement, pending approval of the International Affairs head faculty advisor: | 8 |
Code | Title | Hours |
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Africa | ||
Introduction to African Studies | ||
Africa Today | ||
Swahili, Culture, and Politics in Kenya | ||
Contemporary Government and Politics in Africa | ||
Community Health, Culture, and Development in Kenya | ||
Ethnography of Southeast Asia | ||
Anthropology of Africa | ||
African History | ||
Business Economic History of South Africa | ||
Natural Resources and Sustainable Development | ||
or AFRS 2464 | Natural Resources and Sustainable Development | |
Asia | ||
Culture and Politics in Modern India | ||
East Asian Studies | ||
or HIST 1150 | East Asian Studies | |
Modern Chinese History and Culture | ||
Introduction to Chinese Popular Culture | ||
Introduction to Japanese Pop Culture | ||
World War II in the Pacific | ||
Japanese Literature and Culture | ||
Modern Chinese History and Culture | ||
Modern Japan | ||
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Beyond | ||
Chinese Philosophy and Religion | ||
Japanese Buddhism | ||
East Asian Politics | ||
China: Governance and Foreign Policy | ||
Europe | ||
Introduction to French Culture | ||
Introduction to Italian Culture | ||
Cultural History of Spain | ||
Europe: Empires, Revolutions, Wars, and Their Aftermath | ||
Europe in the Middle Ages, 500–1500 | ||
History of the Soviet Union | ||
Renaissance to Enlightenment | ||
The Tudors, the Stuarts, and the Birth of Modern Britain | ||
Russian Foreign Policy | ||
or POLS 3455 | Russian Foreign Policy | |
Politics and Governance of Europe and the European Union | ||
Latin America | ||
Latin American Society and Development | ||
Latin American Film | ||
Introduction to Arabic Culture | ||
Latin American Culture, History, and Politics | ||
New Narratives: Latin America after 1989 | ||
Literature, Arts, and Poverty in Latin America | ||
Latin American Literature | ||
Economic History of the Middle East | ||
Introduction to Middle Eastern History | ||
Introduction to Latin American History | ||
Latin American History through Film | ||
Latino, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies | ||
Middle East | ||
The Mediterranean World: An Overview | ||
Middle East Studies | ||
America and the Middle East | ||
Democracy and Development in North Africa and the Mediterranean | ||
Islam: Rituals, Traditions, and Debates | ||
Jewish Religion and Culture | ||
Government and Politics in the Middle East |
Global Dynamics Elective Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete two of the following. Courses are divided into thematic groups to aid students in deciding which courses to take and have no bearing on minor requirements: | 8 |
Code | Title | Hours |
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Environment | ||
Global Climate Change | ||
Sustainable Development | ||
Food Security and Sustainability | ||
Climate and Development | ||
International Environmental Policy | ||
or PPUA 5268 | International Environmental Policy | |
Environment and Society | ||
Law, Diplomacy, and Global Governance | ||
Global and Intercultural Communication | ||
Women and World Politics | ||
or WMNS 2480 | Women and World Politics | |
Global Political Economy | ||
International Human Rights Law and Policy | ||
Comparative Politics | ||
International Relations | ||
Religion and Politics | ||
International Political Economy | ||
International Law | ||
Model United Nations | ||
Human Rights and Social Justice | ||
Gender and Reproductive Justice | ||
Gender and Sexuality in World History | ||
Women and World Politics | ||
or WMNS 2480 | Women and World Politics | |
International Human Rights Law and Policy | ||
Global Justice | ||
Conflict and Security | ||
Global Criminology | ||
Political Crime and Terrorism | ||
Security in the 21st Century | ||
Drug Trade and Drug War: History, Security, Culture | ||
History of Espionage 1: Antiquity to World War II | ||
History of Espionage 2: Cold War Spies | ||
The Global Far-Right since 1945: Politics, Culture, Violence | ||
The Global Cold War | ||
Assassinations in World History | ||
History of Modern Terrorism | ||
Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection | ||
Security, Culture, Power | ||
Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media | ||
or INTL 3300 | Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media | |
Global Justice | ||
The Holocaust and Comparative Genocide | ||
Nationalism | ||
U.S. National Security Policy | ||
Terrorism and Counterterrorism | ||
Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection | ||
or INTL 3430 | Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection | |
Model NATO | ||
Globalization | ||
Issues in Race, Science, and Technology | ||
Global Markets and Local Culture | ||
Religion and Modernity | ||
History of the Global Economy | ||
International Economics | ||
Origins of Today: Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues | ||
The World Since 1945 | ||
Colonialism/Imperialism | ||
Cultural Aspects of International Business | ||
Women and World Politics | ||
or WMNS 2480 | Women and World Politics | |
Cities in a Global Context | ||
Global Political Economy | ||
International Relations | ||
Religion and Politics | ||
International Political Economy | ||
International Law | ||
Population, Migration, and Diaspora | ||
Introduction to Global Health | ||
or PHTH 1270 | Introduction to Global Health | |
Epidemiology of Pandemic Diseases and Health Disparities in the African Diaspora | ||
Peoples and Cultures | ||
Pirates, Planters, and Patriots: Making the Americas, 1492–1804 | ||
History of Global Pandemics | ||
Race and Global Human Mobility | ||
Cities in a Global Context | ||
Forced Migration: Refugees, Exiles, and Displaced Persons | ||
Introduction to World Religions | ||
Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | ||
Development | ||
Global Markets and Local Culture | ||
Development Economics | ||
International Food Policy | ||
A Critique of Capitalism | ||
Sustainable Development | ||
Capitalism and Business: A Global History | ||
Global Social Enterprise | ||
International Business and Global Social Responsibility | ||
or INTB 1209 | International Business and Global Social Responsibility | |
Global Philanthropy | ||
Global Political Economy | ||
Climate and Development | ||
Global Health | ||
Politics of Developing Nations | ||
Communication and Media | ||
Global and Intercultural Communication | ||
Cultural Aspects of International Business | ||
Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media | ||
or INTL 3300 | Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media | |
Global Reporting | ||
Global Media |
GPA Requirement
2.000 GPA required in the minor