International Studies Interdisciplinary Minor

Requirements:

1.  Six courses chosen from the list of approved courses in international studies. Three courses shall be of a general international or multi-cultural nature; three courses shall be related to one particular geographic area. The six courses, at least two of which must be at or above the 300-level, shall be distributed among at least three departments and may include no more than two courses from the department of the applicant’s major. A grade of “C” or higher must be earned on any graded course in order for the course to count toward the interdisciplinary minor. The approved list of courses is updated annually and available from the chair of the faculty International Education Committee.
2. Advanced course work in a modern foreign language, at a level well beyond the graduation requirement for foreign language. Students should consult the list of course requirements in various foreign languages found on the application for the interdisciplinary minor. 
3. A summer, semester, or year during the student’s college career spent in study or work outside the United States. Each candidate shall submit a reflective and substantive paper based on the experience abroad to the chair of the International Education Committee by early April of the senior year, according to standards specified by that committee. Note: In those individual cases in which financial limitations cannot be overcome and thus prevent an international experience, the International Education Committee may assign a substitute experience.

Application Procedure:

The International Studies Interdisciplinary Minor is administered by the International Education Committee of the faculty. Contact Dr. Chris Alexander in Duke 127 for a list of current committee members. Students shall submit a written application to the Committee by the conclusion of the late Drop/Add period of the fall semester of the senior year. Certification of completion of all the requirements for the interdisciplinary minor is made by the Registrar upon the recommendation of the International Education Committee.

General International Multicultural Courses

Three courses from the General International Multicultural Courses are required. 

• ANT 101 - Introductory Cultural Anthropology
• ANT 205 - Ethnic Relations
• ANT 207 - Foragers, Farmers, and Chiefs of the Ancient World
• ANT 208 - Early Cities and States
• ANT 220 - Religion, Society, and Culture
• ANT 310 - Politics, Society, and Culture
• ANT 325 - Environment, Economy, & Culture
• ANT 340 - Medical Anthropology
• ANT 341 - Globalization
• ANT 360 - Anthropology of Development and Environmental Sustainability
• ART 230 - Earth Art-From Lascaux to Lutyens
• ECO 333S - Political Economy and Economic Development
• ECO 337 - International Trade
• ECO 338 - International Finance
• ENG 290 - World Literature
• HIS 322 - The Age of Discovery, 1492-1700
• HIS 335 - Comparative Genocide in the Twentieth Century
• HIS 354 - United States Foreign Policy since 1939
• MHU 251 - Health Disparities in the U.S. and Beyond (=SOC 251)
• MHU 470 - Global Health Ethics
• MUS 141 - World Musics
• MUS 245 - Music in World Religions
• MUS 263 - Composition - Non-Western Styles
• POL 140 - Comparative Global Politics
• POL 161 - International Politics
• POL 280 - Contemporary Political History
• POL 399 - Legislatures
• POL 341 - The Rise of New Democracies
• POL 347 - Politics of Development
• POL 360 - International Political Economy (formerly POL 340)
• POL 362 - American Foreign Policy
• POL 363 - International Organization
• POL 364 - Global Security
• POL 379 - Topics in International Relations

• (course topic must be appropriate to the global category requirement)

• POL 440 - Seminars in Comparative Politics, POL 440-459

• (course topic must be appropriate to the global category requirement)

• POL 460 - Seminars in International Politics, POL 450-479

• (course topic must be appropriate to the global category requirement)

• REL 170 - The Sacred Quest in Comparative Perspective
• REL 244 - Modern Jewish Literature
• SOC 242 - Globalization & Social Change
• SOC 251 - Health Disparities in the U.S. and Beyond (=MHU 251)
• SOC 265 - Population & Society
• SOC 317 - Gender and Globalization
• SOC 383 - Issues in Contemporary Terrorism
• THE 285 - Performance & Politics in the 20th Century: World Theatre & Drama
• THE 371 - World Theatre History

Area Courses

Three courses shall be related to one particular geographic area.