Minor in International Studies
The minor in International Studies requires 18 semester credit hours. An International Studies minor provides students with broader understanding and awareness of global histories, politics, languages, and culture.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| GEO 1310 | World Geography | 3 |
| PS 3351 | Introduction to International Studies | 3 |
| International Perspective Prescribed Electives | ||
| Choose 6 hours from the following: | 6 | |
| International Economics | ||
| Economic Geography | ||
| History of Mexico | ||
| Modern Revolutions in Latin American History | ||
| History of U.S. Foreign Relations | ||
| History of U.S. Foreign Policy Making in the Muslim World | ||
| U.S. - Cuban Relations | ||
| Theories of International Politics | ||
| Issues in World Politics | ||
| International Conflict and Security | ||
| International Law | ||
| International Organizations | ||
| Politics of International Economic Relations | ||
| International Studies Prescribed Electives | ||
| Choose 6 hours from the following courses: 1 | 6 | |
| Accounting in Organizations and Society | ||
| Introduction to Financial Accounting | ||
| Introduction to Managerial Accounting | ||
| International Food and Fiber Systems | ||
| International Horticulture | ||
| Green Revolution & Agricultural Development in Asia | ||
| Agricultural Resource Economics | ||
| World Prehistory | ||
| Cultures Through Film | ||
| Latin American Cultures | ||
| The Origin and Evolution of Human Behavior | ||
| Peoples and Cultures of Africa | ||
| Mexican American Culture | ||
| Anthropology of Religion and Fundamentalism | ||
| Archaeology of Mesoamerica | ||
| Archaeology of North America | ||
| The Incas | ||
| Gender and Sexuality in Cross-cultural Perspective | ||
| Anthropology of Peace and Violence | ||
| Archaeology of Andean Civilizations | ||
| Economic Anthropology | ||
| The Art and Archaeology of the Olmec | ||
| Rise of Civilization | ||
| Levantine Arabic | ||
| Media Arabic | ||
| Studies in Arabic Language and Culture | ||
| Ancient to Medieval Art | ||
| Renaissance to Modern Art | ||
ARTH 2303 | ||
| History of Modern Art | ||
| Latin American Modernisms | ||
| Pre-Columbian Art | ||
| Global History of Cinema | ||
| Renaissance Art | ||
| Asian Art | ||
| History of Italian Art | ||
| Hellenistic Art and Culture | ||
| Islamic Art | ||
| Contemporary Art in Italy | ||
| Contemporary Art in Mexico | ||
| Global Ecology | ||
| International Business Law | ||
| Chinese for Business | ||
| Conversational Chinese | ||
| Studies in Chinese Language and Culture | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Diversity and Communication | ||
| Intercultural Communication in the Americas | ||
| Political Communication | ||
| World Dance and Cultures | ||
| Dance in the 20th and 21st Centuries | ||
| Money and Banking | ||
| Intermediate Macroeconomics | ||
| Emerging Market Economies | ||
| Comparative Economic Systems | ||
| Practices in Writing and Rhetoric | ||
| Film Adaptation Studies | ||
| The European Novel | ||
| Literature in Translation | ||
| Early Global Drama in English | ||
| Modern Global Drama in English | ||
| Studies in Global Literature | ||
| Global Medieval Literature | ||
| Early Medieval Literature of the British Isles | ||
| Medieval English Literature | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| Postcolonial Literatures | ||
| French Composition and Conversation | ||
| Acting French | ||
| Masterpieces of French Literature | ||
| French Translation I | ||
| French Pronunciation and Intonation | ||
| History of French Cinema I, 1895-1960 | ||
| Cinema of the French-Speaking World, 1960-present | ||
| Business French I | ||
| Cultures of the French-Speaking World | ||
| Studies in French Culture, Language, or Literature | ||
| Geography of Europe | ||
| Latin America | ||
| United States and Canada | ||
| Geography of North Africa and the Middle East | ||
| Geography of South and Southeast Asia | ||
| Geography of East Asia | ||
| Political Geography | ||
| World Population | ||
| American Ethnic Geography | ||
| Interpretive Environmental Geography | ||
| Geography of the Russian Realm | ||
| German Cinema | ||
| German Colonialism, Orientalism, and Exoticism in Film and Literature | ||
| The Contemporary German-Speaking World | ||
| Business German in Global Economy | ||
| Masterpieces of German Literature | ||
| Studies in German Culture, Language, or Literature | ||
| History of Europe, 1815-1919 | ||
| History of Europe Since 1919 | ||
| Renaissance and Reformation | ||
| Europe During the Old Regime, 1600-1760 | ||
| Revolutionary Europe, 1760-1815 | ||
| History of England to 1603 | ||
| History of England Since 1603 | ||
| History of Brazil | ||
| History of Mexico | ||
| Colonial History of Latin America to 1828 | ||
| Latin America from Independence to Present | ||
| Modern Revolutions in Latin American History | ||
| Resistance and Rebellion in Colonial Latin America | ||
| The Southern Cone of Latin America | ||
| History of Mexico to 1848 | ||
| Spanish Borderlands, 1521-1821 | ||
| History of U.S. Foreign Relations | ||
| History of U.S. Foreign Policy Making in the Muslim World | ||
| The Space Race | ||
| The U.S. and Britain in the Sixties | ||
| U.S. - Cuban Relations | ||
| History of Religion in India | ||
| Ancient Rome and the Mediterranean 500 B.C. to 500 A.D. | ||
| Medieval European History, 300-1400 | ||
| Tudor-Stuart England, 1485-1689 | ||
| France and the Modern World | ||
| Britain and the World | ||
| Origins of Christianity | ||
| Islamic History to 1798 | ||
| The Modern Middle East | ||
| The Problem of Palestine | ||
| History of India | ||
| The History of Russia and Eurasia to 1917 | ||
| The History of Russia and Eurasia from 1917 to Present | ||
| 20TH CENT EAST EUR | ||
| Germany from 1815 to Present | ||
| Germany and National Socialism, 1918-1945 | ||
| Modern China, 1600-Present | ||
| Modern Japan, 1600-Present | ||
| Modern Korea | ||
| Hong Kong in the Modern World | ||
| Mahatma Gandhi and Nonviolence | ||
| Slavery and Emancipation in the Americas | ||
| Empire and Identity in Central Asia | ||
| Gender in Latin American History | ||
| History and Culture of Modern India | ||
| Gender & Militarization in the Arab World | ||
| History of Southeast Asia | ||
| Workers and Work in the Arab World | ||
| Japanese Urban Life | ||
| History of Pakistan | ||
| WWI: The Great War | ||
| Development of Secularism in Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey | ||
| Military History of the United States | ||
| War and Society | ||
| Latina/o/x Histories | ||
| Economic and Social History of the Americas | ||
| International Studies Internship | ||
| International Studies Internship | ||
| E-Business | ||
| Studies in Italian Language and Culture | ||
| Modern Japanese Literature and Culture | ||
| Advanced Japanese for Business | ||
| Japanese Language through Popular Culture | ||
| Postwar Japanese Literature and Film | ||
| Japanese Science Fiction | ||
| Studies in Japanese Language and Culture | ||
| Visual Communication | ||
| Introduction to Public Relations | ||
| Advertising | ||
| International Advertising | ||
| International Communication | ||
| Latinas/Latinos and the Media | ||
| Media in Asia and Southeast Asia | ||
| Management of Organizations | ||
| International Business | ||
| Organizational Behavior and Human Relations | ||
| Principles of Marketing | ||
| International Marketing | ||
| World Music Cultures | ||
| Inclusion and Diversity in Women's Health | ||
| Professional Ethics | ||
| Philosophy and Sport | ||
| Social and Political Philosophy | ||
| Asian Philosophy | ||
| Latin American Philosophy | ||
| Themes in Africana Philosophy | ||
| Comparative Politics | ||
| African Politics | ||
| Government and Politics of Latin America | ||
| Government and Politics of Europe | ||
| Government and Politics of Russia | ||
| Government and Politics of Asia | ||
| Politics of Modern Southeast Asia | ||
| Revolution and Nationalism | ||
| Latin America Party Politics: Theory and Practice | ||
| Introduction to International Studies | ||
| Theories of International Politics | ||
| Issues in World Politics | ||
| United States-Latin America Relations | ||
| Ancient and Medieval Political Thought (Greeks to 1600) | ||
| The Holocaust | ||
| American Foreign Policy | ||
| Latina/o Politics | ||
| Islamic Law and Politics | ||
| The Politics of U.S. Economic Policy | ||
| Government and Politics of Japan | ||
| Economic Development in Latin America | ||
| Politics of Democratization in Developing Countries | ||
| The Politics of Extremism | ||
| U.S. National Affairs and Homeland Security | ||
| International Conflict and Security | ||
| International Law | ||
| International Organizations | ||
| Politics of International Economic Relations | ||
| Industrial Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Human Diversity | ||
| International Psychology | ||
| Judaism | ||
| The Philosophical and Spiritual Heritage of India | ||
| An Introduction to Chinese Religions | ||
| Buddhism | ||
| Studies in Russian Language and Culture | ||
| Population Dynamics | ||
| Sociology of Latinos and Immigration | ||
| Sociology of Racial and Ethnic Relations | ||
| Complex Organizations | ||
| Globalization and Development | ||
| Sociology of Religion: A Global Perspective | ||
| International Social Work | ||
| Literatures of Spain I | ||
| Literatures of Spain II | ||
| Business Spanish I | ||
| Business Spanish II | ||
| Spanish Civilization | ||
| Latin American Civilization | ||
| The Spanish Novel | ||
| Historical Aspects of Hispanic Linguistics | ||
| The Latin American Novel | ||
| Hispanic Film | ||
| Hispanic Poetry | ||
| Hispanic Drama | ||
| Hispanic Nobel Prizes in Literature | ||
| Mexican Literature | ||
| Nature and Nation in Latin American Literature | ||
| Studies in Spanish Culture, Language, or Literature | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
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The six hours of advanced electives are to be selected from an approved list that is available in the Center for International Studies. Please contact an advisor for this list.
Students wishing to satisfy coursework in the minor through participation in Texas State Affiliated programs through the Education Abroad Office must complete all of the following steps:
- Declare International Studies as a minor before going abroad.
- Attend a General Information Session through the Education Abroad Office.
- Complete the Transfer Credit Agreement Form.
- Complete the Texas State Affiliated Program Application.
- Submit the Transfer Credit Agreement Form to the Center for International Studies (Center) and meet with the Director, Associate Director, or Academic Advisor of the Center to review the completed Transfer Credit Agreement Form. A completed Transfer Credit Agreement form should include prospective courses from the affiliated institution and the Texas State equivalency. All courses evaluated via Transfer Credit Agreement Form must be approved by the Director or Associate Director of the Center. The Center will review courses with the following prefixes (pending evaluation as an Elective Advanced course - ELADV) – ANTH, ECO, FIN, GEO, HIST, IS, MC, MGT, MKT, PA, PHIL, POSI, PS, and SOCI. Additional courses outside of approved prefixes will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
- Submit the Texas State Affiliated Program Application to the Education Abroad Office with a copy to the Center.
- Apply through your respective Affiliated Provider.
Enrolling in courses not indicated on Transfer Credit Agreement may result in courses not being counted towards degree program. Such courses may be ineligible for financial aid. Any new course selection will require an updated Transfer Credit Agreement form that must be reviewed and approved by the Center.
