requirements

Requirements for the International Studies Minor

The international studies minor program is designed to provide a central core of study along with a world region or international topic and is available to students in any undergraduate division of the university. The minor provides insight into social, political, cultural, and economic areas of international importance in our increasingly globalized society.

The minor program requires 24 semester hours (s.h.) credit and can be earned with or without participation in either overseas opportunities or language training, although both are encouraged. Questions about course planning can be addressed to the International Studies Coordinator, Dr. Sylvie Debevec Henning, office Ragsdale 116B, phone 252-328-5520, e-mail hennings@mail.ecu.edu. No course credit counted toward a student's major may be used to fulfill the requirements of the program.

Course requirements detailed below are divided into 1) Core Courses (Intro, plus a choice 2 other Core Courses) 2) Concentration Courses (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, or Specialized Studies) and 3) Senior Seminar (a capstone core course, completing the courses for the minor).

CORE: 9 semester hours

INTL 1000	Introduction to International Studies

Choose two from the following; maximum of one from any discipline.

ANTH 2005	Environmental Anthropology
ECON 3353	Development Economics
GEOG 3003	Political Geography
HIST 1030	World Civilizations to 1500
HIST 1031	World Civilizations Since 1500
RELI 1690	World Religions
POLS 2010	Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics
POLS 2020	Introduction to International Relations

Choose one concentration: 12 semester hours

Asian Studies

Choose four from:

ANTH 3002	Cultures of East Asia
ANTH 3004	Cultures of the South Pacific
ANTH 3009	Motherhood of God in Asian Traditions
GEOG 3051	Asia
HIST 3610	History of East Asia to 1600
HIST 3611	History of East Asia Since 1600
HIST 5300	Comparative History of Non-Western Civilizations
HIST 5680	Diplomatic History of Modern Asia
INTL 2003	Introduction to Chinese Culture
INTL 2004	Introduction to Japanese Culture

Latin-American Studies

Choose four from:

ANTH 3016	Cultures of the Caribbean
ANTH 3017	Cultures of Mexico and Guatemala
ANTH 3018	Cultures of South and Central America
ECON 3353	Development Economics
FORL 2661	Latin American Literature in Translation
FORL 2666	Latino Texts
GEOG 2110	World Geography: Less Developed Regions
GEOG 3049	Latin America
GEOG 3056	Middle America
HIST 3710	Introduction to Latin American History: Colonial Period
HIST 3711	Introduction to Latin American History: Since 1808
HIST 3780	Mexico and Central America
HIST 5765	Latin America: 1492 to the Present
INTL 3010	Field Study in Latin America
POLS 3270	Latin-American Political Systems
SPAN 1220	Conversational Spanish Practiced in a Spanish-Speaking Country
SPAN 1440	Hispanic Culture Experienced in a Spanish-Speaking Country
SPAN 2222	Intermediate Spanish Conversation or SPAN 3220 – Adv. Oral Comm. through Multimedia
SPAN 2441	Latin-American Culture and Civilization
SPAN 4560	Major Latin-American Authors
SPAN 4561	Latin-American Texts of the Pre-Columbian and Colonial Periods
SPAN 4563	Latin-American Texts: The Boom and Beyond

African Studies

Choose a minimum of 6 semester hours from:

ANTH 3003	Cultures of Africa
GEOG 3050	Africa
HIST 3810	History of Africa
POLS 3265	African Political Systems

Choose an additional 6 semester hours from the remaining courses above or from the following list or a combination of the two.

ANTH 2010	Societies Around the World
ANTH 4054	Anthropology of Religion
ECON 3353	Economics of Underdeveloped Countries
ENGL 3750	Introductionary Linguistics
FORL 2624	Francophone Literature of Africa in Translation
FREN 2443 FREN 3558	Readings in the Francophone Cultures of Africa The Francophone World: Colonization to Independence
FREN 3560	The Contemporary French and Francophone World
GEOG 2110	World Geography: Less Developed Regions
HIST 5300	Comparative History of Non-Western Civilizations

European Studies

Choose one from Group I – Fine Arts, Literature, Music, and Philosophy

ART 1907	Art History Survey
ART 2900	History of Prints and Drawing
ENGL 3460	Literature and Classical Mythology
ENGL 3330	Early Twentieth Century Drama
ENGL 3340	Contemporary Drama
ENGL 3450	Northern European Mythology
ENGL 3600	Classics from Homer to Dante
FORL 2620	French Literature in Translation
FORL 2660	Spanish Literature in Translation
FORL 2680	German Literature in Translation
FREN 2440	Readings in the Culture of France I
FREN 2441	Readings in the Culture of France II
GERM 2420	Culture of the German Speaking World
GERM 3340	Civilization of the German Speaking World II
INTL 2100, 2101	Arts and Sciences Abroad: Humanities
INTL 2200, 2201	Arts and Sciences Abroad: Arts
MUSC 1406, 2406, 2416	Music History and Literature
PHIL 2453	Existentialism/Phenomenology
PHIL 3331	Modern Philosophy
RUSS 3220	Nineteenth Century Russian Literature in Translation
RUSS 3221	Twentieth Century Russian Literature in Translation
SPAN 2440	Spanish Culture and Civilization

Choose one from Group II: Geography and Political Science

GEOG 3047	Western Europe
INTL 2400, 2401	Arts and Sciences Abroad: Social Sciences
POLS 3234	West European Political Systems
POLS 3235	East European Political Systems

Choose one from Group III: History

HIST 3420	Early Modern Europe to 1648
HIST 3430	History of Europe, 1815-1914
HIST 3435	History of Europe Since 1914
HIST 5310	Intellectual History of Europe
HIST 5670	A Diplomatic History of Europe, 1815 to the Present
INTL 2400, 2401	Arts and Sciences Abroad: Social Sciences

Group IV: Choose one additional course from Groups I, II, or III, or any subject related course with prior approval of International Studies coordinator

Specialized Concentration:
With the advice and written approval of the coordinator and the coordinating committee of the international studies minor, a student may develop a topical course of studies (totaling 12 s.h.) around a specific theme in international studies. The following examples are suggestive of possible themes: international environmental problems, global communications, human rights issues, peace and world order studies, international trade/technology, population/demographic issues, international art, comparative religions, comparative literatures, comparative gender relations, language, and civilization.

3.Senior Seminar 3 s.h.

INTL 5000

Senior Seminar in International Studies