International Studies Minor

College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
Location: Clement Building, Room 150
Phone: 931-221-6424
Website: www.apsu.edu/internationaled

The minor is designed to enable students to be better prepared for positions with government, business, or industry with international connections. It strives to develop foreign language skills, helps to provide opportunities for students to study abroad, and seeks to promote international understanding.

Requirements: 18 Credit Hours

INTS 2000 - Introduction International Studies Credit Hours: 3 or
POLS 2070 - International Politics Credit Hours: 3
Select five (5) courses below from a minimum of three different disciplines:
AAST 2500 - Africana Women Across Cultures Credit Hours: 3
COMM 309A - International Communication: Broadcast Media Credit Hours: 3
COMM 309B - International Communication: Corporate Communication Credit Hours: 3
COMM 309C - International Communication: Print and Web Journalism Credit Hours: 3
COMM 309D - International Communication: Media Technologies Credit Hours: 3
COMM 309E - International Communication: Public Relations Credit Hours: 3
ECON 4410 - History of Economic Thought Credit Hours: 3
ECON 4610 - International Economics Credit Hours: 3
FIN 3510 - International Finance Credit Hours: 3
FREN 3220 - Phonetics and Conversation in French Credit Hours: 3
FREN 3320 - French and Francophone Civilization Credit Hours: 3
FREN 3330 - Quebec Literature and Culture Credit Hours: 3
FREN 3410 - Business French Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 1020 - Geography of Europe, the Americas, and Australia Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 1030 - Geography of Africa, Asia, and Oceania Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3110 - Geography of the United States and Canada Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3750 - Geography of the African World Credit Hours: 3
GERM 3220 - Phonetics and Conversation in German Credit Hours: 3
GERM 3410 - Business German Credit Hours: 3
GERM 3520 - German Civilization, Culture and Geography II Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3360 - Modern Europe 1919 to Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3410 - Modern Germany Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3450 - Africa Since 1800 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3470 - Modern Latin America Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3520 - A History of Modern China Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3620 - Modern Japan Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3760 - The Middle East Since 1600 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3820 - History of Modern Korea Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4730 - US Foreign Relations Since 1890 Credit Hours: 3
MGT 4110 - International Management Credit Hours: 3
MKT 3410 - International Marketing Credit Hours: 3
MUS 2030 - World Music Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 2200 - Religion and the World Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 380A - Comparative World Religions Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 380B - Islam as a World View Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3010 - Comparative Politics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3020 - American Foreign Policy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3070 - Theories of International Relations Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3110 - British Politics and Government Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3120 - European Politics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3140 - Latin American Politics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3160 - African Politics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4170 - Power, Morality, International Relations Credit Hours: 3
SOC 2500 - Cultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3050 - Race and Ethnicity Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3070 - Families Across Cultures Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 3220 - Phonetics and Conversation in Spanish Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 3410 - Business Spanish Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3750 - Population Dynamics Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 3520 - Spanish Civilization II Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 3620 - Spanish American Civilization II Credit Hours: 3

Additional Requirements: 3-6 Credit Hours

Three to six (3-6) semester hours of study abroad are required for the international studies minor. These hours are applied to study taken outside the United States and must receive prior approval as a part of the minor by the coordinator of the International Studies program. Examples for Study Abroad are listed below–

Exchange program with Mid-Sweden University (12-18) hours. Semester study courses are taught in English and Swedish.
FREN 3040 - Study Abroad Credit Hours: 6-8
FREN 3050 - Semester Study in France Credit Hours: 6-15
GERM 3040 - Study Abroad in German Speaking Countries Credit Hours: 6-8
HIST 4910 - History Abroad Credit Hours: 3-6
SPAN 3040 - Study Abroad Program in Spanish: Spain and Spanish-America Credit Hours: 6-8
SPAN 304B - Study Abroad – Spain Credit Hours: 6-8