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Duluth Campus
International Studies B.A.History, Political Science & International Studies
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
This interdisciplinary program provides students with a broad background in contemporary international affairs and the skills necessary to participate effectively in the global community. The program incorporates courses and faculty from more than fourteen different departments and programs. Majors and minors are encouraged to incorporate a study abroad experience into their programs.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Introductory Requirement (1 cr)
Transfer students with 24 or more credits and current UMD students who change colleges to CLA are exempt from this requirement. New first-year students with 24 or more PSEO credits may request to be waived from this requirement.
UST 1000 - Learning in Community
(1.0-2.0 cr)
General Requirements
Program Requirements
Requirements for the B.A. in international studies include:
* Students are required to take 2 semester(s) of any second language through the intermediate level.
* A second field of study (either a minor or another major).
International Studies Core Courses (20 cr)
Majors must complete the sequence in the intermediate-level courses for a foreign language. Students should consult the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures about placement if they have previous foreign language.
ANTH 1604 - Cultural Anthropology
[LE CAT6, LEIP CAT06, SOC SCI, GLOBAL PER]
(4.0 cr)
GEOG 1202 {Inactive}
[LE CAT8, LEIP CAT08, GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
GEOG 1304 {Inactive}
[LE CAT6, LECD CAT06, SOC SCI]
(3.0 cr)
HIST 1208 - Europe in the Modern Age
[LE CAT7, HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
INTS 4100 - Seminar in International Studies
(4.0 cr)
POL 1050 - International Relations
[LE CAT, GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
Electives: Thematic Fields (9-12 cr)
A minimum of three courses from two of the thematic fields.
Take 3 or more course(s) totaling 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
The International Economy
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
ECON 4410 - International Economics
(3.0 cr)
·
FIN 3649 - International Finance
(3.0 cr)
·
GEOG 3461 - Geography of Global Resources
(3.0 cr)
·
MKTG 4774 - International Marketing
(3.0 cr)
·
International Relations
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
HIST 3386 - The United States and the World since 1898
(4.0 cr)
·
POL 3403 - American Foreign Policy
(3.0 cr)
·
POL 3420 - International Organization and Global Governance
(3.0 cr)
·
POL 3451 - Theories of International Relations
(4.0 cr)
·
POL 3456 - International Security: War and More
(4.0 cr)
·
Social Change and Development
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
AMIN 3430 - Global Indigenous Studies
[GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
·
ECON 3150 - Development Economics
(3.0 cr)
·
POL 3570 - Politics of Developing Nations
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 3945 - Social Stratification
(3.0 cr)
·
WS 3001 - Gender Relations in the Global South
[GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
·
WS 3896 {Inactive}
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
Comparative Approaches and Perspectives
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
ANTH 3628 - Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective
(3.0 cr)
·
COMM 3535 - Intercultural Communication
[LE CAT6, LEIP CAT06, CDIVERSITY]
(4.0 cr)
·
POL 3530 - Comparative Constitutional Law and Judicial Politics
(3.0 cr)
·
WS 3000 - Transnational Perspectives on Feminism
[SOC SCI, GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
·
WS 3400 - Women and Film
[GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
Electives: Regional Fields (9-12 cr)
A minimum of three courses from two of the regional fields.
Take 3 or more course(s) totaling 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
Western European Nations
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
ENGL 3501 - British Literature I
[HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 3502 - British Literature II
[HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 5566 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
ENGL 5583 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
FR 2315 - French Cinema
[LE CAT9, LEIP CAT09, HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
·
FR 4412 - Contemporary French Culture and Society
[HUMANITIES, GLOBAL PER]
(4.0 cr)
·
FR 4422 {Inactive}
[HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
·
GEOG 3762 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
GER 2402 - Germany Today
[LE CAT8, LEIP CAT08, HUMANITIES]
(3.0 cr)
·
GER 4302 - German Women Writers and Filmmakers
[HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
·
GER 4305 - German Cinema
[HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
·
GER 4404 - Contemporary Germany
[HUMANITIES, GLOBAL PER]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3243 - Europe in Crisis in the 20th Century
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3244 - Holocaust & Genocide in Europe in the 20th Century
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3257 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
POL 3517 - Western European Political Systems
(4.0 cr)
·
SPAN 3044 - Civilization, Cultures and Communities of Spain
[HUMANITIES, GLOBAL PER]
(4.0 cr)
·
SPAN 4027 - Contemporary Literature and Culture of Spain
[HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
·
SPAN 4028 - Literature and Culture of Spain 18th to the 20th Century
[HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
·
SPAN 4030 - Cinema and Culture of Spain
[FINE ARTS]
(4.0 cr)
·
Russia and Eastern Europe
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
HIST 3265 - The Soviet Experiment: Russia, the USSR, and Contemporary Russia
[LE CAT7, LEIP CAT07, GLOBAL PER]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3264 - Russian Empire under the Tsars: Russia under the Romanovs from Peter the Great to Lenin
[GLOBAL PER]
(4.0 cr)
·
Latin America
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
ANTH 3632 - Latin American Cultures
(3.0 cr)
·
SPAN 3042 - Civilization, Cultures and Communities in Latin America
[HUMANITIES, GLOBAL PER]
(4.0 cr)
·
SPAN 4011 - Latin American Prose
[HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
·
SPAN 4017 - Latin American Cinema and Culture
[FINE ARTS]
(4.0 cr)
·
SPAN 4018 - Latin America From Within
[HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
·
SPAN 4019 - Seminar: Latin America in the 21st Century
[HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
·
WS 3002 - Latin American Women: Culture and Politics
(3.0 cr)
·
Asian Nations
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
ANTH 3638 - Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East
(3.0 cr)
·
HIST 2325 {Inactive}
[LE CAT]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3825 - Islamic History from Muhammad to the Ottomans
[GLOBAL PER]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3726 - Modern Middle East: 18th Century-Present
[GLOBAL PER]
(4.0 cr)
·
POL 3518 - Transitional Politics of Asia
(3.0 cr)
·
Canada
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
AMIN 3410 - Fur Trade in Canada and the United States
[CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
GEOG 3702 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
African Nations
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
HIST 2515 - Ancient to Pre-Modern African History
[LE CAT7, LECD CAT07, HUMANITIES]
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3615 - Modern Africa
(4.0 cr)
·
HIST 3616 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
POL 3525 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
WS 3750 - Voices of African Women
[GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
·
WS 3775 - Gender, Globalization and Food
[SUSTAIN]
(3.0 cr)
Advanced Writing Requirement (3 cr)
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