Area Studies Minor
(21 credits)

Collateral Requirements. 
Area studies minors are required to complete foreign language study of the region through the intermediate level (202 or 205).  If this level of instruction is not available in a chosen language, faculty advisors will assist the student to identify appropriate language study options at other U.S. institutions or abroad.  Three credits of intermediate language credit may be applied toward the Area Studies concentration. Native speakers of a language cannot use intermediate credit in that language as part of the credits for the Area Studies Concentrations.

Core courses (3 credits)

Choose one: 

• INTL 493 International Studies Internship

• INTL 398 Directed Study Abroad (or other approved study abroad experience)

• INTL 490 Seminar in International Issues
  

Concentration Requirements (15 credits)
Students select one of the following concentrations:

African Studies

Two of the following three courses (6 credits) are required:

• HIST/AFAM 105 or HIST/AFAM 106 Survey of African History

• INTL/ANTH/AFAM 200 Introduction to African Societies

• INTL/POLI/AFAM 356 African Government and Politics of Africa

Students are required to complete three additional courses (9 credits) from Concentration List E as approved by the students’ advisers.

Asian Studies

Two of the following three courses (6 credits) are required:    

• HIST 108 Survey of Asian History

• ARTH 146 Survey of Oriental Art

• POLI/INTL 355 Asian Governments and Politics

Students are required to complete three additional courses (9 credits) from Concentration List F as approved by the students’ advisers.

Latin American Studies

Two of the following three courses (6 credits) are required:    

• HIST 109 or HIST 110 Survey of Latin American History

• INTL/ANTH 349 Contemporary Cultures of Latin America

• INTL/POLI 353 Latin American Governments and Politics

Students are required to complete three additional courses (9 credits) from Concentration List G as approved by the students’ advisers.

Middle Eastern Studies

Two of the following three courses (6 credits) are required:

• INTL/POLI 351 Governments and Politics of the Middle East

• HIST 328 Modern Middle East

• ARTH 401 Art and Architecture of the Ancient Near East

Students are required to complete three additional courses (9 credits) from Concentration List H as approved by the students’ advisers.

Russian and Eastern European Studies

Two of the following three courses (6 credits) are required:    

• HIST 321 History of Russia or HIST 322 History of Russia

• INTL/SOCY 328 Russian Society in Transition

• INTL/POLI 354 Politics of the Former Soviet Union

Students are required to complete three additional courses (9 credits) from Concentration List I as approved by the students’ advisers.
 

Western European Studies

Two of the following three courses (6 credits) are required:    

• HIST 101 Survey of European History

• INTL/POLI 352 European Governments and Politics

• HIST 336 Modern European Intellectual History