African studies | Asian studies | Latin American studies | Mediterranean studies
Middle Eastern studies | Russian and European studies | Western European studies

Area Studies (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 advisers 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.

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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.

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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.

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

GEOG/INTL 303 World Regions (when appropriate)
HIST 191 Topics in History: Survey of History of the Mediterranean Basin
RELS/INTL 311 Religions in the World

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

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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.

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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.

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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

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

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