International Affairs Minor
International Affairs Minor
The International Affairs minor is composed of 18 hours in political science and related disciplines. It allows students to explore their interests in politics around the globe and helps prepare them to live and work in an increasingly interconnected world. The requirements are as follows:
| Required | ||
| Political Science: | ||
| POLSCI 1025 | Global Politics | 3 |
| Political Science Electives: | ||
| Select at least three of the following: | 9 | |
| Unconventional Warfare | ||
| International Security | ||
| Human Rights | ||
| United States Foreign Policy | ||
| Autocratic Politics | ||
| Decision-Making in Nuclear Politics | ||
| East Asian Security | ||
| Alliance Politics | ||
| Select two of the following, any additional electives from the courses listed above, or those listed below: ** | 6 | |
| Communication: | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Journalism: | ||
| Global Media: (Topic) | ||
| French: | ||
| Business French ^ | ||
| The World of French Business ^ | ||
| Special Topics in Language and Culture ^ | ||
| Spanish: | ||
| Cultures and Civilization of Latin America ^ | ||
| Cultures and Civilization of Spain ^ | ||
| Economics: ^ | ||
| Economic Development ^ | ||
| History: | ||
| Europe from World War I to the Present | ||
| History of Imperial Russia | ||
| History of Soviet Russia | ||
| Great Power Diplomacy from the Congress of Vienna to the Present | ||
| Military History from Napoleon to the Present | ||
| Modern Latin American History | ||
| Modern African History | ||
| Mughals and Marauders; Merchants and Mahatmas: A History of South Asia since 1526 CE | ||
| Modern Chinese History | ||
| Geography: | ||
| Regional Geography: (Variable Topic) | ||
| Sociology/Anthropology: | ||
| Language and Culture ^ | ||
| Total hours *** | 18 | |
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POLSCI 1024 satisfies the Human Condition (Global) UNIFI/General Education requirement.
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This requirement may also be met by an internship approved by the Department of Political Science. Furthermore, students who have successfully completed four semesters at the college level of any foreign language, with at least a 2.00 GPA, or demonstrate an equivalent competency level can apply three credit hours toward the fulfillment of this requirement.
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No more than 9 hours of political science for this minor can also be counted toward a major in political science.
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These courses have additional prerequisites as follows:
COMM DM 4644/5644 has prerequisite of CM CORE 1010.
FREN 3011/5011, FREN 4014/5014, and FREN 4021/5021 have prerequisite of FREN 3001/5001.
SPAN 3020 and SPAN 3023 have prerequisite of SPAN 3001 or SPAN 3050/5050.
ECON 1041 and ECON 1051 are prerequisites to all 100/2000/3000/4000-level economics courses.
ANTH 3001 has prerequisite of PSYCH 1001 or SOC 1000 or ANTH 1002. SOC 1000 satisfies the Human Condition (Domestic) UNIFI/General Education requirement. ANTH 1002 satisfies the Human Condition (Global) UNIFI/General Education requirement.
Note: Choice of courses and subsequent course prerequisites may increase the length of this program.