International Studies, Minor

Introduction

Students minoring in International Studies build the knowledge and skills needed to understand and work effectively in a global society. Students engage in multi-disciplinary study in order to appreciate the politics, history, economy, language and culture of a particular region of the world.

Minor Requirements: 20 Credits

All of the Following: 8 Credits

IS 220W - Introduction to International Studies 4 credit(s)
IS 201 - Intercultural Communication 4 credit(s)

Electives: 12 Credits

12 credits, at least 8 credits at the 300 level or above, from the lists below.

1) Any 300- or 400-level course in the World Languages (CHIN, FREN, GER, JAPN, SPAN) except FREN 311W/411W, FREN 312/412, GER 315, SPAN 301, SPAN 315.

2) Any international short-term prep and travel courses. Check the Office of International Programs for available courses. Be aware that prep courses are required and for travel courses and occur the semester prior to travel, so advanced planning is helpful. (Domestic short-term travel courses with IS Chair approval.)

3) Any courses from the following list (other courses not listed below must be approved by the Chair of International Studies):

ARTHI 276 - Art & Architecture of Asia 4 credit(s)
OR ARTHI 376 - Adv Art & Architecture of Asia 4 credit(s)
ECON 328 - Macroeconomics Found Govt/Cntrl Bank Policy 4 credit(s)
EDUC 308 - Learn Communities I: Personal Awareness 2 credit(s)
ENGL 227 - World Literature: Magical Realism 4 credit(s)
ENGL 324 - PostCol Lit:Tales of Conquests Retold 4 credit(s)
FIN 360 - Global Finance 4 credit(s)
HIST 203 - History in the Pacific World 4 credit(s)
HIST 216 - History of Modern Japan 4 credit(s)
HIST 217 - Making of Modern China 4 credit(s)
HIST 218 - Samurai, Courtiers, and Monks 4 credit(s)
HIST 232 - The Holocaust 4 credit(s)
HIST 234 - The Trial of Galileo 2 credit(s)
HIST 241 - Latin America II: Independence-Present 4 credit(s)
HIST 289 - Revolutionary Paris, 1791 4 credit(s)
HIST 324 - Modern Japanese Religion 4 credit(s)
HIST 333 - History of the British Empire 4 credit(s)
HIST 339 - World War II 4 credit(s)
HIST 375 - Age of Atlantic Revolution 1760-1830 4 credit(s)
HUM 213 - Introduction to Japanese Literature 4 credit(s)
HUM 351 - Traditional Theater of East Asia 4 credit(s)
LTNX 260 - U.S. Latinxs & Pop Culture 4 credit(s)
LTNX 360 - Adv Topics: US Latinx Studies 4 credit(s)
MGMT 310 - International Business 4 credit(s)
PH 325 - Global Health 4 credit(s)
PHIL 305 - Asian Philosophy 4 credit(s)
POLS 180 - The United States in World Affairs 4 credit(s)
POLS 232 - Current Events in the Middle East 2 credit(s)
POLS 354 - Politics of the Olympics 4 credit(s)
SOC 347 - Global Cap Neo-Colonial Inequalities 4 credit(s)
THEA 351 - Traditional Theater of East Asia 4 credit(s)

Program Learning Outcomes

Students completing Pacific University’s International Studies minor will:

Demonstrate at least an intermediate-level competency in a second language (for most students at Pacific this means completing a 202-level language course).
Demonstrate interdisciplinary knowledge and critical thinking related to global issues, policies, processes and trends.
Clearly articulate, consider, and argue issues through the use of diverse frames of reference and engagement with concepts of cultural relativity.