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Bachelor of General Studies Degree
International Studies Minor Checklist
2016-2017 Catalog
This checklist is for advising purposes for BGS students only.
Consult your undergraduate catalog or official degree audit for degree requirements.
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Twelve advanced hours in the minor coursework are required for the BGS.
A 2.25 cumulative GPA must be maintained in all minor courses.
No grade lower than a “C” will be accepted as credit for BGS minors.
Course rotation indications are intended to be used for planning purposes and do not guarantee course availability.
21 Hours
_____ GEO 1310 - World Geography (F, S, SU)
_____ GEO 3303 - Economic Geography (F, S, SU)
_____ POSI 3322 (WI)- Introduction to International Studies (F, S, SU)
Choose 1 from:
_____ ECO 3317 - International Economics (F, S)
(Prerequisites: ECO 2301 or both ECO 2314 and ECO 2315)
_____ POSI 4326 (WI) - Issues in World Politics
_____ POSI 4327 (WI) - Theories of International Politics (F, SU)
_____ POSI 4356 (WI) - International Law (F, S)
_____ POSI 4357 (WI) - International Organization
_____ POSI 4359 (WI) - Politics of International Economic Relations (S)
(Prerequisite: POSI 3322)
_____ POSI 4367- International Conflict and Security (F, S)
Choose 3 courses from:
_____ ACC 2301 Accounting in Organizations and Society
_____ ACC 2361 Introduction to Financial Accounting (F, S, SU)
(Prerequisite: MATH 1319 or equivalent or SAT Mathematics score of 580 to 800 or
ACT Math (MP) score of at least 27)
_____ ACC 2362 Introduction to Managerial Accounting (F, S, SU)
(Prerequisites: ACC 2361 and MATH 1319 or equivalent.)
_____ AG 3319 - International Food and Fiber Systems
_____ AG 4383 (WI) – Agricultural Resource Economics (S)
(Prerequisite: AG 2383, MATH 1315 or MATH 1319)
_____ ANTH 3306 - World Prehistory
_____ ANTH 3309 – Cultures Through Film (F)
_____ ANTH 3314 (WI) - Latin American Cultures
_____ ANTH 3316 (WI) – The Origin and Evolution of Human Behavior
_____ ANTH 3324 - Mexican American Culture
_____ ANTH 3326 - Maya History and Society
_____ ANTH 3327- Anthropology of Religion and Fundamentalism
_____ ANTH 3345 (WI) - Archaeology of Mexico (S)
_____ ANTH 3347 - Archaeology of North America
(Prerequisite: ANTH 2415)
_____ ANTH 3350 - Gender and Sexuality in Cross-Cultural Perspective
_____ ANTH 3354 -Latin American Gender and Sexuality
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_____ ANTH 3355 – Introduction to Yucatec/Lacandon Maya
_____ ANTH 3356 - Archaeology of Andean Civilization (F)
_____ ANTH 3360 – Economic Anthropology
_____ ANTH 3363 - The Art and Archaeology of the Olmec
_____ ANTH 4320 (WI) - Rise of Civilization
_____ ARTH 2301 - Ancient to Medieval Art
_____ ARTH 2302 - Renaissance to Modern Art
_____ ARTH 3301 – History of Modern Art
_____ ARTH 4302 (WI) - Latin American Art
_____ ARTH 4303 (WI) - Pre-Columbian Art
_____ ARTH 4304 (WI) - History of Cinema
_____ ARTH 4306 (WI) - Renaissance Art
_____ ARTH 4308 (WI) - Asian Art
_____ ARTH 4311 – History of Italian Art
_____ ARTH 4313 (WI) – Hellenistic Art and Culture
_____ ARTH 4321 – Special Topics in Art History when Focus in European
_____ BIO 3308 (WI) – Global Ecology
(Prerequisites: BIO 1330, BIO 1130, BIO 1331 and BIO 1131 with grades of “C” or
higher)
_____ BLAW 3363 - International Business Law (F, S)
(Prerequisites: Junior standing, overall 2.0 GPA)
_____ CIS 3317 - E-Business (F, S, SU)
(Prerequisites: Sophomore standing, overall 2.0 GPA)
_____ CJ 4330 – Cybercrime
_____ CJ 4309E – Criminal Justice in Southeast Asia
_____ COMM 3318K - Diversity and Communication
(Prerequisite: COMM 2315 or 2330 or 2338.)
_____ COMM 3318M - Intercultural Communication in the Americas
_____ COMM 3329 - Intercultural Communication(F, S)
(Prerequisite: COMM 2315 or 2330 or 2338; Full major or minor status.)
_____ DAN 4368 (WI) – World Dance and Culture (F)
_____ DAN 4369 (WI) – Dance in the 20th and 21st Centuries (F)
_____ ECO 3311 - Money and Banking (F, S, SU)
(Prerequisites: ECO 2314 and 2315, sophomore standing, overall 2.0 GPA)
_____ ECO 3315 - Intermediate Macroeconomics (F, S, SU)
(Prerequisite: ECO 2314 and 2315, , sophomore standing, overall 2.0 GPA)
_____ ECO 3317 - International Economics
(Prerequisites: ECO 2301 or both ECO 2314 and 2315, junior standing, overall 2.0
GPA)
_____ ECO 3320 (WI) - Emerging Market Economies (SU)
(Prerequisites: ECO 2301 or both ECO 2314 and 2315, junior standing, overall 2.0
GPA)
_____ ECO 3353 (WI) - Comparative Economic Systems (F, S)
(Prerequisites: ECO 2301 or both ECO 2314 and 2315, junior standing, overall 2.0
GPA)
_____ ENG 3311 (WI) – Practices in Writing and Rhetoric (F, S)
(when emphasis is travel writing)
_____ ENG 3316 (WI) - Film Studies (S, SU)
(Repeatable once when topic varies.)
_____ ENG 3322 (WI) - The European Novel
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_____ ENG 3325 (WI) - Russian Literature in Translation
_____ ENG 3341 (WI) - Studies in World Literature (F, S)
(Repeatable once, in special situations, when topic varies.)
_____ ENG 3350 (WI) - Medieval European Literature (S)
_____ ENG 3351 (WI) - Anglo-Saxon Language, Literature, and Culture
_____ ENG 3393 (WI) - Introduction to Canadian Literature
_____ FCD 3346 – Families in Southeast Asia
_____ FR 3305 - Acting French
(Prerequisites: FR 1410-2320 with grades of “C” or higher)
_____ FR 3306 (WI) - Masterpieces of French Literature (S)
(Prerequisites: FR 1410-2320 with grades of “C” or higher, Repeatable for credit with
different emphasis.)
_____ FR 3381 - Business French I
_____ FR 3382 - Business French II
(Prerequisites: FR 3381or consent of the instructor)
_____ FR 4370 (WI)- French Civilization
(Repeatable for credit with different emphasis.)
_____ FR 4390 - Studies in French Culture, Language or Literature
(May be repeated once for additional credit.)
_____ GEO 3303 – Economic Geography (F, S, SU)
_____ GEO 3307 - Geography of Europe
_____ GEO 3308 - Latin America (F, S)
_____ GEO 3309 (WI) – United States and Canada (F, S)
_____ GEO 3328 - Geography of North America and the Middle East
_____ GEO 3332 (WI) - Geography of South and Southeast Asia
_____ GEO 3333 - Geography of China and Japan
_____ GEO 3340 - Political Geography
_____ GEO 3349 - Population Geography (F, S)
(Prerequisites: MATH 1315 or higher (not including MATH 1316) with a grade of “C”
or better)
_____ GEO 3353 – American Ethnic Geography
_____ GEO 4322 (WI) – Interpretive Environmental Geography (F)
(Prerequisites: GEO 2410 with a grade of “C” or better)
_____ GEO 4328 (WI) - Geography of the Russian Realm
_____ GER 3304 – Topics in German Literature and Culture
_____ GER 3304A – German Cinema
_____ GER 3370 (WI) - German Civilization
(Prerequisites: GER 1410-2320 with grades of “C” or higher, May be repeated once for
additional credit.)
_____ GER 3380 - Business German in Global Economy
(Prerequisites: GER 1410-2320 with grades of “C” or higher)
_____ GER 4310 - Masterpieces of German Literature
(Prerequisites: GER 1410-2320 with grades of “C” or higher, completion of one 3000level GER course or departmental approval.)
_____ GER 4390 – Studies in German Culture, Language, or Literature
(Approval by the Chair of the Department of Modern Languages is required to enroll.
Applications must be submitted prior to the registration period each semester. May be
repeated once for additional credit.)
_____ H ED 3301 - Environmental Health Issues (S)
_____ H ED 3348 - Prevention of Disease (F, S, SU)
_____ HIST 3310 (WI) - History of Europe, 1815-1919
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_____ HIST 3311 (WI) - History of Europe Since 1919
_____ HIST 3312 (WI) - Renaissance and Reformation
_____ HIST 3313 (WI) – Europe During the Old Regime, 1600-1760
_____ HIST 3314 (WI) - Revolutionary Europe, 1760-1815
_____ HIST 3315 (WI) - History of England to 1603
_____ HIST 3316 (WI) - History of England since 1603
_____ HIST 3319 (WI) - Colonial History of Brazil
_____ HIST 3320 (WI) - History of Mexico (S)
_____ HIST 3322 (WI) - Colonial History of Latin America to 1828
_____ HIST 3324 (WI) - Latin America from Independence to Present
_____ HIST 3325 (WI) - Special Topics in Latin American History
(May be repeatable with different emphasis.)
_____ HIST 3326 (WI)- The Southern Cone of Latin America
_____ HIST 3327 (WI) - History of Mexico to 1848
_____ HIST 3329 (WI) - Spanish Borderlands, 1521-1821
_____ HIST 3357 (WI) - History of U.S. Foreign Relations
_____ HIST 3358 (WI) - The Military History of the Western World
_____ HIST 3361 (WI) - The Napoleonic Wars
_____ HIST 3368F (WI) – History of U.S. Foreign Policy Making in the Muslim World
_____ HIST 3368O (WI) – U.S. Foreign Relations from Revolution to Reconstruction
_____ HIST 4303 (WI) - Ancient Greece and the Mediterranean World, 1600 B.C-30 B.C.
(S)
_____ HIST 4304 (WI) - Ancient Rome and the Mediterranean 500 B.C-500 A.D. (F, SU)
_____ HIST 4307 (WI) - Medieval European History, 300-1400
_____ HIST 4317 (WI) - Tudor-Stuart England, 1485-1689
_____ HIST 4318A (WI) - Daily Life in the Roman Empire
_____ HIST 4318G (WI) - Western Europe and the Development of Modern Africa
_____ HIST 4318H (WI) - Everyday Life in Europe from the Reformation through WWII
_____ HIST 4318J (WI) - The Arab-Israeli Wars, 1948-1996
_____ HIST 4318O (WI) - History of Modern Spain
_____ HIST 4318 (WI) – Special Topics and Interpretations of Modern European History
_____ HIST 4318P (WI) – France and the Modern World
_____ HIST 4318Q (WI) – History of Early Modern Spain
_____ HIST 4318R - Ancient and Medieval Spain
_____ HIST 4320 (WI) - Origins of Christianity
_____ HIST 4325 (WI) - Islamic History to 1798
_____ HIST 4326 (WI) - The Modern Middle East
_____ HIST 4328 (WI) – History of India
_____ HIST 4333 (WI) - The History of Russia and Eurasia to 1917
_____ HIST 4334 (WI) - The History of Russia and Eurasia from 1917 to Present (S)
_____ HIST 4335 (WI) - Topics in 20th Century East European History
(May be repeated with a different emphasis.)
_____ HIST 4336 (WI) - Germany from 1815 to Present
_____ HIST 4337 (WI) - Germany and National Socialism, 1918-1945
_____ HIST 4343 (WI) - Modern China, 1600-Present
_____ HIST 4344 (WI) - Modern Japan, 1600-Present
_____ HIST 4346 (WI) – Modern Korea
_____ HIST 4347 – History of Hong Kong (SU)
_____ HIST 4348 – Mahatma Gandhi in World History
_____ HIST 4350 (WI) – Special Topics in World History
_____ HIST 4350A (WI) - Slavery and Emancipation in the Americas
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_____ HIST 4350B (WI) - Origins of the Modern Global Economic System
_____ HIST 4350D (WI) - Empire and Identity in Central Asia
_____ HIST 4350E (WI) - Gender in Latin American History
_____ HIST 4350F (WI) - Postwar Japan (S)
_____ HIST 4350J (WI) – History and Culture of Modern India (1500-Present)
_____ HIST 4350K (WI) – Gender and Militarization in the Arab World
_____ HIST 4350L (WI) – History of Southeast Asia
_____ HIST 4350N (WI) – The 20th Century Middle East: Syria, Iraq, and Palestine
_____ HIST 4350O (WI) – History of Indochina
_____ HIST 4350P – European Colonial
_____ HIST 4350Q (WI) – Pirates of the Mediterranean
_____ HIST 4350R (WI) – Workers and Work in the Arab World
_____ HIST 4361 (WI) - History of the United States, 1968 to the Present
_____ HIST 4368 (WI) - War and Society
_____ HIST 4372 (WI) – Mexican American History
_____ HIST 4373 (WI) - Economic and Social History of the Americas
_____ IS 4380 – International Studies Seminar (F, S)
_____ IS 4387 – International Studies Internship (3 credit hours)
_____ IS 4687 – International Studies Internship (6 credit hours)
_____ JAPA 3308 - Advanced Japanese for Business
(Prerequisites: JAPA 1410-2320 with grades of “C” or higher, May be repeated once with
different emphasis for additional credit.)
_____ MC 3319 – Visual Communication
_____ MC 3343 - Introduction to Public Relations (F, S, SU)
_____ MC 3367 – Advertising (F, S, SU)
_____ MC 4303 - International Advertising
_____ MC 4310 - International Communication
_____ MC 4382 – Special Topics in Mass Communication
_____ MC 4382Q – Media in Asia and Southwest Asia
_____ MGT 3303 - Management of Organizations (F, S, SU)
(Prerequisites: Junior-standing, 2.0 Overall GPA)
_____ MGT 3375 (WI) - International Business (F, S)
(Prerequisites: Junior-standing, 2.0 Overall GPA)
_____ MGT 4375 - Organizational Behavior and Human Relations (F, S, SU)
(Prerequisites: MGT 3303, Junior-standing, 2.0 GPA)
_____ MKT 3343 - Principles of Marketing (F, S, SU)
(Prerequisites: Junior-standing, 2.0 GPA)
_____ MKT 4310 - International Marketing (F, S, SU)
(Prerequisites: MKT 3343, Junior-standing, 2.0 GPA)
_____ MU 3318 (WI) - World Musics (F, S)
_____ NHT 4301 - Planning and Development of Nature and Heritage Tourism (F)
(Prerequisite: GEO 2410 with a grade of “C” or higher, or permission of the instructor)
_____ PHIL 3322 (WI) - Professional Ethics (Capstone)
(Prerequisite: 3 hrs. of lower division PHIL, PHIL 3301, or instructor consent)
_____ PHIL 3326 (WI) - Philosophy and Sport (F, S)
(Prerequisite: 3 hrs. of lower division PHIL, PHIL 3301, or instructor consent)
_____ PHIL 3332 (WI) - Social and Political Philosophy (Capstone)
(Prerequisite: 3 hrs. of lower division PHIL, PHIL 3301, or instructor consent)
_____ PHIL 4371 (WI) - Asian Philosophy (S)
(May be repeated for credit.)
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_____ PHIL 4388 - Problems in Philosophy (when emphasis is Asian)
(Prerequisite: 3 hrs. of lower division PHIL, PHIL 3301, or instructor consent; May be
repeated once for additional credit)
_____ POSI 3310 – Constitutional Law: Basic Structures and Principles (F, S, SU)
_____ POSI 3320 (WI) - Comparative Public Administration
_____ POSI 3328 (WI) - Public Finance Administration
(Prerequisites: Math 1315 or higher with a grade of “C” or higher, POSI 3301 and 3316
with grades of “C” or better)
_____ POSI 3332 (WI) - Ancient and Medieval Political Thought (Greeks to 1600)
_____ POSI 3333 (WI) - Modern Political Theory (1600-1900)
_____ POSI 3337 - Politics of Modern Southeast Asia
_____ POSI 4313 (WI) - Islamic Law and Politics (F)
_____ POSI 4314 (WI) - Revolution and Nationalism
(This course is repeatable for credit twice with different emphasis)
_____ POSI 4315 (WI) - The Arab-Israeli Conflict
_____ POSI 4326 (WI) - Issues in World Politics
_____ POSI 4327 (WI) - Theories of International Politics (F, SU)
_____ POSI 4328 (WI) - The Holocaust (F)
_____ POSI 4338 (WI) - Government and Politics of Latin America
_____ POSI 4340 (WI) - Government and Politics of Europe (F)
_____ POSI 4341 (WI) - Government and Politics of Russia (S)
_____ POSI 4345 (WI) - American Foreign Policy (S)
_____ POSI 4349A (WI) - Spanish Democracy in Comparative Context
_____ POSI 4349E (WI) – Politics of Mexico
_____ POSI 4349F (WI) – Politics of Democratization in Developing Countries (F, S)
_____ POSI 4350 (WI) - Government and Politics of Asia (S)
_____ POSI 4351 (WI) - African Politics (SU)
_____ POSI 4354 (WI) - The Politics of Extremism (S)
_____ POSI 4356 (WI) - International Law (F, S)
_____ POSI 4357 (WI) - International Organization
_____ POSI 4358 (WI) - Unites States-Latin American Relations
_____ POSI 4359 (WI) - Politics of International Economic Relations (S)
(Prerequisite: POSI 3322)
_____ POSI 4367 (WI) - International Conflict and Security (F, S)
_____ PSY 3333 - Industrial Psychology
(Prerequisite: PSY 1300)
_____ PSY 3334 (WI) – Psychology of Human Diversity (F, S)
_____ PSY 4393 (WI) – International Psychology (F, S)
_____ RDG 4320 – Language and Literacy in Diverse Communities (F, S)
(Prerequisites: 2.75 overall GPA. Junior classification required. Must be declared in a
degree program that leads to teacher certification.)
_____ REL 3364 (WI) – Abrahamic Religious Traditions
_____ REL 3366 (WI) - Topics in Western Religion
(Recommended prerequisite: REL 3365)
_____ SOCI 3320 - Population Dynamics
_____ SOCI 3327 – Multicultural Relations (F, S, SU)
_____ SOCI 3328 - Complex Organizations (F, S, SU)
_____ SOWK 3339 - Selected Topics in Social Work
(Repeatable for credit with different emphasis; when topic is international)
_____ SPAN 3301 (WI) - Survey of Spanish Literature: Beginnings to 18th Century (S)
(Prerequisite: SPAN 1410-2310 and 3309 with a grade of “C” or higher)
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_____ SPAN 3302 (WI) - Survey of Spanish Literature: 19th Century to the Present (F)
(Prerequisite: SPAN 1410-2310 and 3309 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 3311 - Business Spanish I (F)
(Prerequisites: SPAN 1410-2310 and SPAN 3308 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 3312 - Business Spanish II (S)
(Prerequisites: SPAN 1410-2310 and SPAN 3308 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 3370 (WI) - Spanish Civilization (S)
(Prerequisite: SPAN 1410-2310 and SPAN 3308 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 4302 (WI) - The Spanish Novel
(Prerequisite: SPAN 1410-2310 and SPAN 3309 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 4311 - Historical Aspects of Hispanic Linguistics
(Prerequisite: SPAN 1410-2310 and SPAN 3308 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 4350- Hispanic Film
(Prerequisite: SPAN 1410-2310 and SPAN 3309 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 4361 (WI) - Hispanic Poetry
(Prerequisite: SPAN 1410-2310 and SPAN 3309 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 4362 (WI) - Hispanic Drama
(Prerequisite: SPAN 1410-2310 and SPAN 3309 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 4380A (WI) - Hispanic Nobel Prizes in Literature
(Prerequisite: SPAN 1410-2310 and SPAN 3309 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 4380B (WI) - Don Quijote
(Prerequisite: SPAN 1410-2310 and SPAN 3309 with a grade of “C” or higher)
_____ SPAN 4390 – Studies in Spanish Culture, Language, or Literature
(Prerequisite: a grade of “C” or higher in Spanish 3308, approval by the Chair of the
Department of Modern Languages and the Spanish Division Head. Applications must be
submitted prior to the registration period each semester.)
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