International Studies, Minor Minor
Students in 51猎奇's International Studies minor take courses in political science, economics, geography, anthropology, sociology, history, and foreign languages to build a program around their own specialized interests in international relations, politics, economics, development, and language. The International Studies (IS) minor offers a number of special options designed to help students deepen their knowledge of international affairs.
Understanding how international relations and processes work is essential for living and working in the world today. The International Studies minor gives students broad knowledge of people, places, and institutions, and cultivates the skills necessary to be adaptable and marketable in a fast-moving global economy. International studies minors learn to analyze problems across cultural and national boundaries, adapt to new and foreign situations, and problem-solve across different areas and formats.
With this background, students enhance their skill set preparing them for today's job opportunities in many different industries and for many different roles. Career choices immediately after college are often influenced by the hands-on experiences obtained during the college years. Students are encouraged to explore all of their options through internships, which may be completed for credit as part of the program.
Similarly, while not required for the minor, a聽聽experience can open up new opportunities that would not have even been imagined prior to going abroad. 51猎奇 has programs at more than 70 sites around the world that vary in length from a few weeks of immersion, to semester-long, to even full year programs.聽
Students often ask about the differences between International Studies and Global Studies at 51猎奇. International Studies coursework is focused on the social sciences rather than on foreign languages, literature, and culture. International Studies seeks to understand and explain international political, economic, social, and cultural relations analytically, using the methods of the social sciences. The foreign language requirements for the International Studies program are not as extensive as those in Global Studies. For International Studies minors, studying abroad and internships are optional rather than required.
Program Type
Minor
Program Format
On Campus
Requirements
The International Studies minor consists of a total of 18 credits, in which students must attain a GPA of 2.0 in all 51猎奇 credits attempted for the minor. In addition, the College requires that students attain a 2.0 GPA in all minor credits attempted, including transfer work. Students must complete in residence at 51猎奇 at least 9 credits of upper-division courses (numbered 300 and above) in the minor. Students may declare the minor after completing at least 15 credits.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| Senior Seminar in International Studies: (satisfies L&S research requirement) | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Introduction to Research Methods in Anthropology | ||
| Techniques and Problems in Ethnography | ||
| Economic Statistics | ||
| Introduction to Geographic Information Science | ||
| Seminar on Historical Method: Research Techniques | ||
| Elementary Statistical Analysis | ||
| Introduction to Political Science Research | ||
| Political Data Analysis | ||
| Introduction to Statistical Thinking in Sociology | ||
| Feminist Research and Practice | ||
| Options | ||
| Select two courses from one of the options (A, B, or C) listed below: | 6 | |
Option A: International Politics and World Affairs | ||
Option B: International Economics and Development | ||
Option C: World Languages and Culture | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select 6 credits from the approved list of electives | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 18-19 | |
Option A: International Politics and World Affairs
This option emphasizes political aspects of international studies.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to International Economic Relations | 3 | |
| Economic Development | 3 | |
| The United States as a World Power in the 20th Century | 3 | |
| International Law | 3 | |
| International Organization and the United Nations | 3 | |
| Seminar in International Relations: (part of UN Summer Seminar) | 3 | |
| Politics of Nuclear Weapons | 3 | |
| Problems of American Foreign Policy | 3 | |
| History of International Political Thought | 3 | |
| Theories and Methods in International Politics | 3 | |
| International Conflict | 3 | |
| Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict | 3 |
Option B: International Economics and Development
This option emphasizes the political, economic, and cultural aspects of developing countries as well as the economic aspects of international studies.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| International Marketing | 3 | |
| International Business | 3 | |
| Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 | |
| Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 | |
| Introduction to International Economic Relations | 3 | |
| Economic Development | 3 | |
| International Trade | 3 | |
| International Finance | 3 | |
| International Law | 3 | |
| The Politics of International Economic Relations | 3 | |
| International Conflict | 3 | |
| Great Cities of the World: Their Growth and Guided Urbanization | 3 | |
| Planning Local Economic Development | 3 |
Option C: World Languages and Culture
This option emphasizes the cultural aspects of international studies, examining topics such as globalization and politics from a range of perspectives.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Globalization, Culture, and Environment | 3 | |
| Cities and Culture | 3 | |
| Law and Society | 3 | |
| Contemporary Issues in Global Justice | 3 | |
| Humanitarianism in Global Perspective | 3 | |
| The Global Politics of Human Rights | 3 | |
| The Human Economy | 3 | |
| Political Anthropology | 3 | |
| Cross-Cultural Study of Religion | 3 | |
| Islam: Religion and Culture | 3 | |
| Contemporary Chinese Societies through Film | 3 | |
| Chinese Martial Arts Fiction | 3 | |
| Literature and Religion: | 3 | |
| Literature and Politics: | 3 | |
| Introduction to World Literatures Written in English: | 3 | |
| World Cinema: | 3 | |
| Studies in World Literature Written in English: | 3 | |
| Language, Media, and Social Practice in Global Communications | 3 | |
| The Twentieth Century: A Global History | 3 | |
| Topics in Global History: | 3 | |
| Topics in Global History: | 3 | |
| Italy and Its Global Fictions: | 3 | |
| Topics in Italian Literature and Culture in Translation: | 3 | |
| Japanese Performance Traditions | 3 | |
| Seminar in Japanese Literature and Culture: | 3 | |
| Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy in Translation: Major Works | 3 | |
| Russian Literature and Culture in Translation: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Latino Literature in English | 3 |
Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Survey of African Societies and Cultures | 3 | |
| African Religious Thought and Social Organizations | 3 | |
| Black Cultures in Latin America and the Caribbean | 3 | |
| Africa/China Relations | 3 | |
| Economic Growth and Sustainable Development in Africa | 3 | |
| Survey of Black American and Black Brazilian Societies | 3 | |
| Global Black Social Movements | 3 | |
| Sexuality, Gender, and Health in Africa and the Diaspora | 3 | |
| Extended Families in Black Societies | 3 | |
| Philosophy and Thought in Africa and the Diaspora II | 3 | |
| The Black Woman in America, Africa, and the Caribbean | 3 | |
| Race, Class, and Gender in Latin America and the Caribbean | 3 | |
| The Political Economy of Slavery | 3 | |
| Topics in African & African Diaspora Studies: | 3 | |
| Survey of Civilization: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Anthropology: Culture and Society | 3 | |
| Lifeways in Different Cultures: A Survey of World Societies | 3 | |
| Food and Culture | 3 | |
| Women's Roles in Cross-Cultural Perspective | 3 | |
| Peoples and Cultures of Africa | 3 | |
| Peoples and Cultures of South Asia | 3 | |
| Seminar in Ethnography and Cultural Processes | 3 | |
| Globalization, Culture, and Environment | 3 | |
| System Failure: Globalization and Language Extinction | 3 | |
| 辞谤听 | System Failure: Globalization and Language Extinction | |
| Honors Seminar: (with appropriate subtitle) | 3 | |
| Cities and Culture | 3 | |
| Medical Anthropology | 3 | |
| Nature, Knowledge, and Technoscience in Anthropological Perspective | 3 | |
| Humanitarianism in Global Perspective | 3 | |
| 辞谤听 | Humanitarianism in Global Perspective | |
| Psychological Anthropology | 3 | |
| The Child in Different Cultures | 3 | |
| The Global Politics of Human Rights | 3 | |
| 辞谤听 | The Global Politics of Human Rghts | |
| Cultural and Human Ecology | 3 | |
| The Human Economy | 3 | |
| Political Anthropology | 3 | |
| Applications of Anthropology | 3 | |
| Cross-Cultural Study of Religion | 3 | |
| Techniques and Problems in Ethnography | 3 | |
| Seminar in Anthropology: | 3 | |
| Cultures and Civilizations of the Muslim Middle East | 3 | |
| Art & Design Seminar: | 3 | |
| History of Film I: Development of an Art | 3 | |
| History of Film II: Development of an Art | 3 | |
| Chinese Art and Architecture | 3 | |
| Topics in Chinese Art: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Financial Accounting | 4 | |
| International Financial Management | 3 | |
| International Marketing | 3 | |
| International Business | 3 | |
| Contemporary Chinese Society and Culture | 3 | |
| Chinese Calligraphy | 3 | |
| Contemporary Chinese Societies through Film | 3 | |
| Communication in Organizations | 3 | |
| Intercultural Communication | 3 | |
| Communication in Human Conflict | 3 | |
| Cross-Cultural Communication | 3 | |
| International and Global Communication | 3 | |
| Introduction to Mediation | 3 | |
| Experiencing Literature in the 21st Century: | 3 | |
| Global Literature from Antiquity to the 1600s: | 3 | |
| Global Literature from the 17th Century to the Present: | 3 | |
| Literature and Religion: (Nazis and Anti-Semitic Propaganda) | 3 | |
| Literature and Politics: | 3 | |
| Literature and Film: | 3 | |
| Literature and Society: (subtitle) | 3 | |
| Topics in Comparative Literature: (subtitle) | 3 | |
| Seminar in Literature and Cultural Experience: (subtitle) | 3 | |
| Film-Fiction Interaction: (subtitle) | 3 | |
| Literary Criticism: Major Authors | 3 | |
| Economics of Discrimination | 3 | |
| Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 | |
| Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 | |
| Introduction to Econometrics and Data Science | 3 | |
| Environmental Economics | 3 | |
| Introduction to International Economic Relations | 3 | |
| Economic Development | 3 | |
| Economic Forecasting Methods | 3 | |
| Statistics for Economists | 3 | |
| Labor Economics | 3 | |
| Health Economics | 3 | |
| International Trade | 3 | |
| International Finance | 3 | |
| Internship in Economics, Upper Division | 1-6 | |
| Fieldwork in International Education | 1-6 | |
| Global Englishes | 3 | |
| Writing in the Professions: (International Business Writing) | 3 | |
| Introduction to World Literatures Written in English: | 3 | |
| Modern Irish Language and Literature in Translation | 3 | |
| Survey of Irish Literature | 3 | |
| Topics in Film, Television and Digital Studies: | 3 | |
| World Cinema: (subtitle) | 3 | |
| World Literatures Written in English: (subtitle) | 3 | |
| Language, Power, and Identity | 3 | |
| Studies in World Literature Written in English: | 3 | |
| Seminar in Irish Literature: | 3 | |
| Seminar in Modern Literature: | 3 | |
| Seminar in Literary History: (subtitle) | 3 | |
| Seminar in Literature and Culture: | 3 | |
| Selected Topics in Ethnic Studies: (with appropriate subtitle) | 3 | |
| Contemporary French Language and Culture | 3 | |
| Literature of the French-Speaking World in Translation: | 3 | |
| Growing Up French | 3 | |
| Reaction and Innovation: French Culture of the 19th and 20th Centuries | 3 | |
| Seminar in Literature of the Francophone World: | 3 | |
| Seminar in French and Francophone Cultures: (subtitle) | 3 | |
| Institutions and Culture of Contemporary France | 3 | |
| Cinema of the French-Speaking World: (subtitle) | 3 | |
| Seminar on Masterpieces of Literature Written in French: | 3 | |
| Globalization and Economic Development | 3 | |
| Introduction to Environmental Geography | 3 | |
| Geography of Asia | 3 | |
| Nationalities and Nations of the World | 3 | |
| Europe: East and West | 3 | |
| Muslim Geographies: Identities and Politics | 3 | |
| Cities of the World: Comparative Urban Geography | 3 | |
| Texts and Contexts | 3 | |
| Introduction to German Studies | 3 | |
| German for the Global World | 3 | |
| Topics in German Studies: | 3 | |
| German Literature from 1945 to the Present | 3 | |
| Introduction to Global Studies I: People and Politics | 3 | |
| Introduction to Global Studies II: Economics and the Environment | 3 | |
| Introduction to Global Studies III: Globalization and Technology | 3 | |
| Study Abroad: | 1-12 | |
| Contexts for Global Management | 3 | |
| Language, Media, and Social Practice in Global Communications | 3 | |
| System Failure: Globalization and Language Extinction | 3 | |
| Rethinking Global Security | 3 | |
| Humanitarianism in Global Perspective | 3 | |
| The Global Politics of Human Rghts | 3 | |
| Access, Security, and Intercultural Contexts in Global Communications | 3 | |
| Strategies for Realizing Security in Global Contexts | 3 | |
| International Internship in Global Studies, Upper Division | 1-6 | |
| Study Abroad: | 1-12 | |
| Ad Hoc: | 1-6 | |
| Cross-Cultural Management | 3 | |
| Latin American Society and Culture | 3 | |
| Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues: (Cuba Under Castro) | 3 | |
| The Twentieth Century: A Global History | 3 | |
| Britain Since 1688: Rise and Decline of a Great Power | 3 | |
| Women and Gender in Europe: 1750 to the Present (if not selected as one of the introductory courses) | 3 | |
| The First World War | 3 | |
| The Second World War in Europe | 3 | |
| The Modern Middle East in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (if not selected as one of the introductory courses) | 3 | |
| The Korean War | 3 | |
| The Vietnam War | 3 | |
| Topics in Global History: | 3 | |
| Imperial Russia | 3 | |
| Russia Since 1917 | 3 | |
| Poland and Its Neighbors, 1945 to the Present | 3 | |
| Germany: Hitler and the Nazi Dictatorship | 3 | |
| The Holocaust: Anti-Semitism & the Fate of Jewish People in Europe, 1933-45 | 3 | |
| Topics in Global History: | 3 | |
| Modern China | 3 | |
| Revolution in China | 3 | |
| Africans in World History: Communities, Cultures, and Ideas | 3 | |
| Modern Africa | 3 | |
| The History of Southern Africa | 3 | |
| History of Mexico | 3 | |
| History of Japan to 1600 | 3 | |
| History of Japan Since 1600 | 3 | |
| Topics in Latin American and Caribbean History: | 3 | |
| Topics in Middle Eastern History: | 3 | |
| Topics in Asian History: | 3 | |
| The United States as a World Power in the 20th Century | 3 | |
| Honors Seminar: The Shaping of the Modern Mind: | 3 | |
| Introduction to International Careers | 2 | |
| Internship in International Studies | 2-6 | |
| Independent Study | 1-6 | |
| Italy and Its Global Fictions: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Italian Food Studies: A Cultural History | 3 | |
| Contemporary Italian Language and Culture | 3 | |
| Introduction to Italian Literature | 3 | |
| Introduction to Italian Literature and Film | 3 | |
| Topics in Italian Literature and Culture in Translation: | 3 | |
| Japanese Popular Culture | 3 | |
| Japanese Culture and Its Effect on Language | 3 | |
| Analyzing Hollywood-Japan Film Remakes | 3 | |
| Reading Japanese Short Stories | 3 | |
| Business Japanese I | 3 | |
| The Arab-Israeli Conflict | 3 | |
| The Jews of Modern Europe: History and Culture | 3 | |
| Introduction to Yiddish Literature: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Studies | 3 | |
| Advanced Topics in Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx Studies: (Latino, Latin American, and Caribbean Cities) | 3 | |
| Introduction to Global Health | 3 | |
| Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies | 3 | |
| Introduction to Asian Religions | 3 | |
| Technology, Values, and Society | 3 | |
| Polish Culture in its Historical Setting | 3 | |
| Russian and Post-Soviet Politics | 3 | |
| The Politics of Authoritarian Regimes | 3 | |
| International Law | 3 | |
| Latin American Politics | 3 | |
| The Politics of International Economic Relations | 3 | |
| Seminar in Comparative Politics: | 3 | |
| Comparative Political Systems | 3 | |
| International Organization and the United Nations | 3 | |
| Seminar in International Relations: | 3 | |
| Politics of Nuclear Weapons | 3 | |
| Asian International Relations | 3 | |
| Korean Politics and Foreign Policy | 3 | |
| Problems of American Foreign Policy | 3 | |
| History of International Political Thought | 3 | |
| Theories and Methods in International Politics | 3 | |
| International Conflict | 3 | |
| Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict | 3 | |
| Health, Wealth, and Democracy | 3 | |
| Elections in the Modern World | 3 | |
| Morality, Conflict and War | 3 | |
| The Development of Western Political Thought | 3 | |
| Modern Political Thought | 3 | |
| Current Crises and Events in International Relations | 3 | |
| Conduct of American Foreign Affairs | 3 | |
| Understanding Brazil: | 3 | |
| Ad Hoc: | 1-6 | |
| Luso-Brazilian Culture: | 3 | |
| Ad Hoc: (Understanding Portuguese-Speaking Africa) | 3 | |
| Russian Life and Culture | 3 | |
| Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy in Translation: Major Works | 3 | |
| Russian Literature and Culture in Translation: | 3 | |
| Race and Ethnicity in Global Contexts | 3 | |
| Social Change | 3 | |
| Sociology of Health Care | 3 | |
| Environmental Sociology | 3 | |
| Urbanism and Urbanization | 3 | |
| Seminar in Sociology: (International Urban Sociology) | 3 | |
| Understanding the Hispanic World: | 3 | |
| Using Spanish in the Business World | 3 | |
| Business and Legal Spanish | 3 | |
| Understanding Literature and Culture | 3 | |
| Introduction to Latino Literature in English | 3 | |
| Social and Historical Issues in the Hispanic World: | 3 | |
| From the Middle Ages to Modernity: The Rise of the Hispanic World | 3 | |
| Contemporary Literature and Culture of Latin America | 3 | |
| Contemporary Literature and Culture of Spain | 3 | |
| Topics in Hispanic Culture: (subtitle) | 3 | |
| Seminar in Spanish Literature and Culture: (subtitle) | 3 | |
| Seminar in Latin-American Literature and Culture: | 3 | |
| Seminar in Spanish Golden Age Literature: | 3 | |
| Great Cities of the World: Their Growth and Guided Urbanization | 3 | |
| Planning Local Economic Development | 3 | |
| Advanced Social Science Seminar in Women's and Gender Studies: (Gender in Asia) | 3 | |
Letters & Science Minor Advising
Advising for the minor takes place within the department by a faculty member or staff member. Follow the steps using the "Declare a Minor" button on the department鈥檚 website which may include instructions on how to select a faculty advisor if there is more than one to choose from.
Students who already have an L&S college advisor because their degree plan is in L&S can discuss the minor with them as well since they will be familiar with any minor in L&S. Students who are working on a degree from a 51猎奇 college other than the College of Letters & Science will not need an L&S college advisor for just a minor and one will not be assigned. These students should work with the faculty or staff advisor they receive as part of the minor declaration process or contact the department directly for assistance.
Applicants who have not started classes at 51猎奇 yet who wish to declare a minor should wait until they are registered for their first 51猎奇 classes and then can declare the minor using the 鈥淒eclare a Minor鈥� button on the program鈥檚 website. If you have questions about the minor before then, contact聽let-sci@uwm.edu.