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The Dining Room by A.R. Gurney
November 14–22, 2008

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Saturday November 22, 2008

"Test Prep/Test Skills" Workshop
Thursday December 4, 2008

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International Studies Minor

The international studies minor provides a broad international perspective for students who plan careers in business, government, medical and psychological services, the legal profession, or education. The courses in this minor allow students to expand their concept of social and ecological responsibility in the global arena.

International Studies Minor Requirements (18 credits)
Students must complete 18 credits from the following areas, nine credits of which must be at the 3000/4000 level. A minimum of six credits must be non-Western courses (courses marked with an asterisk).

Core Courses (3 credits)
Select one of the following courses:
COMM 2300 Intercultural Communication (3 credits)
GEOG 2050 Survey of Geography (3 credits)
INST 1500 Global Issues (3 credits)

Concentrations (15 credits)
Select three courses (9 credits) from either the Arts, Literature, and Culture concentration or from the
History, Law and Government concentration, and select two courses (6 credits) from the other concentration:

Arts, Literature and Culture Concentration
LITR 2010 British Literature I (3 credits)
LITR 2011 British Literature II (3 credits)
LITR 2030 World Literature I (3 credits)
LITR 2031 World Literature II (3 credits)
ARTS 3300 Myth and Art (3 credits)
*ARTS 3400 Non-Western and Modern Art (3 credits)
HUMN 2300 Introduction to World Mythology (3 credits)
HUMN 2400 Introduction to Celtic Studies (3 credits)
HUMN 2350 Introduction to Folklore (3 credits)
*HUMN 4200 Asian Thought (3 credits)
HUMN 3800 Mexican Cult of Death in Myth and Literature (3 credits)
HUMN 4200 Asian Thought (3 credits)
LITR 3210 British Romantic Literature (3 credits)
LITR 3260 Modernist World Literature (3 credits)
LITR 3510 Irish Literature (3 credits)
LITR 4510 King Arthur (3 credits)
LITR 4720 Shakespeare (3 credits)
LITR 4740 Austen (3 credits)
SPAN 3240 Introduction to Spanish Literature (3 credits)
*SPAN 3250 Introduction to Latin American Literature (3 credits)
SPAN 4900 Special Topics in Spanish Literature (3 credits)

History, Law and Government Concentration
*HIST 1150 Early World History (3 credits)
*HIST 1160 Modern World History (3 credits)
HIST 1090 Early Western History (3 credits)
HIST 1110 Modern Western History (3 credits)
*HIST 2130 Formation of Latin America (3 credits)
*HIST 2140 Modern Latin America (3 credits)
*HIST 2200 Asian History (3 credits)
*HIST 2300 Caribbean History (3 credits)
*HIST 2400 African History (3 credits)
HIST 3140 The Holocaust (3 credits)
HIST 3240 Irish History (3 credits)
HIST 3400 U.S. Foreign Relations (3 credits)
HIST 3430 Renaissance & Reformation Europe (3 credits)
HIST 3440 Enlightenment & Revolution (3 credits)
LGST 3400 Comparative Legal Systems (3 credits)
LGST 4410 International Law (3 credits)
PHIL 3330 History of Political Thought I (3 credits)
PHIL 3340 History of Political Thought II (3 credits)
POLS 2010 Comparative Government (3 credits)
POLS 3010 Irish Politics (3 credits)