International Studies (Minor)
To see more about what you will learn in this program, visit the Learning Outcomes website!
The International Studies Minor is offered to all students in the University who want to add a significant international dimension to their departmental majors. This minor program enables students to explore international topics, issues and research from cross-cultural, transnational perspectives. The program will provide some tools that students can use to understand better the global context of the modern world and to learn the international dimensions of their chosen fields of study.
Admissions
To be admitted to the program, a student must have a GPA of at least 2.0. Application for admission to any University minor program is now available via MyPack Portal. Admission will be based upon the student’s academic record, and in most cases no longer requires departmental review. Go to Add a Minor to apply. Students interested in pursuing the International Studies minor should contact the person listed below.
Certification
Prior to the end of the first week of the student’s final semester, the student must sign the application form, indicating all grades received for the courses completed in the minor program and the courses to be taken during the student’s final semester. Also, the form must indicate that the student has completed or is completing the foreign language requirement, which is FLx 202. The contact person below will certify the completion of the minor.
Contact Person
Dr. Haddy Njie
International Studies minor coordinator
107-C 1911 Building
919.515.0448
hmnjie@ncsu.edu
SIS Code: 16ISM
Plan Requirements
- Completion of 15 credit hours of coursework
- Have successfully completed or completing the foreign language proficiency requirement FLx 202. FLx 202 does not count as a course for the minor.
- A grade of ‘C-‘ or better is required in all courses in the minor program.
- Only one (1) course at the 200-level from the three elective courses is permitted.
- A maximum of two (2) courses may be used (double-counted) towards major departmental requirements and/or requirements for any additional minor(s). Students cannot obtain a minor in their major.
- A maximum of 6 transfer credit hours may be applied towards the International Studies minor.
- No courses for the minor may be taken for S/U credit.
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | |||
| IS 200 | Introduction to International Studies | 3 | |
| IS 393 | Theories of Globalization | 3 | |
| Elective Courses | |||
| Select one Elective Course in Group A | 3 | ||
| Select one Elective Course in Group B | 3 | ||
| Select one Elective Course in Group A or B | 3 | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | ||
Group A: Comparative, Problem or Issue Type Courses
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANT 252 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 | |
| ANT 254 | Language and Culture | 3 | |
| ANT/SOC 261 | Technology in Society and Culture | 3 | |
| ANT 412 | Applied Anthropology | 3 | |
| ANT 431 | Tourism, Culture and Anthropology | 3 | |
| ANT 433 | Anthropology of Ecotourism and Heritage Conservation | 3 | |
| ANT 444 | Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women | 3 | |
| ANT 450 | Culture, Ecology, and Sustainable Living | 3 | |
| ANT 460 | Urban Anthropology | 3 | |
| ARS 353 | Arts and Cross-Cultural Contacts | 3 | |
| COM 392 | International and Crosscultural Communication | 3 | |
| COM 447 | Communication and Globalization | 3 | |
| EC 348 | Introduction to International Economics | 3 | |
| EC 449 | International Finance | 3 | |
| ENG/FL 219 | Studies in Great Works of Non-Western Literature | 3 | |
| ENG/FL 223 | Contemporary World Literature I | 3 | |
| ENG/FL 224 | Contemporary World Literature II | 3 | |
| ENG/FL 392 | Major World Author | 3 | |
| ENG/FL 394 | Studies in World Literature | 3 | |
| FLS 340 | Introduction to Hispanic Literatures and Cultures | 3 | |
| GEO 200 | Principles of Geography | 3 | |
| GEO/SOC 220 | Cultural Geography | 3 | |
| GPH 201 | Fundamentals of Global Public Health | 3 | |
| HA 201 | History of Art from Caves to the Renaissance | 3 | |
| HA 202 | History of Art From the Renaissance Through the 20th Century | 3 | |
| HI 207 | Ancient Mediterranean World | 3 | |
| HI 208 | The Middle Ages | 3 | |
| HI 232 | The World from 1200 to 1750 | 3 | |
| HI 233 | The World Since 1750 | 3 | |
| HI 419 | Modern European Imperialism | 3 | |
| HI 453 | United States-Latin American Relations Since 1823 | 3 | |
| HI 454 | History of U.S. Foreign Relations, 1900-Present | 3 | |
| HI 465 | Oil and Crisis in the Gulf | 3 | |
| HI 478 | Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa | 3 | |
| IS 250 | Globalizing North Carolina | 3 | |
| IS 301 | International Cultural Competency before Study Abroad | 1 | |
| IS 395 | Special Topics in International Studies | 1-3 | |
| IS 495 | Advanced Special Topics in International Studies | 3 | |
| IS 498 | Independent Study in International Studies | 1-6 | |
| MUS 320 | Music of the 20th-21st Centuries | 3 | |
| PHI 420 | Global Justice | 3 | |
| PS 231 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 | |
| PS 236 | Issues in Global Politics | 3 | |
| PS 241 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | 3 | |
| PS 331 | U.S. Foreign Policy | 3 | |
| PS 335 | International Law | 3 | |
| PS 336 | Global Environmental Politics | 3 | |
| PS 339 | Politics of the World Economy | 3 | |
| PS 431 | The United Nations and Global Order | 3 | |
| PS 433 | Global Problems and Policies | 3 | |
| PS 445 | Comparative Systems of Law and Justice | 3 | |
| REL 383 | Religion, Globalism, and Justice | 3 | |
| SOC 342 | International Development | 3 | |
| SOC 450 | Environmental Sociology | 3 | |
| STS 322 | Technological Catastrophes | 3 | |
| STS 323 | World Population and Food Prospects | 3 | |
| STS 402 | Peace and War in the Nuclear Age | 3 | |
| WGS 444 | Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women | 3 |
Group B: Area Studies Type
African Studies
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFS 240 | African Civilization | 3 | |
| AFS 241 | Introduction to African American Studies | 3 | |
| AFS 342 | Introduction to the African Diaspora | 3 | |
| AFS 343 | African American Religions | 3 | |
| AFS 442 | Issues in the African Diaspora | 3 | |
| ANT 330 | People and Cultures of Africa | 3 | |
| ENG/AFS 349 | African Literature in English | 3 | |
| AFS/HI 275 | Introduction to History of South and East Africa | 3 | |
| AFS/HI 276 | Introduction to History of West Africa | 3 | |
| AFS/HI 475 | History of the Republic of South Africa | 3 | |
| HI 476 | Leadership in Modern Africa | 3 | |
| AFS/HI 479 | Africa (sub-Saharan) in the Twentieth Century | 3 | |
| HI 478 | Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa | 3 | |
| REL 340 | Islam | 3 |
East and Southeast Asia (formally “East Asian Studies”)
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANT 346 | Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia | 3 | |
| ANT/FLJ 351 | Contemporary Culture in Japan | 3 | |
| ANT 354 | Peoples and Cultures of the Pacific | 3 | |
| FLJ 342 | Classical Japanese Literature in Translation | 3 | |
| FLJ 344 | Early Modern Japanese Literature in Translation | 3 | |
| FLJ 345 | Modern Japanese Literature in Translation | 3 | |
| FLJ/ANT 351 | Contemporary Culture in Japan | 3 | |
| HI 263 | Asian Civilizations to 1800 | 3 | |
| HI 264 | Modern Asia: 1800 to Present | 3 | |
| HI 371 | Modern Japan, 1850 to Present | 3 | |
| HI 471 | Revolutionary China | 3 | |
| HI 473 | Japan's Empire in Asia, 1868-1945 | 3 | |
| MUS 350 | Music of Asia | 3 | |
| PS 342 | Politics of China and Japan | 3 | |
| REL 230 | Asian Religions | 3 | |
| REL 332 | The Buddhist Traditions | 3 | |
| REL 333 | Chinese Religions | 3 | |
| REL 334 | Japanese Religions | 3 |
South Asia and Middle East (formally “South and West Asian Studies”)
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANT 346 | Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia | 3 | |
| FLA 301 | Advanced Intermediate Arabic I | 3 | |
| FLN 301 | Twentieth Century Hindi & Urdu Fiction | 3 | |
| FLN 302 | Modern Hindi & Urdu Poetry | 3 | |
| FLN 401 | Hindi Literature and South Asian Cultural Contexts | 3 | |
| HI 263 | Asian Civilizations to 1800 | 3 | |
| HI 264 | Modern Asia: 1800 to Present | 3 | |
| HI 270 | Modern Middle East | 3 | |
| HI 370 | Modern Egypt | 3 | |
| HI 374 | Visual Culture of Modern South Asia | 3 | |
| HI 400 | Civilization of the Ancient Near East | 3 | |
| HI/REL 407 | Islamic History to 1798 | 3 | |
| HI/REL 408 | Islam in the Modern World | 3 | |
| HI 465 | Oil and Crisis in the Gulf | 3 | |
| HI 466 | History of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict | 3 | |
| HI 474 | Modern India | 3 | |
| HI 477 | Women in the Middle East | 3 | |
| MUS 350 | Music of Asia | 3 | |
| PS 343 | Government and Politics in South Asia | 3 | |
| PS 345 | Governments and Politics in the Middle East | 3 | |
| REL 331 | The Hindu Tradition | 3 | |
| REL 332 | The Buddhist Traditions | 3 | |
| REL 340 | Islam | 3 | |
| REL 350 | Judaism | 3 |
European Studies
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARS 251 | The Arts of a World Capital: London | 3 | |
| ARS 252 | The Arts of Vienna 1900 | 3 | |
| CLA 210 | Classical Mythology | 3 | |
| ENG/FL 220 | Studies in Great Works of Western Literature | 3 | |
| ENG/FL 221 | Literature of the Western World I | 3 | |
| ENG/FL 222 | Literature of the Western World II | 3 | |
| ENG 246 | Literature of the Holocaust | 3 | |
| ENG 251 | Major British Writers | 3 | |
| ENG 261 | English Literature I | 3 | |
| ENG 262 | English Literature II | 3 | |
| ENG 362 | Studies in the British Novel | 3 | |
| ENG 406 | Modernism | 3 | |
| ENG 407 | Postmodernism | 3 | |
| ENG 439 | Studies in English Renaissance Literature | 3 | |
| ENG 452 | Medieval British Literature | 3 | |
| ENG 453 | Studies in Nineteenth-Century British Literature | 3 | |
| ENG 460 | Major British Author | 3 | |
| ENG 462 | 18th-Century English Literature | 3 | |
| ENG 463 | The Victorian Period | 3 | |
| ENG 464 | British Literature and the Founding of Empire | 3 | |
| ENG 465 | British Literature and the Dissolution of Empire | 3 | |
| FL 216 | Art and Society in France | 3 | |
| FLF 212 | French: Language, Culture, and Technology | 3 | |
| FLF 301 | Survey of French Literature from the Middle Ages through the Enlightenment | 3 | |
| FLF 302 | Survey of French Literature from Romanticism to the Contemporary Period | 3 | |
| FLF 315 | French Civilization and Culture | 3 | |
| FLF 318 | The Heritage of French Cinema | 3 | |
| FLF 321 | French Cultures and Contexts | 3 | |
| FLF 425 | Literature, Cinema and Culture of the Francophone World | 3 | |
| FLG 212 | German Language, Culture, Science, and Technology | 3 | |
| FLG 315 | Germanic Civilization and Culture | 3 | |
| FLG 325 | German Lyric Poetry | 3 | |
| FLG 318 | New German Cinema and Beyond | 3 | |
| FLG 320 | Introduction to German Literature | 3 | |
| FLG 323 | Twentieth Century German Literature | 3 | |
| FLG 390 | German Studies Topics | 3 | |
| FLG 398 | Independent Study in German | 1-6 | |
| FLG 420 | Current Issues in German-Language Media | 3 | |
| FLG 430 | Cultural Artifacts in the German-Speaking Countries | 3 | |
| FLG 440 | Green Germany: Nature and Environment in German Speaking Cultures | 3 | |
| FLG 492 | Senior Seminar in German Studies | 3 | |
| FLI 318 | Italian Society Through Cinema | 3 | |
| FLR 303 | Russian Literature in Translation: The Nineteenth Century | 3 | |
| FLR 304 | Russian Literature in Translation: The Twentieth Century | 3 | |
| FLR 318 | Russian Cinema and Society | 3 | |
| FLS 341 | Literature and Culture of Spain I | 3 | |
| FLS 342 | Literature and Culture of Spain II | 3 | |
| FLS 343 | Literature and Culture of Spain III | 3 | |
| FLS 360 | Hispanic Cinema | 3 | |
| FLS 411 | Topics in the Culture of Spain | 3 | |
| FLS 413 | Spain and the Americas in Transatlantic Perspective | 3 | |
| HA 401 | 19th Century European Art from Revolution to Post-Impressionism | 3 | |
| HA 404 | Italian Renaissance Art and Material Culture | 3 | |
| HI 205 | Western Civilization Since 1400 | 3 | |
| HI 209 | From Renaissance to Revolution: The Origins of Modern Europe | 3 | |
| HI 210 | Modern Europe 1815-Present | 3 | |
| HI 221 | British History to 1688 | 3 | |
| HI 222 | History of British Cultures and Societies From 1688 | 3 | |
| HI 332 | Germany and the World Wars | 3 | |
| HI 403 | Ancient Greek Civilization | 3 | |
| HI 404 | Rome to 337 A.D. | 3 | |
| HI 405 | History and Archaeology of the Roman Empire | 3 | |
| HI 406 | From Roman Empire to Middle Ages | 3 | |
| HI 410 | Italian Renaissance | 3 | |
| HI 411 | Trials of Faith: Religious Reformation in Early-Modern Europe | 3 | |
| HI 412 | The Sexes and Society in Early-Modern Europe | 3 | |
| HI 414 | From Kings to Revolution: The History of Early-Modern France | 3 | |
| HI 415 | The French Revolution | 3 | |
| HI 418 | Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany | 3 | |
| HI 419 | Modern European Imperialism | 3 | |
| HI 421 | European Intellectual History: The Eighteenth Century | 3 | |
| HI 422 | European Intellectual History: The 19th Century | 3 | |
| HI 423 | Women in European Enlightenment | 3 | |
| HI 425 | Tudor and Stuart England | 3 | |
| HI 429 | 20th Century Britain | 3 | |
| HI 430 | Modern France | 3 | |
| HI 483 | Science and Religion in European History | 3 | |
| HI 484 | Science in European Culture | 3 | |
| MUS 310 | Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries | 3 | |
| MUS 315 | Music of the 19th Century | 3 | |
| PS 341 | European Politics | 3 | |
| REL 350 | Judaism | 3 |
Latin America Studies
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANT 325 | Andean South America | 3 | |
| FLS 351 | Literature and Culture of Latin America I | 3 | |
| FLS 352 | Literature and Culture of Latin America II | 3 | |
| FLS 353 | Literature and Culture of Latin America III | 3 | |
| FLS 360 | Hispanic Cinema | 3 | |
| FLS 412 | Topics in the Culture of Latin America and the Caribbean | 3 | |
| FLS 413 | Spain and the Americas in Transatlantic Perspective | 3 | |
| HI 215 | Colonial Latin America | 3 | |
| HI 216 | Modern Latin America | 3 | |
| HI 453 | United States-Latin American Relations Since 1823 | 3 | |
| HI 454 | History of U.S. Foreign Relations, 1900-Present | 3 | |
| HI 467 | Modern Mexico | 3 | |
| HI 469 | Latin American Revolutions | 3 | |
| PS 443 | Seminar in Latin American & Caribbean Politics | 3 | |
| SW 440 | International Learning Experience in Social Work | 6 |