International Studies Minor (ISTU)

Program Description

Students majoring in any field will benefit from a basic understanding of international affairs. The international studies minor consists of 24 credit hours plus requires completion of a foreign language through the 2020 level.

Program Admission Requirements

Students can be admitted after completing ENG 1100 with a grade of C or by completing at least two other Wright State Core courses taught by the College of Liberal Arts with a grade of C or higher.

Program Learning Objectives

Students enrolled in this program will learn to:

Program Learning Outcomes

As a result of their learning experience, graduates of this program can:

identify the ways in which cultural, historical, political, and economic forces affect international relations.
be informed global citizens

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Program Requirements:

I. Minor: 24 Hours

Major core courses (3 of 7 disciplines listed): 9 Hours

ART 2120 - Art History II: Renaissance to Contemporary Credit Hour(s): 3
or
ART 2140 - Themes in Visual Culture Credit Hour(s): 3
EC 2500 - Economic Systems of the Global South Credit Hour(s): 3
or
EC 2900 - Global Economic, Business and Social Issues Credit Hour(s): 3
GEO 2200 - Human Geography Credit Hour(s): 3
or
GEO 3300 - World Regional Geography Credit Hour(s): 3
HST 3900 - Global Encounters Credit Hour(s): 3
PLS 2220 - International Politics Credit Hour(s): 3
or
PLS 2510 - Comparative Nonwestern Social Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
REL 2040 - Bible, Qur’an, and Western Culture Credit Hour(s): 3
or
REL 2320 - Nonwestern Religions Credit Hour(s): 3
WGS 2000 - Introduction to Women and Gender Studies Credit Hour(s): 3