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International Studies Minor

To earn a minor in International Studies, students must complete 15 s.h. in courses approved for the International Studies major.  To preserve the minor’s interdisciplinary nature, students may not count toward the International Studies minor more than 6 s.h. applied to another major, minor, or certificate, and no more than 6 s.h. from any single department.  At least 12 s.h. applied to the minor must be in University of Iowa coursework and designated as upper-level by the department offering the course. 

Students are required to take at least 3 s.h. from the following International Studies core courses when completing the minor:

Number Course Title Hours
187:005 Making of the Modern Global System 3 s.h.
187:006 Developed and Developing Places 3 s.h.
187:007 The European Union 3 s.h.
187:020 Introduction to International Studies 3 s.h.
187:042 Intercultural Communication (036:042) 3 s.h.
187:050 Intro E Europe & Central Asia Cultures 3 s.h.
187:080 Introduction to Human Rights 3 s.h.
187:142 Introduction to Caribbean Studies 3 s.h.
06E:125 Global Economics and Business
[p= 6E:1 & 6E:2]		 3 s.h.
06J:146  International Business Environment
[Special permission required]		 3 s.h.
030:060  Introduction to International Relations 3 s.h.
030:061 Introduction to American Foreign Policy 3 s.h.
036:086 Global Media Studies
[p= 36:1, one of 36:40-51, 2.6 gpa or higher]		 3 s.h.
044:010 The Contemporary Global System 4 s.h.
044:019 Contemporary Environmental Issues 3 s.h.
044:030 The Global Economy 3 s.h.
048:022 World Film 3 s.h.
048:040 Major Texts of World Literature I 3 s.h.
048:041 Major Texts of World Literature II 3 s.h.
103:055 Languages of the World 3 s.h.
113:010 Anthropology and Contemporary World Problems 3 s.h.
130:070 Introduction to Latin American Studies
(187:070, 035:070, 038:070)		 3 s.h.
195:050 Topics in Middle East/Muslim World Studies 3 s.h.

Approved courses for International Studies coursework can be found online.