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  4. Minors in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences
  5. Transnational Perspectives Minor

Supporting Courses - Transnational Perspectives Minor

Courses in the Transnational Perspectives minor educate students in the problems of the modern world (1490 to the present). Supporting courses in the program have an international, comparative, and/or multicultural focus. Courses that examine issues of race, ethnicity and cultural diversity within one country by placing them in an international and/or comparative context are also an important component of the program.

Supporting Courses and Related Areas (12 Credits)

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Anthropology:

  • ANTH 008: Aztecs, Mayas, and Incas

Art:

  • ART H 112: Survey of Western Art II
  • ART H 303: Italian Renaissance Art
  • ART H 305: European Art from 1780-1860
  • ARTS 001: The Arts

Comparative Literature:

  • CMLIT 005 (GH, US, IL): Literatures of the New World
  • CMLIT 101 (GH, US, IL): The Theme of Identity in World Literature: Race, Gender, and Other Issues of Diversity

Communication:

  • COMM 410: International Mass Communications
  • COMM 419: World Media Systems
  • COMM 452: Topics in International Cinema
  • COMMU 402 (IL): International and Intercultural Communication

English:

  • ENGL 185: Modern Novel in World Literature

French:

  • FR 139 (GH, IL): France and the French-Speaking World

German:

  • GER 100 (GH,IL): German Culture and Civilization
  • GER 200 (GH, IL): Contemporary German Culture

History:

  • HIST 010 (GH, IL): Non-Western Civilizations
  • HIST 173: Vietnam at War
  • HIST 175 (GH, IL): History of Modern East Asia
  • HIST 178: History of Latin America to 1820
  • HIST 179: History of Latin America from 1820
  • HIST 181 (GH, IL): Intro to Middle East
  • HIST 191: Emerging Africa
  • HIST 437: Great Britain, 1688 to the Present
  • HIST 487/HSTRY 480: American Diplomatic History to 1914
  • HIST 488/HSTRY 481: American Diplomatic History from 1914

Political Science:

  • PL SC 003: Introduction to Comparative Politics
  • PL SC 014: International Relations
  • PL SC 020: Comparative Politics - Western Europe
  • PL SC 022: Politics of the Developing Areas
  • PL SC 412: International Political Economy
  • PL SC 456: Latin American Politics
  • PL SC 123 (GS, US, IL): Ethnic and Racial Politics
  • PL SC 132 (GS, IL): The Politics of International Intolerance
  • PL SC 423: Post-Soviet Politics
  • PL SC 487/POLSC 479: Intl. Law & Organization
  • PL SC 488/POLSC 478: Comparative Public Policy
  • POLSC 421: Failure of Communism in Eastern Europe
  • POLSC 424W: Russian Foreign Policy

Psychology:

  • PSYCH 232: Cross-Cultural Psychology

Religious Studies:

  • RL ST 001 (GH, US, IL): Introduction to World Religions
  • RL ST 004 (GH, US, IL) (CAMS; J ST): Jewish & Christian Foundations

Russian:

  • RUS 100 (GH, IL): Russian Culture and Civilization
  • RUS 130 (IL) (WMNST): Women in Russian Literature

Spanish:

  • SPAN 130 (GH, IL): Iberian Civilization
  • SPAN 131 (GH, IL): Ibero-American Civilization

Women's Studies:

  • WMNST 102 (GH, IL) (AAA S): Women of Color: Cross- Cultural Perspective
  • WMNST 297: Women in Development

 

Black School of Business

  • ECNS 470: International Trade and Finance
  • FIN 471/FNC 470: International Finance
  • INT B 411: International Business
  • MGMT 461/MANGT 480: International Management
  • MKTG 445/MRKTG 470: Global Marketing

 

School of Science

  • PHYS 001: The Science of Physics (International Studies Version, taught by Jonathan Hall)

Minors in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Civic and Community Engagement Minor
  • Communication Arts and Mass Media Minor
  • Creative Writing Minor
  • Crime, Law, and Psychology Minor
  • Data Visualization Minor
  • English Minor
  • Game Development Minor
  • History Minor
  • Latin American Studies Minor
  • Legal Studies Minor
  • Media Production Minor
  • Politics and Government Minor
  • Politics and Public Policy Minor
  • Psychological Science Minor
  • Sociology Minor
  • Spanish Minor
  • Theatre Minor
  • Transnational Perspectives Minor
    • Supporting Courses - Transnational Perspectives Minor
  • Women's Studies/Gender Studies Minor
  • Writing and Digital Media Minor

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