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COURSES
Requirements for the Minor in International
Studies total 18 semester hours which include the following
(also see
sample programs):
A. INTRODUCTORY:
3 semester hours
One of
the following courses:
INST
101. Introduction to International Studies.
ANTH 121 Cultural Anthropology / SOCY 121 Cultural
Sociology
HIST 101. World History to 1650.
HIST 102. World History After 1650.
B. EXPERIENCE IN A TARGET CULTURE:
No credit.
This requirement may be met in any number of ways
including Study Abroad, Internships, Homestays, or Service
Learning Projects. While the Study Abroad option is not
required, it is strongly encouraged. Students receive no specific
credit for the Study Abroad experience, but courses
taken overseas and transferred to Radford University may be used
to meet the requirements of a student’s General Degree
program or those in the student’s major or minor.
C. CORE:
12 semester hours.
Hours
should be chosen from at least two disciplines outside the student’s
major and reflect in some fashion the
topical or regional focus of the student’s Minor in
International Studies
D. SENIOR PROJECT:
3 semester hours. [read
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INST
488. International Studies: Senior Project.
Ideally this course is taken during the student’s last
semester and is a culmination of the international knowledge
and experiences gained. The project may be a research
paper, a work of art or multi-media presentation, a film, series of
articles, etc. A Senior Project Proposal must be
submitted to the Committee on International Studies for approval in
the semester prior to the student’s enrollment. The
project is supervised and graded by a designated faculty member,
preferably in the student’s major department. Students
must earn a grade of A or B in the course to have met the
requirements for the Minor. Students are encouraged to
give a public presentation of their work in some forum.
E. RECOMMENDED:
The
following elective coursework is recommended in conjunction with the
Minor in International Studies.
COMM
200. Intercultural Communication.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE. The study of foreign language is
important in the understanding of other cultures, and as such,
students are encouraged to complement their Minor with
Foreign Language study, particularly as part of a Study Abroad
experience.
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