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.
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.
[Sample Programs]
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