International and Global Studies Minor
The international and global studies minor offers an array of elective courses which focus on global or international phenomena that may also have local implications, compare subjects across many regions of the world, develop skills and abilities for meaningful cross-cultural and transnational interactions, and more.
(All colleges)
18 credits, at least 9 credits of which must be at the 300/400 level.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation courses: | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Required capstone course: | 3 | |
| Engaging Global Challenges and Opportunities | ||
| Electives: | ||
| Select an additional twelve credits of electives from at least three different departments. At least six of these credits must be at the 300/400 level. | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
International and global studies minors may apply a maximum of six credits from another major.
A maximum of six credits are allowed to overlap between general education requirements and the minor.
Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANT 196 | Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 215 | Refugees, Displaced Persons and Transnational Communities | 3 |
| ANT/ARC 304 | Hunter and Gatherer Societies | 3 |
| ANT/ARC 305 | Indigenous Agricultural Societies: Past and Present | 3 |
| ANT 307 | International Development and Culture Change | 3 |
| ANT/HIS 312 | Peoples and Cultures of Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union | 3 |
| ANT 320 | Rites, Rituals and Ceremonies | 3 |
| ANT 321 | Images, Visual Culture and Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 323 | Anthropology of Childhood and Youth | 3 |
| ANT 351 | Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia | 3 |
| ANT/ARC/HIS 353 | Maya Civilization | 3 |
| ANT 354 | Peoples and Cultures of Latin America | 3 |
| ANT/RGS 362 | Hmong Americans | 3 |
| ANT 366 | Anthropology of Food | 3 |
| ANT 370 | Medical Anthropology | 3 |
| ARA 202 | Intermediate Arabic II | 4 |
| ARC 200 | World Archaeology: Origins and Development of Human Culture and Society | 3 |
| ARC 280 | The Incas and their Ancestors: Archaeology of the Andes | 3 |
| ARC/HIS 295 | Pyramids, Temples and Towns! The Archaeology of Ancient Egypt | 3 |
| ARC 311 | European Prehistory | 3 |
| ARC/HIS 340 | Origins of Cities | 3 |
| ARC/HIS 372 | History of Women in the Ancient World | 3 |
| CHI 202 | Chinese Language and Culture in Action II | 4 |
| CHI 305 | Introduction to Modern Chinese Literature | 3 |
| CHI 320 | Introduction to Chinese Civilization | 3 |
| ECO 120 | Global Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 340 | Introduction to International Economics | 3 |
| ECO 375 | Economic Development | 3 |
| ECO 440 | International Financial Economics | 3 |
| EDS 309 | Teaching Global Perspectives Across the Curriculum | 3 |
| ENG 203 | British Literature before 1800 | 3 |
| ENG 204 | British Literature after 1800 | 3 |
| ENG 208 | International Studies in Literature | 3 |
| ENG 331 | Introduction to Linguistics: Sounds and Words | 3 |
| ENG 334 | Language Study for Teachers | 3 |
| ENG 357 | World Literature | 3 |
| ENG 362 | English Renaissance | 3 |
| ENG 366 | Restoration and 18th Century British Literature | 3 |
| FRE 202 | French Language and Cultures in Action II | 3 |
| FRE 227 | French for International Relations | 3 |
| FRE 320 | Perspectives on French Civilization | 3 |
| FRE 322 | French without Borders | 3 |
| FRE 395 | French Literary Voices in English | 3 |
| GEO 110 | World Cultural Regions | 3 |
| GEO 200 | Conservation of Global Environments | 3 |
| GEO 211 | Global Climate Change | 3 |
| GEO 307 | Power, Space, and Global Change | 3 |
| GEO 309 | Cities: Past, Present, and Future | 3 |
| GEO 318 | The Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean | 3 |
| GEO 321 | Sustainable Development and Conservation | 3 |
| GEO 335 | Islamic Asia: Cradle of Civilizations, Geographies of Conflict | 3 |
| GEO 340 | Polar Environments | 3 |
| GER 202 | German Language and Cultures in Action II | 3 |
| GER 300 | Advanced German | 3 |
| GER 301 | An Introduction to German Literature | 3 |
| GER 398 | German Thinkers and Popular Culture | 3 |
| GER 399 | German Literature in Translation | 3 |
| HIS 220 | Survey of Latin American and Latino History | 3 |
| HIS 240 | Survey of Europe | 3 |
| HIS 250 | Survey of Asia | 3 |
| HIS 260 | Survey of the Middle East | 3 |
| HIS 285 | Survey of Modern Africa | 3 |
| HIS 307 | Comic Books and History | 3 |
| HIS 327 | History of Buddhism | 3 |
| HIS 328 | History of Hinduism | 3 |
| HIS 337 | La Crosse Wisconsin in World History | 3 |
| HIS 338 | Sugar, Coffee, Rubber, Bananas: Commodities in World History | 3 |
| HIS 345 | U.S.-Latin American Relations | 3 |
| HIS 351 | France and the French Empire: 1750-Present | 3 |
| HIS 356 | History of Mexico | 3 |
| HIS 360 | Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Latin America | 3 |
| HIS 361 | Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | 3 |
| HIS 362 | Human Rights and the Middle East | 3 |
| HIS 364 | Gandhi and the World | 3 |
| HIS 382 | Imperialism in Asia and the Pacific | 3 |
| HIS 383 | Women in South Asia | 3 |
| HIS 394 | Modern Japan | 3 |
| HIS 395 | Postwar Japan | 3 |
| HIS 397 | African Nationalism | 3 |
| HIS 398 | Colonial Africa | 3 |
| HIS 410 | British Empire | 3 |
| HIS 414 | Ireland and the World: 1500-present | 3 |
| HIS 415 | Religion and Conflict in Modern South Asia | 3 |
| HIS 420 | Global Fascisms | 3 |
| JPN 202 | Intermediate Japanese II | 4 |
| MIC 130 | Global Impact of Infectious Disease | 3 |
| PHL 335 | Multicultural Philosophy in the United States | 3 |
| PHL 341 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| PHL 349 | Asian Philosophy | 3 |
| PHL 360 | Zen Buddhism | 3 |
| PHY 142 | Navigating Global Nuclear Issues | 3 |
| POL 234 | Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POL 244 | International Relations | 3 |
| POL 330 | Politics of Developing Areas | 3 |
| POL 331 | Politics of Democratization | 3 |
| POL 333 | Asian Government and Politics | 3 |
| POL 334 | Post-Communist Politics | 3 |
| POL 336 | Middle Eastern Government and Politics | 3 |
| POL 337 | African Government and Politics | 3 |
| POL 338 | European Government and Politics | 3 |
| POL 340 | American Foreign Policy | 3 |
| POL 341 | America and the World | 3 |
| POL 344 | Global Governance | 3 |
| POL 345 | International Law | 3 |
| POL 346 | Model United Nations | 3 |
| POL 347 | Peace and Conflict | 3 |
| PSY 282 | Cross-Cultural Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 285 | Culture and Mental Health | 3 |
| RGS 335 | Indigenous and Postcolonial Feminisms | 3 |
| RGS 336 | Anti-Colonial Theory and Movements | 3 |
| RGS 373 | Gender and Human Rights | 3 |
| RUS 202 | Russian Language and Cultures in Action II | 4 |
| SOC/RGS 316 | Gender, Sexuality, and Social Change in Religion | 3 |
| SOC 320 | Demography | 3 |
| SOC/RGS 337 | Globalization, Women, and Work | 3 |
| SOC 404 | Global Inequality | 3 |
| SPA 202 | Spanish Language and Cultures in Action II | 4 |
| SPA 302 | Faces of Spain: Conversation and Culture | 3 |
| SPA 307 | Latin American Texts: Reading Between the Lines | 3 |
| SPA 310 | Communities of Resistance in the Spanish-Speaking World | 3 |
| SPA 332 | Spanish Speakers in the U.S.: Language, Community, (In)justice | 3 |
| TSL 345 | Intercultural Interactions | 3 |
Additional courses not listed above may be counted towards the INSGS minor as long as they satisfy at least one of the program learning outcomes. Please contact the International and Global Studies Director for more information.