This minor is tailored for those students who want to learn about the global political, economic, and cultural environment in an interdisciplinary setting. Such training is ideal for those who wish to move on to careers in politics, public service, international business, law, issue advocacy, journalism, and education.

Students choosing this minor must select courses from two lists.

1. The IS minor requires four courses in three disciplines, chosen from the list of three-credit courses below.

Disciplines	Courses
Anthropology	Contemporary Cultural Anthropology (ANT 201) Readings in Cultural Anthropology (ANT 351)
Art	Twentieth Century Art I (ART 311) Twentieth Century Art II (ART 312)
English	Survey of World Literature II (EN 232)
French	French Literature after 1850 (FLF 352)
Geography	Geography of Latin America (GEO 304) Geography of Africa (GEO 309)
History	Europe since 1914 (HIS 350) The Rise and Fall of Communism: A Global Study (HIS 422)
Political Science	Advanced Comparative Politics (POL 460)
Religion	Religions of the World (REL 213)
Spanish	Contemporary Spanish Literature (FLS 361-2)

2. Students must also take two of the following courses.

• International Business Seminar (BU 371)
• Literature in the Postcolonial World (EN 330)
• Elements of World Geography (GEO 101)
• Environmental Geography (GEO 351)
• U.S. Foreign Policy (POL 380)
• International Relations (POL 472)

Students choosing this minor must demonstrate intermediate competency in a modern foreign language (French and Spanish are offered here at MUW). In addition, students are strongly encouraged to pursue an "international experience" (e.g., study abroad) when they choose this minor. If approved by Dr. Michael Burger (university adviser for the minor) and the Vice President for Academic Affairs, this experience may count for up to 6 hours toward the minor requirements.

Please contact Dr. Burger for more information about the international studies minor.