International Studies and Political Science Minor

This minor can be declared through the Department of: International Studies and Political Science .

Requirements (9 Credits)

1. IS 310 - American Foreign Policy (3 Credits)

2. IS 320 - National Security Policy (3 Credits)

3. ONE of the following TWO courses (3 Credits)

a. IS 220 - International Politics ; or

b. IS 230 - Comparative Politics

Electives (9 Credits)

4. AT LEAST TWO three-credit elective courses MUST come from the following pool of courses (6-9 Credits):

a. IS 210 - American Government ;

b. IS 220 - International Politics (if not taken in fulfillment of Requirement #3);

c. IS 230 - Comparative Politics (if not taken in fulfillment of Requirement #3);

d. Any three-credit 300-level IS course excluding IS 301, IS 310, and IS 320;

e. Any three-credit 400-level IS course excluding IS 401W

5. ONE three-credit elective course MAY come from the following pool of courses (up to 3 Credits):

a. Economics and Business:

BU 419 - International Marketing

EC 307 - International Finance

EC 308 - International Trade

EC 415 - Political Economy of Conflict

EC 435WX - Institutions and Economic Development

b. English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies:

ERH 205 - British Literary Traditions

ERH 207 - Ethics

ERH 211 - Comparative Religion

ERH 321 - British Literature in Cultural Context

c. History:

Any 300-level HI Elective from Regions Europe or Asia/Africa/Latin America (excludes ALL 300-level HI Electives listing exclusive region as United States)

[Exclusion list: HI 305, 306, 313, 314, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 329, 331, 332, 337, 383, 384, 385, 386]

d. Modern Languages and Cultures:

Any 300 or 400 level course beyond the cadet’s major requirements