International Studies and Political Science Minor

Requirements (9 Credits)

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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)

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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