Lake Superior State University: Academic Catalog 2019-20

Minor: International Studies

Degree Requirements

Total Credits Required: 32

Choose at least one course from six of the following categories to total a minimum of 32 credits.

Category 7, foreign language, is required.

1. Cultural Diversity

• SOCY103 Cultural Diversity 3
• BUSN308 Managing Cultural Differences 3

2. Business and Economics

• ECON408 International Economics 3
• INTB486 International Marketing 3
• BUSN400 Special Topics 3

3. Geography

• GEOG302 Economics Geography 4
• GEOG306 Cultural Geography 3

4. Political Science

• POLI411 U.S. Foreign Policy 3
• POLI420 Politics of the World Economy 4
• POLI331 Comparative Politics of Western Europe and Russia 4
• POLI334 Middle East Politics 3

5. History

• HIST310 Russia: From Under-developed State to Superpower 4
• HIST316 Europe in the 20th Century 4
• HIST361 Latin America 4
• HIST371 Far East Civilization: 1850 to Present 4
• HIST442 Diplomatic History of the U.S. I 4

6. Humanities

• HUMN261 World Literature I 3
• HUMN262 World Literature II 3
• FREN353 Business French I 3
• FREN354 Business French II 3
• FREN360 French Cultural Perspectives 3-4
• JAPN105 Intensive Introductory Japanese Language I 10
• JAPN106 Intensive Introductory Japanese Language II 10
• JAPN201 Culture and Society of Japan I 3
• JAPN202 Culture and Society of Japan II 3
• JAPN301 Japanese Art and Culture I 4
• JAPN302 Japanese Art and Culture II 4

7. Foreign Language

• A minimum of two semesters of a modern foreign language 8

Special Topics — study in a foreign country may be used for up to eight credits of the humanities and foreign language credits.

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