International Studies Minor

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The minor in International Studies provides an interdisciplinary perspective on contemporary global issues, societies, and cultures. International studies minors acquire knowledge that will enable them to understand and contribute to shaping the rapidly evolving global community. The minor in international studies helps prepare students for graduate study or professional careers in a variety of fields in the national and international job markets such as international affairs and public policy, international business and finance, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, and academic research and teaching.

 

2024-2025 Requirements for the International Studies Minor are as follows:

Requirements for the minor include a core set of courses: Introduction to Global Studies, Global Cultures and Society, Global Political Ideologies, Global Political Economy, Human Rights and Global Governance, and Global Environmental Issues. Students also choose both a geographic focus and a global focus to enable them to broaden and deepen areas of knowledge and topics of particular interest. The final requirement is one quarter of the Global and International Studies Forum.

 UCI General Catalogue

A. Complete the following:

INTL ST 1 Introduction to Global Studies

B. Select one of the following:

INTL ST 11 Global Cultures and Society

INTL ST 12 Global Political Ideologies

INTL ST 15 Global Political Economy

INTL ST 16 Human Rights and Global Governance

INTL ST 17 Global Environmental Issues

C. Geographic Focus: Two upper-division courses in one geographic area

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D. Global Focus: Three upper-division courses. At least one must be from Module A.

Module A:

INTL ST 100 Global Trials

INTL ST 101A Global Social Movements

INTL ST 101B Global Cities and Slums

INTL ST 102A Global Refugees and Stateless People

INTL ST 103A Case Studies in Global and Planetary Health

INTL ST 104A Global Trafficking

INTL ST 104BW Global Gender and Sexuality

INTL ST 106A Global Political Ecology

INTL ST 106B Global Food Environment

INTL ST 146 Global Indigeneity

INTL ST 148W Global Futures

INTL ST 150 Racism and Global Apartheid

INTL ST 155 Racial Capitalism

INTL ST 163 Global Inequalities

Module B:

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E. One quarter of INTL ST 183A  Global and International Studies Forum


 

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