Global Studies Minor

Requirements for Minors in the College of Arts & Sciences

The following requirements apply to all minors in the College of Arts and Sciences:

• Prior to beginning the coursework for the minor, a student should meet with a CAS advisor to apply for the minor.
• All courses in the minor must be completed with a grade of C or better.
• A minimum of 12 credits of the minor must be completed at FGCU.
• A student desiring certification of a minor and designation on the transcript must: 1) note the minor on the Application for Graduation; 2) contact a CAS advisor to certify the completion of the minor coursework; and 3) meet all the requirements for the chosen minor as listed below.

Semester Hours Required for Minor: 15

Complete one of the following (3 hours):

• INR 2015 Global Studies (3)
• INR 3002 Intro. to Internat'l Relations (3)
• SYG 2010 Social Problems (3)

Complete two from the following (6 hours):

• CPO 4057 Politics and Violence (3)
• *INR 3002 Intro to International Relations (3)
• INR 4303 American Foreign Policy (3)
• INR 4703 Internat'l Political Economy (3)
• INR 4926 Model UN Practicum (3)
• PUP 4206 Internat'l Enviro. Policy (3)
• PUP 4013 Comparative Social Policy (3)
• SYD 4020 Global Population (3)

Complete two from the following (6 hours):

Regional and Global Environments

• AFS 3251 African Environments (3)
• ASN 3412 Asian Environments (3)
• ISC 3145 Global Systems (3)
• LAS 3007 Latin American Environments (3)
• LAS 3022 Caribbean Environments (3)
  

Area Studies

• AFA 4150 Africa and the United States (3)
• AML 4703 Immigrant Exper. in Am. Lit. (3)
• ASH 3404 Modern China (3)
• ASH 4442 History of Modern Japan (3)
• CPO 3303 Latin Amer. Politics & Society (3)
• CPO 4375 Politics of the Caribbean & Central Amer. (3)
• LAH 3200 Modern Latin America (3)
• LAH 3300 The Americas (3)
• LAH 3430 History of Mexico (3)
• LAH 3470 History of the Caribbean (3)
• LAS 3004 The Americas (3)
• LIT 4353 Ethnic Studies (3)
• SYD 3630 Latin Amer. Social Structures (3)
• SYD 3631 Caribbean Social Structures (3)
  Or additional courses as approved by academic advisor.

*Note:  If INR 3002 is taken in the first menu, then it may not be used to meet the requirements of the second menu