Minor in World History and Politics
This minor introduces students to the historical and political development of societies beyond the American and European context. The 20th-century experiences of decolonization, modernization, and development in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Islamic world are given special attention.
Students are required to take 24.0 - 27.0 credits, as follows:
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| One of the following survey courses | 3.0 |
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| HIST 162 | Themes in World Civilization II | 3.0 | ||
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| HIST 163 | Themes in World Civilization III | 3.0 | ||
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| HIST 267 | Twentieth-century World I | 3.0 | ||
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| HIST 268 | Twentieth-century World II | 3.0 | ||
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| Two Upper-Level World History courses | 6.0 |
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| Some examples of upper-level World History courses are: | ||||
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| HIST 238 | The Vietnam War | 3.0 | ||
| HIST 244 | 20th-century Russia and USSR | 3.0 | ||
| HIST 254 | Russian History Before 1900 | 3.0 | ||
| HIST 263 | The World and China | 3.0 | ||
| HIST 264 | East Asia in Modern Times | 3.0 | ||
| HIST 270 WI | Introduction to Latin American History | 3.0 | ||
| HIST 271 | History of Mexico | 3.0 | ||
| HIST 272 | Ancient and Colonial Mexico | 3.0 | ||
| HIST 273 | Modern Mexico | 3.0 | ||
| HIST 274 | Conquest of Mexico | 3.0 | ||
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| Three International Political Science courses | 9.0-10.0 |
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| PSCI 150 | International Politics | 4.0 | ||
| PSCI 240 | Comparative Government | 3.0 | ||
| PSCI 323 | Comparative Political Thought | 3.0 | ||
| PSCI 340 | Politics of Developing Nations | 3.0 | ||
| PSCI 344 | Introduction to 20th Century Middle East | 3.0 | ||
| PSCI 345 | Comparative Politics of the Middle East | 3.0 | ||
| PSCI 351 | International Organizations | 3.0 | ||
| PSCI 352 | Ethics and International Relations | 3.0 | ||
| PSCI 353 | International Human Rights | 3.0 | ||
| PSCI 358 | Political Economy of Japan | 3.0 | ||
| PSCI 377 | Politics of Latin America | 3.0 | ||
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| Two courses, one course each from two of the following areas: | 6.0 |
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| ENGL 203 WI | Post-Colonial Literature I: Africa/Asia/Caribbean/Japan/Middle East | 3.0 | ||
| ENGL 204 | Post-Colonial Literature II: Africa/Asia/Caribbean/Japan/Middle East | 3.0 | ||
| ENGL 325 | Topics in World Literature | 3.0 | ||
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| ECON 340 | International Business | 4.0 | ||
| ECON 342 | Economic Development | 4.0 | ||
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| ANTH 101 | Cultural Diversity: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3.0 | ||
| ANTH 210 | Worldview: Science, Religion, Magic | 3.0 | ||
| ANTH 310 | Societies in Transition: The Impact of Modernization and the Third World | 3.0 | ||
| IAS 360 | Special Topics World Civilization | 3.0 | ||
| SOC 330 | Developing Nations and the International Division of Labor | 3.0 | ||
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| MUSC 331 | World Musics | 3.0 | ||
| Any appropriate Art History (ARTH) course | 3.0 | |||
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