At a time when intellectual and professional endeavors of all kinds increasingly have an international dimension, the minor in International Studies at Lyon College is a secondary field of specialization that provides an understanding of the global aspects of contemporary problems. The minor will complement and expand the scope of a student's major in any discipline. As an interdisciplinary minor, International Studies draws upon the disciplines of Political Science, Economics, History, Foreign Languages, and Anthropology. It requires that students participate in an appropriate study-abroad program in order to develop an understanding of how nations interrelate culturally, politically, and economically.

Summary of Requirements for a Minor in International Studies

Part I:  Four semesters of a modern foreign language (through 202) or demonstrated proficiency at that level.

Part II:  A study-travel course or other approved foreign-study experience.

Part III:  POL 201 Comparative Politics and POL 205 World Politics - 3 credits each.

Part IV:  Four of the following elective courses, with no more than two in any one discipline: (No more than one may be applied to the student's major.) - 12 credits

            ANT 101*

            BUS 430

            ECO 410

            HIS   315, 334, 349, 350, 358, 371, 373,
                    401, 402,403

            POL 297, 315, 346, 358, 368

            SPN 300, 340, 355

Total credits for the minor - 18 credits.

* This course may also be used to satisfy CORE requirements.