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The Department of French and Francophone Studies
Department Head: Thomas A. Hale Undergraduate Officer: Kathryn M. Grossman Graduate Officer: Jean-Claude Vuillemin
The Pennsylvania State University 211 Burrowes Building University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-865-1492 Fax: 814-863-1103
Schedule of Courses: Summer 2007 Fall 2007 Spring 2007
International Studies Minor
The International Studies Minor is intended to recognize for undergraduate students in any major the completion of an education abroad program, foreign language competency, and related advanced coursework. Ideally, the language, international, and advanced study should be integrated around some thematic or geographical focus.
REQUIREMENTS: 18-30 credits (at least 6 credits must be at the 400 level)
0-12 credits depending on language course placement (into language level one, two, or three);
12 credits in an approved Penn State education abroad program one semester or year-long program, no more than 6 credits of which may be foreign language study beyond the 12th-credit level;
6 credits at the 400-level related to the education abroad experience, or the student's major, or to complete a thematic concentration. Courses must be selected from the approved list of courses with an international focus or in consultation with the International Studies Adviser. Courses from education abroad may not be used to satisfy this 6-credit requirement.
Students wishing to graduate with a minor must declare the minor no later than the end of the semester prior to graduation. All required coursework must be completed with a grade of C or higher by the end of the semester the student plans to graduate.
Frequently Asked Questions
APPROVED LIST OF 400-LEVEL COURSES FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MINOR:
Students may select courses below the 400-level with the approval of the International Studies Advisor.
The following courses are coded by geographical region. Students are advised to select courses related geographically and/or thematically.
Students are advised that registration may be by priority for some courses and that prerequisites are required for many 400-level courses.
All 400-level courses in foreign language departments automatically qualify.
African and African American Studies (AAA S) 400, 403, 404, 431, 440
Agricultural and Extension Education (AEE) 400
Agricultural Economics (AG EC) 450
Anthropology (ANTH) 422, 424, 440, 442, 444, 445Y, 450Y, 451, 452, 453, 455, 456, 459
Art History (ART H) 401, 402, 411, 412, 414, 420, 422, 423, 424, 430, 442, 452, 454, 456, 458, 464
Classics (CAMS) 400Y, 440Y, 480
Communications (COMM) 400, 402, 410, 419, 452
Communication Arts and Sciences (CAS) 471
Comparative Literature (CMLIT) 401Y, 402Y, 404, 405, 406, 408, 410, 422, 423, 443, 470, 480, 481, 486, 487, 488
Crime, Law and Justice (CLJ) 424
Earth and Mineral Sciences (EM SC) 401
East Asian Studies (EA ST) 401
Economics (ECON) 333, 433, 434, 471, 472
English (ENGL) 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 450, 452, 453, 454, 456, 457, 458, 485, 488
Finance (FIN) 407
Forestry (FOR) 488Y
Geography (GEOG) 405, 406, 418, 419Y, 444, 460, 470
History (HIST) 401, 402, 403, 404Y, 405Y, 407, 408, 410, 411, 412,413, 414, 416, 417, 418, 420, 421, 422, 423, 425, 427, 430, 433, 434, 436, 437, 438, 467, 468, 471Y, 472, 473,475Y, 479, 480, 481, 483,484Y,485Y, 486
Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management (HR&IM) 415, 444
International Agriculture (INTAG) 481
International Business (IB) 303, 403, 404, 421
Jewish Studies (J ST) 401, 410, 416, 420, 480
Labor Studies and Industrial Relations (LIR) 400
Management (MGMT) 461
Marketing (MRKT) 445
Medieval Studies (MEDVL) 411, 413
Nutrition (NUTR) 430 (cross-listed Science, Technology, and Society 430), 421
Philosophy (PHIL) 402, 437, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 461, 462,464, 465, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 480, 481, 484, 485, 486, 488, 491, 492
Political Science (PL SC) 413, 415, 418, 439, 440, 441, 443, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 458, 467
Religious Studies (RL ST) 407Y, 408, 409, 410, 411, 420, 440Y, 471Y
Rural Sociology (R SOC) 420
Sociology (SOC) 422, 423, 430, 454
Theatre Arts (THEA) 401Y, 464
Women’s Studies (WMNST) 420, 421, 490
