West Virginia University

The International Studies Minor

The minor in International Studies requires 15 hours of coursework outside of the student’s major field. Along with a core analytic course in international affairs outside the discipline of the student’s major, the minor has the student take 12 additional hours focused on the four geographical regions offered in the major. Note: to complete the minor successfully, students must achieve a grade-point average of 2.0 in approved international studies courses. Courses graded P/F may not be applied to the international studies minor.

Core Analytic Course. Completion of one upper-division course (three hours) outside the discipline of the major, selected from the following advanced core classes:

Areas of Emphasis (select one). Completion of four upper-division hours (twelve hours) outside the discipline of the major, in one of the following areas of emphasis. Courses must be taken in at least three disciplines. For the purposes of international studies, all FLIT and foreign language courses are treated as courses in one department.

Africa and the Middle East

The Americas

East Asia

Europe