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Foreign Service, Minor

¶¶Òõpro offers an 18-credit minor in foreign service. This interdisciplinary minor is intended to help its participants prepare for an international career, whether with the U.S. State Department, with international non-governmental organizations, with international organizations or in the private sector. It is open to any undergraduate enrolled at ¶¶Òõpro; all majors qualify.

Upon joining the program, students must meet individually with the program director to receive help selecting electives tailored to their career goals.

Leadership

Emmanuel Uwalaka, Ph.D.
Director

Required Courses
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý1600Introduction to International Politics3
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý3640International Law3
Political Science Electives6
Select two courses with the 'Foreign Service Political Science' attribute, such as:
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý2520
Introduction to African Politics
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý2530
Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý2550
Political Systems of the Sub-Sahara
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý2560
The Politics of Asia
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý2570
Introduction to Latin American Politics
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý2590
Politics of the Middle East and North Africa
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý2600
Introduction to International Political Economy
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý2640
International Terrorism
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý2691
Theory and Practice of Human Rights
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý2820
American Foreign Policy
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý3500
East Asian Political Economy
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý3520
Communism, Capitalism and Social Justice
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý3567
Political Development in Contemporary Spain
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý3600
Problems of Globalization
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý3620
International Organization and the Management of World Problems
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý3630
International Security and Conflict Resolution
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý3650
International Relations of Africa
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý3810
Latin American-U.S. Relations
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý3914
Foreign Service Internship
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý3918
Overseas Fieldwork
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý4500
Russian Political Culture
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý4520
Political Change
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý4530
Authoritarian Politics: Rigging Elections and Clinging to Power
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý4590
Crisis of Leadership
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý4610
International Relations: Theory and Practice
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý4630
The European Union: Politics and Political Economy
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý4650
War, Peace, and Politics
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý4662
International Challenges
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý4692
Theories of World Politics
±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý4730
Seminar: Contemporary Political Ideologies
Elective Courses6
Select two courses with the 'Foreign Service Elective' attribute, such as:
Or any modern language beyond the intermediate level
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3790
Economies of Latin America
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý3850
Political Economy European Union
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý4300
International Trade
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý4310
Exchange Rates and Global Economics
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý4560
Economic Development
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý3010
Discovering the French-Speaking World
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý3020
Text, Voice, & Self-Expression
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý3030
21st-Century France
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý4110
Language & Linguistics
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý4160
French for the Professional
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý4170
French and the Sciences
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý4180
French and International Relations: Global Simulation
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý4220
French and Francophone Media : Qu’est-ce qui se passe ?
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý4290
Women and Global Issues
¹ó¸é·¡±·Ìý4670
Postcolonialism and Violence, Issues of Representation in Francophone Culture, Literature and Film
³Ò¸éÌý3010
Communicating in Written German: The German Media
³Ò¸éÌý3020
Communicating in Spoken German: Contemporary Issues
³Ò¸éÌý3200
German Cultural History
³Ò¸éÌý3250
German Culture Studies II
³Ò¸éÌý4010
Fluency in German
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý1710
China and Japan Since 1600: Samurai, Revolutionaries, Entrepreneurs
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý3140
Twentieth Century Europe: Era of World Wars, 1914-1945
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý3250
World in Conflict Since 1945
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý3290
Russia Since 1905
±õ°Õ´¡³¢Ìý3010
Written Communication in Italian I
±õ°Õ´¡³¢Ìý3020
Oral Communication in Italian I
±õ°Õ´¡³¢Ìý4010
Written Communication in Italian II
±õ°Õ´¡³¢Ìý4020
Oral Communication in Italian II
±Ê³§³ÛÌý4270
Cross-Cultural Psychology
¸é±«³§³§Ìý3010
Communicating in Russian: The Arts
¸é±«³§³§Ìý3020
Communicating in Russian: History and Politics
¸é±«³§³§Ìý4010
Presenting Research in Russian
³§°¿°äÌý1180
World Geography
³§±Ê´¡±·Ìý3010
Written Communication
³§±Ê´¡±·Ìý3020
Eloquent Communication in Spanish
³§±Ê´¡±·Ìý4000
Advanced Spanish Grammar
³§±Ê´¡±·Ìý4050
Span Phonetics & Phonology
³§±Ê´¡±·Ìý4630
Narrative of the Spanish Civil War
°Õ±á·¡°¿Ìý2520
Comparative Religious Ethics
°Õ±á·¡°¿Ìý2710
Religions of the World
°Õ±á·¡°¿Ìý2715
Jerusalem: Three Faiths, One City
°Õ±á·¡°¿Ìý3335
Christians In Middle East
°Õ±á·¡°¿Ìý3415
Christ and Color: Liberation Theology
°Õ±á·¡°¿Ìý3710
Arts of Hinduism and Buddhism
°Õ±á·¡°¿Ìý4510
War and Peace in the Christian Tradition
°Õ±á·¡°¿Ìý4810
Latin American Politics, Theology, & Culture
Total Credits18

Continuation Standards

Students with a minor in foreign service must maintain a 2.00 grade point average (GPA) in courses for the foreign service minor.