Languages and International Studies

Following the strong interdisciplinary tradition of St.Scholastica, the International Studies Program offers a broad range of courses which encourage students to examine the complex relationships between national values, international events and global responsibilities. This program gives students the opportunity to develop fluency in a language in tandem with expertise in the historical, political and cultural influences that have shaped current international events. LIS graduates find positions in profit and nonprofit businesses or organizations at home and abroad. They are also prepared for graduate school in either languages or international studies.

The programs of the Department of Languages and International Studies prepare students to live and work in an increasingly complex world in which the global community is bound together by changing technological, environmental and political factors.

The departmental course offerings provide students the opportunity to cross linguistic, cultural and socio-political boundaries. Students are immersed in alternative contexts that help them raise essential questions about rights, responsibilities and the peaceful resolution of conflict.

LIS Major

Requirements for a major in LIS:
LIS 1101 Introduction to International Studies,
LIS/POL 2001 Introduction to Political Science
LIS/POL 3001 Politics of Globalization
LIS 4001 Senior Capstone
LIS 2201 Peaceful Resolution of International Conflicts  or LIS 3301 Human Rights, LIS 3302 Europe Today or LIS 3303 The Other America

Plus 14- 18 credits from the following:
LIS/POL  4402 Environmental Politics
LIS/CTA 3202 Culture Through Film
LIS  3401 Health Care Across Cultures
LIS 4555 LIS Internship
LIS/HUM 2101 Cross-Cultural Understanding
LIS/HIS 3307 Modern Latin America History
LIS 3301 Human Rights
LIS 4411 Strangers in Their Own Land
HIS 1101 World History I
HIS 1102 World History II
HIS/WGS 2231 Cultural Anthropology
HIS 3209 Ancient History: Greece and Rome
HIS 3212 The Renaissance and Reformation in Global Perspective
HIS 3214 The World Since 1945
HIS 3300 Russia: Kievan Beginnings to 1917
HIS 3302 Modern German History
HIS 3303 History of Great Britain
HIS 3304 Modern European Intellectual History
HIS 3305 Issues in Modern European History
HIS 3308 Ojibwe History I
HIS 3310 United States Foreign Relations
HIS 3340 The Shaping of Modern China
HIS 3342 Issues in Asian History
HIS 3350 Feminism and Globalization: Women, Religion, and the Body
HIS 3355 Islam and the Modern Worl
HIS 3356 History of Modern India

ECN 2280 Principles of Macroeconomics
MGT 3520 Managing in a Global Environment
CTA 2240 Intercultural Communication
MUS 3309 World Music

Plus 12 credits of world language study beyond 1102 with a minimum GPA of 3.0. The Languages and International Studies major is a Bachelor of Arts degree program.

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Requirements for a minor in LIS include: LIS1101 Introduction to International Studies plus 16 other credits in LIS. In addition students must complete 12 credits of language study beyond 1102 with a minimum GPA of 2.75.