Requirements

1. Introduction to International Studies. One (1) course:
   • INTL-I 100 Introduction to International Studies i
   • INTL-I 220 Global Connections i
2. Thematic Area Introductory Course. One (1) course:
   • INTL-I 202 Global Health and Environment i
   • INTL-I 203 Global Development i
   • INTL-I 204 Human Rights and International Law i
   • INTL-I 205 Culture and Politics i
   • INTL-I 206 Peace and Conflict i
   • INTL-I 210 Diplomacy, Security, Governance i
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3. Advanced Courses.
   • Three (3) courses:
     • INTL-I 300 Topics in International Studies i
     • INTL-I 302 Advanced Topics in Global Health and Environment i
     • INTL-I 303 Advanced Topics in Global Development i
     • INTL-I 304 Advanced Topics in Human Rights and International Law i
     • INTL-I 305 Advanced Topics in Culture and Politics i
     • INTL-I 306 Advanced Topics in Peace and Conflict i
     • INTL-I 310 Advanced Topics in Diplomacy, Security, Governance i
     • INTL-I 340 Ethics and Decision-Making in International Politics i
     • INTL-I 341 Challenges of Modern Conflict i
     • INTL-I 343 Global Migration and Race i
     • INTL-L 351 Law and Authoritarianism i
     • INTL-L 352 Law and Global Development i
     • INTL-L 353 Laws and Institutions in International Investment i
     • INTL-L 354 Immigration Law, International Policy, and Migration i
     • INTL-L 355 Gender and International Human Rights i
     • INTL-L 356 Intervention and Sovereignty i
     • INTL-L 357 The International Criminal Court i
     • INTL-L 360 when taken Summer 2024 or later
     • INTL-X 370 Topics with Service Learning in International Studies i
     • INTL-I 420 Global Sustainability Studies i
     • INTL-I 421 Human Rights and the Arts i
     • INTL-I 422 Contested Territories/Conflicted Identities i
     • INTL-I 423 Postcolonial/Postcommunist Discourses i
     • INTL-I 424 War and Peace i
     • INTL-I 425 Gender: International Perspectives i
     • INTL-I 426 Advanced Topics in International Studies i
     • INTL-I 427 Issues in Global Development and Political Economy i
     • INTL-I 428 Social Justice and the Environment i
     • INTL-I 429 Global Health Politics i
     • INTL-I 431 Statistics for International Studies i
     • INTL-I 432 Models of Social and Political Processes i
     • INTL-I 433 Violence Against Civilians in War i
     • INTL-I 434 International Climate Governance i
     • INTL-I 499 Seminar in Conflict Studies i
     • INTL-L 445 Human Rights Law and International Organizations i
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   • One of the Advanced Courses must be in the student's chosen Thematic area (see requirement 2 above).
4. Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
   1. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
   2. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
   3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
   4. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
   5. Exceptions to minor requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.