Institute for Global Studies
214 Social Sciences
269 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone: 612-624-9007
Fax: 612-626-2242
E-mail: igs@umn.edu

Regions

Africa

Language (4 continuous courses in one of the following languages spoken in Africa)

Arabic, French, Swahili, Portuguese

Region specific breadth requirement (Choose 1 course, 3 credits)

  • Afro 3141/Geog 3141: Africa
  • Afro 3432/Hist 3432: History of Africa, 1800-present
  • Pol 4478: Contemporary Politics in Africa and the Colonial Legacy

Electives (Choose 3 courses, 9 credits)

Please refer to the appropriate semester’s Approved Course List for current offerings.

East Asia

Language (4 continuous courses in one of the following languages spoken in East Asia)

Chinese, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese

Region specific breadth requirement (Choose 1 course, 3 credits)

  • Hist 3461: Introduction to East Asia I, The Imperial Times
  • Hist 3462: Introduction to East Asia in Modern Times, 1600-2000

Electives (Choose 3 courses, 9 credits)

Please refer to the appropriate semester’s Approved Course List for current offerings.

Europe

Language (4 continuous courses in one of the following languages spoken in Europe)

Dutch, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Greek (Modern), Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish

Region specific breadth requirement (Choose 1 course, 3 credits)

  • Geog 3161: Europe—A Geographic Perspective
  • Hist 3722: 20th Century Europe From the End of WWII to the End of the Cold War
  • Pol 3451: Politics and Society in the New Europe

Electives (Choose 3 courses, 9 credits)

Please refer to the appropriate semester’s Approved Course List for current offerings

Latin America

Language (4 continuous courses in one of the following languages spoken in Latin America)

Portugese, Spanish

Region specific breadth requirement (Choose 1 course, 3 credits)

  • Geog 4121: Latin America
  • Hist 3401: Early Latin America to 1825
  • Hist 3402: Modern Latin America 1825 to present
  • Pol 4479: Latin American Politics
  • Span 3512: Modern Latin American Civilization

Electives (Choose 3 courses, 9 credits)

Please refer to the appropriate semester’s Approved Course List for current offerings

Middle East

Language (4 continuous courses in one of the following languages spoken in the Middle East)

Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish

Region specific breadth requirement (Choose 1 course, 3 credits)

  • Arab/Hist 3505: Survey of the Middle East
  • Glos 3940: Introduction to Middle Eastern Studies
    Depends upon semester, please refer to the Global Studies approved course list for semester specific details.

Electives (Choose 3 courses, 9 credits)

Please refer to the appropriate semester’s Approved Course List for current offerings

Russia

Language

Russian

Region specific breadth requirement (Choose 1 course, 3 credits)

  • Geog 3181: Russian and its Environs
  • Hist 3637: Modern Russia, From Peter the Great to the Present

Electives (Choose 3 courses, 9 credits)

Please refer to the appropriate semester’s Approved Course List for current offerings

South Asia

Language

Hindi, Urdu

Region specific breadth requirement (Choose 1 course, 3 credits)

  • Anth 3023: Society and Cultures of India
  • Hist 3488: Genesis of Modern India
  • Hist 3489: 20th Century India

Electives (Choose 3 courses, 9 credits)

Please refer to the appropriate semester’s Approved Course List for current offering