Foreign Service, Minor
ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø offers an 18-credit minor in foreign service. This interdisciplinary minor is intended to help 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 SLU; 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.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý1600 | Introduction to International Politics | 3 |
| ±Ê°¿³¢³§Ìý3640 | International Law | 3 |
| Political Science Electives | 6 | |
| 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 Courses | 6 | |
| 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 Credits | 18 | |
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.