MINORS

Minor in Asian Studies
A student may earn an undergraduate minor in Asian Studies by successful completion of an interdisciplinary program of 18 semester hours. Requirements include:

1. Core requirement:
   • a. A sequence of HIS 2334 & HIS 3336, HIS 2334 & HIS 3334, HIS 2322 & HIS 3322, or HIS 2322 & HIS 3326;
   • OR
   • b. GHY 3015 and P&R 2040. Any of the above courses not taken to fulfill the core requirement may be used as electives.
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2. Electives: 12 semester hours of Asian studies courses chosen from at least two department offerings,
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3. Foreign Language: the B.A. student should choose a foreign language appropriate to the area of study; the student earning the B.S. degree should have a beginning level ability in a foreign language appropriate to the area of study, chosen in consultation with the Asian studies curriculum coordinator.

Students may select courses with a goal of breadth of understanding of issues in Asia, or may choose to focus on one area or research issue.

Current catalog listings from which courses can be chosen are listed below. Other appropriate courses such as independent study courses, may be chosen with approval of the Asian studies curriculum coordinator.

Courses cannot be used for the minor if fulfilling core curriculum requirements.

Elective courses:

• GHY 3015 The Geography of Asia
• HIS 3322 History of Modern China
• HIS 3324 History of Modern Japan
• HIS 3332 History of Modern India
• HIS 3334 History of the Modern Middle East
• P&R 2030 Islamic Religion and Culture
• P&R 2040 Religions of Asia
• P&R 3430 Judaism
• P&R 3440 Zen Buddhism
• PS 4540 Studies in Regional Political Patterns (Middle East)
• PS 4744 Middle East Politics
• CHN 1010 Beginning Chinese I
• CHN 1020 Beginning Chinese II
• CHN 1040 Intermediate Chinese I
• CHN 1050 Intermediate Chinese II
• JPN 1010 Beginning Japanese I
• JPN 1020 Beginning Japanese II
• JPN 1040 Intermediate Japanese I
• JPN 1050 Intermediate Japanese II

Minor in Black Studies
The Black Studies minor is offered as a start in meeting the needs of black students who seek to explore their heritage and nonblack students who want to understand something of the black experience. The curriculum draws on a holding of nearly 2,000 books and periodicals in Belk Library and presently includes 28 semester hours of offerings. The minor will consist of 16 semester hours chosen from among the 28. Other courses deemed relevant by the student may count toward the minor upon approval from Dr. Bruce Dick, Department of English.

Courses approved for the minor include:
ANT 3530 (Selected Topics); ENG 2120 (Black Literature); HIS 2421, HIS 2422 (History of Africa); HIS 3230 (Recent U.S. History); HIS 3720 (History of the Old South); P&R 2030 (Islamic Religion and Culture); PS 4540 (Regional Political Patterns: Government and Politics of Africa South of the Sahara); SOC 4560 (Race and Minority Relations); Independent Study (up to four hours for credit toward minor).

Minor in East European, Russian and Central Asian Studies
The minor in East European, Russian and Central Asian Studies is offered to students who wish to explore the full context of the past and present concerns of Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia.

Curriculum offerings, projects, and research relating to the region are coordinated by the coordinator of the East European, Russian and Central Asian Studies minor. Students are advised to contact the coordinator early in their studies.

A student may earn an undergraduate minor in East European, Russian and Central Asian studies by successfully completing an interdisciplinary program of 18-21 hours. Each student must take 12 semester hours from the core (including six in Russian languages) and six from the approved elective hours.

Courses cannot be used for the minor if fulfilling core curriculum requirements.

1. Core - 12 hours
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   • RSN 1010 Beginning Russian I................................ 3 s.h.
   • RSN 1020 Beginning Russian II ................................ 3 s.h.
   • RSN 1040 Intermediate Russian I................................ 3 s.h.
   • RSN 1050 Intermediate Russian II................................ 3 s.h.
   • HIS 4550 Tsarist Russia
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   • HIS 4552 The Soviet Union and Russia................................ 3 s.h.
   • GHY 3011 Europe and the Russian................................ 3 s.h.
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2. Electives - 6 hours
   
   The remaining six hours of this minor must be approved by the coordinator. These courses may be taken in the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Fine and Applied Arts, and Education. Possibilities include, but are not limited to, any remaining core courses and
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   • HIS 3530 Selected Topics: Soviet-Chinese Borders and/or World at War................................ 3 s.h.
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   • Pertinent courses in Russian/Eastern European literature (selected topics, and/or honors) (as available)................................ 3 s.h.

Minor in Internet Studies 
The minor in Internet Studies is offered to students wishing to supplement their major with an interdisciplinary exploration of the Internet. The minor consists of 18 semester hours. Students must take a minimum of 6 s.h. from the list of Technical/Design courses; a minimum of 6 s.h. from the list of Culture/Politics courses; IDS 3250, Internet Studies (3 s.h.), a required seminar for this minor; plus an additional 3 s.h. from either list.

1. Technical/Design courses:
   (Select a minimum of 6 s.h. from the following list of courses.
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   • ART 1011 Design Fundamentals I
   • ART 1012 Design Fundamentals II
   • CI 4810 Introduction to Sight and Sound
   • CI 4840 Beginning Video Production
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   • Either
   • CIS 1025 Computer Skills for Business
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   • CS 1410 Introduction to Computer Applications
   • but not both
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   • CIS 3050 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems
   • CS 1425 Overview of Computer Science
   • CS 1440 Computer Science I
   • CS 2440 Computer Science II
   • CS 4570 Human-Computer Interfaces
   • TEC 1017 Communications Technology
   • TEC 3702 Electronic Imaging
   • Approved Selected Topics courses as available.
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2. Culture/Politics courses: (Select a minimum of 6 s.h. from the following list of courses.)
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   • ANT 2420 Gender, Race and Class
   • ANT 4570 Sustainable Development in the Modern World System
   • ART 2230 History of Graphic Design
   • ART 3430 History of Twentieth Century Art
   • CI 4830 Media Literacy
   • COM 3200 Internet Communication
   • COM 3300 Mass Media and Society
   • P&R 3400 Contemporary Continental Philosophy
   • P&R 3600 Philosophy of Science
   • PS 4220 Globalization
   • SOC 2040 Popular Culture TEC 2029 Society and Technology
   • Approved Selected Topics courses as available.

For more information see the Internet Studies Website .

The minor in Labor Studies is offered for students who wish to supplement their major course of study with an interdisciplinary exploration of labor issues. The minor consists of 18 semester hours.

1. Required courses: (9 s.h.)
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   • MGT 4630 Labor Relations
   • SOC 3550 Sociology of Work and Organizations
   • PSY 3207 Organizational Psychology
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2. Choose one: (3 s.h.)
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   • IDS 2440 Introduction to Sustainable Development
   • ANT 4570 Sustainable Development in the Modern World System
3. Electives: (6 s.h.)
   • ANT 4220 Globalization (Same as PS 4220)
   • ANT 4565 Political Economy, Globalization, and Rural Development
   • ANT 4570 Sustainable Development in the Modern World System
   • ECO 3720 Economics of Personnel ENG 3120 Writing and Law
   • HIS 3526 History of American Business
   • IDS 2421 Introduction to Women's Studies, Social Sciences
   • MGT 3620 Human Resource Management
   • MGT 4570 Compensation and Human Resource Management Systems
   • P&R 3400 Contemporary Continental Philosophy
   • PS 3410 Marxism
   • PS 4220 Globalization (Same as ANT 4220)
   • PSY 4206 Industrial Psychology
   • SOC 4750 Social Stratification
   • SOC 4850 Globalization and Population

1. Intermediate proficiency in Spanish or the equivalent;
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2. At least 18 semester hours, chosen from the following:
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   • ANT 4110 Meso American Archeology
   • ANT 4130 Meso American Ethnology
   • ANT 4565 Political Economy, Globalization and Rural Development
   • ANT 4570 Sustainable Development in the Modern World System
   • FL 4010 Afro-Hispanic Literature
   • GHY 3014 Geography of Latin America
   • HIS 2301 History of Colonial Latin America
   • HIS 2302 History of Modern Latin America
   • HIS 3301 Twentieth Century South America
   • HIS 3303 History of MexicoIDS 2430 Introduction to Latin American Studies
   • PS 4748 Latin American Politics
   • SNH 2025 Introduction to Literature
   • SNH 3025 Selections of Spanish American Literature
   • SNH 3055 Culture and Civilization of Spanish America
   • SNH 4063 Hispanic Life-Ways
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3. A student may substitute a seminar or appropriate research project for one of the courses above with the written approval of the Latin American Studies Committee. Credit toward meeting the above requirements also may be earned by attending one of the several Appalachian study abroad programs in Latin America with the written approval of the Latin American Studies Committee.

Courses cannot be used for the minor if fulfilling core curriculum requirements. No more than six hours of courses which a student elects to count toward this minor can also be included in a major.

For more information, see the Latin American Studies Website .

Minor in Sustainable Development   Application for SD Minor
A minor in sustainable development consists of 18 semester hours. Of these, nine are required and nine are elective courses.

The required courses are TEC 2029, Society and Technology; ANT 4570, Sustainable Development in the Modern World System; and one approved practical course.

The elective courses are to be chosen in consultation with a member of the Sustainable Development faculty (as listed on the web site http://www.susdev.appstate.edu/facultystaff.html).

For more information, see the Sustainable Development Website.

1. Required courses (6 hours)
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   • a. HIS 3530* (Selected Topics: Topics in Women's History)
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   •     HIS 3422 Women in History
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   •     another women's history course 3 s.h.
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   • b. One interdisciplinary studies course:
   • IDS 2420 (Introduction to Women's Studies, Humanities), or IDS 2421 (Introduction to Women's Studies, Social Sciences), IDS 3530* Selected Topics (recent offerings: Women and Film; Appalachian Women; Womanist Theory and Literature; Women and Spirituality; Introduction to Gay and Lesbian Studies; Feminist Theories; Women and Leadership; Women's Health; Notorious Women; etc.)
2. Electives (9 hours)
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   • a. ANT 2420 Gender, Race and Class
   •     ANT 3420 Women and Gender in Anthropology
   • b. ART 2011 Art Introduction (with women's studies emphasis)
   •     ART 3530* Selected Topics: Women Artist, etc.
   • c. ENG 3710 Studies in Women and Literature
   •     ENG 4710 Advanced Studies in Women and Literature
   •     ENG 5650 Gender Studies (with permission)
   • d. HED 3530* Selected Topics: Women's Health, etc.
   • e. HIS 5530* Selected Topics: Historiography of the Woman Question (with permission)
   • f.  HPC 5130 Women's Issues in Counseling (with permission)
   • g. IDS 3530* Selected Topics: women's studies courses
   • h. P&R 3015 Women in the Biblical Tradition
   •     P&R 3530* Selected Topics: Feminist Philosophy, etc.
   • i.  PS 3530* Selected Topics: Feminist Political Theory, etc.
   • j. PSY 2305 Psychology of Gender
   • k. SOC 2850 Gender and Society
   • SOC 4650 Women: Offenders, Victims, Practitioners
   • *Selected topics - as available.
3. Other electives will be added as the program develops.

For more information, see the Women's Studies Website.