INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MINOR

Program Faculty

Regina Braker             brakerr@eou.edu

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

. To give students an interdisciplinary emphasis in understanding international studies.

. To offer students a geographic emphasis in their studies (Latin America, Europe or Asia, for example).

. To prepare students for the global connections they are expected to encounter beyond their studies at EOU.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

. Students will be proficient in a language other than their own.

. Students will have experience living in a country other than their own.

. Students will acquire knowledge of a culture other than their own.

. Students will present the results of anintegrating research project in combination with their major.

MEANS OF ASSESSMENT

Learning outcomes will be assessed through evaluation of traditional tests, papers, and reports; oral proficiency interviews; and written and oral presentation of research, all geared toward qualitative assessment of specified learning outcomes by means of stated criteria.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MINOR

This minor is available to those students qualifying for the Bachelor of Arts degree. In addition to the foreign language require-ment for the B.A. degree, students are required to complete 30 credits from 1, 2, and 3 below, of which at least 15 are upper division.

1. Residency abroad, for a minimum of one quarter, in an Oregon University System* study abroad program, or in other programs approved by the advisor; or equivalent overseas experience. No more than 10 hours of this request will count toward the 30 hours in the minor.

2. A senior year integrating project, in combination with the major, of three to five hours. The planning and approval of the project is to be done by the end of the junior year with the defense of the project at the end of the senior year before a selected committee.

3. In addition to the above requirements, courses toward the minor may be chosen from a list of courses offered as applicable to the International Studies Minor. Lists of these courses are available through the program advisor.

4. A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for courses counting toward the minor.

5. A grade of "C-" or better in each course counting toward the minor.

Additional Comments:

[1] The choice of a geographic area of emphasis in course work (at this time, Latin America, Europe or North America) is required.

[2] To reflect the interdisciplinary intent of the minor and avoid having students take all courses from one discipline, the student program must include at least three different discipline prefixes.

[3] Both the course work and the senior integrating project must demonstrate the understanding of a culture other than the student's own national background.

[4] Advising assistance for the Inter-national Studies minor will be offered by the Director of the International Studies minor, and the student's major advisor.

[5] A sample program is listed as anexample of a possible student course of study:

Latin American Studies Minor: Model

Objectives: To obtain an understanding of Latin America as an historical, cultural, and political entity and its role in the world system through an interdisciplinary course of study to include the following "core" courses.

Recommended:

POLS 221International Relations    (5)

SPAN 339

Culture and Civ of Latin America    (3)

HIST 456History of Latin America  (5)

ECON 440International Economics  (5)

Electives:

SPAN 320, 321, 322,or 330  (5 hours max)

SPAN 420

Chicano and Mexican-American Lit  (3)

SPAN 425

Translation Theory and Practice  (3)

SPAN 310or 410  Selected Topics   (1-5)

ED 360 Hispanics in American Society  (3)

Electives could also include any Geography, Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, or History "selected topics" classes with focus on Latin America

(example: HIST 410, History of Mexico).

Proficiency in Spanish is required for this model. Residency abroad can be met through the Oregon University System program in Ecuador and Mexico.

*EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY, IN COOPERATION WITH THE OREGON UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, HAS STUDY ABROAD OPTIONS IN GERMANY, FRANCE, CHINA, JAPAN, KOREA, THAILAND, ECUADOR, AND MEXICO.