European Studies, Minor
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Credit Hours: 15
Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 9
Program Code: N420
The requirements for a minor must be completed concurrently with the major degree requirements.
No minor may be added by completing courses after receiving the bachelor’s degree.
Students must successfully complete at least 15 hours of coursework in international studies, including at least 9 hours at the upper-division level.
At least 6 credit hours must be earned in courses acceptable for residence credit by standards set forth by the Department of International and Area Studies, excluding transfer, correspondence, and examination (AP, CLEP, Advanced Standing) credit.
A minimum of 6 of the required 15 hours must be taken in the Department of International and Area Studies.
Students are encouraged to study abroad. Courses taken while studying abroad may also be substituted to meet minor requirements, though they might not satisfy General Education requirements.
A list of approved courses for the minor may be obtained in the IAS Academic Advising Office or on the departmental website.
No single course may be used by a student to satisfy a major requirement and a minor requirement. A course may be used, however, to satisfy both a major support requirement and a minor requirement. Requests to substitute a minor requirement must be approved in writing by the European Studies coordinator.
- Minors are available to all undergraduate students at OU. If the minor is officially declared, successfully completed, and noted on the graduation application, the student’s transcript will so indicate at the time the bachelor’s degree is posted.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| IAS 2003 | Understanding the Global Community | 3 |
| IAS 3243 | 3 | |
| or IAS 3273 | The European Union | |
| Language or Culture | ||
| Choose one course from the following third semester language or upper-division cultural & area studies list | 3 | |
| Third semester language course: | ||
| Intermediate French | ||
| Intermediate German | ||
| Intermediate Italian | ||
| Intermediate Portuguese | ||
| Intermediate Spanish | ||
| Upper-division IAS class approved for Cultural & Area Studies credit (list of approved courses can be obtained in the IAS Academic Advising Office or on the departmental website) | ||
| Electives 1 | ||
| Choose 6 additional upper-division level hours of courses acceptable for Minor credit | 6 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
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The most current elective list can be obtained in the IAS Academic Advising Office or on the departmental website (Advising section: https://www.ou.edu/cis/ias/undergrad-academics/majors/course_selections).