Irish Studies, Minor
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Credit Hours: 15
Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 9
Program Code: N575
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.
At least six (6) credit hours must be earned in courses acceptable for residence credit by standards set forth by the College of Arts and Sciences, excluding transfer, correspondence, and examination (AP, CLEP, Advanced Standing) credit. Courses for the minor may not be taken Pass/ No Pass.
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 Department of English.
Required Courses
Students must successfully complete at least 15 hours of coursework, including at least nine (9) hours at the upper-division level.
Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses taken to fulfill requirements for the minor.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Disciplinary Methods Course | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| What Makes Us Human? Exploring Cultural and Biological Diversity | ||
| Expository Writing | ||
| World Regional Geography | ||
| The History Sleuth | ||
| Understanding the Global Community | ||
| Introduction to Political Analysis | ||
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Upper-Division Courses | ||
| Choose four additional 3000-4000-level courses: | 12 | |
Up to 3 hours of coursework taken in Ireland, regardless of the course focus, may count for the minor; other courses must focus primarily on some aspect of Irish culture | ||
Up to 3 hours of upper-division independent study coursework may count for the minor | ||
Variable topics courses in any discipline, provided they have an Irish focus, may count towards the minor | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
The courses listed below have been offered with an Irish focus and may be used for the minor; however, they must be pre-approved:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 3953 | Proseminar in Anthropology | 3 |
| CAS 3900 | Study Abroad | 1-6 |
| ENGL 4023 | Literary Movements | 3 |
| HIST 3283 | History of Ireland, Part II (Does not require pre-approval) | 3 |
| P SC 3600 | Topics in Comparative Politics | 1-3 |
| SOC 3900 | Special Topics in Sociology | 1-3 |
- Minors in the College of Arts & Sciences 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.