Engaged Learning and Interdisciplinary Programs 65 European Studies Minor Program Coordinator: Thomas Mathews Location: Elizabeth Hall, Room 420 Telephone: 801-626-6345 The European Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary program offered through several WSU departments. Students wishing to minor in European Studies must have their course selection approved by the program coordinator. • Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in each course used toward the minor (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable). • Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 18 credit hours in addition to two years of college study (or the equivalent) of a European language. Courses taken which are part of the student's major will not count as fulfillment of the minor requirement. Of the total 18 credit hours, only six may be taken in the same department. Advisement All students electing the minor are required to meet with the coordinator for approval of all courses to be counted toward fulfillment of the requirements. The coordinator will ascertain that the individual courses selected are eligible to be counted, and that together they form a coherent curriculum of sufficient breadth. European Studies Minor Course Requirements for Minor The following are required in addition to two years of college study in a European language other than the students native language, or equivalent proficiency to be demonstrated by the student. Core requirements (9 credit hours) • FL 3320 - Applied Language Studies Credits: (1-3) (3 credit hours required) Two courses (six credit hours) from the following; courses may not be from the same department: • HIST 4220 - History of the Middle Ages 300-1300 Credits: (3) • HIST 4230 - Renaissance and Reformation - Europe: 1300-1660 Credits: (3) • HIST 4240 - Absolutism, Enlightenment and Revolution - Europe: 1660-1815 Credits: (3) • HIST 4250 - Nineteenth-Century Europe Credits: (3) • HIST 4260 - Twentieth-Century Europe Credits: (3) • HIST 4280 - History of Christianity in Europe Credits: (3) • GEOG 3590 - Geography of Europe Credits: (3) • POLS 3210 - Politics and Governments of Europe Credits: (3) Elective requirements (9 credit hours) Select nine additional credit hours from the following programs and departments as approved by the program coordinator: Anthropology, Communication, English, Foreign Language, Performing Arts, Business & Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Philosophy, Sociology, Honors. Courses selected and approvedfrom these departments must have explicit European emphasis and content. Latin American Studies Minor Program Coordinator: Alicia Giralt Location: Elizabeth Hall, Room 231 Telephone: 801-626-6726 Fax: 801-626-7588 The Latin American Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary program offered through a number of cooperating departments and programs including Foreign Languages, History, Geography, Political Science and Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Child and Family Studies, English, and Women Studies. • Grade Requ i re m ents: A grade o f" C" o r bette r in each course used toward the minor (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable). • Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 18 credit hours in addition to two years of college Portuguese or Spanish or their equivalent. Courses taken which are part of the students major will not count as fulfillment of the minor requirement. Latin American Studies Minor FL Courses The following course descriptions are generic and apply to all languages. The acronym FL denotes foreign language courses. In the class schedule each semester courses will be language specific: FRCH for French, GRMN for German, JPNS for Japanese, and SPAN for Spanish, etc. Course Requirements for Minor The following are required in addition to two years of college study in Portuguese or Spanish or equivalent proficiency to be demonstrated by the student. Other Required Courses (15 credit hours) Select 15 credit hours chosenfrom at least three of the following departments. Child & Family Studies • CHF 4300 - Latino Child and Family Development Credits: (3) Weber State University 2014-2015 Catalog