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This information about minors is provided as a guide for advisors and students. The requirements are as published in the 1999-2001 General Bulletin. Students should always check with the appropriate department or the Dean's Office of the College to verify the requirements for the student's year of matriculation at Appalachian.
2. Core: Select 3 courses from the following:
(9 s.h.)
ANT 4120 Appalachian Culture
AS/MUS 2016 Appalachian Music
ENG 4720 Appalachian Literature
GHY 3320 Environmental Issues in Appalachia
HIS 3726 History of the Appalachian Region
P&R 4549 Seminar: Southern Appalachian Religion
PS 3630 Appalachia n Politics
3. Electives: Choose 2 courses from the following:
(6 s.h.)
Courses listed in the core above
BIO 5512 Local Flora (with permission)
OR
BIO 4550 Nature Study
ENG 3050 Studies in Folklore
ENG 4810 Advanced Folklore
FDN 4810 Education in Appalachian America
HIS 4575 Introduction to Public History
HIS 4660 Topics in Public and Applied History
P&R 3050 Religion in America
Selected topics courses (3530-3549) with Appalachia
as the subject (with the consent of an Appalachian Studies advisor).
Black Studies
Courses approved for the minor include: ANT 3530
(Selected Topics); ENG 2120 (Black Literature); HIS 2421, 2422 (History
of Africa); HIS 3230 (Recent U.S. History); HIS 3720 (History of the 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).
Anthropology
A minor in anthropology consists of 18 semester
hours in anthropology selected in consultation with the department advisor.
A minor in German consists of 15 semester hours including GER 2010 and 2015; and nine semester hours of electives in German on the 2000 level or above, but excluding 3520, Instructional Assistance.
A minor in TESL/Applied Linguistics (TESL: Teaching English as a Second Language) consists of 18 semester hours of required course work as follows: FL 2050, 3010, 3020, 4550, 4551, and 4555.
A minor in community and regional Planning consists of 20 semester hours including PLN 2410, 3431, and 3730, and nine hours chosen from among the non-planning courses listed as required or electives within the major of the planning program or other appropriate courses selected with the approval of the advisor of the planning program.
Geology (effective spring 2001)
A minor in geology will consist of 17 semester
hours of geology, including GLY 1101, 1102, 1103, plus five semester hours
of geology courses numbered above 1999.
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 & 3336, HIS 2334 & 3334, HIS 2322 & 3322, or HIS 2322 & 3326, OR (b) GHY 3015 and P&R 2040. Any of the above courses not taken to fulfill the requirement may be used under electives.
2. Electives: 12 semester hours of Asian studies courses chosen from at least two department offerings.
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 catalogue 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:
ANT 3100 China in Context
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 Government and Politics
of the Middle East
PS 4746 Government and Politics
of Asia
ART 5533 Asian Art
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 Latin American Studies
A student may earn an undergraduate minor in
Latin American Studies by successful completion of an interdisciplinary
program which must include:
1. Intermediate proficiency
in Spanish or the equivalent;
2. At least 18 semester hours, chosen from the following:
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.
I. Core- l2 hours
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
or
HIS 4552 The Soviet Union
and Russia 3 s.h.
GHY 3011 Europe and the Russian
Realm s.h.
2. Electives - 6 hours
Minor in Women's Studies
The mission of the women's studies program is
an academic one, which aims to help rectify the traditional omission of
the study of women in the university curriculum. To that end, the Office
of Women's Studies (1) coordinates the program in women's studies (including
interdisciplinary women's studies courses and departmental offerings);
(2) facilitates faculty and student development in the study of women and
gender by means of workshops, seminars, and lectures; and (3) makes available
the materials of the Women's Studies Resources Center, a collection of
periodicals, pamphlets, and books on topics and issues in feminist studies.
A student may earn an undergraduate minor in women's
studies by successful completion of an interdisciplinary program of 15
semester hours. Each student is required to take a women's history course
and one interdisciplinary women's studies course, preferably "Introduction
to Women's Studies" (IDS 2420 or 2421), as well as nine additional hours,
selected from those listed. Substitutions may be made with the approval
of the coordinator; for example, "The American Woman: A Social and Cultural
History" may be substituted for "Women in the Western World." All courses
counting toward the minor must be at the 2000 level or above.
I. Required courses (6 hours)
a.
HIS 3530* (Selected Topics: Topics in Women's History) or HIS 3422
Women in History
or another women's history course 3 s.h.
b. One interdisciplinary women's studies course: 3 s.h.
Mathematics
A mathematics minor consists of MAT 1120
plus nine semester hours in mathematics courses numbered above 2000 excluding
MAT 3520.
A statistics minor consists of any 12 semester hours in statistics.
Philosophy and Religion
Students minoring in the P&R Department
must obtain credit for one course in literature outside of the Department,
which is not included in the hours for the minor.
A minor in philosophy and religion consists of 18 semester hours, nine of which must be above the 1000 level and must include a seminar or the seminar colloquium. A student taking this minor must take at least six semester hours of courses in philosophy and at least six semester hours of courses in religion.
A minor in philosophy consists of 18 semester hours, at least three hours of which must be at or above the 3000 level.
A minor in religion consists of 18 semester hours, at least three hours of which must be at or above the 3000 level.
Physics and Astronomy
A minor in physics consists of PHY 1103-1104,
or 1150-1151 and any eight hours of electives in physics numbered 2000
and above.
A minor in astronomy consists of AST 1001-1002, and either PHY 1103-1104 or PHY 1150-1151. Also required are six hours of electives in astronomy selected from AST 2001, 2002, 3100, and 3200.
A minor in criminal justice shall consist of eighteen semester hours including CJ 1100, 2120, 2430, 3551, and six hours of electives in criminal justice.
Sociology and Social Work
A minor in sociology consists of 18 semester
hours, including SOC 1000 and 15 hours of electives in sociology.
A minor in social work requires 18 semester hours: SW 2010, 2020, 2630, 3000, and 3330, and one social work elective chosen from SW 3635, 3650, 4358, 4365 or SOC/SW 4551. The plan for the minor should be approved by the social work program director. The primary purpose of the minor is to complement a student's major. It does not prepare the student for social work practice.
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