INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

Students at Kentucky State University must be prepared to participate and compete in our increasingly globally connected world. Thus, they need to be exposed to an international curriculum that enables them to interact in, understand, and appreciate cultures other than their own.

Minor

International Studies 18 credits

A minor in International Studies requires the completion of 18 semester credit hours. Required courses for the minor include either Introduction to Geography (GEO 102) or Seminar in Africana Studies (ASP 202). The remaining 15 semester hours for the minor are carefully selected from a list of approved courses emphasizing an international perspective. The following is a list of approved courses: AFE 117, AQU 408, AQU 422, ART 300, ART 303, ART 308, ASP 102, ASP 202, ASP 301, ASP 302, ASP 305, ASP 306, ASP 466, ASP 488, ASP 499, BIO 319, BIO 422, BIO 435, CIT 355, CIT 370, COS 303, ECO 329, ECO 425, FIN 470, FRE 301, FRE 304, FRE 311, FRE 312, FRE 413, GEO 102, GEO 212, HIS 331, HIS 332, HIS 333, HIS 341, HIS 342, HIS 365, HIS 366, HIS 424, IGS 301, IGS 302, IGS 303, IGS 305, LST 352, LST 491, MGT 470, MGT 490, MKT 470, MUS 333, POS 311, POS 361, POS 363, POS 462, POS 464, ; PUA 304, PUA 404, SOC 303, SOC 304, SPA 320, SPA 383, SPA 398, SPA 401, SPA 402, SPA 425, SPA 426, SPA 427, SPA 499, SPE 302. Study abroad electives can be accepted for credit toward the minor upon the discretion of the International Studies Minor Coordinator.

AFRICANA STUDIES

The Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies (ASP) offers an interdisciplinary and multicultural approach to understanding and analyzing the contributions, concerns, and conditions of African and African-diasporic peoples. Africana Studies is the intellectual inquiry and study of people of African descent. The discipline of Africana Studies increases respect for humanities education as students strengthen their insight into the connectedness of the human experience while accepting responsibility as stewards of their own legacy. Additionally, students learn to identify historic and contemporary trends that characterize disadvantaged communities, create disparity and dictate policy. This goal is achieved through self-assessment instruction and practical application via participation in local, national and international field experiences in diasporic and/or underserved communities. This undergraduate interdisciplinary degree prepares students for graduate and professional studies and relevant employment opportunities in government, especially in the State Department foreign and domestic missions or in industry as human resource and diversity specialists.

Bachelor of Arts

Africana Studies 120 credits

Liberal Studies Requirements 45 hours

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