Electives and a Senior Seminar round out the major requirements which total 36 semester hours. The Major and Minor Students can either earn a major or minor in International Studies. The minor, which requires 24 semester hours, is intended to complement and supplement the majors offered by the University's various departments. Minors take fewer courses in the core and the language of their concentration, but they are required to take the Senior Seminar along with the majors. These include French, Spanish, Italian, German, Russian, and Chinese.
Students also pursue language study while studying abroad.
The Languages Across the Curriculum Program provides opportunities for students with advanced Spanish skills to take special Spanish courses in areas outside the conventional language curriculum. The courses are designed to enhance the students' Spanish fluency in the specialized vocabularies of disciplines such as Anthropology, Communications, Economics, and History. Students who complete the Spanish across the Curriculum Program receive a notation on their transcripts that can be an asset in graduate school applications and job searches. The seminar brings together seniors from the Program's different regional concentrations for research and dialogue on issues that cut across national boundaries. Students receive training in research methods and exchange insights from study in different area of the world.