Foreign Service, Minor
Saint Louis University offers an 18-credit minor in foreign service. This interdisciplinary minor is intended to help participants prepare for an international career, whether with the U.S. State Department, with international non-governmental organizations, with international organizations or in the private sector. It is open to any undergraduate enrolled at SLU; all majors qualify.
Upon joining the program, students must meet individually with the program director to receive help selecting electives tailored to their career goals.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Required Courses | ||
POLS 1600 | Introduction to International Politics | 3 |
POLS 3640 | International Law | 3 |
Political Science Electives | 6 | |
Select two courses with the 'Foreign Service Political Science' attribute, such as: | ||
Introduction to African Politics | ||
Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics | ||
Political Systems of the Sub-Sahara | ||
The Politics of Asia | ||
Introduction to Latin American Politics | ||
Politics of the Middle East and North Africa | ||
Introduction to International Political Economy | ||
International Terrorism | ||
Theory and Practice of Human Rights | ||
American Foreign Policy | ||
East Asian Political Economy | ||
Communism, Capitalism and Social Justice | ||
Political Development in Contemporary Spain | ||
Problems of Globalization | ||
International Organization and the Management of World Problems | ||
International Security and Conflict Resolution | ||
International Relations of Africa | ||
Latin American-U.S. Relations | ||
Foreign Service Internship | ||
Overseas Fieldwork | ||
Russian Political Culture | ||
Political Change | ||
Authoritarian Politics: Rigging Elections and Clinging to Power | ||
Crisis of Leadership | ||
International Relations: Theory and Practice | ||
The European Union: Politics and Political Economy | ||
War, Peace, and Politics | ||
International Challenges | ||
Theories of World Politics | ||
Seminar: Contemporary Political Ideologies | ||
Elective Courses | 6 | |
Select two courses with the 'Foreign Service Elective' attribute, such as: | ||
Or any modern language beyond the intermediate level | ||
Economies of Latin America | ||
Political Economy European Union | ||
International Trade | ||
Exchange Rates and Global Economics | ||
Economic Development | ||
Discovering the French-Speaking World | ||
Text, Voice, & Self-Expression | ||
21st-Century France | ||
Language & Linguistics | ||
French for the Professional | ||
French and the Sciences | ||
French and International Relations: Global Simulation | ||
French and Francophone Media : Qu’est-ce qui se passe ? | ||
Women and Global Issues | ||
Postcolonialism and Violence, Issues of Representation in Francophone Culture, Literature and Film | ||
Communicating in Written German: The German Media | ||
Communicating in Spoken German: Contemporary Issues | ||
German Cultural History | ||
German Culture Studies II | ||
Fluency in German | ||
China and Japan Since 1600: Samurai, Revolutionaries, Entrepreneurs | ||
Twentieth Century Europe: Era of World Wars, 1914-1945 | ||
World in Conflict Since 1945 | ||
Russia Since 1905 | ||
Written Communication in Italian I | ||
Oral Communication in Italian I | ||
Written Communication in Italian II | ||
Oral Communication in Italian II | ||
Cross-Cultural Psychology | ||
Communicating in Russian: The Arts | ||
Communicating in Russian: History and Politics | ||
Presenting Research in Russian | ||
World Geography | ||
Written Communication | ||
Eloquent Communication in Spanish | ||
Advanced Spanish Grammar | ||
Span Phonetics & Phonology | ||
Narrative of the Spanish Civil War | ||
Comparative Religious Ethics | ||
Religions of the World | ||
Jerusalem: Three Faiths, One City | ||
Christians In Middle East | ||
Christ and Color: Liberation Theology | ||
Arts of Hinduism and Buddhism | ||
War and Peace in the Christian Tradition | ||
Latin American Politics, Theology, & Culture | ||
Total Credits | 18 |
Continuation Standards
Students with a minor in foreign service must maintain a 2.00 grade point average (GPA) in courses for the foreign service minor.