Foreign Service, Minor
Saint Louis University offers an 18-credit minor in foreign service. This interdisciplinary minor is intended to help its 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 Saint Louis University; 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.
Leadership
Emmanuel Uwalaka, Ph.D., Director
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: | ||
POLS 2520 | Introduction to African Politics | |
POLS 2530 | Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics | |
POLS 2550 | Political Systems of the Sub-Sahara | |
POLS 2560 | The Politics of Asia | |
POLS 2570 | Introduction to Latin American Politics | |
POLS 2590 | Politics of the Middle East and North Africa | |
POLS 2600 | Introduction to International Political Economy | |
POLS 2640 | International Terrorism | |
POLS 2691 | Theory and Practice of Human Rights | |
POLS 2820 | American Foreign Policy | |
POLS 3500 | East Asian Political Economy | |
POLS 3520 | Communism, Capitalism and Social Justice | |
POLS 3567 | Political Development in Contemporary Spain | |
POLS 3600 | Problems of Globalization | |
POLS 3620 | International Organization and the Management of World Problems | |
POLS 3630 | International Security and Conflict Resolution | |
POLS 3650 | International Relations of Africa | |
POLS 3810 | Latin American-U.S. Relations | |
POLS 3914 | Foreign Service Internship | |
POLS 3918 | Overseas Fieldwork | |
POLS 4500 | Russian Political Culture | |
POLS 4520 | Political Change | |
POLS 4530 | Authoritarian Politics: Rigging Elections and Clinging to Power | |
POLS 4590 | Crisis of Leadership | |
POLS 4610 | International Relations: Theory and Practice | |
POLS 4630 | The European Union: Politics and Political Economy | |
POLS 4650 | War, Peace, and Politics | |
POLS 4662 | International Challenges | |
POLS 4692 | Theories of World Politics | |
POLS 4730 | 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 | ||
CHIN 3250 | Cultural Comparison: China – U.S. | |
ECON 3790 | Economies of Latin America | |
ECON 3850 | Political Economy European Union | |
ECON 4300 | International Trade | |
ECON 4310 | Exchange Rates and Global Economics | |
ECON 4560 | Economic Development | |
FREN 3010 | Discovering the French-Speaking World | |
FREN 3020 | Text, Voice, & Self-Expression | |
FREN 3030 | 21st-Century France | |
FREN 4110 | Language & Linguistics | |
FREN 4160 | French for the Professional | |
FREN 4170 | French and the Sciences | |
FREN 4180 | French and International Relations: Global Simulation | |
FREN 4220 | French and Francophone Media : Qu’est-ce qui se passe ? | |
FREN 4290 | Women and Global Issues | |
FREN 4670 | Postcolonialism and Violence, Issues of Representation in Francophone Culture, Literature and Film | |
GR 3010 | Communicating in Written German: The German Media | |
GR 3020 | Communicating in Spoken German: Contemporary Issues | |
GR 3200 | German Cultural History | |
GR 3250 | German Culture Studies II | |
GR 4010 | Fluency in German | |
HIST 1710 | China and Japan Since 1600 | |
HIST 3140 | Twentieth Century Europe: Era of World Wars, 1914-1945 | |
HIST 3250 | World in Conflict Since 1945 | |
HIST 3290 | Russia Since 1905 | |
ITAL 3010 | Written Communication in Italian I | |
ITAL 3020 | Oral Communication in Italian I | |
ITAL 4010 | Written Communication in Italian II | |
ITAL 4020 | Oral Communication in Italian II | |
PSY 4270 | Cross-Cultural Psychology of Human Development | |
RUSS 3010 | Communicating in Russian: The Arts | |
RUSS 3020 | Communicating in Russian: History and Politics | |
RUSS 4010 | Fluency in Russian | |
SOC 1180 | World Geography | |
SPAN 3010 | Written Communication | |
SPAN 3020 | Eloquent Communication in Spanish | |
SPAN 4000 | Advanced Spanish Grammar | |
SPAN 4050 | Span Phonetics & Phonology | |
SPAN 4630 | Narrative of the Spanish Civil War | |
THEO 2520 | Comparative Religious Ethics | |
THEO 2710 | Religions of the World | |
THEO 2715 | Jerusalem: Three Faiths, One City | |
THEO 3335 | Christians In Middle East | |
THEO 3415 | Christ and Color: Liberation Theology | |
THEO 3710 | Arts of Hinduism and Buddhism | |
THEO 4510 | War and Peace in the Christian Tradition | |
THEO 4810 | 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.