Intercultural Studies Minor
A minor in Intercultural Studies is an excellent choice for students interested in improving their intercultural and critical thinking skills. It compliments degrees in the College of Health Professions, College of Pharmacy, and College of Business, especially for students who wish to work with diverse populations of clients and patients.
The area of modern languages has designed this minor to compliment CORE+ classes. We hope students will find the minor not simply a convenience but a means to further explore different cultures and learn how to effectively communicate with others from different cultural backgrounds.
Goals for the minor:
1) Students will develop intercultural knowledge, understanding, and tolerance.
2) Students will develop the ability to effectively communicate with and relate to others from various cultural backgrounds.
3) Students will explore the cultural dynamics within society in order to better understand culture, power, and privilege.
A minor in intercultural studies consists of:
| BLMC 220 | Introduction to Culture: Bridging Differences (R1) |
| Six semester hours of foreign language | Includes American Sign Language, English as an International Language, Japanese and Spanish (R1) |
| In addition, students must complete three of the following courses: | |
| ANTH 210 | Cultural Anthropology (C3) |
| BLMC 160 | Deaf Culture in the United States (R1) |
| BLMC 330 | International Living/Study/Internship (U1) |
| BLMC 343 | Hispanic/Latino Influences in the US (GE) |
| BLMC 430 | Sociolinguistics in a Classroom Setting |
| COMM 218 | Intercultural Communication (R1) |
| COMM 340 | Communication Across Contexts and Cultures (GE) |
| EDUC 151 | Ethnicity |
| ENGL 309 | Intercultural Technical Communication |
| GEND 200 | Introduction to Gender Studies (R1) |
| GEOG 200 | Human Geography (R2) |
| GERN 200 | The Aging Process |
| GERN 210 | Gender and Aging |
| GERN 241 | The Psychology of Aging |
| GERN 242 | The Sociology of Aging |
| HEPR 305 | International Health Care |
| HUMN 380 | Global Perspectives on Gender |
| JAPN 350 | Introduction to Japanese Culture (GE) |
| NURS 210 | Transcultural Care of Diverse Populations |
| PSYC 208 | Lifespan Development |
| PSYC 233 | Abnormal Psychology |
| PSYC 240 | Social Psychology |
| RELI 101 | Introduction to Religion |
| RELI 102 | The Jewish and Christian Traditions |
| SPED 134 | Inclusion and Collaboration Issues for Educators |
| SCOI 105 | Introduction to Sociology |
| SCOI 250 | Human Diversity in America |
| SSCI 240 | Power and the Social Sciences |
| THEA 100 | Introduction to Theatre |
Click here to view the Intercultural Studies minor in the University of Findlay’s online catalog.
Interested in learning more about a minor in Intercultural Studies?
Please contact Dr. Fennema-Bloom (fennema-bloom@findlay.edu), Dr. Kawamura (kawamura@findlay.edu)or Prof. Leah Brant (brant@findlay.edu).