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Interdisciplinary Minors
Interdisciplinary minors are offered in Africana studies, American studies, Catholic studies, environmental studies, Latin American studies, medieval studies, and women’s studies. Information concerning specific requirements for minors is available in the departments and in the college dean’s office. If the requirements for the minor are not completed by graduation, the minor will not be indicated on the transcript. A minimum 2.0 GPA is required in the minor. Except in the departments of languages a student may not major and minor within the same department. Listed below are the requirements for interdisciplinary minors:
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Africana Studies, 21 hrs.
History choose one (HIST X172, X180, W142, W186, A276, A277, A349, A350, A440, A442); Humanities choose one (ENGL V173, V177, V178, A250, A450); Social Sciences choose one (EDUC X130, A315; POLS A221; SOCI X154, X155, A220); Electives choose four from above listing. WEB PAGE: www.loyno.edu/africanastudies/ -
American Studies, 21 hrs.
ENGL A342, HIST A200; Group I, choose one (CMMN X170, ENGL V170, HIST X170, PHIL A430); Group II, choose one (POLS X154, A211, A212, A213, A215, SOCI X132, X152, X155, A220; HIST A201, A334); Group III, choose one (DRAM V142, V143, RELS V167); Group IV, choose two (consult minor adviser for selection).
WEB PAGE: www.loyno.edu/americanstudies/ -
Catholic Studies, 21 hrs.
RELS V152, U147, electives (15 hrs.) should be chosen in consultation with Catholic studies adviser. WEB PAGE: www.loyno.edu/catholicstudies/ -
Environmental Studies, 21 hrs.
MATH/NAT SCI (6 hrs.); BUSN/SOC SCI (6 hrs.); humanities (6 hrs.); Internship/Practicum (3 hrs.). See Environmental Studies chair or Humanities and Natural Sciences dean’s office for specific courses. WEB PAGE: www.loyno.edu/environmentalstudies/ -
Latin American Studies, 18 hrs.
SPAN A200, A201, A300 or A301; choose one (SPAN A350 or HIST A220); choose two from: HIST A221 or SPAN A351; HIST W142, X143, X145, A414, SOCI A260, A400, X145; SPAN A340, A341, A410, A455, A456; RELS A305. WEB PAGE: www.loyno.edu/latin-americanstudies/ -
Medieval Studies, 18 hrs.
Required courses are: ENGL A316, HIST A306, and a "medieval thought" component consisting of one of the following courses: PHIL A405, RELS A201, RELS U186, or other PHIL or RELS approved by the medieval studies adviser. The remaining 9 credit hours should come from the following core courses (CLHU U165, CLHU U174, ENGL A260, ENGL A340, ENGL A341, ENGL A475, ENGL U188, ENGL U189, ENGL U195, ENGL U199, HIST A307, HIST W140, HIST A381, LATN A435, MUGN U194, POLS W149, RELS A200, RELS U134) or from these supporting courses with the permission of the medieval studies adviser (CLHU U146, ENGL H233, LATN A430, POLS A230, RELS U185, SPAN A310). WEB PAGE: www.loyno.edu/medievalstudies/ -
Women’s Studies, 21 hrs.
To minor in Women's Studies, students take seven Women's Studies courses: Students have the option of choosing one of the following three courses to satisfy the introductory requirement: WSA 100 Women, Society, and Culture, SOCI A250 Sociology of Gender, or PHIL V141 Philosophical Perspectives on Women. Students are required to take the Women's Studies Senior Seminar (WS 496) or they may petition the chair of Women's Studies, Dr. Marcus Kondkar, to take a Directed Readings course with one or more faculty members who contribute to the Women's Studies minor. Students are also required to take five additional electives from the list of approved WS courses across at least three disciplines.
For a complete listing of the courses please visit the Women's Studies website at: www.loyno.edu/womensstudies/
Where specific courses are not named, please consult the chair of the minor department.