Students can earn a Global Human Sciences Minor by completing a minimum of 15 credits (17 for those participating in International Student Teaching), including 6 credits of required core courses and between 9 and 11 credits selected from a designated list of courses offered by the departments and school in the College of Health and Human Sciences. This minor is available to any undergraduate student at Iowa State University.
The Global Human Sciences Minor will contribute to students’ ability to:
- Develop and demonstrate effective and professional oral and written communication skills regarding global human sciences
- Reflect on their experience with global human sciences and on how it has influenced their understanding of what it means to be a human scientist
- Analyze how social, cultural, technological, and economic contexts have affected the development of human sciences disciplines at home and abroad
- Identify and explain how issues of ethics, diversity, and social responsibility influence global human sciences
Required Core Courses (6 credits)
| HSCI 3010 | Introduction to Global Human Sciences | 1 |
| HSCI 3020 | Global Human Sciences Capstone | 2 |
| AESHM 4210 | Developing Global Leadership: Maximizing Human Potential | 3 |
Additional Courses (9-11 credits)
All students except International Student Teaching participants: Select 9 credits from the list below.
CHS students only: Select at least 3 credits from the list below that are outside the home department or school.
International Student Teaching participants only: select 8 credits from EDUC 4160D, EDUC 4160E, or EDUC 4170N, and 3 credits from the list below outside the School of Education for a total of 11 credits.
| AMD 3540 | Euro-American Dress History: Prehistoric to Mid-19th Century | 3 |
| AMD 3620 | Global Dress in the Fashion System and Society | 3 |
| AMD 3720 | Sourcing and Global Issues | 3 |
| AESHM 2810 | Orientation to International Field Study | 1 |
| AESHM 3810D | International Field Study: Hospitality Management | 1-3 |
| AESHM 3810F | International Field Study: Event Management | 1-3 |
| AESHM 3810N | International Field Study: Apparel, Merchandising, and Design | 1-3 |
| ATR 5490A | Athletic Training Clinical Education Study Abroad: Preparing for the Experience | 1 |
| ATR 5490B | Athletic Training Clinical Education Study Abroad | 2 |
| DANCE 2110 | Fundamentals and Methods of Social and World Dance | 1 |
| DANCE 2700 | Dance Appreciation | 3 |
| DANCE 3850 | Methods of Teaching Dance | 2 |
| EDUC 2750 | International Travel Study - Pre-departure Orientation | 1 |
| EDUC 4160D | Supervised Student Teaching - Elementary: International Student Teaching - Primary Grades | 8 |
| EDUC 4160E | Supervised Student Teaching - Elementary: International Student Teaching - Intermediate Grades | 8 |
| EDUC 4170N | Student Teaching: International | 8 |
| EDUC 4750 | International Travel Study in Education | 1-6 |
| EVENT 4230 | International Meetings and Conferences Management | 3 |
| FSHN 3420 | World Food Issues: Past and Present | 3 |
| FSHN 4420 | Issues in Food and Society | 2 |
| FSHN 4600 | Global Nutrition, Health and Sustainability | 3 |
| FSHN 4900D | Independent Study: International Experience | 1-6 |
| FSHN 4960A | Food Science and Human Nutrition Travel Course: International travel | 1-4 |
| HDFS 4790 | Family Dynamics Through a Social and Cultural Lens | 3 |
| HDFS 5750 | Cross-cultural Perspectives about Families and Children | 3 |
| HSPM 2600 | Global Tourism Management | 3 |
| HSPM 4870 | Fine Dining Management | 3 |
| KIN 3810A | Study Abroad Experience in Kinesiology: Preparing for the Experience | 1 |
| KIN 3810B | Study Abroad Experience In Kinesiology | 2 |
| NRS 4900C | Independent Study: International Experience | 1-2 |
| Internship or work experience course | 1-6 | |
| Courses completed at an international institution as part of a study abroad experience from the following options * | 1-6 | |
Accademia Italiana | ||
Australia: Semester at University of Deakin | ||
Australia: Semester at University of Newcastle | ||
Fu Jen Catholic University Exchange | ||
Glasgow Caledonian University Exchange | ||
London College of Fashion | ||
Lorenzo de’ Medici Institute | ||
New Zealand: Semester at University of Otago | ||
Paris American Academy | ||
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Coursework must be in a human sciences discipline.
Students may request a review of coursework to be completed as part of a study abroad experience at other international institutions that would meet this requirement.