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 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)
| H SCI 301 | Introduction to Global Human Sciences | 1 |
| H SCI 302 | Global Human Sciences Capstone | 2 |
| AESHM 421 | 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 416D, EDUC 416E, or EDUC 417N, and 3 credits from the list below outside the School of Education for a total of 11 credits.
| A M D 354 | Euro-American Dress History: Prehistoric to Mid-19th Century | 3 |
| A M D 355X | Textile History: Global Perspectives of Textiles | 3 |
| A M D 362 | Cultural Perspectives of Global Dress | 3 |
| A M D 372 | Sourcing and Global Issues | 3 |
| AESHM 281 | Orientation to International Field Study | 1 |
| AESHM 381D | International Field Study: Hospitality Management | 1-3 |
| AESHM 381F | International Field Study: Event Management | 1-3 |
| AESHM 381N | International Field Study: Apparel, Merchandising, and Design | 1-3 |
| A TR 549A | Athletic Training Clinical Education Study Abroad: Preparing for the Experience | 1 |
| A TR 549B | Athletic Training Clinical Education Study Abroad | 2 |
| DANCE 211 | Fundamentals and Methods of Social and World Dance | 1 |
| DANCE 270 | Dance Appreciation | 3 |
| DANCE 385 | Methods of Teaching Dance | 2 |
| EDUC 275 | International Travel Study - Pre-departure Orientation | 1 |
| EDUC 416D | Supervised Student Teaching - Elementary: International Student Teaching - Primary Grades | 8 |
| EDUC 416E | Supervised Student Teaching - Elementary: International Student Teaching - Intermediate Grades | 8 |
| EDUC 417N | Student Teaching: International | 8 |
| EDUC 475 | International Travel Study in Education | 1-6 |
| EVENT 423 | International Meetings and Conferences Management | 3 |
| FS HN 342 | World Food Issues: Past and Present | 3 |
| FS HN 442 | Issues in Food and Society | 2 |
| FS HN 460 | Global Nutrition and Health | 3 |
| FS HN 490D | Independent Study: International Experience | 1-6 |
| FS HN 496A | Food Science and Human Nutrition Travel Course: International travel | 1-4 |
| HD FS 479 | Family Dynamics Through a Social and Cultural Lens | 3 |
| HD FS 481X | International Studies in HD FS: Group Study | 1-3 |
| HD FS 575 | Cross-cultural Perspectives about Families and Children | 3 |
| HSP M 260 | Global Tourism Management | 3 |
| HSP M 487 | Fine Dining Management | 3 |
| KIN 381A | Study Abroad Experience in Kinesiology: Preparing for the Experience | 1 |
| KIN 381B | Study Abroad Experience In Kinesiology | 2 |
| NRS 490C | 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.