Saint Louis University offers an 18-credit minor in foreign service. This interdisciplinary minor is intended to help 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 SLU; 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.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
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: Samurai, Revolutionaries, Entrepreneurs | |
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 | |
RUSS 3010 | Communicating in Russian: The Arts | |
RUSS 3020 | Communicating in Russian: History and Politics | |
RUSS 4010 | Presenting Research 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.