Minors

In addition to the major field of study, students may select courses within one discipline to form a minor. A 2.0 average must be maintained in the minor. With the exception of a language minor, at least 12 credits in the minor must be taken at Franklin College. All 6 credits in a language minor must be taken at Franklin College. Specific course requirements follow:

Please note: Courses unique to the minor are counted as electives in the major requirements.

Art History and Visual Culture Minor (18 Credits)

Not open to Art History and Visual Culture majors

AHT 102	Introduction to Art History and Visual Culture I: Antiquity to the Early Renaissance
AHT 103	Introduction to Art History and Visual Culture II: High Renaissance to Contemporary Art

Four courses at or above the 200-level, of which at least one course must be at the 300-level. (Please note that some AHT courses have prerequisites.)

Communication and Media Studies Minor (18 Credits)

COM 105	Introduction to Communication and Media Studies in the Global Context
COM 180	Public Speaking

Two of the following:

COM 201	Fundamentals of Media Studies and Criticism
COM 202	Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication
COM 203	Communication Research Methods

Two 300-level courses in COM

Please note that many of the 300 level courses require COM 203 Communication Research.

Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies (18 Credits)

Not open to CLCS majors

CLCS 100	Reading Literatures: Introduction to Comparative Literary Studies
CLCS 110	Reading Cultures: Introduction to Cultural Studies

Four of the following:

CLCS 200	Theories and Methods in Gender Studies
CLCS 210	Deception
CLCS 220	Inventing the Past: The Uses of Memory in a Changing World
CLCS 230	Science / Fiction: Envisioning the Possible
CLCS 241	Forbidden Acts: Identity Politics and Performance
CLCS 242	Poor Relations
CLCS 300	(Re)Defining Masculinity
CLCS 310	The Culture of Cities
CLCS 320	Culture, Class, Cuisine: Questions of Taste
CLCS 330	The Politics of Mobility: Exile and Immigration
CLCS 340	Fashion and Popular Culture
CLCS 37X	Topics in Literary and Cultural Studies

Creative Writing Minor (18 Credits)

Not open to Creative Writing and Literature majors

ENG 220	Creative Writing: Fiction
ENG 225	Creative Writing: Poetry

One course chosen from the following:

ENG 320	Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction
or
ENG 325	Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry

Three courses chosen from the following:

LIT 212	Rise of the Novel
LIT 279	Irish Literature
LIT 300	Modernism
LIT 333	The Art and Aesthetics of Proust
and
ENG 320	Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction
or
ENG 325	Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry
ENG 499	Senior Project in Creative Writing:  Fiction or in Creative Writing Poetry­­

Economics Minor (18 Credits)

Not open to students majoring in International Economics in any emphasis, International Relations (Political Economy emphasis) or International Banking and Finance.

ECN 100	Principles of Macroeconomics
ECN 101	Principles of Microeconomics

Four courses in Economics at or above the 200-level, with a minimum of two courses chosen from the following:

ECN 204	History of Economic Thought
ECN 225	Issues and Controversies in Macroeconomics
ECN 256	Managerial Economics (Intermediate Microeconomics)

 Environmental Sciences Minor (18 Credits)

Not open to students majoring in Environmental Studies.

SCI 100	Introduction to Biology: Cells and Organisms
SCI 101	Introduction to Biology: Genetics, Evolution, and Ecology
SCI 108	Introduction to Environmental Science

 One course chosen from the following:

SCI 110	Introduction to Physical Geography
SCI 120	Chemistry and the Environment

Two additional advanced courses, one of which must be a SCI course:

SCI 220	Perspectives on Freshwater Conservation
SCI 301	Conservation Biology
SCI 310*	Ecology
SCI 350	Research Methods in Environmental Studies
COM 352*	Environmental Discourses
ECN 303*	Developmental Economics
ENV 340	Theories and Practices of Sustainable Development
ENV 497	Senior Capstone
MAT 201*	Introduction to Statistics
POL 276	International Environmental Politics
POL 277	International Political Economy
POL 278	International Energy

Other social or natural science courses above 200-level deemed appropriate by Environmental
Sciences minor coordinator.

French Minor (9 Credits)

Not open to French Studies majors

FRE 301

Advanced French II

Two additional courses in French above the FRE 301-level.

Germanic Studies (10 Credits)

GER 301

Advanced German II

Two additional courses from the following list, at least one of the following must be a GER course above the GER 301-level:

GER 373	German Film as a Medium of Culture
GER 374	Strangers in Paradise
GER 37X	Topics in German Literature and Culture
CLCS 220	Inventing the Past
COM 305	Language and Society
HIS 202	History of Switzerland
HIS 351	Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in Europe
HIS 240	History of Modern Germany
HIS 260	The Holocaust
POL 202	Government and Politics of Western Europe
MUS 206	From Mozart to Mahler

One Academic Travel (1 credit) to a country in which German is predominantly spoken (Germany, German-speaking Switzerland, or Austria)

History Minor (18 Credits)

Not open to History or History and Literature majors or Combined majors with History

HIS 100	Western Civilization I
and
HIS 101	Western Civilization II
or
HIS 104	Global History I
and
HIS 105	Global History II

Four courses in History at or above the 200-level, of which at least one course must be at the 300-level.

Italian Minor (9 Credits)

ITA 301

Advanced Italian II

Two additional courses in Italian above ITA 301-level.

Italian Studies Minor (9 Credits)

Not open to Italian Studies majors

ITA 301

Advanced Italian II

Two courses selected from the following:

HIS 204	History of Italy
IS 199	First Year Seminar: Italian Myths and Counter-Myths of America
IS 274	Italian Cinema
IS 275	Modern Italian Poetry
IS 276	Italian Short Story
IS 277	The Italian Novel

Literature Minor (18 Credits)

Not open to Creative Writing and Literature, History and Literature or Literature majors

LIT 100	Introduction to Literature I
and
LIT 101	Introduction to Literature II
or
LIT 105	World Literature

Four courses in Literature above the 100-level, of which at least one course must be at the 300-level.

Management Minor (18 Credits)

Not open to International Management majors

BUS 115	Financial Accounting
BUS 135	Introduction to Business Systems
BUS 136	Marketing in a Global Context
BUS 326	Managerial Finance
BUS 410	International Organizational Behavior
MAT 201	Introduction to Statistics

Marketing Minor (18 Credits)

Not open to International Management majors in any emphasis

BUS 135	Introduction to Business Systems
BUS 136	Marketing in a Global Context
BUS 285	Integrated Marketing Communications
BUS 286	Product and Services Management
BUS 384	Global Marketing Strategies

One course chosen from the following:

MAT 201	Introduction to Statistics
BUS 240	Principles of Advertising
BUS 382	Global Sales Management
BUS 384	Global Marketing Strategies
BUS 385	Consumer Behavior in International Marketing
BUS 498	International Management Internship – Marketing experience

Political Science Minor (18 Credits)

Not open to International Relations majors in any emphasis

POL 100	Introduction to Political Science
POL 102	Introduction to Political Philosophy

Four courses in Political Science at or above the 200-level, of which at least one course must be at the 300-level.

Psychology Minor (18 Credits)

PSY 100	Introduction to Psychology
PSY 101	Theories of Personality
PSY 201	Social Psychology
PSY 202	Developmental Psychology
PSY 301	Abnormal Psychology

One of the following two courses:

COM 302	Intercultural Communication
AHT 200	Psychology of Art

Studio Art Minor (18 Credits)

Open to students majoring in VCA only by special petition

Six courses in Studio Art, of which at least one must be at the 200-level and one at the 300-level.