Academic Minors

Add a regional concentration to your major (such as Economics or Anthropology) through the following Academic Minors, administered by the College of Liberal Arts, Education and Human Development.  Contact the Coordinator of Area Studies Minors James Mokhiber in International Center 117, [email protected] for more information.

Minor in Africana Studies

The purpose of this Minor is to acquaint the student with interdisciplinary knowledge of the experience of people of African descent around the world. The requirements of the Minor are as follows:

1. Completion of the requirements of a degree in one of the colleges at LSU New Orleans.
2. Completion of History 1010, either English 2071 or 2072, and either History 3551 or 3552.
3. Completion of nine credit hours to be taken from a list of approved courses. To complete 18 credit hours, the student must choose courses from a minimum of three disciplines. At least 50% of the credit hours must consist of courses at the 3000 level or above.
4. The Coordinator may permit substitution of as many as six of these 18 hours with LSU New Orleans Special Topic or Independent Study courses. Appropriate courses offered at LSU New Orleans or other universities may be suggested as substitutes. The Coordinator may assign each student to a faculty advisor who will help the student design the Minor program. Courses on Africana Studies in the Major field that are counted as credit hours for that Major may not also be counted toward this Minor.

Minor in European Studies

Through this Minor, students acquire a broad, interdisciplinary knowledge of the European region and its peoples, societies, cultures and history. 

The requirements of this Minor are as follows:

1. Completion of the requirements of a degree in one of the colleges at LSU New Orleans.
2. Completion of courses in French, Italian, Spanish, German, Russian, or other relevant languages through 2002 or its equivalent.
3. Completion of six credit hours in one of two core curricula:
   1. Core I: Social Sciences (Anthropology 2052; Geography 3190, Geography of Western Europe; History 1001, 1002; Political Science 2600).
   2. Core II: Arts and Letters (English 2371, 2372; Fine Arts 2201, 2202; Music 2201, 2202; Philosophy 2311, 2312).
4. Credit courses in European Studies to be approved by the Coordinator, for a total of 12 credit hours with a minimum 2.0 grade-point average, to include at least six credit hours at the 3000 level or above. These 12 credit hours must be chosen from a minimum of three disciplines and must cover different time periods. Courses on Europe in the Major field that are counted as credits for that major may not also be counted toward this Minor.
5. A minimum 2.0 grade-point average must be attained in all courses in the Minor program.

Minor in Asian Studies

The purpose of this Minor is to acquaint students with broad, interdisciplinary knowledge of the Asian region's peoples, language, cultures and history.  The requirements of this Minor are as follows:

1. Completion of the requirements of a degree in one of the colleges at LSU New Orleans.
2. Completion of four semesters (a minimum of 12 credit hours) of Japanese or another relevant language through 2002 or its equivalent.
3. Completion of History 2201 and 2202 (Survey of Asian Civilizations).
4. Credit in courses on Asia to be approved by the Coordinator, for a total of 12 credit hours in addition to the language and history requirement. At least six credit hours must be at the 3000 level or above. In addition, six of the 12 credit hours must be chosen from at least two disciplines outside of history and language, with no more than nine credit hours from any one discipline. Courses on Asia in the major field that are counted as credit hours for that Major may not also be counted toward this Minor.
5. A minimum 2.0 grade-point average must be attained in all courses in the minor program.

Minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies

The purpose of the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Minor is to give students a broad understanding of the peoples, culture, language, history and current conditions in the region. The requirements of the minor are as follows:

1. Completion of the requirements of a degree in one of the colleges at LSU New Orleans.
2. Completion of 12 semester hours of Spanish language course work.
3. Credit in courses on Latin America and the Caribbean, to be approved by the Coordinator of Area Studies Minors, for a total of 18 credit hours with a minimum 2.0 grade-point average and at least six credit hours at the 3000 level or above. These 18 credit hours must be chosen from a minimum of three disciplines, with no more than six credit hours from any one discipline. Courses on Latin America and the Caribbean in the major field that are counted as credit hours for that major may not also be counted toward this minor.