Why a minor

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• Why a minor?
• Task Force recommendations
• Official recognition for international skills and
  experience
• Easily recognized credential
• Fill a gap not provided by existing LSA minors
• Interdisciplinary program needs to be
  College-wide

2

• Core Skills Experience
• Overseas experience
• Foreign language proficiency
• Understanding of non-U.S. cultures and societies
• Familiarity with global trends in the engineering
  profession
• Intercultural skills

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• Overview of Requirements
• 17-20 credits total
• Foreign language prerequisite
• Foreign language proficiency -
• 4th semester college-level
• International sequence
• International Engineering Seminar
• Relevant overseas experience

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• Foreign Language Requirements
• Prerequisite 2 semesters college-level language
  or equivalent
• Total language requirement 4th semester
  college-level or equivalent
• English and native languages not accepted for
  this requirement

5

• International Sequence
• 3 courses total
• Aligns with existing CoE sequence requirement
• 2 humanities/social science courses from the same
  LSA department
• At least one course _at_ 300-level or above
• Both courses must focus on non-US cultures or
  societies.
• 1 comparative/global perspectives course from
  approved list

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• International Engineering
• Seminar
• One-credit seminar offered the fall semester of
  each year
• Global trends in engineering and business
• Intercultural communication skills
• Exposure to engineering work in various countries
  through guest speakers and self-directed research

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• Overseas Experience
• Study, work, research, or organized volunteer
  abroad
• Minimum of 6 week program length
• International students may not satisfy this
  requirement through programs in their home
  countries
• Overseas experiences must be approved by the IPE
  office

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• Administration
• Oversight provided by ADUE
• Chair of International Programs Committee to
  serve as Faculty Advisor
• Advising auditing coordinated by IPE
• Open to students Fall 2008