2025-2026 Course List

Explores the critical analysis of written, visual, and/or msucial texts; considers these texts from a variety of cultural and historical contexts; and analyzes issues that engage basic questions of human existence for individuals and societies. May be repeated when topic changes.

Explores the critical analysis of written, visual and/or musical texts; considers these texts from a variety of cultural and historical contexts; and analyzes issues that engage basic questions of human existence, for individuals and societies. May be repeated when topic changes.

Historical or cultural periods, beliefs, or movements within the larger Western traditions of Europe and the Americas and the expressions of these traditions through the visual, literary, and performing arts and other forms. May be repeated when topic changes.

Historical or cultural periods, beliefs, or movements within the larger Western traditions of Europe and America and the expressions of these traditions through the visual, literary and performing arts and other forms. May be repeated when topic changes.

Cultural and artistic traditions of groups that have experienced discrimination or exclusion in U.S. society and how these groups express themselves through the visual, literary and performing arts and other forms. May be repeated when topic changes.

Historical or cultural periods, beliefs, or movements of one of more groups outside Europe and America and the expressions of these traditions through the visual, literary and performing arts and other forms. May be repeated when topic changes.

Independent reading in the Humanities. Three options: 1) selected readings in Classical Humanities; 2) selected readings in Environmental Humanities; and 3) student-selected readings in Humanities. Requires permission of Humanities Program Director.

Topics in Humanities will be a variable-title course that explores special topics in common issues, ideas, and themes that run throughout different cultures and throughout human history. May be repeated with different topics.

Intensive study of a topic related to the field of Humanities. Topics vary and engage students in issues of cultural and artistic periods, trends, theories, expression, and/or global or historic connections.

Prerequisites:

HUM 282W

An individual project by Humanities Majors that will demonstrate an ability to use interdisciplinary methods to draw together different areas of study in focusing on a specific topic, problem or concern. Requires approval of the Humanities Director or designated advisor. Prereq: Admission to college as Humanities major.

Prerequisites:

Admission to college as Humanities Major

An applied work and learning experience in the field of interdisciplinary Humanities.

Prerequisites:

HUM 282W, advanced standing in Humanities and consent of instructor.

Interdisciplinary study in an area for which the student has basic preparation.

Prerequisites:

Approval of faculty.

International dimensions of business: global business environment (economic, cultural, legal, political) and international business functions (management, marketing, finance, exporting, importing).

Curricular Practical Training: Co-Operative Experience is a zero-credit full-time practical training experience for one summer and an adjacent fall or spring term. Special rules apply to preserve full-time student status. Please contact an advisor in your program for complete information.

Prerequisites:

Permission of the Chairperson of the department; co-op contract; other prerequisites may also apply.

Topics on current developments in international business, technology, and legislation.

Prerequisites:

IBUS 380

Managerial approach to marketing decision making in multicultural market situations.

Prerequisites:

MRKT 210

This course examines cross-cultural differences in business practices. Among the topics covered are the differences in management styles, multiculturalism, international negotiations, as well as international human resource issues, social responsibility and ethics in a global context, international labor relations, cultural synergy and multicultural teams.

International finance functions in a corporation include currency issues, investment, financial markets interacting, raising debt and equity, and export financing.

Prerequisites:

IBUS 380

Provides knowledge and documentary skills in managing and implementing the export operations of firms engaged in international trade.

Prerequisites:

IBUS 380

A capstone course for students majoring in international business designed to analyze and integrate the various international business management decisions.

Prerequisites:

IBUS 428, IBUS 448, IBUS 469 (select 2 out of the 3 courses)

Study tours are led by Minnesota State University, Mankato faculty and provide students with opportunities to visit companies and attend lectures by renowned experts from key sectors of economy, government, and business.

Supervised experience in business, industry, state or federal institutions.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Supervised experience in business, industry, state or federal institutions. Taken for grade only.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Individual study of special topics.

Prerequisites:

Consent

S Prerequisite: consent of instructor