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World Area Studies Programs
Engage a Changing World
Global realities demand that today’s graduates interact and communicate effectively with people who hold a diverse array of beliefs, attitudes, and values. Cedarville University seeks to give you the tools and perspectives you will need to minister in a variety of cultural contexts, whether you plan to live in the U.S. or abroad.
Our world studies minors are designed to help you acquire beginning or intermediate language skills and a framework for understanding and evaluating various cultures. Each minor offers you the opportunity to study the language with highly qualified faculty, take elective courses, and spend a semester or summer abroad.
Cedarville is one of only a small number of Christian institutions to offer world studies minors; our programs can be completed either entirely on campus or through a combination of courses taken on campus and abroad.
These minors form a strong complement to majors in international studies, biblical education, missions, communication arts, history, political science, and more!
Asian Minor (20 credit hours*)
- Elementary Chinese (8)
- Contemporary East Asian Literature (3)
- History and Politics of East Asia (3)
- Electives (6)
Study abroad opportunities include China, Hong Kong, and South Korea.
German Minor (17 credit hours*)
- Elementary German (4)
- Intermediate German (7)
- Survey of German Literature (3)
- 3000-Level German Electives (3)
- Intermediate Spanish (7)
- History and Politics of Latin America (3)
- Cultural Anthropology (3)
- 3000/4000-Level Elective in Spanish (3)
- Electives (6)
Study abroad opportunities include Mexico and Costa Rica.
Middle Eastern Studies Minor (22 credit hours*)
- Elementary Arabic I and II (8)
- or Introduction to Arabic Languages and Culture and one semester of Hebrew (6–7)
- History and Politics of the Middle East (3)
- Cultural Anthropology (3)
- Electives (8–10)
Study abroad opportunities include Israel, Egypt, and Jordan.
Western European Studies Minor (22 credit hours*)
- Intermediate French, German, or Spanish** (7)
- History and Politics of Western Europe (3)
- Cultural Anthropology (3)
- 3000-Level Elective in French, German, or Spanish (3)
- Electives (6)
Study abroad opportunities include France, Germany, or Spain.
*A minimum of six credits must be earned at Cedarville.
** Other languages not currently offered at Cedarville could be substituted based on demonstrated proficiency.