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Requirements for Global Studies Major:

GLBS 101 Introduction to Global Studies - 4 Credits
A Global Experience (Global Studies faculty advisor must approve)
Global Experiences may include
(Recommended) Study abroad (semester, faculty led short term, Fulbright or equivalent)
A globally-themed internship (GLBS 485: Internship in Global Studies)
A work study in an office on campus that has an international function (ex. the Education Abroad or International Enrollment offices)
A non-credit project that some way “internationalizes the campus or community”
A globally-themed independent study or senior thesis (GLBS 450: Independent Study)
Second Language: fourth-semester competency required (successful completion of FREN/SPAN/CHIN 202) or a score of 800+ on language placement exam with at least 8 credit hours of language instruction
3 out of 4 of the following:
ANTH 110 Cultural Anthropology - 4 Credits
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics - 3 Credits
HIST 107 The World in the 20th Century - 4 Credits
POLS 271 World Politics - 4 Credits
Electives
Choose 16 elective credits from at least two of the Categories 1-6, including at least 2 courses at the 300 or 400 level. Note: If a Topics course in any discipline has a GP designation, it will likely qualify as a Global Studies elective (consult with your advisor).
Categories of Electives

Off Campus Study (taken before semester of academic year study abroad)
OCST 301 Cultural Orientation, Reflection and Engagement - 2 Credits
History
HIST 111 Modern Western History - 4 Credits
HIST 120 The Ancient Mediterranean - 4 Credits
HIST 232 African Kingdoms-Egypt-Kongo - 4 Credits
HIST 300 Topics in History (upon approval) - 1 to 4 Credits
HIST 310 The Ancient Greeks - 4 Credits
HIST 311 The Roman World - 4 Credits
HIST 320 Southern Africa: Between Mandela and Mugabe - 2 Credits
HIST 321 The History of Fascism - 4 Credits
HIST 340 Ukraine: Between Putin and the West - 2 Credits
HIST 358 Modern China - 4 Credits
HIST 383 The Nazi Holocaust - 2 Credits
Political Science
POLS 253 Dictatorship and Democracy - 4 Credits
POLS 351 European Politics - 4 Credits
POLS 373 Terrorism and International Security - 4 Credits
POLS 382 Latin American Politics - 4 Credits
POLS 200/300/400 Special Topics (upon approval) - 1 to 4 Credits
Economics and Business
BUSI 305 German Auto Industry - 4 Credits
*BUSI 457 International Business - 3 Credits
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics - 3 Credits
ECON 412 International Economics - 3 Credits
ECON/BUSI/FIN 200/300/400 Topics (upon approval) - 3 Credits
*FIN 458 International Financial Management - 3 Credits*MKTG 489 International Marketing - 3 Credits
*These courses have prerequisites; see course descriptions
Cultural Anthropology/Interdisciplinary Studies
*ANTH 303 Health and Culture - 4 Credits
*ANTH 304 Language and Culture - 4 Credits
*ANTH 470 Field Work - 2 to 4 Credits
ANTH 200/300/400 Special Topics in Anthropology - 1 to 4 Credits
FREN 210 Global Perspectives: Paris - 2 Credits
*FREN 316 Contemporary French Culture - 4 Credits
WGST 200/300/400 Special Topics (upon approval) - 1 to 4 Credits
*These courses have prerequisites; see course descriptions
Art/Literature/Communications/Language
ARTH 126 Buddhist Arts of Asia - 2 Credits
ARTH 127 Arts of Ancient India - 2 Credits
ARTH 300/400 Topics in Art History (upon approval) 2-4
ARTH 304 Global Arts: Contemporary Asia - 4 Credits
ARTH 305 South Asian Arts 15-20c: Mughals to Modern - 4 Credits
ARTH 306 Arts of Japan - 4 Credits
ARTH 307 East Asian Design and Material Culture - 4 Credits
ARTH 354 Recent Sculptural Practices - 4 Credits
ARTH/WGST 382 Gender and Art History 4
ARTH 466 Histories of Photography in the Non-Western World - 4 Credits
COMM 200/300/400 Topics in Communication 1-4
COMM 221 Pop Culture Goes Global - 4 Credits
COMM 315 Understanding Global Media and Cultural Change - 4 Credits
COMM 325 Global Communication - 4 Credits
ENGL 226 The Holocaust and Literature - 4 Credits
ENGL/WGST 481 International Women Writers 4
*FREN 312 French Literature II 4
MUSC 211 World Music - 4 Credits
SPAN 217 Exiled from Justice: Equatorial Guinean Writers in Africa and Spain - 4
Credits
SPAN 218 The Bombs and Ballots of Basque Literature in Spain - 4 Credits
SPAN 220 Literatura Infantil y Juvenil - 4 Credits
SPAN/WGST 215 Framing Gender: Latin Amer Film 4
SPAN/WGST 216 Cuba Close Up: Film since Revolution 4
*SPAN 311 Peninsular Culture and Literature I 4
*SPAN 312 Peninsular Culture and Literature II 4
*SPAN 315 Latin American Culture and Literature I 4
*SPAN 316 Latin American Culture and Literature II 4
*SPAN 400 Topics in Hispanic Literature 1-4
*These courses have prerequisites; see course descriptions
Philosophy and Religion
RLGS 105 Introduction to Religions of the World - 4 Credits
Total credit hours 48-50
Upon completion of this program a student is able to:
Demonstrate the ability to identify, delineate and critically analyze the principal concepts and intellectual frameworks of Global Studies.
Recognize and evaluate the varied ways in which global cultural, social, economic, political and technological forces shape the trajectories of collective groups and individuals.
Establish informed positions on a wide range of contemporary global challenges – such as economic development, clashing cultures, environmental degradation, violence, international terrorism – and defend their positions with logic and evidence.
Recognize cultural differences that mark the world’s varied linguistic groups, nationalities, religions, and other distinct group identities.
Evaluate the quality of arguments and evidence proffered by scholars, peers, public media, and themselves.
Demonstrate improved oral and written communication skills.

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