2023-2024 Catalog

Global Studies B.A.

Course Requirements

Core Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
GLOB 200WGlobal Studies and the World

4

Fall, Spring.
GLOB 461WSeminar in Global Studies

4

Fall, Spring.

Distribution Courses

World Geography

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
GEOG 200World Regional Geography

4

Fall, Spring.

Global Historical Perspectives

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HIST 204Global History since 1500

3

Fall, Spring.
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ONE COURSE from:

HIST 218American Foreign Policy: 1945 to the Present

3

Fall.
HIST 220Ancient Greece

3

Alternate years.
HIST 221The Roman Republic

3

Alternate Years.
HIST 222The Roman Empire

3

Alternate Years.
HIST 223Medieval History

3

Alternate years.
HIST 224The Glorious Renaissance

3

Fall.
HIST 234Challenges and Confrontations: Women in Europe

3

As needed.
HIST 235Voices of the Great War

3

Alternate years.
HIST 236Post-Independence Africa

3

Annually.
HIST 238Early Imperial China

3

As needed.
HIST 239Japanese History through Art and Literature

3

Alternate years.
HIST 241Colonial and Neocolonial Latin America

3

Annually.
HIST 242Modern Latin America

3

Annually.
HIST 243Latino Peoples and US History

3

Annually.
HIST 258Environmental History

3

Annually.
HIST 306Protestant Reformations and Catholic Renewal

3

As needed.
HIST 307Europe in the Age of Enlightenment

3

As needed.
HIST 308Europe in the Age of Revolution, 1789 to 1850

3

As needed.
HIST 309Europe in the Age of Nationalism, 1850 to 1914

3

As needed.
HIST 310Twentieth-Century Europe

3

As needed.
HIST 311The Origins of Russia to 1700

3

Alternate years.
HIST 312Russia from Peter to Lenin

3

Alternate years.
HIST 313The Soviet Union and After

3

Alternate years.
HIST 318Tudor-Stuart England

3

As needed.
HIST 325Superpower America 1945-1990

3

Annually.
HIST 330History of American Immigration

3

As needed.
HIST 336The United States and the Emerging World

3

Spring.
HIST 340The Muslim World from the Age of Muhammad to 1800

3

As needed.
HIST 341The Muslim World in Modern Times, 1800 to the Present

3

As needed.
HIST 342Islam and Politics in Modern History

3

As needed.
HIST 345Conflict, Globalization, and Modern East Asia

3

As needed.
HIST 348Africa under Colonial Rule

3

Annually.

Additional 200-300-level history classes on a global perspective might be used in consultation with advisor. All HIST classes listed here have HIST 101, HIST 102, HIST 103, HIST 104, HIST 105, HIST 106, HIST 107 or HIST 108, or consent of department chair as their prerequisite.

 

Note: Students cannot take History Connections course to satisfy this requirement.

 

Global Political Systems

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
POL 103Global Politics

4

Fall, Spring.
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ONE COURSE from:

POL 245/POL 245Gender and Global Politics

4

Spring (odd years).
INGO 300International NGOs and Nonprofits

4

Fall.
INGO 301Global Development

4

Spring.
INGO 304Internship in International NGOs and Nonprofits

1-4

As needed.
POL 245/POL 245Gender & Global Politics

4

Spring (odd years).
POL 303International Law and Organization

4

Spring.
POL 315Western Legal Systems

4

As needed.
POL 337/GEOG 337Urban Political Geography

4

Spring.
POL 341Politics of Development

4

Spring.
POL 343The Politics of Western Democracies

4

As needed.
POL 344Human Rights

4

Spring (alternate years).
POL 345International NGOs and Nonprofits

4

Fall.
POL 346Foreign Policy

4

As needed.
POL 347Political Activism and Social Justice

4

Spring (Alternate years).
POL 348Middle Eastern and North African Politics

4

Fall.

Additional 300-level classes on a global perspective from INGO or POL might be used in consultation with advisor.

 

Additional prerequisites and notes:

*POL 344 has completion of at least 30 college credits.

*POL 347 has minimum of 30 completed college credits..

*Students cannot receive credit for both INGO 300 and POL 345.

*Students cannot receive credit for both POL 337 and GEOG 337.

*Student can take INGO 304 for 3 credits if they have taken INGO 303 for one credit, otherwise they must take it for four credits, though these need not all be taken at the same time.

Global Economic Systems

 
CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ONE COURSE from:

ECON 200Introduction to Economics

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
ECON 214Principles of Microeconomics

3

Fall, Spring, Summer.
ECON 215Principles of Macroeconomics

3

Fall, Spring, Summer.
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ONE COURSE from:

ECON 235Economics of Race and Gender

4

Spring.
ECON 331Topics in Global Economics

4

Annually (even years).
ECON 337Economics of Climate Change and Sustainability

4

Annually (odd years).
ECON 421International Economics

4

As needed.
ECON 422Economics of Developing Countries

4

As needed.
ECON 437Environmental Economics

4

As needed.

Additional 300-400-levelclass on a global perspective from ECON might be used in consultation with their advisor.

 

Additional prerequisites:

*ECON 214 and ECON 215 have completion of College Mathematics Milestone

*ECON 421, ECON 422, and ECON 437 have ECON 214; ECON 215; and MATH177

Culture, Geography, Society

Additional 300-400 level course on a global perspective from ANTH, SOC, or GEOG might be used in consultation with their advisor.

 

Additional prerequisites:

*ANTH 310 has completion of at least 60 college credits and ANTH 104 or COMM 255, or consent of instructor.

*ANTH 312 has ANTH 102 or consent of department chair

*ANTH 334,  ANTH 345, and ANTH 461 have completion of at least 60 college credits.

*SOC 435 should be taken for 4 credits and it has completion of at least 30 college credits with a minimum 2.5 GPA or graduate status, and consent of Instructor or Department Chair. Some fieldwork sites may have additional requirements.

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ANTH 101Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

4

Fall, Spring.
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ONE COURSE from:

 

ANTH 301/ENST 301Ethnobotany

4

Alternate years.
ANTH 309Medical Anthropology

4

Alternate years.
ANTH 312Archaeology of Mesopotamia and South Asia

4

Alternate years.
ANTH 333Comparative Law and Justice

4

Fall, Spring.
ANTH 334Steamships and Cyberspace: Technology, Culture, Society

4

Alternate years.
ANTH 338Urban Anthropology

4

Alternate years.
ANTH 345Museums, Cultures, and Others

4

Alternate years.
ANTH 461/FNED 461LatinX in the United States

4

Annually.
GEOG 337/POL 337Urban Political Geography

4

As needed.
GEOG 338/POL 338People, Houses, Neighborhoods, and Cities

4

As needed.
SOC 314The Sociology of Health and Illness

4

Annually.
SOC 324Immigration and Justice

4

Annually.
SOC 333Comparative Law and Justice

4

Fall, Spring.
SOC 345Victimology

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
SOC 435Fieldwork in Sociology

1-4

As needed.

Art, Literature, Communication

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ONE COURSE from:

COMM 348Global Communication

4

As needed.
ENGL 335Literatures of the World to 1500

4

As needed.
ENGL 336Reading Globally

4

As needed.
FILM 353National Cinemas

4

Alternate years.
FREN 313Modern France and the Francophone World

4

Alternate years.
FREN 323Survey of French Literature from the Middle Ages to 1789

4

Alternate years.
FREN 324Survey of French Literature from 1789 to the Present

4

Alternate years.
ITAL 322Italian Literature and Civilization Post-Renaissance

4

Alternate years.
MLAN 360Seminar in Modern Languages

3

Annually.
PORT 302Portuguese Literature and Culture

4

Alternate years.
PORT 303Insular Literatures and Cultures

4

Alternate years.
PORT 304Brazilian Literature and Culture

4

Alternate years.
PORT 305Lusophone African Literatures and Cultures

4

As needed.
SPAN 310Spanish Literature and Culture: Pre-Eighteenth Century

4

Fall.
SPAN 311Spanish Literature and Culture: From Eighteenth Century

4

Spring.
SPAN 312Latin American Literature and Culture: Pre-Eighteenth Century

4

Fall.
SPAN 313Latin American Literature and Culture: From Eighteenth Century

4

Spring.

Additional 300-400 level classes on a global perspective in ART, COMM, DANC, ENGL, FILM, FREN, ITAL, MLAN, MUS, PORT, SPAN, or THTR might be used in consultation with their advisor 

 

Note: Students cannot take Connections course to satisfy this requirement.

 

Additional prerequisites:

*COMM 348 has COMM 240

*ENGL 335 and 336 have ENGL 200, ENGL 200W, or ENGL 201

*FILM 353 has FILM 116, or consent of program director.

*FREN 313, FREN 323, and FREN 324 have FREN 202 or FREN 202W, or consent of department chair.

*ITAL 321 and ITAL 322 have ITAL 202, or consent of department chair.

*MLAN 360 has completion of two 300-level courses and one cognate course in a modern languages concentration and an overall GPA of 2.67.

*PORT 302, PORT 303, PORT 304, and PORT 305 have PORT 202 or PORT 202W, or consent of department chair.

*SPAN 310, SPAN 311, SPAN 312, and SPAN 313 have SPAN 202 or SPAN 202W, or consent of department chair

Total Credit Hours: 43-46