Global Studies BA
| Course Number and Title | Credits |
|---|---|
| UF 100 Foundations of Intellectual Life | 3 |
| UF 200 Foundations of Ethics and Diversity | 3 |
| FW ENGL 101 Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| FW ENGL 102 Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| FC Foundations of Oral Communication | 3 |
| FM Foundations of Mathematics course | 3-4 |
| FN ENVSTD 121 Introduction to Environmental Studies | 3 |
| FN Foundations of Natural, Physical, & Applied Sciences course with lab | 4 |
| FA Foundations of Arts course | 3 |
| FH Foundations of Humanities course in Foreign language: exclude ASL and Latin | 4 |
| FS ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics or FS SOC 230 Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| FS GLOBAL 101 Global Studies: Conflict, Cooperation, and Change | 3 |
| Foreign Language (two-year sequence of single language to total 16 credits. Excludes American Sign Language and Latin. Taken in addition to language course taken for the FH.) | 12 |
| ENGL 216 Literature and Global Consciousness | 3 |
| GLOBAL 200 Culture and Political Change through Film | 3 |
| FF GLOBAL 499 Capstone Research Seminar | 3 |
| SPS 200 Problem Solving in Public Service | 3 |
| SPS 240 Data in Public Service | 3 |
| SPS 301 Engagement and Empathy in Public Service | 3 |
| Experiential learning courses from the following: LEAD 225 Civic Engagement and Leadership GLOBAL 493 Internship WORLD 123 International Peer Service Learning Courses can be repeated to satisfy 3 credit requirement, with the exception of WORLD 123, which can only be repeated once. Courses taken through an International Study Abroad will also satisfy this requirement. | 3 |
| Three (3) of the following: GLOBAL 300 World Literatures GLOBAL 301 History of Globalization GLOBAL 302 Social & Political Change in the Global South GLOBAL 303 Global Economic Development GLOBAL 304 Sustainable Futures | 9 |
| Complete the coursework under one of the following emphasis areas to graduate with a BA in Global Studies. | |
| International Relations Emphasis | |
| ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| POLS 298 Introduction to Political Inquiry | 3 |
| POLS 398 Advanced Political Science Methods | 3 |
| Choose three (3) from the following courses, which must be from at least two (2) disciplines: *GENDER 301 Feminist Theory GLOBAL 320 Selected Topics in Contemporary International Relations GLOBAL 498 Seminar in Contemporary Global Issues HIST 310 Forced to Flee: Refugees in European History HIST 319 Europe since the Second World War HIST 326 History of the Holocaust HIST 327 World War I HIST 339 US Military History 1775-Present POLS 305 Comparative Politics: Theories, Methods, and Political Processes POLS 306 International Relations: Actors, Interactions, and Methods POLS 420 Comparative Foreign Policy POLS 421 International Law and Organization POLS 429 International Political Economy POLS 430 US Foreign Policy POLS 431 Seminar in Contemporary International Relations POLS 432 Civil War and Terrorism SOC 395 The Sociology of War and Peace | 9 |
| Upper-division electives to total 40 | 10-13 |
| Electives to total 120 credits | 8-12 |
| Total | 120 |
| Sustainable Futures Emphasis | |
| ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| POLS 298 Introduction to Political Inquiry | 3 |
| POLS 398 Advanced Political Science Methods | 3 |
| Choose three (3) from the following courses, which must be from at least two (2) disciplines: ANTH 314 Environmental Anthropology ANTH 350 Human Behavioral Ecology ECON 311 History of Economic Thought ECON 315 Global Economic Development ECON 317 International Economics ECON 325 Heterodox Political Economy ECON 333 Natural Resource Economics ECON 410 (POLS 410) Public Finance ECON 474 Sustainability and Economic Policy ENGL 408 Writing for Nonprofits & Software Documentation ENVSTD 220 The End of the Earth as We Know It: Introduction to Global Environmental Change ENVSTD 420 Contemporary Debates on Global Environmental Change ENVSTD 440 Nature Conservation in a Global Perspective ENVSTD 460 Sustainable Development ENVSTD 470 Global Migration and the Environment GLOBAL 330 Selected Topics in Contemporary Sustainable Futures GLOBAL 498 Seminar in Contemporary Global Issues INTBUS 445 (POLS 445) International Trade and Investment Law POLS 305 Comparative Politics: Theories, Methods, and Political Processes POLS 306 International Relations: Actors, Interactions, and Methods POLS 409 Environmental Politics POLS 421 International Law and Organization POLS 429 International Political Economy SOC 440 Environmental Sociology | 9 |
| Upper-division electives to total 40 credits | 10-13 |
| Electives to total 120 credits | 8-12 |
| Total | 120 |
| World Cultures Emphasis | |
| Choose one (1) of the following: ANTH 102 Cultural Anthropology ARTHIST 102 Survey of Western Art II ARTHIST 103 Survey of Far Eastern Art | 3 |
| ENGL 275 Methods of Literary Studies | 3 |
| Choose one (1) of the following: FREN 303 Advanced Conversation and Composition GERM 303 Advanced Conversation and Composition LING 305 Introduction to Language Studies POLS 305 Comparative Politics: Theories, Methods, and Political Processes SOC 412 Qualitative Social Research Methods SPAN 301 Conversational Spanish | 3 |
| Choose three (3) from the following courses, which must be from at least two (2) disciplines: Any upper-division BASQ-STD,, FREN, GERM, SPAN, or WORLD Any upper-division history course ART 300 Multicultural Arts ARTHIST 354 Northern Renaissance Art ARTHIST 356 Art of India ARTHIST 359 Pre-Columbian Art ENGL 338 Literature in Translation ENGL 390 Ethnic Literature ENGL 396 Postcolonial Literature ENGL 408 Writing for Nonprofits & Software Documentation *GENDER 301 Feminist Theory GLOBAL 340 Selected Topics in Contemporary World Cultures GLOBAL 498 Seminar in Contemporary Global Issues HIST 310 Forced to Flee: Refugees in European History LING 321 Introduction to Sociolinguistics LING 331 The Politics of Language SOC 305 Race and Cultural Minorities SOC 407 Sociology of Religion SOC 421 Social Inequality | 9 |
| Upper-division electives to total 40 | 10-13 |
| Electives to total 120 credits | 8-12 |
| Total | 120 |
| World Economics Emphasis | |
| ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| POLS 298 Introduction to Political Inquiry | 3 |
| POLS 398 Advanced Political Science Methods | 3 |
| Choose three (3) of the following courses, from at least two (2) disciplines: ECON 311 History of Economic Thought ECON 315 Global Economic Development ECON 317 International Economics ECON 325 Heterodox Political Economy ECON 333 Natural Resource Economics ECON 410 (POLS 410) Public Finance ECON 474 Sustainability and Economic Policy GLOBAL 350 Selected Topics in Contemporary World Economics GLOBAL 498 Seminar in Contemporary Global Issues INTBUS 445 (POLS 445) International Trade and Investment Law POLS 305 Comparative Politics: Theories, Methods, and Political Processes POLS 306 International Relations: Actors, Interactions, and Methods POLS 421 International Law and Organization POLS 428 Seminar in Contemporary Comparative Politics POLS 429 International Political Economy | 9 |
| Upper-division electives to total 40 credits | 10-13 |
| Electives to total 120 credits | 8-12 |
| Total | 120 |
| *These courses have a prerequisite that is not for the major, but is required prior to taking this course. |