Consists of a total of 18 hours which must include:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CGS 250 | Introduction to Contemporary Global Studies * | 3 |
| Select 15 additional hours from approved International Courses including: | 15 | |
| Approved Study Abroad Program ** | 3 | |
- *
Must be taken in either the fall or spring semester of the senior year, and it must follow completion of the other aforementioned requirements.
- **
In which a minimum of three credits are earned. International students residing in the U.S. in a non-immigrant visa status are exempt from the study abroad requirement.
No more than six of the 18 hours for the minor may be taken from a single discipline.
The current list of approved courses is available in the Center for Global Programs and Studies and on its website. Additional elective courses may have been approved since publication of this bulletin. The program coordinator maintains a complete list of all approved elective courses. For course descriptions, see the relevant department’s listings in this publication.
Global Thematic Studies
Three courses (preferably selected from two categories). Categories include cultural studies (religion, music, and literature), socioeconomic studies, and geopolitical studies.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Cultural Studies | ||
| ANT 336 | Myth, Ritual and Symbolism | 3 |
| ANT 350 | Language, Indigeneity and Globalization | 3 |
| ANT 355 | Language and Culture | 3 |
| ANT 360 | Anthropology of Global Health | 3 |
| ANT 383 & ANT 384 | Field program in Cultural Anthropology and Field Program in Cultural Anthropology | 6 |
| ART 260 | Classics of World Cinema | 3 |
| COM 350 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| COM 351A | Comparative Communication: Japan | 3 |
| COM 354 | International Communication | 3 |
| COM 370 | Special Topics (when topic is Cross-Cultural Communication in Multinational Organizations) | 3 |
| ENG 358 | Postcolonial Literature | 3 |
| ENG 359 | Studies in Postcolonial Literature | 3 |
| FRH 216 | Studies in French and Francophone Literature and Culture | 3 |
| FRH 370 | Seminar in French and Francophone Studies | 3 |
| HMN 225 | Literature, Travel, and Discovery | 3 |
| HMN 290 | The Humanities through Film, Literature and Media | 3 |
| HST 256 | The U.S and the World, 1763-1914 | 3 |
| HST 257 | The U.S and the World since 1914 | 3 |
| HST 341 | Africans in the Atlantic World, 1750-1815 | 3 |
| HST 343 | The Silk Roads | 3 |
| HST 384 | Global Outlaws History since 1500 | 3 |
| CGS 150 & CGS 151 & CGS 152 | Preparing for Cross-Cultural Engagement Abroad and Cross-Cultural Engagement Abroad and Cross-Cultural Engagement and Re-entry (all 3 courses must be taken to count for the minor) | 3 |
| MSC 101 | Introduction to the Music of World Cultures | 3 |
| PSY 357 | Cross-Cultural Psychology | 3 |
| REL 305 | Ethnography of Religion | 3 |
| REL 361 | Topics in Buddhism | 3 |
| REL 362 | Topics in Islam | 3 |
| REL 381 | Zen Buddhism | 3 |
| SPA 347 | Contemporary Theater in Spain and Spanish America | 3 |
| SPA 356 | Transgressing Borders: Identity in Latin-American and U.S. Latino Cultures | 3 |
| THE 374 | Contemporary World Drama | 3 |
| Socio-economic Studies | ||
| ANT 337 | Economic Anthropology | 3 |
| BEM 315 | Managing in a Global Context | 3 |
| BEM 322 | Global Marketing Strategy | 3 |
| BEM 391 | Global Business Studies | 3 |
| ECN 351 | International Trade | 3 |
| ECN 352 | International Finance | 3 |
| ECN 358 | Economic Growth and Development | 3 |
| FIN 234 | International Finance | 3 |
| HST 350 | World Economic History: Globalization, Wealth and Poverty, 1500-Present | 3 |
| CGS 260 | Seminar in Global Trade and Commerce Studies | 3 |
| CGS 363 | Global Capitalism | 3 |
| POL 239 | State, Economy, and International Competitiveness | 3 |
| SOC 363 | Global Capitalism | 3 |
| Geopolitical Studies | ||
| EDU 271 | Geography: The Human Environment | 3 |
| EDU 273 | Geography: The Natural Environment | 3 |
| EDU 274 | Environmental Geography | 3 |
| HST 309 | European International Relations since World War I | 3 |
| HST 369 | Modern Military History | 3 |
| POL 237 | The Comparative Politics of Welfare States | 3 |
| POL 238 | Comparative Economic and Political Development | 3 |
| POL 245 | Ethnonationalism | 3 |
| POL 253 | International Political Economy | 3 |
| POL 255 | Terrorism and Political Violence | 3 |
| POL 256 | International Security | 3 |
| POL 261 | International Law | 3 |
| POL 262 | International Organizations | 3 |
| POL 263 | U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East | 3 |
| POL 264 | Moral Dilemmas in International Politics | 3 |
| PHI 366 | Global Justice | 3 |
| WGS 329 | Politics of Gender and Sexuality: Cross-Cultural Perspectives | 3 |
Regional Studies
Two courses preferably selected from a single region. Regions include Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | ||
| ENG 356 | Literature of the Caribbean | 3 |
| HST 269 | African History since 1850 | 3 |
| HST 336 | Gender and Power in African History | 3 |
| HST 340 | Urban Africa | 3 |
| HST 341 | Africans in the Atlantic World, 1750-1815 | 3 |
| HST 378 | Race, Memory, and Identity | 3 |
| POL 242 | Topics in Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POL 252 | Topics in International Politics | 3 |
| REL 339 | Religion, Power, and Society in Modern Africa | 3 |
| Asia | ||
| ANT 334 | People and Cultures of South Asia | 3 |
| ART 204 | South Asian Art and Architecture | 3 |
| EAL 271 | Mass Culture in Modern China | 3 |
| EAL 272 | Fiction and Film from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Beyond | 3 |
| EAL 375 | Senior Research Seminar | 3 |
| EAS 311 | Special Topics in East Asian Studies | 1-3 |
| EAS 381 | Independent Research in East Asian Studies | 1-3 |
| HST 245 | Modern China since 1850 | 3 |
| HST 247 | Japan since 1600 | 3 |
| HST 347 | The Rise of Asian Economic Power since WWII | 3 |
| POL 241 | Contemporary India | 3 |
| POL 246 | Politics and Policies in South Asia | 3 |
| POL 248 | Chinese Politics | 3 |
| REL 263 | The Religions of Japan | 3 |
| REL 282 | Religion and Culture in China | 3 |
| REL 361 | Topics in Buddhism | 3 |
| REL 381 | Zen Buddhism | 3 |
| REL 385 | Topics in South Asian Religions | 3 |
| REL 386 | Indian Epics | 3 |
| Europe | ||
| ART 230 | Spanish Art and Architecture | 3 |
| ART 235 | Arts of London | 3 |
| ART 276 | Austrian Art and Architecture | 3 |
| ECN 372 | Selected Areas in Economics | 1-3 |
| ENG 362 | Irish Literature in the Twentieth Century | 3 |
| ENG 368 | Studies in Irish Literature | 3 |
| FRH 360 | Cinema and Society | 3 |
| FRH 363 | Trends in French and Francophone Poetry | 3 |
| FRH 364 | French and Francophone Prose Fiction | 3 |
| FRH 365 | French and Francophone Drama | 3 |
| GER 214 | Masterpieces of Austrian Literature | 3 |
| GER 321 | German Culture and Civilization II | 3 |
| GER 350 | German-Jewish Literature and Culture | 3 |
| GER 381 | German Literature from 1700-1815 | 3 |
| GER 383 | German Literature from 1815-1900 | 3 |
| GER 385 | German Literature from 1900 to Present | 3 |
| GES 331 | Weimar Germany | 3 |
| GES 335 | German Film | 3 |
| GES 337 | Myth and National Identity Formation | 3 |
| GES 341 | Austrian Literature in Translation | 3 |
| GES 390 | German Women Writers | 3 |
| GES 397 | Intellectual History of Weimar | 3 |
| HST 218 | France since 1815 | 3 |
| HST 220 | Germany: Unification to Unification 1871 to 1990 | 3 |
| HST 224 | Great Britain since 1750 | 3 |
| HST 225 | History of Venice | 3 |
| HST 231 | Russia and Soviet Union: 1865 to Present | 3 |
| HST 232 | Introduction to Russian and East European Studies | 3 |
| HST 309 | European International Relations since World War I | 3 |
| HST 318 | Weimar Germany | 3 |
| HST 328 | History of the English Common Law | 3 |
| HST 333 | European Diplomacy 1848-1914 | 3 |
| HST 389 | The British Empire in the Middle East | 3 |
| HMN 228 | Viennese Culture 1860-1914 | 3 |
| IAS 325 | Italian Neorealism in Films and Novels | 3 |
| ITA 324 | Italian Regional Cultures | 3 |
| ITA 326 | Comedy in Italian Cinema | 3 |
| ITA 327 | Modern Italian Cinema | 3 |
| ITA 333 | Italian Theatre | 3 |
| ITA 335 | Italian Women Writers | 3 |
| ITA 336 | Italian Women and the City | 3 |
| ITA 338 | South in Contemporary Italy | 3 |
| POL 202 | Political Structures of Present-day Spain | 3 |
| POL 231 | Western European Politics | 3 |
| POL 232 | Politics in Russia and Eastern Europe | 3 |
| POL 233 | The Politics of Modern Germany | 3 |
| POL 234 | United Kingdom Politics in a Global Age | 3 |
| POL 235 | European Integration | 3 |
| RUS 210 | Russians and Their World | 3 |
| RUS 341 | Russian Literature in Translation | 3 |
| SPA 334 | Voices of Modern Spain | 3 |
| SPA 342 | From Colonial to Postcolonial Voices | 3 |
| SPA 346 | Transatlantic Transitions: Postdictatorship in Spain and the Southern Cone | 3 |
| SPA 348 | Contemporary Women Novelists and their Female Characters | 3 |
| SPA 349 | Great Authors and Directors | 1.5-3 |
| SPA 351 | Cinema and Society | 3 |
| Latin America | ||
| BEM 322 | Global Marketing Strategy | 3 |
| EDU 373 | Comparative and International Education (offered in Spain) | 3 |
| HST 275 | Modern Latin America | 3 |
| HST 284 | Latin America's Colonial Past | 3 |
| HST 374 | Protest and Rebellion in Latin America | 3 |
| LAS 210 | Introduction to Latin-American and Latino Studies | 3 |
| LAS 220C | Afro-Cuban Cultural Expression | 3 |
| LAS 310 | Special Topics in Latin American and Latino Studies | 3 |
| LAS 398 | Individual Study | 3 |
| MSC 104 | Music of Latin America | 3 |
| POL 236 | Government and Politics in Latin America | 3 |
| POL 257 | Politics of International Development | 3 |
| SPA 342 | From Colonial to Postcolonial Voices | 3 |
| SPA 347 | Contemporary Theater in Spain and Spanish America | 3 |
| SPA 355 | Romantic Nationalism, Avant-garde Nihilism, and the Deconstruction of Utopia | 3 |
| SPA 356 | Transgressing Borders: Identity in Latin-American and U.S. Latino Cultures | 3 |
| SPA 360 | Contemporary Theatre | 3 |
| Middle East | ||
| HST 388 | Nation, Faith, and Gender in the Middle East | 3 |
| HST 389 | The British Empire in the Middle East | 3 |
| POL 259 | Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict | 3 |
| POL 263 | U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East | 3 |
| POL 274 | Arab and Islamic Political Thought | 3 |