B.A. in Global Studies
Global Studies -Interdisciplinary Major
Jetsabe Caceres, Director
Global studies is a major that allows students to study a variety of international processes in a comprehensive and multidisciplinary program of study. The curriculum is planned so that it offers students a background in global affairs in the broadest sense, as well as an opportunity to focus on one geographic area of the world and one international interest area.
Degrees Offered:
- B.A., Global Studies
Global Studies is a major that allows students to study a variety of international processes in a comprehensive and multidisciplinary program of study. The curriculum is planned so that it offers students a background in global affairs in the broadest sense, as well as an opportunity to focus on one geographic area of the world and one international interest area.
Global Studies requires a minimum of 33 credit hours.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| GLST 2000 | Principles Of Global Studies | 3 |
| PSC 2600 | Principles of Comparative Politics | 3 |
| ANTH 2800 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| or ANTH 3850 | Peoples Of World: An Evolutionary Approach | |
| ENGL 3770 | World Literature And Cultures | 3 |
| or ENGL 3670 | Literature of Diverse and Nonwhite Communities | |
| or ENGL 4560 | Literature of the British Empire 1850 to the Present | |
| GLST 4900 | Senior Seminar In Global Studies | 3 |
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| World Regional Geography | ||
| Patterns Of World Development | ||
| Current International Problems | ||
| Principles Of International Relations | ||
| Social Change in Developing Nations | ||
or SOC 3640 | Social Inequality | |
or SOC 4340 | Population And Society | |
| Select two courses with a global or regional focus | 6 | |
| Select one 3000-level foreign Language course | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 33 | |
To earn a Global Studies degree, students must complete the requirements in all sections with a minimum of a 2.0 cumulative GPA. In addition, students must complete 18 hours of related fields courses. This may be achieved with a minor chosen in consultation with the Global Studies Advisor.
Below is a sample plan of study for a general Global Studies Degree. Consult your degree audit for your program requirements.
| First Term | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| AR 1000 | First Year Orientation | 1 |
| ENGL 1110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| MATH 1180 | Reasoning With Mathematics | 3 |
| Elementary Foreign Language I | 4 | |
| GLST 2000 | Principles Of Global Studies | 3 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Second Term | ||
| ANTH 2800 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ENGL 1130 | College Composition II: Academic Disciplines And Discourse | 3 |
| Elementary Foreign Language II | 4 | |
| HIST 1010-1200 | Arts/Humanities Core (History) | 3 |
| Natural Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Third Term | ||
| Intermediate Foreign Language I or approved culture course | 3 | |
| Social Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Elective - Global Studies Major | 3 | |
| Arts/Humanities Core (Fine Art) | 3 | |
| PSC 2600 | Principles of Comparative Politics | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Term | ||
| Intermediate Foreign Language II or approved culture course | 3 | |
| Elective - Global Studies Major | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences Core (Lab) | 1 | |
| ENGL 2710-2800 Arts/Humanities Core (English Lit) | 3 | |
| Arts/Humanities (Elective Humanities ) | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fifth Term | ||
| Foreign Language at 3000 level | 3 | |
| Elective - Global Studies Major | 3 | |
| Arts/Humanities Core (Elective Humanities ) | ||
| Non-Major WAC Elective | 3 | |
| Related Fields or Minor Course | 3 | |
| Social Science Core | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sixth Term | ||
| Diversity of US | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| ENGL 3770 | World Literature And Cultures | 3 |
| Related Fields or Minor Course | 3 | |
| Non-US Diversity | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Seventh Term | ||
| Elective | 5 | |
| Elective - Global Studies Major | 3 | |
| Related Fields or Minor Course | 6 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Eighth Term | ||
| GLST 4900 | Senior Seminar In Global Studies | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective - GLST Major: Global or Regional focus course | 3 | |
| Related Fields or Minor Course | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Students will exhibit critical thinking and well-developed writing skills.
Students will have an appreciation for diversity in a global context.
Students will gain an acquaintance with the breadth of the field of Global Studies and its related disciplines.
Students will exhibit an ability to be an active and responsible participant in global processes.