B.A. in Global Studies
Global Studies
Interdisciplinary Major
Jetsabe Caceres, Director
Elliot Adams, American Studies Advisor
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
- Concentration: American 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 |
| 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 | ||
| 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. A plan of study for the concentration in American Studies follows. 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 |
| PSC 1710 | Current International Problems | 3 |
| Elementary Foreign Language I | 4 | |
| GLST 2000 | Principles Of Global Studies | 3 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| 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 | ||
| GEPL 2040 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| Intermediate Foreign Language I | 3 | |
| ENGL 2710-2800 | Arts/Humanities Core (English Lit) | 3 |
| Social Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Arts/Humanities Core (Fine Art) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Term | ||
| PSC 2700 | Principles Of International Relations | 3 |
| Intermediate Foreign Language II | 3 | |
| GLST Major Area Studies Elective | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences Core (Lab) | 1 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fifth Term | ||
| SOC 4800 | Social Change in Developing Nations | 3 |
| GLST Major Global Issue Elective | 3 | |
| Foreign Language at 3000 level | 3 | |
| GLST Major Area Studies Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sixth Term | ||
| GEPL 4160 | Patterns Of World Development | 3 |
| GLST Major Area Studies Elective | 3 | |
| Diversity of US | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| GLST Major Global Issue Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Seventh Term | ||
| GLST Major: Area Studies Elective | 3 | |
| GLST Major: Area Studies Elective | 3 | |
| GLST Major: Issue Area Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Eighth Term | ||
| GLST 4900 | Senior Seminar In Global Studies | 3 |
| GLST Major: Issue Area Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 9 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 124 | |
Concentration in American Studies
| First Term | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| AR 1000 | First Year Orientation | 1 |
| AMST 2700 | Introduction To American Studies | 3 |
| PSC 1200 | American National Government | 3 |
| SPAN 1110 | Elementary Spanish I | 4 |
| ENGL 1110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| MATH 1180 | Reasoning With Mathematics | 3 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Second Term | ||
| ENGL 1130 | College Composition II: Academic Disciplines And Discourse | 3 |
| SPAN 1120 | Elementary Spanish II | 4 |
| SOC 1020 | Social Problems | 3 |
| PSY 1010 | Principles Of Psychology | 3 |
| BIOL 1120 | Survey Of Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 1220 | Survey Of Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Third Term | ||
| SPAN 2140 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 |
| ENGL 2800 | Writing About Literature | 3 |
| HIST 2340 | American Indian History | 3 |
| MUS 2220 | History Of Jazz | 3 |
| EEES 1010 | Physical Geology | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Term | ||
| DST 2020 | Introduction to Disability Studies | 3 |
| SPAN 2150 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
| ENGL 3600 | American Literary Traditions | 3 |
| WGST 2010 | Introduction To Gender Studies: Gender, Sex And Difference | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Fifth Term | ||
| MUS 2250 | Musical Diversity In The United States | 3 |
| PHIL 2200 | Introduction To Philosophy | 3 |
| AMST 3730 | Folklore | 3 |
| ARTH 3230 | Topics In American Art | 3 |
| HIST 3310 | Ethnic America | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sixth Term | ||
| ENGL 4630 | American Literary Realism | 3 |
| ENGL 4660 | African American Literature In The 20th Century | 3 |
| GEPL 3050 | Geography Of U.s. And Canada | 3 |
| PSC 3250 | Public Opinion | 3 |
| SOC 2640 | Race, Class, And Gender | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Seventh Term | ||
| AMST 4960 | Senior Thesis, Parts I & II | 5 |
| LST 2010 | Law And Social Thought | 3 |
| HIST 3600 | Women In American History | 3 |
| ENGL 4640 | Early 20th Century American Poetry | 3 |
| WGST 3010 | Issues In Women's Studies | 3 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Eighth Term | ||
| AMST Senior Thesis I and II part II | 3 | |
| HEAL 3800 | Death And Dying | 3 |
| AFST 4650 | African American Writers Before The 20th Century | 3 |
| SOC 4760 | Juvenile Delinquency | 3 |
| WGST 4770 | American Women Writers | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 123 | |