Global Studies, B.A.

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Major Field of Concentration

The interdisciplinary program in the Global Studies major requires completion of the following lower and upper division courses:

GS 1000 - Introduction to Global Studies (3)
EC 1000 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
BIA 2200 - Statistics and Predictive Analytics (3)
or
BSS 2100 - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (3)
or
MT 3400 - Probability and Statistics I (3)
GS 3850 - International/Intercultural Reflection (1)
GS 4940 - Global Studies Capstone (3)

Proficiency in a Second Language

Students are required to take four semesters of college-level work in the same second language (or equivalent work approved by the Chair of the Department of Modern Languages). Students entering at an advanced level are encouraged to take at least four semesters of upper-level coursework in recognition of the fact that understanding is enhanced through the ability to use the language of other cultures.

Additional Requirements:

In addition, students complete 18-hours of upper-division credit hours (six courses) distributed across the three elective course groupings described below. The student must also complete 12 hours of related upper-division coursework or fulfill the requirements for a minor or second major. Coursework should be chosen in consultation with the Program Director.

Elective Course Groupings

Culture

A minimum of six credit hours (two courses) from the list of offerings on Culture:

Courses in the Culture category address patterns of shared and learned beliefs, perceptions, and values that are demonstrated by a society through customs, behaviors, practices, processes, and creative expressions. With permission from the Global Studies director, upper-division KCASE courses in Anthropology may be used to fulfill part or the entire Culture component.

BL 3920 - International Field Biology (3)
BL 4200 - Parasitology: Global Issues and Perspectives (3)
EN 3870 - Irish Literature (3)
EN 4860 - Postcolonialism and Literature (3)
SO 3760 - Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective (3)
TH 4181 - Religion in Latin America and the Caribbean (3)

Institutions

A minimum of six credit hours (two courses) from the list of offerings on Institutions:

Courses in the Institution grouping examine organizational structures such as governments, international governmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, and multinational corporations which serve as frameworks within which individuals behave and interact with one another locally, nationally, and globally.

HS 3250 - Europe Since 1945 (3)
HS 3912 - History of Modern Middle East (3)
HS 3920 - Modern South Asia (3)
HS 3925 - Colonialism, Nationalism, and Decolonization (3)
PS 3300 - Western European Politics (CP) (3)
PS 3310 - Eastern European-Russian Politics (CP) (3)
PS 3330 - The U.S. and the Pacific Rim (CP) (3)
PS 3350 - Latin American Politics (CP) (3)
PS 3355 - Inter-American Politics (IR) (3)
PS 3370 - Middle Eastern Politics (CP) (3)
PS 3550 - International Relations and Organizations (IR) (3)

Markets

A minimum of six credit hours (two courses) from the list of offerings on Markets:

Courses in the Markets grouping deal primarily with how individuals, firms, non-governmental organizations, and governments engage in and make decisions regarding resource allocation and the production and distribution of goods and services.

International/Intercultural Experience

(concurrent with GS 3850 )

Students are required to engage in experiential learning in an intercultural or global context. This may include Study Abroad, spring break service trips, Biology field trips, or an intensive local service-learning project. Details of this requirement will be fulfilled in consultation with and approval of the Program Director.

Additional courses may be added to the list of approved Global Studies electives. For descriptions of the upper-division electives in the three course groupings, see the catalog sections of the various departments that sponsor and schedule them.

A grade of C or better is required in each upper-division course of the major. (A grade of C- will not satisfy the requirement.)

Also Recommended:

Additional courses in which students are also recommended to enroll:

PS 1000 - Introduction to Politics (3)
HS 1701 - World Civilizations to the 17th Century (3)
or
HS 1702 - World Civilizations Since 1492 (3)
EN 2740 - World Literature Through the 16th Century (3)
or
EN 2760 - World Literature Since the 16th Century (3)
or
EN 2900-2989 - Studies in World Literature (3)
BL 4810 - Ecology (3) and
BL 4811 - Ecology Laboratory (1)
NS 1210 - Environmental Science & Sustainability (3) and
NS 1220 - Environmental Science & Sustainability Laboratory (1)
or
BL 1210 - Environmental Science & Sustainability (3) and
BL 1220 - Environmental Science & Sustainability Lab (1)
Courses in the Women, Gender, and Sexuality program.

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