Global Studies Minor

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College of Arts and Sciences

The minor in global studies consists of GS 1000 - Introduction to Global Studies ; GS 3850 - International/Intercultural Reflection ; 12 hours of upper-division electives in at least two of the three elective groupings described below; 2 semesters of college-level work in a second language (or equivalent work approved by the Chair of the Department of Modern Languages).

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

Elective Course Groupings

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

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

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.

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