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G l o b a l   S t u d i e s M i n o r   

PASS/NO CREDIT (P/NC) COURSES

Except for internships and practica, students must take all courses in their major, minor, options, concentrations and licensures on a grade-only basis.

B.A. Minor

24 Credits (Minimum of 12 credits at 300-400 level)

Required Credits  6
Elective   Credits 18

Required Courses (6 credits)                           

GS 200             Intro to Global Studies                          
GS 400             Seminar in Global Studies

Minor Electives (18 credits) 

The electives for the Minor are organized in the following four categories. Students must take at least 3 credits from each of the following categories but may not count more than 9 credits from any one toward the minor.               

Up to nine credits earned by taking courses from the General Electives category below maybe used to fulfill Minor requirements with the approval of the program director

Global Environment

Courses in this section consider the wholeness of the physical environment of the globe, the potential of its resources to meet human needs, the effects of human activity on the global environment, and the ways in which its conservation can occur.

 BIOL 104         Conservation of the Environment {USP course} 
 CHEM 320       Environmental Chemistry (prereq one year of general chemistry or
                         instructor’s consent {USP})      
 GEOG 370        The Geography of Tourism- Advanced Study
 GEOS 102         Resources of the Earth (USP course)
 GEOS 103         Natural Disasters (USP course)
 GEOS 225        Environmental Geoscience (prereq GEOS 120 –Dynamic Earth or
                         Instructor’s consent {USP course})

GEOS 370        GIS and Imaging Techniques (Oral Flag)
RTTR 302        Adventure Travel and Tourism Development

 Global Governance

Courses in this section examine the inadequacy of current international organizations to cope with contemporary problems brought about by globalization, and examine the efforts of various groups and countries to develop rules, norms and institutions that can respond to these problems in ways that are consistent with universal standards of human dignity.

POLS 130         Introduction to International Relations * (USP course)

POLS 135         Comparative Political Systems (USP course)
POLS 205         United Nations in World Affairs (USP course)
POLS 225         Ethnic Conflict and Nationalism (USP course)
POLS 343        Human Rights in Theory & Practice (USP course)
POLS 346         International Law (prereq PS 130-USP course)
POLS 347         International Organization   (prereq POLS 130-USP course) (Writing Flag)                            
POLS475          Democratization & Its Challenges (prereq PS 135- USP course)
                        {Writing Flag}

 Global Society & Culture

Courses in this section explore the emergence of common norms, values and behavior around the world as a result of globalization and spread of modern technology.  They also examine expression of thought and culture in different parts of the world and the dynamic of conflict and cooperation between local and global cultures.

 CMST 381       Cross Cultural and International Communication (prereq CMST
                          281)
EDUC 450       Comparative Education (no prerequisite)
ENG 221          Topics in World Literature (USP course) {only sections with
                        following topics}World Mythology; Families Across Cultures;
                        Beyond Europe & America;Postcolonial Literature}
ENG 225          Topics in Literature: Meeting of East and West in Literature
ENG 327          Genres in Literature- Reading Sacred Texts
MCOM 450      International Broadcasting (prereq MCOM 100 Mass Media &
                        Society-USP course)
MUS 114          World Music
PHIL 330          Biomedical Ethics

RTTR265          Leisure in Different Cultures

SOCW 445        Globalization of Social Welfare
SOC 340           Social- Cultural Anthropology (prerequisite SOC 150-USP course)
SOC 421           Urban Sociology (Prerequisite SOC 150-USP course)

Global Economy

Courses in this section deal with the emergence of the global market economy, the way in which it operates and how governments and non-governmental groups react to it.

ACCT 424        International Taxation (prereq ECON 202- USP course)
BUSA 411        International Business Law (prereq BUSA 291 or 301)
ECON 404        International Economics (prerequisite ECON 201 and 202 -USP
                        courses)
ECON 415        International Economic Development (prereq ECON 201 and 202
                        -USP courses)
FIN 440           International Finance (prerequisite FIN 360 –Corporate Finance)
GEOG211         Economic Geography
MGMT 447       International Labor Relations (prereq ACCT 211-USP course,
                        ECON 201 & 202 {USP courses},   MGMT 315 & 317 or
                        Instructor’s consent)
MGMT 455       International Business (MGMT 315 or instructor’s consent)

MGMT 475      Seminar In International Management (prereq MGMT 315 or
                       instructor’s consent)
MGMT 477      International Human Resource Management (prerequisite MGMT
                       315 or 325, and 317, or instructor’s consent)
POLS 342         International Political Economy   (prerequisite POLS 130- USP
                        course)  

General Electives     

GS 202             Cultural Diversity Lab

GS 205             Cultural Encounters 
GS 350             Cross-Cultural Field Experience (1-9 s.h.)
GS 460             Independent Study (1-9 s.h.)