B.A. MINOR - GLOBAL STUDIES (GLST)
24 Credits (Minimum of 12 credits at 300-400 level)
REQUIRED COURSES (6 S.H.)
GS 200 Introduction to Global Studies (3)
GS 400 Seminar in Global Studies (3)
MINOR ELECTIVES (18 S.H.)
The electives for the minor are organized in the following four categories: Global Environment, Global Governance, Global Society & Culture, and Global Economy. Students must take at least 3 credits from each of the categories, but may not count more than 9 credits from any one of the categories as credit toward the minor. With the approval of the program director, students may use up to 9 credits earned by taking courses from the General Electives listed below to fulfill minor requirements
Global Environment
Courses in this category 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.
Biology
BIOL 104 Environment, Society, and Conservation (3)
Chemistry
CHEM320 Environmental Chemistry (4) (prerequisite: one year of general chemistry or instructor's permission)
Geography
GEOG370 The Geography of Tourism- Advanced Study (3)
Geoscience
GEOS 102 Resources of the Earth (3)
GEOS 103 Natural Disasters (3)
GEOS 325 Environmental Geoscience (3) (prerequisite: GEOS 120, Dynamic Earth, or instructor's permission)
GEOS 370 GIS and Imaging Techniques (3)
Physical Education and Recreation
PER 302 Adventure Travel and Tourism Development (3)
Global Governance
Courses in this category 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 (3)
POLS 205 United Nations in World Affairs (3)
POLS 225 Ethnic Conflict and Nationalism (3)
POLS 343 Human Rights in Theory and Practice (3)
POLS 346 International Law (3) (prerequisite: *POLS 130)
POLS 347 International Organization (3) (prerequisite: *POLS 130)
POLS 475 Democratization and Its Challenges (3) (prerequisite: *POLS 135)
Global Society & Culture
Courses in this category 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.
Communication Studies
CMST381 Cross Cultural and International Communication (3) (prerequisite: CMST 281)
Computer Science
CS 210 Computers in Global Society (3)
Education
EDUC 450 Comparative Education (3) (no prerequisite)
English
ENG 221 Topics in World Literature [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] (1-2)
ENG 327 Genres in Literature [Reading Sacred Texts] (1-2)
Mass Communication
MCOM 356 Media and Society International (3)
MCOM 450 International Broadcasting (3) (prerequisite: MCOM 100, Mass Media & Society)
Music
MUS 114 World Music (3)
Physical Education and Recreation
PER 265 Leisure in Different Cultures (3)
Philosophy
PHIL 330 Biomedical Ethics (3)
Social Work
SOCW 445 Globalization of Social Welfare (3) (prerequisite: SOCW 340)
Sociology
SOC 340 Social-Cultural Anthropology (3) (prerequisite: *SOC 150, Intro to Sociology)
SOC 421 Urban Sociology (3) (prerequisite: *SOC 150)
Global Economy
Courses in this category 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.
Accounting
ACCT 424 International Taxation (3) (prerequisite: *ECON 202)
Business Administration
BUSA 411 International Business Law (3) (prerequisite: BUSA 291 or 301)
Economics and Finance
ECON 404 International Economics (3) (prerequisite:ECON *201 and *202)
ECON 415 International Economic Development (3) (prerequisite: ECON *201 and *202)
FIN 440 International Finance (3) (prerequisite: FIN 360, Corporate Finance)
Geography
GEOG 211 Economic Geography (3)
Management
MGMT 455 International Business (3) (prerequisite: MGMT 315 or instructor's permission)
MGMT 475 Seminar in International Management (3) (prerequisite: MGMT 315 or instructor's permission)
MGMT 477 International Human Resources Management (3) (prerequisite: MGMT 315 or 325, and 317, or instructor's permission)
Political Science
POLS 342 International Political Economy (3) (prerequisite: *POLS 130)
GENERAL ELECTIVES
GS 205 Cultural Encounters (3 S.H.)
GS 350 Cross-Cultural Field Experience (1-9 S.H.)
GS 460 Independent Study (1-9 S.H.)
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