Global Studies Minor Concentration Requirements
Thematic Requirements (Minor)
Culture, Power, Place
Theme specific breadth requirement (Choose 1 course, 3 credits)
- Glos 3602: Other Worlds: Globalization and Culture
Electives (Choose 1 course in theme or region, 3 credits)
Please refer to the appropriate semester’s Approved Course List for current offerings.
Environment and Sustainable Development
Theme specific breadth requirement (Choose 1 course, 3 credits)
- Geog 3376: Political Ecology of North America
- Geog 3379: Environment and Development in the Third World
- GloS 3302: Debating "Development": Contested Visions
- GloS 3301: Environment and Empire
- Geog 4002: Social Theory and the Environment
Electives (Choose 1 course in theme or region, 3 credits)
Please refer to the appropriate semester’s Approved Course List for current offerings.
Governance, Peace, and Justice in a Global Context
Theme specific breadth requirement (Choose 1 course, 3 credits)
- Anth 4057 Politics and Law
- Hist 3422 World History in the 20th Century
- Pol 3835 International Relations
- Pol 3873 Global Citizenship and International Ethics
- Pol 4883 Global Governance
- Pol 4485 Human Rights and Democracy in the World
Electives (Choose 1 course in theme or region, 3 credits)
Please refer to the appropriate semester’s Approved Course List for current offerings.
International Political Economy
Theme specific breadth requirement (Choose 1 course, 3 credits)
- ApEc 3007, Applied Macroeconomics: Policy, Trade, and Development
- Econ 3041 The Prospective World Economy
- Econ 4401 International Economics
- Geog 3331 Geography of the World Economy
- Pol 4889 Governments and Global Trade and Money
Electives (Choose 1 course in theme or region, 3 credits)
Please refer to the appropriate semester’s Approved Course List for current offerings.
Population, Migration, and Identity
Theme specific breadth requirement (Choose 1 course, 3 credits)
- Geog 3381: Population in an interacting world
- Soc 3511. World population problems
- Pa 5301. Population methods and issues for the United States and Third World
Electives (Choose 1 course in theme or region, 3 credits)
Please refer to the appropriate semester’s Approved Course List for current offerings.
Regional Requirements (Minor)
East Asia
Region specific breadth requirement (Choose 1 course, 3 credits)
- Hist 3461 Introduction to East Asia I: The Imperial Times
- Hist 3462 Introduction to East Asia in Modern Times 1600-2000
Electives (Choose 0-1 courses, 0-3 credits)
Please refer to the appropriate semester’s Approved Course List for current offerings.
Europe
Region specific breadth requirement (Choose 1 course, 3 credits)
- Geog 3161 Europe: A Geographic Perspective
- Hist 3722 20th Century Europe From the End of WWII to the End of the Cold War
- Pol 3451 Politics and Society in the New Europe
Electives (Choose 0-1 courses, 0-3 credits)
Please refer to the appropriate semester’s Approved Course List for current offerings.
Latin America
Region specific breadth requirement (Choose 1 course, 3 credits)
- Geog 4121 Latin America
- Hist 3401 Early Latin America to 1825
- Hist 3402 Modern Latin America 1825 to present
- Pol 4479 Latin American Politics
- Span 3512 Modern Latin American Civilization
Electives (Choose 0-1 courses, 0-3 credits)
Please refer to the appropriate semester’s Approved Course List for current offerings.
Middle East
Region specific breadth requirement (Choose 1 course, 3 credits)
- Arab/Hist 3505 “Survey of the Middle East”
- Glos 3940 “Introduction to Middle Eastern Studies” (depends upon semester, please refer to the Global Studies approved course list for semester specific details).
Electives (Choose 0-1 courses, 0-3 credits)
Please refer to the appropriate semester’s Approved Course List for current offerings.
Russia
Region specific breadth requirement (Choose 1 course, 3 credits)
- Geog 3181 Russian and its Environs
- Hist 3637 Modern Russia: From Peter the Great to the Present
Electives (Choose 0-1 courses, 0-3 credits)
Please refer to the appropriate semester’s Approved Course List for current offerings.
South Asia
Region specific breadth requirement (Choose 1 course, 3 credits)
- Anth 3023 Society and Cultures of India
- Hist 3488 Genesis of Modern India
- Hist 3489 20th Century India
Electives (Choose 0-1 courses, 0-3 credits)
Please refer to the appropriate semester’s Approved Course List for current offerings.