Global Studies: Requirements for the Minor
Interdisciplinary Minor
Supporting Courses, (9 credits):
Required, (6 credits):
ENV SCI 102: Introduction to Environmental Sciences (3 credits)
GEOG 102: World Regions and Concepts: A Geographic Analysis (3 credits)
Choose one course, (3 credits):
ANTHRO 100: Varieties of World Culture (3 credits)
HUM STUD/HISTORY 103: World Civilizations I (3 credits)
HUM STUD/HISTORY 104: World Civilizations II (3 credits)
POL SCI 100: Global Politics and Society (3 credits)
PU EN AF 102: Environment and Society (3 credits)
UR RE ST 201: City Life and Globalization (3 credits)
Upper-Level Courses, (15 credits):
Students must select five courses (15 credits total) from the thematic categories below. At least three courses must be from different categories.
Global Democracy: institutions and citizenship
DJS 351: Political, Economy of Development (3 credits)
HISTORY 358: Political History of Modern Latin America (3 credits)
POL SCI 351: Comparative Politics (3 credits)
POL SCI 360: International Relations (3 credits)
Global Environmental Sustainability: natural resources, biodiversity and climate change
ECON 412: Economics of Sustainability (3 credits)
ENV SCI 303: Conservation of Natural Resources (3 credits)
ENV SCI 425: Global Climate Change (3 credits)
POL SCI 380: Global Environmental Politics and Policy (3 credits)
Global Human Security: basic human needs and services:
ANTHRO 340: Medical Anthropology (3 credits)
HUM DEV 342: Cross Cultural Human Development (3 credits)
NURSING 492: Special Topics in Nursing: Global Aspects of Healthcare (2-4 credits)
UR RE ST 320: Cities in Cinema (3 credits)
Global Peoples: nationality, ethnicity, race and religion
GEOG 370: Geography of South America (3 credits)
HISTORY 337: The Rise of Islamic Civilization to 1800 (3 credits)
HISTORY 354: History of Modern East Asia (3 credits)
HISTORY 356: History of Modern Africa (3 credits)
HUM STUD 360: Globalization and Cultural Conflict (3 credits)
POL SCI 353: Politics of Developing Areas (3 credits)