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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Global Studies - North American Studies (GSNA) - BA Major

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49 S.H. (no minor required)

2.0 GPA required.

Global Studies Core

This major has two parts:

Part I (Global Perspectives) provides students a general framework that organizes the different aspects of globalization.
Part II (Regional Perspectives) offers students an opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge about one of the following regions of the world: Asia, Europe, Latin America, or North America.

Students can examine the impact of global developments on the region they choose to study, and conversely, the impact of regions in influencing global forces. The emphasis upon global-regional interaction is the distinguishing feature of this program.

Part I: Global Perspectives (21 S.H.)

Required Courses (6 S.H.)

GS 200 - Introduction to Global Studies (3 S.H.)
△ GS 400 - Global Studies Seminar (3 S.H.)

Major Electives (15 S.H.)

Electives are organized in four categories:

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 resources can be responsibly managed.
Global Governance: Courses in this category examine whether current international organizations can adequately cope with contemporary problems caused by globalization. These courses also examine efforts by various groups and countries to develop rules, norms, and institutions that can respond consistent with universal standards of human dignity and responsibility.
Global Society and Culture: Courses in this category explore the emergence of common norms, values, and behavior around the world as a result of globalization and the spread of technology. They also examine expression and culture in different parts of the world and the dynamic of conflict and cooperation between local and global cultures.
Global Economy: Courses in this category deal with the emergence of the global market economy, the way in which it operates, and the reaction of governments and non-governmental groups.

Students may not count more than 9 S.H. from each category toward major.

Part II: Regional Perspectives - North American Studies (28 S.H.)

Required Courses (3 S.H.)

GS 210 - Introduction to North America (3 S.H.)

World Language & Cultural Immersion (16 S.H.)

Students must demonstrate intermediate language proficiency (202 or equivalent). The remaining four credits can be fulfilled by taking additional language courses or an equivalent number of approved elective credits.

Students who test out of lower-division language courses must complete remaining credits. See advisor.

With department chair approval, world language requirements may be waived for students if English is their second language, provided they take an equivalent number of approved elective credits.

French

FREN 101 - Elementary French I (4 S.H.)
FREN 102 - Elementary French II (4 S.H.)
FREN 201 - Intermediate French I (4 S.H.)
FREN 202 - Intermediate French II (4 S.H.)

Spanish

SPAN 101 - Elementary Spanish I (4 S.H.)
SPAN 102 - Elementary Spanish II (4 S.H.)
SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish I (4 S.H.)
SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II (4 S.H.)

Additional Elective Options

See advisor.

GS 202 - Cultural Diversity Laboratory (1-2 S.H.)
GS 205 - Cultural Encounters (3 S.H.)
GS 350 - Cross-Cultural Field Experience (1-9 S.H.)
GS 450 - Global Studies Internship (1-21 S.H.)
GS 451 - Global Studies Internship (3 S.H.)
GS 460 - Independent Study (1-9 S.H.)

Electives - Regional Perspectives (9 S.H.)

Choose three:

ART 224 - American Art (3 S.H.)
CMST 281 - Intercultural Communication (3 S.H.)
CMST 289 - Gender and Communication (3 S.H.)
CMST 292 - Multicultural U.S. Rhetoric (3 S.H.)
△ ECON 304 - Money and Banking (3 S.H.)
ECON 315 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (3 S.H.)
ECON 320 - Business-Government Relations (3 S.H.)
ECON 435 - The Economies of the Americas (3 S.H.)
ECON 450 - Health Economics (3 S.H.)
ENG 220 - Multicultural American Literature (3 S.H.)
GEOG 320 - Geography of the United States (3 S.H.)
GEOG 332 - Geography of Canada (3 S.H.)
GEOS 107 - Geology in the National Parks (3 S.H.)
◎ GEOS 385 - Geology of North America (3 S.H.)
GEOS 235 - Earth and Life Through Time (4 S.H.)
GS 233 - Latin American and Caribbean Immigrants in the U.S. (3 S.H.)
GS 375 - Ecuador Travel Study: Civic Engagement with Peoples and the Environment (3 or 6 S.H.)
◆ GS 433 - Global Societies and Climate Change (3 S.H.)
HIST 150 - United States History to 1865 (3 S.H.)
HIST 151 - United States History Since 1865 (3 S.H.)
HIST 220 - Introduction to African-American History (3 S.H.)
HIST 235 - History of the American Indian (3 S.H.)
◎ HIST 315 - Women in U.S. History (3 S.H.)
HIST 320 - North American Indian Civilization (3 S.H.)
△ HIST 365 - American Legal History (3 S.H.)
△ HIST 463 - History of Mexico (3 S.H.)
△ HIST 485 - Contemporary America 1945-Present (3 S.H.)
HIST 486 - American Intellectual and Cultural History (3 S.H.)
◎ HIST 488 - American Constitutional History (3 S.H.)
MCOM 100 - Mass Media and Society (3 S.H.)
MUS 109 - Introduction to Music (3 S.H.)
MUS 110 - Introduction to Jazz (3 S.H.)
MUS 122 - The History of Rock Music (3 S.H.)
POLS 120 - Introduction to American Politics (3 S.H.)
POLS 315 - American Political Thought (3 S.H.)
POLS 320 - Constitutional Law (3 S.H.)
△ POLS 321 - American Presidency (3 S.H.)
△ POLS 330 - Race & American Politics (3 S.H.)
POLS 340 - Environmental Policy (3 S.H.)
◎ POLS 360 - American Congress (3 S.H.)
POLS 422 - American Foreign Policy (3 S.H.)
POLS 460 - North American Relations (3 S.H.)
SOC 412 - Sociology of Gender and Sexuality (3 S.H.)
SOC 423 - Sociology of Race and Ethnicity (3 S.H.)
△ SOC 440 - Sociology of Dying and Death (3 S.H.)
△ SOC 450 - Sociology of Aging (3 S.H.)
△ SPAN 410 - The Latinx Experience in the United States (4 S.H.)
WGSS 230 - Queer Cinema in the United States (3 S.H.)
WGSS 233 - Introduction to LGBTQ Studies (3 S.H.)

Note

These requirements can also be fulfilled by taking comparable study abroad courses with advisor consent.

Legend

◎ = Oral Intensive

◆ = Math/Critical Analysis Intensive

△ = Writing Intensive

✽ = Physical Development and Wellness Graduation Requirement

✪ = Civic Engagement and Service Learning