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2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog

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2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Global Studies - European Studies (GSEU) - BA Major

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BA Major - Global Studies

58 S.H. (No Minor Required)

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

(24 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 (18 S.H.)

Electives (for majors and minors) are organized in the following 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 nine credits from any one of these categories as credit toward the major.

Global Environment

Global Governance

Philosophy - PHIL

PHIL 140 - Introduction to War, Peace, and Terrorism (3 S.H.)
PHIL 341 - Just War Tradition (3 S.H.)

Political Science – POLS

POLS 130 - Introduction to International Relations (3 S.H.)
POLS 135 - Comparative Political Systems (3 S.H.)
POLS 205 - The United Nations in World Affairs (3 S.H.)
POLS 225 - Ethnic Conflict and Nationalism (3 S.H.)
POLS 343 - Human Rights in Theory and Practice (3 S.H.)
POLS 346 - International Law (3 S.H.)
△ POLS 347 - International Organizations (3 S.H.)
△ POLS 475 - Democratization and Its Challenges (3 S.H.)
◎ POLS 488 - Issues in International Politics (3 S.H.)

Global Society and Culture

Communication Studies - CMST

Computer Science - CS

CS 110 - Computers in a Global Society (3 S.H.)

Educational Foundation, Research and Technology - EFRT

EFRT 450 - Comparative Education (3 S.H.)

English - ENG

ENG 221 - Topics in World Literature (3 S.H.) (only sections with following topics: World Mythology, Families across Cultures, Beyond Europe & America, Postcolonial Literature)
ENG 225 - Topics in Literature (1-4 S.H.) Meeting of East and West in Literature (1-2) required
ENG 327 - Genres of Literature (1-4 S.H.) Reading Sacred Texts (1-2) required

Geography - GEOG

GEOG 213 - Cultural Geography (3 S.H.)

Mass Communication - MCOM

MCOM 356 - Media and Society International (3 S. H.)
△ MCOM 450 - International Broadcasting (3 S.H.)

Music - MUS

MUS 114 - World Music (3 S.H.)

Philosophy - PHIL

PHIL 330 - Biomedical Ethics (3 S.H.)

Recreation, Tourism, and Therapeutic Recreation - RTTR

RTTR 265 - Leisure in Different Cultures (3 S.H.)
RTTR 390 - Tourism Planning (3 S.H.)

Social Work - SOCW

SOCW 445 - Globalization of Social Welfare (3 S.H.)

Sociology - SOC

SOC 340 - Social-Cultural Anthropology (3 S.H.)
SOC 421 - Urban Sociology (3 S.H.)

Global Economy

Accounting – ACCT

Business Administration – BUSA

BUSA 411 - International Business Law (3 S.H.)

Economics (ECON) and Finance (FIN)

ECON 415 - International Economic Development (3 S.H.)
FIN 440 - International Finance (3 S.H.)

Geography – GEOG

GEOG 211 - Economic Geography (3 S.H.)

Global Studies – GS

GS 335 - Global Poverty and Sustainable Development (3 S.H.)

Management – MGMT

MGMT 345 - International Business (3 S.H.)
MGMT 475 - International Management (3 S.H.)
MGMT 477 - International Human Resources Management (3 S.H.)

Marketing – MKTG

MKTG 105 - Global Exchange: A Cross-Cultural Approach (3 S.H.)
MKTG 331 - International Marketing (3 S.H.)

Political Science – POLS

POLS 342 - International Political Economy (3 S.H.)

General Electives- GS

GS 202 - Cultural Diversity Laboratory (1-2 SH)
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.)

Part II: Regional Perspectives

(34 S.H.)

Students must choose one of the following areas of concentration: Asian Studies, European Studies, Latin American Studies, or North American Studies.

European Studies (GSEU)

Required Course (3 S.H.)

FLAN 218 - The New Europeans: Understanding the EU (3 S.H.)
OR
HIST 122 - Western Civilization 1815 to Present (3 S.H.)

Foreign Language and Cultural Immersion (16 S.H.)

Intermediate proficiency (FLAN 202 or equivalent) in one of the following Spanish, French or German:

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.)
OR
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.)
OR
GERM 101 - Elementary German I (4 S.H.)
GERM 102 - Elementary German II (4 S.H.)
GERM 201 - Intermediate German I (4 S.H.)
GERM 202 - Intermediate German II (4 S.H.)

Note:

With the approval of the department chair, world language requirements can be waived if a European language is the student’s native language and if the student takes an equivalent number of credits from the following electives.

Electives – Regional Perspectives (15 S.H.)

Elective courses in Regional Perspectives are classified in these categories: Societies in Transition; Power, Wealth, and the Environment; and Cultural Identity and Expressions. These categories are defined in Electives – Regional Perspectives . Students must take at least one course from each category. Courses listed in more than one category can satisfy the requirements of only one category.

Societies in Transition

Foreign Languages – FLAN

FLAN 218 - The New Europeans: Understanding the EU (3 S.H.)

History – HIST

HIST 122 - Western Civilization 1815 to Present (3 S.H.)
HIST 335 - The Holocaust (3 S.H.)
HIST 340 - History of Christianity (3 S.H.)
HIST 355 - European Intellectual and Cultural History (3 S.H.)
HIST 397 - Topics in History (1-3 S. H.) (World War I and Modern Memory or Environmental History of Europe) (3 S.H.) required
◎ HIST 398 - Topics in History with Oral Communication Emphasis (3 S.H.) (Reading Modern History or Classical Greece only)
HIST 401 - Ancient Rome (3 S.H.)
HIST 403 - Middle Ages (3 S.H.)
HIST 408 - Renaissance (3 S.H.)
HIST 409 - Reformation (3 S.H.)
HIST 412 - French Revolution and Napoleon (3 S.H.)
HIST 417 - Hitler and Nazi Germany (3 S.H.)
HIST 421 - Tudor and Stuart England (3 S.H.)
HIST 423 - Modern England (3 S.H.)
HIST 434 - Soviet Russia (1905-Present) (3 S.H.)
HIST 440 - World War II (3 S.H.)

Power, Wealth, and the Environment

GEOG 326 - Geography of Europe (3 S.H.)
POLS 332 - European Political Systems (3 S.H.)

Cultural Identity and Expressions

French – FREN

German – GERM

GERM 204 - Special Topics: German Literature (4 S.H.)
GERM 205 - Special Topics: German Culture and Language (2 S.H.)
GERM 301 - Advance Reading and Structural Analysis (3 S.H.)
GERM 302 - German Conversation and Composition (4 S.H.)
GERM 303 - German Civilization and Culture (4 S.H.)

Spanish – SPAN

SPAN 300 - Spanish Linguistics and Phonetics (4 S.H.)
△ SPAN 301 - Spanish Composition and Conversation (4 S.H.)
◎ SPAN 302 - The Culture of Spain (3 S.H.)
△ SPAN 401 - Spanish Peninsular Literature I (3 S.H.)
◆ SPAN 402 - Spanish Peninsular Literature II (3 S.H.)

Note:

◎ = Oral Intensive

◆ = Math/Critical Analysis Intensive

△ = Writing Intensive

Global Studies - European Studies (GSEU) - BA Major

BA Major - Global Studies

Part I: Global Perspectives

Required Courses (6 S.H.)

Major Electives (18 S.H.)

Global Environment

Biology - BIOL

Chemistry - CHEM

Geography - GEOG

Geoscience - GEOS

Philosophy- PHIL

Recreation, Tourism, and Therapeutic Recreation - RTTR

Global Governance

Philosophy - PHIL

Political Science – POLS

Global Society and Culture

Communication Studies - CMST

Computer Science - CS

Educational Foundation, Research and Technology - EFRT

English - ENG

Geography - GEOG

Mass Communication - MCOM

Music - MUS

Philosophy - PHIL

Recreation, Tourism, and Therapeutic Recreation - RTTR

Social Work - SOCW

Sociology - SOC

Global Economy

Accounting – ACCT

Business Administration – BUSA

Economics (ECON) and Finance (FIN)

Geography – GEOG

Global Studies – GS

Management – MGMT

Marketing – MKTG

Political Science – POLS

General Electives- GS

Part II: Regional Perspectives

European Studies (GSEU)

Required Course (3 S.H.)

Foreign Language and Cultural Immersion (16 S.H.)

Note:

Electives – Regional Perspectives (15 S.H.)

Societies in Transition

Foreign Languages – FLAN

History – HIST

Power, Wealth, and the Environment

Cultural Identity and Expressions

French – FREN

German – GERM

Spanish – SPAN

Note: