Global Studies (GLST) - BA Minor

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24 Credits (Minimum of 12 credits at 300-400 level)

Required Courses (6 S.H.)

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

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. These categories are defined in the Global Studies section in this catalog.

Students must take at least three credits from each of the categories, but may not count more than nine credits from any one of the categories as credit toward the minor. With the approval of the department chair, students may use up to nine credits from the General Electives below to fulfill minor requirements.

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 & Culture

Communication Studies – CMST

CMST 291 - Topics in Multicultural Communication (3 S.H.)
CMST 381 - Advanced Intercultural and International Communication (3 S.H.) (prerequisite: CMST 281 - Intercultural Communication offered every third semester; students should check with the department chair to see when this course will be offered.)

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, Post-Colonial 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